New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-28

On uo,roo Il Dr Hams Of New-York Prof J. II.
JLRoh. 10. Physician IN Chief q" the Quarantine
Hospital at Staten l-and was invited 20 take scar as
ausu b.T Il tie Convention.
Sin liar motiops were made in behalf Of Dr. Isaac =.
Tiable If the Legislature of NewJsrsey, AID Dr.
VIM. Cooper Of Troy, DR. Jedediah Miller, Health
Con missioner If this City, which We're carried.
The President rsad u con munica alton IA the Con
,euiiou from MAYOR Powell az Brooklyn, inviting the
Convention to participate in the celebration of the M
reduction of into that city to take place tins
day. Tie in, iia,ion wss, on motion, accepted
Mr.. WITNoRE, on behalf Of tie COMMITTEE on
Nominations then submitted the report Of Committee,
as fo,w
70, Pr,r;d,ni-Dr. JoH> H. GslseeN Il Ns~.Y0Ts =,
Of b s'ou: Dr. Edwn Snow Vi klo4e l.Asa Dr. Jos NJ
snu 9Th Of New.Yort Dr. !.aac Nichols Of Ss~Jers.y Dr.
~ re D. I.rob WI IIa'et 81 M.ryand ConuaS Wne u
Hnr Pr JOIN p,Toy Of bsn fTsnr Noh n. b Bt 9f
Of Councinl,n Of Ne~Yors aud Dr. wm A PiPer Of PeaH
-, Sec,esriss-Chsrle. II TIs,eu Of Sew.Yors Dr. 4
Be. kyu, Dr. H. Sinclair Ash Of P.un,ylyA Dr. EA ID
Hucke u Maryland Dr. Gabrie Grant New jersey d.
Henry q. Clait 81 Massachusetts,
On motion. the nominations acceied TO uuani.
mously.
On motion, q Committee of two was appointed TO
conduct the President 10 the chair.
On resgnirg bis place the temporary President
mace few brief remarks.
Tie President. g taking the chair, said that this
was the tr,t time he had been called upon to preside
over such Convention. His selection lot less
one of surprise than Il was Of qualification. The sub
which they were 10 DISCUSS was
u, race the interests Of society. The objects were
twod-tle external sanitary police, and the internal
hvoieric police. He desired 10 call their attention
Griicuarly to the bygienc condition OF cities. Tney
could rot do better service than by laying out plan
Of education Of the people the laws OF internal n.y.
gieue. In speaking OF the relative importance OF III
terna and external police he referred to statistics 10
show the enormous mortality which had occurred in
the city, growing ont Of want of proper plan TO
prevent the growth and spread of disease In
our midst. In speaking Of the New-York Sanitary
Association OF this city, le hoped that title first If
the hind in the country woud find itself followed by
the organization Of many similar associations through
out the uniry
ON m, ton, a vote Of thanks rendered 10 DR..
Kemp Of Baltimore, for the able manner III which he
had presided over the Convention a. It's temporary
President.
On notion DR.. +. Tuthil of the New-York Legis-
lature was invited To take a seat in the Convention
The Secretary then distributed the printed report Of
the Committee ON Quarantine of the last Convention.
On motion of DR.. McNULTY the reports of the Com
mittees on Quarantine and the Internal Hygiene Of
Cities were made the special order for this morning.
Cooper Institute Asor Library the Historical Society
rooms and the Demit Dispensary
Il was moved and carried that Committee 10 pre-
pare business for the Convention be appointed.
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen as the
Committee
Dr.. Hair. Of NeyYork JeHries Of Boston, Kemp Of Ind
Darby Of All bans Ncho, of Force Of Washington
District Columbia Mabeuy Of Pennsyy Snow Of od-
Island Wilson of Delaware Baldwin NJ NewJersey Law 81
Rhode Island aud Me Otaon Of New York, Parkhur,tof
Newark Henderson of Baimoe r1Mayor Chckerer Of Hobo
Lesy of Norfolk Mayor ROdman Of Providence, and
Mayor Gregory Of jersey City. .
The Convention then adjourned to 10 o'clock this
morning.