The New York herald., 1870-05-06
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
A Stormy Session OF tho AssocintiOn-Ex.
element Over tho Report Of tho Committee
on Ethics-The National Medical Society Of
the District Repudiatcd.

A stormy Session Of tho AssociatiOn-Ex.
element Over tho Report Of tho Committee
on Ethics-The National Medical Society OF
the District Repudiatcd.
wAsHINdTos, May s, 1870
In tho American Medical Association to-day, among other
things, Dr. F. @. Smith, of Pennsylvania chairman OF the
Committee Nomenclature OF Dieascs maic a report with
resolution recommending the adoption Of the nomenola-
uro Of as prepared by the Royal College of Phys
subject After debate the report aud resolutions
Dr.. G. G. Cox offered resolution which adopted for
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request The PRIVILEGE Of dTpsatins the
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ef Dr. ssine Of New York; Introduced resolution recon.
estabshmant Of veterinary schools IL the
s ] as cT s4 the to make
Br Ghlts. Of buffalo, offered resolution recommending
of psychology for the treatment of mental diseases
resolution providing for the appointment Of
committee to inquire iato and report what legislative
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Regulation, against the Medical Society the Medical
Association of the District of Columbia, not of
nature to require the action Of this body; that,
alumni mi of College, been 70 the COM
that that society has sixty resident members,
therefore entitled TO six deegates that in regard the
Medical Society of Howard Medical COLLEGE, Freedmen's
Hospital and Smallpox Hospital, they such
action of the Committee OF Arrangements relates "a
the registration of the members Is purely clerical.
II the Credentials in proper FORM are presented from any
society processing such membership would place ~
Gucie the list OF bodies enumerated Ia the constitution
the association and entitled TO representation, but against
which charges have been presented the names OF
delegates presenting such Credentials together with
charges In tho possession OF the committee should
the association for its action that chargea
In hands of the Committee of against the
have been sustained that they recommend
the society should be received delegates al the
present meeting of the association
The minority report dissens from the final resolution of the
majority, recommending the exclusion OF members
OF the National Medical Society Of the Dis
tric Of Columbia from the present mee,ng OF this BODY
offers resolutions that the National Medical Society
Smallpox Hospital are regularly organized. as the rules
the physicians claiming to them entitled
seats In the American Medical Association.
debate the confusion became great
cheering Kissing Upon the question who
entitled to the delegates from the District
Columbia the Chair decided that all included by the
mittee on Ethics entitled to vote.
Mr. Cox attempted to speak, but was hssed down. Amid
motions and counter resolutions the Secretary proceeded
call roll to lay the minority report the table
49, SO the minority report laid on the table.
The majority report was then adopted