The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-16

The Commute on pc, msnent officers re-
AZ follows DIRE. Thos. S,veter, Prs,t.; u
B. Cochran, Vice Pest j. C.. Stone
Sec'y.; Tn. J. Saunders, Cor. Secy jas
Gamble, Treasurer; H. Carpenter. Libra
| rian.
| Censors-Drs, - Bird, OF Mt. Pless
dat; - Reeder, Of Musca,ine; J. h
Boucher, J II Ealy and J. J. Sanaers, o
Iowa City; and E. J. Fountain and Tn. ]
Saunders OF Davenport.
The report was accepted and subsequent
~ the gentlemen nominated were elected
and the President upon assuming ,h,
chair. addressed the Society appropriately
the following new members wer.
elected. oil Of Iowa City. VIZ :-Drs. Il
Murray, u. y. Mahsn. Wm. voyt, b.
Cochran. r. Floyd. L. ]. b. Sts,ier. aud
Jno. d. Adler.
d.. Knox, of Iowa City, YVES nomin..
It'd tor membership. which elected som.
| discussion, aud the name was af,srwsrd.
s,thdrswn.
br. n. J. Morsemsn OF Iowa City Wa,
thea Proposed aud elected.
DIR. Boucher, from the Board Of Censors
70 whom was referred the credentials d
delegates made q report which was I'd ~,
oil.
Drs. Gamble. Fountain, r. J. Saunders,
Stone and Cochran were appointed com
sn'tIee To revise the CONSTITUTIONS and By.
Laws OF the Society aud to report next
year.
The standing committee Of last year
were ali discharged. and Dire. Gamble. Bur.
ross aud Boucher were appointed to nomi.
nata standing committee for the ensuing
year.
The nomination OF Delegates to the
American Medical Society vas also refer.
red To the foregoing committee.
The Treasurer Tor the last year. DR..
sae,er. reported receipt. t93; expenditures
$40; balance ia hand SIS 40. Repor,
adopted, with the thanks Of the Society for
mis- nd lily.
Dr.. E,ly moved that n ,unt Pleasant be
thu place OF the next meeting Tor which
motion. DR.. Murray moved to substitute
Davenport. which subst,tsts was lost; and
the original motion wac carried.
Considerable discussion here arose on the
subject OF past dues from the treasury, the
absence vi the officers and members from
the south part of the state, sud the inde-
pendsnce OF this Society with respect 10
any particular medical schools. On the
motion oi DIR. Carpenter. To appoint the &C.
rotary, . publishing cos,mi,,ee, with su.
shorily 10 draw ON the Treasurer icr NEE n.
u. print the proceedings in a pamphlet :
which mo,'on.ss amended BY DR.. Fountain,
% as 10 include ths Treasurer in the con.
tnittee OF publication. Was carried.
DE- Boucher, oi the committee 10 nomi.
as'e standing committees on Medical top
rs. reported. aud their report. - amended,
sas adopted, as ioiiors:
on Pnysioioey-D r. Huey. lot Fairfield;
Safgery, DIR. Stone. VI Iowa Ci,y; Obs,s
tree, Dr. Fountain. oi Davenport; fsssolo-
~. DR.. McGug,a. u keokuk; Pulmonary
Consumption. DIR. cochrane, OF Iowa Cry;
ca'sneeus Diseases. DR.. Vogt, Of lows
City; Quaskery. DIR. Rauch. vi Burlington.
The committee further reported The fol.
towing delcgates 10 the American Medical
Soc'ey, 10 wit Drs. Wood, Of Ouum~s
Murray and boucher. of Iowa Cry; Gam
D., OF l.. Clare; Cousins, OF Alba; Bur.
rows aud Fountain. OF Davenport; CIesyer
o. Columbus CITY; and Reeder, Of Muss..
tine. The delegates were authorized 10
appoint substitutes.
DR.. Cochran offered the following reso.
iu,,ons, To wit
Resolved. That the DE- inQuency on the
part oi the Secretary OF the S,ciery, elect.
I'd last year, IN not giving notice of III.
meeting of the State A.dicai Society. =.
required ~ the Constitution /; and In no,
furnishing the minutes Of the Isst YEAR,
meeting; aud OF The comm tee ON pubnrs
ton Tor not attending 10 the duties pet,s.n.
1"g ~ ihen once. - deserving the seveses,
.ensur~ ~ this body; aud that the H,.crsts
y VI this body be requested 10 obtain IN,
feeofds VI tue Society snd place them IL
The hands ot the Committee on pub,ic.t,.,
as soon as practicable.
Received. That a copy Of ,hese uroesed
'"es DC sent To the Secretary OF Isst year
AUG 10 each OF the members OF the commit
tee on publication.
The President suggested, a. to the vsso.
luton. that II there we're any lesion 10 the
o"dy. this wound might BE- made larger by
such eensure upon delinquents, which
might reflect upon the honor Of the whole
body. He hoped 1, would be considered be.
fore the resolution was passed.
~. Murray thought. tina, II the wound
should be enlarged. healthy granuls,ion
would take place. and the body be healed
The President njo,ned. the, the las,
sea's Committee Oh publication. had done
better than that Of the year before. They
published the doines in q pam phlst form;
aud IN that respec, were not 80 de- linouen,
VI. Cochran replied. that THE was the
nrst time he had heard Of the publ;c.,,o,
and no supposed IL VA the duty Of the
Commit 60 10 distribute the proceed,,o.
alec. ! { the previous co,nni,tee v.,c ,h..
dehnque nj. then such q resolution ou,h, =,
have be en- passed year ago.
Dr. Murray regretted tho necessity a,
passing. such . resolution. bat he hooed i,
would b. understood hereafter, that officers
were expected 10 dischsrge their duty, 0,
f'ce's ee"sure, and In case 81 6dslmv. 70.
ee'se vote OF thanks. The sssolut,on.
were adopted.
on motion Of DR.. Murray, the aedress Of
VI. CochrsIe, prepared for this oecssioo
- deferred to nsx, annual meeting.
A. the suggestion Of the Pss.iieo,. IN.
'femsindsr Of the session We spen, in the
familiar stsie0ent of msiiess Of p,of~..
sionsl science and prsciice, End valuable
aud Interesting communications we're made
b. Dss. Boschs-. Fountain. Stone. vort.
eochssn. Bskes. 6iveter ssd Murray.
IN motion Of Dr.. Ganhls. Z vote q,