The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-18

the adoption of the report after reconsidera-
ton.
{ An animated discussion was elected in the
consideration of this question, in which DIS
Harding, Ronalds, Morgan and others oppos-
ed the re-adop,on of the report, with the e1-
ceptonable section, and Drs. Brewer and
Byford favored the report as il stood.
The motion to adopt the report. was with
drawn.
DR.. Casselberry moved to refer back re-
pert to the Committee, with instructions to
report at O'Clock p. N.
! A question then arose rs to the number
that should compose the Committee mention
ed in the OH section Of the report Of ex-
Committee, which gave rise to another dis /
4, cussion.
Motions for amendments, &c. were made
and lost, and speeches were also made and
also lost, until the matter was pretty we'll
exhausted, and it was finally decided to in
struct the ex.Committee TO report for a Com
mittee of three.
On motion, the Reporters for the city pa
pers, and also the Reporter from New Al
baDy, were invited to take seats at the Sec
.etarv's table.
The follouin ing Committees were appointed
, to act for the present, the original commit
tee-men being absent.
ExEcUTIvE.-Drs. Bowman, Town and
Sloan.
ETHIcs.-Drs. Reid, Town, Casselberry,
t Witstach and Beck.
FISANcE.-Drs. Morgan, Quincy, Graham.
Ellis aud Sloan.
DR.. offered an apology for the Com
mittee on Ethics, for being unprepared 10 re-
s port at the present meeting.
o Committee excused and continued.
The following resolutions were offered by
DR.. Town, and passed:
Resolved, That Section lst, of Art. 81 OF
i Bylaws, be SO amended as to allow the FL
t, nance ommt;ee to assess pro rata tax OF
So, or not exceeding So, upon each member
a Of the Society.
Resolved, That the regular annual meeting
l. OF this Society shall be held at such place as
the Society may adjourn to on the I'd TIES
20 day of April.
Resolved, That Article Sd of the By.laws
be amended as to provide for the appoint
ment OF Standing Committee on Vital Sta
tistics.
b. AFTERNOON SESSION.
nd Society met pursuant To adjournment.
d" DR.. Nj. J. Bray, chairman Of Committed
he on Ethics, read quite lengthy and exceed.
on ly interesting report from his Committee.
ty. Executive Committee then reported &C
be cordng To instructions given at the morning
nj. session, and report as above, accepted.
70 A number Of committees on various sub
81 Ill. A
La. being unprepared, committees were contiau
m ed.
' ia On molten of DIR. Morgan, sixty day
nc were given 10 those who had already com
ie- mencea reports, TO complete and Sc nd copie
re- thereof To tue Committee on Publication.
On motion, the paper Of DR.. McClay il
the hands Of the Secretary was ordered L
re- be referred 10 Publishing Committee.
"a A motion 10 instruct Finance Commute
To procure blankforms for notifying commit
re- tees and officers ot their appointme nts an
To. duties.
The question of eligibility for membershi
,e. in the State Medical Society was then pre-
n. scented by DR.. Town, which elected warn
and lengthy discussion in which Drs. Brow
"o er, Byford, Ronalds, Lomax, Geo. Walker
Morgan, Molhershead aud others parlicipat
ed.
Or The whole matter was, on motion, referre
to the committee on application.
That committee retired to deliberate on tn
o' subject and report TO the convention.
IN. la the absence OF the committee on A .
IN. plicaion the following resolution was otfere
- by DIR. G. B. Walker
RESOLVED, That no Druggist or Physical
engaged in the sale Of nostrums or pater
'ut medicines, can be a legal member OF th
m. A ssociation.
led Pen ling this motion, the Committee o
oh Application returned, and reported adverse
upon the application, which report wa
eu unanimously adopted.
IRE The question then REQUIRED upon the n
led solution OF DIR. Walker, which was laid o
bo the table.
Some further unimportaDt business octe
~" upon, when the Convention adjourned
OF meet at the Methodist church at o'clock
1ot the evening, and at the Hall the followin
morning at q o'clock