The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-06


the 'only presumptive evidence Of profes
sional abilities and requirements required bI
this association viz: regular medical cdu
cation.
RESOLVED, That the resignation of DIR. JuIu,
Homberger, OF New York, be accepted, ant
that all further consideration OF him or Of hlI
peculiar methods OF procuring practice be def
nitely postponed.
The resignation of DR.. Howbcrger was, OF
motion, accepted, when a motion was m ade Il
strike his name from the roll OF membership
This was laid on the table, but afterwards re
ferred 70 the committee on medical ethics.
DR.. w. >; Davis, of Illinois, submitted hi
men In the United States navy, which wat
accepted, and referred to the committee OF
The committee favor urging Congress to pas,
a law Granting to medical men serving tho
navy pf ni e, money, as 10 granted to othel
The secretary here reported that he had be
i E,n,, him change, Preferred against pr: A: q
lied, OF Dss Moines, Iowa, BY Drs; W. P. Tai
The chair, On notion . spp Sni't ese follow
Ing members OF the profession committee OF
medical ethics for the ensuing year; Drs. Con
die, Davis, Post, Askew, and Baldwin.
naval stAf was continued.
The following were announced as the ordi'
nances governing the sections OF the associa.
The general meetings OF the association shall
be restricted to the morning sessions; and the
AFTERNOON sessions, commencing at o'clock,
shall be devoted to the hearing Of reports and
papers, and their consideration In the follow
Ing sections: l, chemistry and materia medlca
2, practical medicine and obstetrics; 9, surgery
and anatomy; = meteorology,. medical topog
prudence, hygiene and physioiogyj 0, psy,
chology. Each section shall choose Its own
Officers and make Its own rules OF order.
reaorf ss'sy tSo,s sSs ssS and
ISOLATION, and those of the committees OF pub
LEGATION, on medical education, medical litera
ture, and prize essays shall frst be presented
to the association by brief extract, and re.
ferred to the appropriate sections, In which
they shall be examined and discussed; after
which they shall be returned to the permanent
an expression OF opinion as to whether they
are worthy of publication or not. nd the sec.
Rotary shall pass all such as are thus desig.
mated to BE- worthy, directly to the committee
republication; and such as are not so desig-
mated shall be retained by the secretary, or re.
turned to their authors, as the latter may In.
dictate.
ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES, PAssEpISMA 1867,
Resoircd, That the several sections Of this
association lie requested, In the future, to refer
70 papers or reports to the committee OF pub
LEGATION, except such as can be fairly classed
under one OF the three following heads, viz:
l. Such as may contain and establish posiiiVeiy
new facts, modes Of practice, or principles OF
real value. 2. Such as may contain the results
OF well-devi.ed original experimental re.
review OF the facts on any particular subject
as to enable the writer TO deduce thereffom
legitimate conclusions of Importance.
RcsoIped, That the several sections be re.
quostcd, In the future, to refer all such papers
as may be presented to them for examination
by this association, that contain matter of
ranked under either OF the heads mentioned
10 the foregoing resolution, back to their au-
thors, with the recommendation that they be
published In such regular medical periodicals
a. hnF ALL 4.
Of placing at the head of such papers, "read to
the - section Of the American Medical
Association on the = day of E, Is"
he h ~ no other paper s.t
so prepared that 1t can be put at once into the
hands OF the permanent secretary, to be
transmitted to the committee OF adjudication.
1t Is stated that the association will select
New Orleans as the city In which to hold their
next annual meeting.
About 2 y. M, the association adjourned to
meet again at Carroll Hall, at . o'clock this
morning.
At3p. IN. of each day the committees meet
At the same hall to receive and discuss reports.
At so'clock yesterday evening, the medical
House, with DR.. Grafton Tyler, of George
town, At their head. They were ushercd into
the Blue Room, where the President was in
and Secretary Seward, who assisted in the re.
the fraternity.
or the city physicians present, we noticed
Drs. Young, Toner, Ford, Duhamel, W. p.
rows, and others.
The President, the ladies, and Mr., Seward
appeared to be ip their pleasantest mood, and
the delegates appeared to enjoy the interview
very much.
Quite = large number OF ladies accompanied
the visitors, who passed from the Blue Room
to the East Room, where ali mingled freely
together for the space of about fifteen m inutes
when they left the mansion, and proceeded to
the residence OF Speaker Colfax, No. I Six
tccn-and. a.half street west, to pay their adj
dresses to Mr.. ColfaN. They were received In
q very cordial manner by the Speaker and Mrs.
Matthews and daughter, DIR. Tyler introduc.
The delegation then went to the residence of
Chief Justice Chase, corner OF Sixth and L
streets, for the purpose OF paying him COM
plimentaIry visit, but they found the doors
closed. Upon inquiry, II was ascertained that
n mistake had occurred In the date Of the letter
passed between the Committee of Arrange.
ments and Mr.. Chase, which caused him to
this evening Instead OF asst evening. The del.
accordingly.
pleased with their interviews at the White
House and at Speaker Colfax's residence.
POLICE MATTERS. The following cases
were disposed OF in the Fourth precinct by
Justice Mofsell
Police officer Doyle arrested Henry Yost,
Hess. Each OF them were charged with
making threats of violence and with being
They gave security to keep the
Chas p. Dowi was "run in" by oalcer Ofutt
and fined u for running his wagon without
number.
Onicer Zerwes took charge of VIM. Brown
Ing for running cart without number, and
he was fined $500.
French Graham was arrested by Otiicer Har-
ris, OF the sanitary company, for creating II
nuisance, and was fined 70 for violating the
law.
Five lost children were taken and returned
to their parents by Ohcer McEl:resh, Of the
Seventh precinct.
precinct by Sergeant Pool, charged with COM
hitting an assault and battery on James ii.
Turner, with intent to kill; also, with being
very disorderly. In the first case Justice
him Is In the last.
Ohcer King, OF the same precinct, arrested
John Carran for the larceny of beer and
spoons from the Park restaurant, the property
OF Mr.. Ed. Abner The same Justice co nmii.
ted him for court.
James II. Turner, Maggie Brown, Richard
Jones, John Davidson, Cornelius Gladmsn,
and David Stewart were arrested by officers
In the same precinct, and the first two fined
y each, and the others t2.33 each for disor-
derby conduct.
Officer Eaton, of the Eighth precinct took
Julius West, eolored, before Justice Lynch,
HeSave security to keep the peace.
Ellen Summeryille was arraigned before the
same justice, BY Olilcer Sprague, of the same
precinct, for entlcing prostitution, and was
sent to the work house in default OF the pay
ment OF 81 line.
The following amounts of nnes were inn osed
In the various precincts: First precinct, ~;
Second precinct, S2T 90; Third precinct, 81:
Fourth precinct, k29, 90; Fifth precinct, q;
sixth precinct, t6i Seventh precinct, -; Eighth
precinct, Vs. Sanitary company, %; total,
5000.
AFRICAN NJ. f. CHbnCH.-The Fourteenth
General Conference OF this Church met yester.
day, at Israel church, near the Capitol, and
was opened by Rev !. Mitchell, OF Philadel.