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BILE 7 Ed
National Medical Convention. SECOND DAY.
DR.. CHARLES A. POPE of St. Louis appeared from
the Medical Society of the State Of Missouri and
took bis seat in the Convention.
Drs. ANDERSON G. DANA Of Brandon, JANIS
SPAULDING of Montpelier, and JONATHAN A. AL.
LEN of Middlebury, appeared as Delegates from
the Vermont Medical Society, and took their seats
The Minutes having been read and approved the
President called upon the Committee OF Nine ap
pointed yesterday. DR.. DAVIS, Chairman of that
Committee stated that the business copded TO their
trust of such moment and the time permitted
short that they had not felt mseves prepared
to submit at this moment formal report but that for
the purpose of advauci the business of the Ccnven
ton certain resolutions had been prepared by the Com
mittee, which would be read
Dr. HAYES from the Committee then read the follow.
Ing Preamble and Resolutions:
hersas it has been shown by experience that the
ISOLATION OF persona engaged in the pursuit. faci
a,es the attainment of their common objects There
fore.
Resolred That 1t is expedent for the Medical Profess
sion United States TO institute National Medical
for the protection OF their interests tor the
advancement of their knowledge and the extension Of
their usefulness.
Resoiusd That Committee of be appointed to
report plan OF organization for such Association at
the meeting 10 be held in Philadelphia on tbs hrst Wed
nesday In May. l647.
Rs,oipsd That Committee Of seven be appointed to
prepare aud issue Address the different regularly
organized Medical Societies and chartered Medical
Schools In the United States setting forth the objects OF
the Maternal Medical Association, and inviting them TO
send Delegates TO Convention TO be held in Philadei
49, E-.f W..Ap aAau, hau
Resolved That il 10 desirable that uniform and ele
waited standard OF requirements for the degrees OF
should be adopted by all the Medical Schools In the
United States, and that Committee of seven be sp
pointed report the subject At the meeting to be
held Philadelphia the frat Wednesday In May ls47
Resolved That 10 desirable that young men, before
being received Students OF Medicine should have &C.
quIred suitable preliminary education and that Com
mittee of be appointed 10 report on the standard
requirements which should be exacted OF such young
and report Mt the meeting 20 be held on the first
| Wednesday in May, 1877.
Re.olped That il lie expedcnt ,ha, the Medical Pro-
fesson OF the United States should be governed by the
code OF Medical Ethics. aud that Committee of
be sppoin;ed report code for that purpose AT
the meeting be- held In Philadelphia the first Wed
nesday in May lSi7
The Resolutions separately read and adopted
Del 5. CoArxs from the Medical Society Of Misss.
/ sipp appeared and took his seat.
Dr. GEORGE h. WRITE. from the Faculty OF the Luz
matte Asylum of Hudson. appeared and tosk bic seat
Dr. FENKLoN HA.sRoucx from the N. Y. State Luna.
/ tic Asylum was ad mitted 10 the Convention.
I Dr. SUMNER from the Medical Society OF Connect.
cut, appeared and took hi, seat in the Convention.
/ 90 motion of Dr.. HAxAIL, recess Of half an hour
was taken to afford the President opportunity OF ap
pointing the Committees,
Upon rea..en5ipg DIR. MASON of Kings Co. presented
his credentials and took bis seat
DR.. CLrNEa received permission to correct an error
personal himself In the report of the Herald concern
ing tho Dr.. Ha1as motion to lay the tablo.
which stated have received the opposition only
of the members Of the College OF Physcians and Sur
geons, whereas the really 81 to 81.
motion 10 reconsider the second Resolution OF those
just adopted was lost.
Dr. BARrLEs OF New'York offered the following reso-
I lutou
Resolved That the union of the business Of Teaching
aud Licensing 10 the same hands Is wrong In principle
and liable great practice. Instead OF confer
riug ths right license Medical Colleges and State
aud Coanty Medical Societies should be restricted to
Board in each State composed in fair proportion OF
representatives from It's Medical Colleges and tbs pro-
fes,ion large and the pay for whose services Ex
.mincrs should in no degree depend on the number
licensed by them.
long and di,cur.,ve dscu ssion followed the intro
duetion Of ,hs resolution, in the course of which
ton by Dr. Bailey lay the table temporarily, for
the purpose permitting the President 10 announce the
! Committees. prevailed.
The President then announced the Committees con
tempisted by the resolutions. as follows:
Orsaai:a,ioa Of Nx,osal Medical 4ssoeiasioa-Camp-
bel! Stewart, SullS. DAVIS. Coes~ell Fsnner.
To prepare ASiyess-J. knisht E lves, Dow, Sum
per MeNsushton, Bia,ehofd. Burwel. Ba1ley.
requirements for Desrre-HsxAll, Cullen, s. Pat
tison tof Va Norris FiinI J Perk!nA J. A Wing.
PrsltntEGry Edred;toR-Cowper, Bush. johnson. ed
ward Mead March Atee. Brsinsrd.
hsd:ea Ssates-Sell Hayes, Emerson, Morris, Dunn.
Clark Arnold.
On motion OF Dr. GxIscoS, the resouti OF Dr.. BAN
LEY to lay The resolution OF Dr. BATTLES the table,
tand which itself was temporarily laid the sabe wss
called up.
Several propositions were submitted, and among
o,hsrs ore By the mover accepted By Dr. PARISH in
lieu of he bad himself submitted for referring the
Resolution TO Committee Requirements for a De-
gres) that the Resolution be referred to Special Com
mitfse Of Seven who TO the meeting q, PHI
Drs MeNsnshsen. J. +. Manly, J. w. Francis lsasc
( Parish & Brakeman Cullen, Thomas Cock1
d.. J. q GNScoA offered the following, which was
H3op,ej Resolved. That q Committee of Five Be
appointed by the President 70 consider The subject
(snd IL sxpedsu, the rnodel OF mend:ns add
urging upon the several State Governments the sdop-
ZION OF measures for registration OF the Births Mar
risces and Dssfhs among their several populate iona
rOrs J. Il. Gciscom g Emerson AooZo Clark Z A.
Lee and James Stewart OF Newiork. constitute ia:s
Cornrnittec
Dr.. MACON offered ,hs following which was adopted :
R,,osed Ths, the thanks Of this Convention bs ten
dered 10 TIE officers OF it. for ras prompt and e;i
discharge Of sheir dudes.
Several Resolutions OF thanks. acceptance Of invita-
lions, &c. SC we're then passed. and the Convention
adjourned TO mes, In Phisdsphia tho irst wednes.
day In May. lS41