The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-20

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Pr Y. J. B. FLINT, Of Ky, proposed so to ament
the constitution as to provide for the publication, by
the n, @oeiaton, of quarterly Journal, in place o
tho yo ume of Transactions which is now issued an
nnal,v Not acted upon.
Dr s, ORER, OF Massachusetts,, rose to privileged
ouestion. and read from some journal an abusive
quss,,ionii eh had been published against him n:
article VIII. VI the Committee on Obstetrics. He
sh"n,d not \ noticed it at all, had the attack
been directed against him personally; and he only
did SO now, in order that he might publicly pro.
nonnce the asse ;ct;ye and wbolIv salss ''' " De
On melton of Or. WATSON, of New York, the
nom;nat;no comm ittee was instructed to report
complete on the landing and other committees
The selection Of Il ~p,ace ior holdiag the next an
able discussion and lose vote, it was decided in
favor of New York citv with what appeared to be
general understanding that the meeting of 1851
should be held at St Lou ., oy wn,eh time !. wa
asserted that certain ralro aus W9uiu DC SomPletea
and the facilities for trave ng west would then %
A Communication was rece> red from the New York
Academy of Medicine, in regarl Nto Coiege onhlcs
which was read, and ordered to W PuoiSneu WIN
the proceedings. rr
A letter was received from DR.. HoRATIo ADAMS,
of Massachusetts, expressing regre VA. s.iiIus
accident prevented his personal attt Hnoo WIN nis
report as chairman of the commute, aPpo,Iou "
examine into the "Action of water vi Vn iead pipes
and the diseases resulting therefrom." Inc iepor'
was handed in by DIR. HAYWARD, and on his mo-
ton, was referred to the Committee on Iomcation
Dr. G.. l.. CoRBIN, of Va, offered the o.io"ihS
which was laid upon the table for the prese " Ut h
Resolved That one member from each State repre-
sentod in this association be appointed delegate up,
resent in the medical associations OF Europe, and ''
they be requested to visit the hospitals and report to
next meeting the various improvements IN the seve "
branches of science connected with medical educao
and the treatment Of diseases in general in foreign coun
tries.
the President authorized to make the appointments
ordered
A recess was then taken until Al P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR. ID. L. CoNDlE, Of Pa submitted a memoir on
some subject connected with chemistry, by gen.
tleman not member of the association.
DR.. DRAKE, of KY, presented paper by Dr.
Wright of Ohio, on the " Influence OF the oceupa-
ton of daguerreotypists upon their health;
AT the suggestion of DR. CoNDlE, both OF the
above pers were referred 10 select committee, to
report on them tomorrow.
Drs r. f. Rogers, A. I. B. Merritt and j. w.
Dunbar, were named as the committee.
DIR. EVE, Of Georgia, reported from the Nominat-
ing Committee the following gentlemen TO consti-
tuto committees required under the constitution
COMMITTEE Of Arrangements for the annual meeting of
1858, to be held in New York.-Doctors +. Campbell
Stewart John Watson, William Rockwell, James II.
Wood, Ro Watts jun, A. G. Post John G. Adams, and
H. d. Buckey--all Of New York city.
Committee Observation-Disclosures Isaac Hays Isaac
Parrish g. Emmerson, d. +. Condie, G. w. Norris of
Philadelphia; and Drs Gooch of Va, and Beadle of N
The report of the Nominating Committee was ac-
cepted, and the gentlemen named were unanimously
elected.
The report Of the Committee on the g Blending
and Conversion OF the Types of Fever" of which Dr.
s. II. Dixon, of 5. c., is chairman, was presented,
and in the absence of the author, read by DR..
A. 3. Williams, of $. G. Referred tothe Committee
on Publication, with directions to print.
DR.. HAYWARD of Massachusetts, presented and
read the report of the committee the permanent
of reducible hernia, which was likewise ordered
to be printed, and for this purpose referred to the
publishing committee.
An application was received from Mr. j. Wales,
representing the interests of the late Dr. Horace
Wells, of Hartford, Connecticut asking that the
ISOLATION would appoint committee to inquire into,
and report upon the claims of the contestants for
priority in the of ether in surgical operations
This application respectfully received, but
laid upon the table, and the association then ad-
journed to o'clock to morrow.
THIRD DAY
THURSDAY, May 6.
The meeting re-assembled punctuay at the hour
to which it had been adjourned-Dr. Wexford, the
President. in the chair.
The minutes of yesterday proceedings were read
and approved Some two hours were consumed IN an
attempt to reconsider the vote accepting the invita-
ton from the Danville Railroad Company for the
excursion Of tomorrow there seemed to be general
disposition to continue the business OF the associa-
ton without interruption, and the motion TO recon-
slider finally prevailed. On subsequent explana-
ton, however that the company had gone to consi-
dcrable expense in making preparations for the
entertainment Of their guests, and had invited the
members OF the Legislature TO meet them, the lnv-
tation was again accepted, and it determined
that when the adjournment was declared after to-
duy IS session, it should be until o'clock p M, of to-
morrow. , ,
for the report of the select committee appointed
Yesterday, to consider the proposed amendments to
the constitution.
DIR. +. c. STEWART. Of New York, chairman Of
the committee then read the report, and submitted
the amendments which the committee had unan-
n,ousy agreed to advise the association to adopt
| This subject seemed to be one OF greater interest
| to the association than any other that was brought
| before is. The amendments, as We understood
them. contemplated important changes IN the sys-
TEN of representation, ana the report was listened
to with marked attention. The suggestions were,
we believe-frst, to granta representation Of ten
per cent to all medical societies in the United States
| In good standing with the profession, and which
should adopt the code Of ethics adopted by the as
ISOLATION; second, to grant to all hospitals possess
4 ing one hundred beds more, one representative;
third to restrict the faculties of medical colleges
from sending more than one delegate, and no dele
gate at all to be received from any college which
was not in good standing-which did not require
three years study from its rupils-which did not
| adopt the code Of ethcs-which did not require
| from candidates for graduation attendance upon
two full Of lectures Con defined subjects) o.
at least sixteen weeks duration each, and which
colleges regularly chartered. Provisions
were subsequently Incorporated, requiring that each
faculty should likewise comprise six professors and
that the chiefs Of the army and navy medical
bureaux should appoint four delegates from each
Of the branches Of the public service.
prolonged and lively discussion ensued upon
this report and the proposed amendments, in which
part was taken by Doctors Mitchell, Of Penn
Wortbington Hooker, of Conn. ; Rogers and Wilson
| Of Va; Thomas, OF Maryland Drake, OF Kentucky
jackson, Of Penn. Watson, Of N y, and others
while the chairman Of the committee defended tn
report, and had quite passage at arms with on
OF the professors, who insisted upon larger repre-
sentation from the colleges The whole OF the morn
ing and great part Of the afternoon session wer
occupied ii considering this subject; and the repsr
of the committee was finally accepted with grea
unanimity, there being only two three dissenting
voices; and the alterations recommended by then
were adopted after providing that the University 0
Virginia should DC entitled to send one delegate
notwithstanding that she did not come within tn
rule laid down for colleges. BY provision of TIA
constitution these alterations have 10 lie over to b
acted upon at the next annual meeting, when tn
whole subject will probably be brought up again
for several members gave formal notice, in writing