The Portland daily press., 1868-06-17

furnish such at present. On motion of DIR.
was deferred until afternoon, the chairman DR..
Weston being absent. Adjourned until IL
Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met according to adjournment.
The following names were presented for
membership and were elected: Drs Sturdivant
of Scarboro Eben Hurd of Lyman, w. E. Tar
bell, L. H. Maxim of Hartford.
DR.. Wright of Gilmanton, was introduced
and admitted as a delegate from the N Fl. Med
ical Association.
DR.. Tewksbury, from the Committee on Ana
tomical bills, reported the action on the part of
said committee as having been failure before
the Legislature. DR.. Tewksbury spoke at some
length upon the efforts made by this commit
tee in circulating petitions among the people,
the number of names obtained to such petit
tions, the efforts made by different members of
the committee before the Judiciary Commit
tee. He also showed that one of the principal
obstacles came from some members of the pro-
fession, members of the House.
DR.. Brckett of Augusta, followed, corrobor-
ating the statement of DIR. Tewksbury, and
stating that as member of the House, he be-
lieved if the Judiciary Committee had report
ed a bill it would have passed the House; that
they were politicians, and as such, looked more
to their own interests than the good of the
profession.
DR.. Gordon Of Portland followed, confirm
ing the statements made by DR.. Tewksbury,
and further showing that the action of the
Judiciary Committee in not reporting bill to
the Legislature was governed by advice re-
ceived from members of the medical profess
sion, who were members of the House. These
members labored to defeat the bill and the on
ly reason assigned was the fear of iniuring the
party in power. He thought it exceedingly
dscouraging to the profession to be defeated
in all laudable efforts by their own members.
DIR. Sawyer OF Bangor said he thought the
bill was introduced at an unfortunate time in
the political history of the State. He believed
the bill would finally be passed after the ex-
citement of the year had gone by.
Drs. Swazey of Limerick and Lincoln of
Brunswick believed that the people were not
properly educated in this matter-that repre-
sentatves were willing to obey the will of their
constituents, and when the necessity of such a
bill became apparent the Legislature would
enact it.
DR.. Wiggin of Lewiston thought the stand
ard of medical education not high enough, and
stated that the school at Brunswick left it OPP
tional with the student to dissect or not.
DR.. Dana corrected the statements of DR..
Wiggn in relation to the Medical School at
Brunswick He did not believe any one not
dssecting would be graduated from the school
DIR. Palmer of Gardiner, differed from DR..
Brickett in believing that the bill could have
passed. He thought it an unfortunate time to
introduce the matter, it being year of intense
political excitement. He claimed to have la
bored for the bill until he found it of no use.
On motion the same committee was contin-
ued for another year. DR.. Sanger was excused
at his own request from serving on that COM
mttee, and DIR. Swazey of Limerick, was ap-
pointed in his stead.
DR.. Jewett from the Committee on Nomi-
nation of Officers, reported the names of the
following as officers for the year ensuing:
Presdent-I L. Dana, Portland.
LIST Vice Presidential. L. X. wiggin, Lewiston !;
I'd dO-A. Page, Bucksport.
Recording Secretary-Geo. L. Goodale, Saco.
Corresponding Secretary-Eugene F. Sawyer, Ban
Treasurer-Thomas A. Foster, Portland
Standing Committee-Wm. Swasey, Limerick; A.
p. Snow, Winthrop; b. +. Buxton, Warren; S. II.
Weeks, Portland; l.. W. Pendleton, Belfast,
all of whom were unanimously elected.
DR.. Snow, appointed to report ON the pre-.
vailing diseases of Kennebec county, submit
ted very able report, which was referred to
the Committee on Publication.
On motion of DR.. Chadwick, it was voted
that all members appointed to report ON pre-
vailing diseases, who fail to report this year, be
continued.
On motion it was voted to assign tomorrow
at II A. M. to DIR. Tewksbury for report on
conservative surgery.
DIR. Fuller made an interesting report as
delegate to the Massachusetts, Medical Socie-
ty, detailing some interesting cases, especially
wounds of the head from tamping iron pass
ing through portions of the brain and reeoye-
ry taking place. Drs. Jewett, Gordon and
Wiggin spoke upon this and similar cases,
injuries to the brain.
DIR. Harlow delegate to the Vermont Medical
Association, reported that he visited the semi
annual meeting of said Association, and was
kindly received. Reported that the Society
had taken strong action in relation to the sub
iect of abortion, denouncing 1t and all news
papers who advertise drugs tending to pro-
duce it,
DR.. Chadwick, from the Standing Commit
tee, made the following report: Place of next