Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-07

Youth Days session Of the medical
AsaeeIatIoD-rhe Troubles or the
Otstrfot l1Oet0ra.

. Tue CONVENTION met AtV p'elooks Inc min
hies wcrs ttad, And some discussion ensued
thereon relative 70 the vote on THE majority
report Of the CON mittee on Ethics, which was
recorded 40 sdopied By \ pira p9rr vote. .f.
onded, that The report OF the mNIofity OF the
Cpmmittee on Ethics he adpptrdi upon which
ripa vecs was taHsa, and the hijofi,y report
ID The minutes a. recorded were adonted. VA
I. Ord. J. Woodward, U, $. A, offered the
following, which was adopted 81.
Resolved, That the Surgeon General be re-
qlestsd 10 authorize Dr.. woodward to make
eoplep Of his photo mioroseo slides, to DO
Distributed At fair price TO ouch medical cob
. BdAie discussion rnsued 10 regard TO the al.
mlssibh o. some Of the Philadelphia delegates,
audithe duties Of the committee on ethics, IN
sgnlss feITescn, Ing Institutions where fema Ies
praettce medicine. III. ..... ...
Z bn motion the discussion or the SUBJECT was
N bniPsiner, OF Msine. offered resolution
ofinquiTy OF the majority Of the Cqmmittee 90
Ethiee, why the delegates from the Howard
ia this boGy! lie said the Institution lad been
chartered by anecial act OF Congress, and ~
now aeknowlsdgod As a leading collage Of the
~ bF. ". S. paws, OF Illinois, said ifths reso.
tuition was withdrawn, a. chAirmAh OF the
Oommittse on Ethics. who made the majority
rrport, he would give his reason In writing
wAv the Howard University was excluded.
TAe resolution was then withdrawn. ...
Or. r, J. O'Sulliyau, OF New York, offered
whereas spoiheoarles are determined to
Tepew medicines prescribed by physicians
Without due authority from physicians, there.
When many i lives lave been Destroyed. and a.
Apotheca RIGS are unwilling to discontinue the
pfactice except by general aetioni therefore,
Resolved, That this association take such
action as will bring about the dlscontnuAnee
Of the practice. . r. .
Referred 10 4 special eommittee, ,...
A paper was .nbmlttcd protesting against
the Sdoption OF the report Of Dr.. Pinkuey,
resd on ThursdAy, At least 80 much A. relates
TO the medical cofpa Of the city. ~. - ...
DR.. PiukneY made few remarks In defence
Of his report, when, on motion, the whole sub.
feet was referred TO = special committee OF
three TO report at the next annual meeting.
Partial reports from standipE committees
were aubmitted and referred for action to the
ne1t session OF the aHuoclAtion. -
a report on the treatment OF the insane was
refhrrsi to the Committee on Publication,
An amend meSt to the eonstltutIon relating
TO the admission OF females As delegates to
the Hssoeiatlon, was offered aud REFERRED;
Dr. HArtahorn, OF Philadelphia, Introduced
. resolution that the constitution be so
Ame nded a. not TO exclude women from mem
berahlp ~ this Assoeiationi which was laid
DR.. Powell, OF Ga, offered resolution that
this association do not recognize any medical
college or Institution against which charges
Dt, Reyburn, ofD, O., opposed the adoption
Of the resolution.
After debate, The resolution was laid over
under the rule, as It was an amendment to
A paper on epidemic diseases was referred
to 'he Committee on Publication, ...-
A resolution declaring Dr. Horace Wells, OF
Boston, rs the discourser OF Antcsthesla was
AVote ofthanks was rendered Mayor Bowen
for the entertainer given the association At
his residence on Thursday night. ....-- .
A resolution Of thaukB was rendered DIR.
MchdenhAii for the able manner In which he
has presided over the deliberations Of the $3.50.
citation. #.H ..... ........
Dr, John Sullivan, Of Mass, offered the fol.
Resolved. That no distinction Of race or eoIur
shall exclude persons claiming admission to
this association, who are duly accredited
The resolution wac received with hisses
from all parts OF the house, and some confu.
sion ensued, but Eve minutes was allowed the
auth or 10 explain. He spoke in advocacy OF
the resolution, aud was followed BY DIR. Mus
ssy N iavoI, when The resolation was tabled
ut W. S. DSVis, OF Illinois, read the reasons
relative to the exclusion Of the delegates fro n
the District Of ColumbiA as follows
REPoRT or THH COMMITTEE ON ETHIoa.
Inlreply to the resolution Of the Association
calling upon the majority OF the Committee
on Ethics for the reason why they 10 iheit re,
port excluded the delegates IRON the MedioAl
Department Of Howard University, they te-
specially state that there 10 nothing In the re.
port which directly excludes delegates from
| the said minority or any other medical inhtitu'
| lion in the District OF Columbia, except the
| National Medical Society.
| The resolution on this subject, reported by
| usron mltteS, Ia Ii tLeSS wOIi.! ..r.g.
I Raloipsd, That the charges lodged with IN,
Connt,tee Of Arrangement against the cligi
biiity of the NAtlonN Medical Seeiety OF N
II ulatfiet Of Columhta have been 80 far sustain
ed that We recommend that TO member o
that Society should be received as delegates u
the present meeting Of the Assoelation.
N'w!ll be seen that the only parties exclude
from admission as delegates at the presen
meetnE are the members OF the National VI ed
zeal Society. II the Medical Department o
\ Howard UnIyeTalty had chosen to send an
dsissstes who are not members Of that soel
ETY., there 10 nothing whateVer 10 the repor
to prevent their being received. 10 the paper
list Of charges with specifications In the usuA
form, against the teglstfatlon OF the Nationa
Medical society. These charges may be clearly
stated as follows ist-ThAt said Nations
Medical society recognizes and receives Al
members medical men who are net lieentlAtes
and who are acting In open violation Of sec
| tionA ., 1 aud Of the law OF ConkfeHa, conAti
tuHng the charter OF the Medissi society o
the District Of Oolumbia. 2d-rhAt hTE,
part Of the members Of the NAtional MsLlca
ieSi assoeiation Of the District Of Columbia
and are openly and freely violating the rule
and ethics OF the association to which the)
have subscribed. 9d-IhAt they have both Il
| membera misrepTesented the action OF thu
| Medical society and the Medical association
OF the District OF ColumbiA, and used uniAil
| and dishonofAble means to procure the dee
tFuetion OF the same by inducing Congress Ia
| AbrOgAte their charter Each and all OF these
charges were, Ia the opinion Of the majority
| OF your committee, fully proved by the mem
hers OF the Nationll Medical society them.
| selvet, whO appeared voluntarily before your
| committee as witnesses. Therefore, " we
| have any regard TO the mAintAlnAnee OF the
| laws OF The land on the ethics OF our medical
| Organization, the undersigned could not come
| to any other conclusion than was expressed ID
| the last resolution Teeommended by the ma
iority OF the committee on ethies. .. .
| TuE REPORT DhCusskD,
After the TeA ting Of the report, pr. sybuTl
| called to order, As he WAS not a member. u
was permitted, however, i've minutes to ex
lpAin, He SAID he never violated ethiesJ an
WHEN the eolored men asked to be admitted
into the Medical Society, Of which he was
member, he offered a resolution providing 70
the admission OF the persons alluded TO, be
| cause he did not consider they should be ex
eiudsd on account Of color. fhs resolution
WAS not received, and he withdrew from tn
society aud was foremost In organizing III
National Medical Society. Thus far had b
violated the code Of ethics, and no farther. II
said he was placed as ehAirm,L on the Oou
mittee on Credentials last year, and when h
sion, ewaI most IhAmefuiiy treated by IN
| Committee Of Arrangements.
| Dr. T. AntIsell Tefuted the charge, HAyin
that the gentleman was treated 40 onlya gel
DT. Lo6mis, Of d. O., said he WAS membe
I Of the faculty OF the Howard University, an
could SEQ no reason why he was exoludet
He thea offered resolution to the effect tina
those members Of the committee on ethleI
who signed the majority report be eensure
for so doing.
The resolution was laid on the table.
DR.. Johnson, president OF the Medical Sc
ctety of the Dlsifiet OF Columbia, gave . bTiS
history Of the origin Of the difficulties In III
local societies for the lnfor nation Of the AHII
citation, and with which our readers are fAmi
liar. In the course OF his remarks, DIR, ]. sal
Dr. ID. W. Bliss had violated ethios by hAvlB
his name on = printed bill Of fare at WlllATds
| DR., Bliaa. fwAs there without my oonsen
DIR. johnson, Then the gentleman has bee
| grossly mlarepTeeented. Ne thought, hos
ever, that he nad Intentionally violated IN
code Of ethics by so advertising.
. DR.. BuGy, OF ID. U. am prepared to asset
that Or. Bliss allowed the advertisement /
remain with his consent on the bill OF fare, an
my authority for so saying 10 here, tPoIntln
to DR., MATbuTy.D
Dr. MATbuFy. Yes, GiTj DR., Bliss puTpOsel
so advertised, for when he was reminded Q
his Advertisement belng on the bill OF fare, h
TDr. BlisBl said II should remain, the Medtes
Society to the contrary notwithstanding.
DIR, johnson then proceeded to answer
number OF questions bearing on the yiOlAtiO