Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-22
EVENING SESSION.


bridge were proposed for membership and
slected.
DR. Hotz read his report on the use OF
luinine, ETC., in ophthalmiA, and discus
sion followed.
A Communication was received from DR.
Mcfarland, enclosing report from the
committee appointed to memoriAlize the
in reference to the insane, and
physicians as experts in courts of justice.
DR. Travers read paper on distocia,
which was discussed at length, and The
meeting. lad ourned to $3.50 Wednesday morn
ing.
The following is q complete roll of those
who registered with the secretary on the
first day;
DELEGATES.
Mercy Hospital, Chicago-N Davis, f
Andrews.
Chicago Medical College, H Hollister.
Iroquois Medical Soeiety-H A Stokes.
Mercer County Society," Y Frazier.
Military Tract Medical Society Vim
Byrnes, Mercer county; G " Crossley, s
Breed, Bureau county; J r Webster
Hugh Marshall, Warren county; c Smi
lev, W D Craig, Hiram Nance, G A Barrett
Henry county.
Peoria County Medical Society - L Cor
coran, X Secord.
Chicago Medical Soeiety-C G Ingalls,.
Quincy Medical Society," Il Baker.
Cook County HOspital-F c 4otz, 7
| Fitch.
Medico- Pathological Society of LsSsll
and adjoining counties-G J Monroe.
lows and Illinois Central District Medics
Associstiou-P Gregg, G G Craig, c Trues
dale Ira r Wells, W Fl Lyford, J B David
son. Geo. Vincent
Fox River Valley Medical Society,"
S jerks, d W Young. f n Bsckman.
Shelby County Medical Society," NJ Har
nett.
Rockford Medical Society-A L NcAr
thur.
Jersey County Medical sOciety-AKyar
horn.
Green County Medical Society," Ham
ilton.
Lee County Medical Society = Olive
Everett, E K Trsvers.
Iowa State Medical Socisty-W II Baxter
W F Peck
Rush Medical College, Powell.
Wisconsin State Medical Society-H Van
Dusen.
Peoria City Medical AssociAtiou-J
Hamilton, r BoAI, c c Allen, J F ThomAl
McLesn County Medical Society," Asir,
Il Crest.
i Illinois Charitable Eye snd Ear Iufrmary
Chicago-E Holmes, n b Cole.
PERMANENT MEMBERS, NOT DELEGATES.
G. a Albin, Cumberland county.
Thos A Wsshburn, Montgomery count,
Monroe, LsSAlle county.
5 X Crawford, Warren county.
H Akin, Peoria county.
W 4 Knox, Cook county.
. David Prince, Morgan county.
/, l. Tbbits, Hancock county.
J II Rseder, Marshall county.
T + Worrell, Mclean county.
sc Plunmsr, Rock Island county.
. Thos Cali,
Jos Huyett,
Fl C Donaldson, Whiteside county.
i p. Cook, LaSalle county.
ID Lichty, ORle county.
Il J l. Bryan. Henry county.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The second days session of the STA
Medical Society at this place, opened ID
morning at O'Clock, DR.. j. .. HsmiltC
in the chair.
The President announced that the ru
requiring members rising 10 speak to gi'
their names, also the one allowing the mel
bers to speak but once upon question u
I'll ell have had an opportunity TO spes
would be strictly enforced.
DR.. Powell read report on the Tran
plan tStion of Cuticle, which was discuss
by Drs. Andrews and Powell, and referr
to committee on publication.
! DR.. Gregg made verbal report of cas-
that had come under his own immedis
q cognizAnce, during his extensive practit
The port from the committee on Cr
= inAl Abortion, DIR. j. K. Crawford, Cha
!, man, was read and referred.
e Prof n. S. Davis offered the follow
amend ment which was laid over Que "
under the rule:
Res0lDed, That the 7th line of the 81
? paragraph Of Art. 4th of the constitution
: amended to read, "shall commence at I
close of the annual meeting at which tn
are elected" And from tho fourth line
the second paragraph strike out the folio
ing: During tho annual meeting ov
which he presides."
Attention was called to the imperft
order Of business, by DIR. Davis, when up
motion of DR.. Holhster DIR. Davis was
8 pointed to revise the order of business.
r Dr. Fitch introdu ced the following amer
ment to the constitution, which was la
over under the rule, viz:
ResOlUed That Sec. of the CONSTITUTE
} relating TO meetings of the Society
amended so as to read "The annual meeti
of the Socisty shall be held on the 2
Tuesday in June of each year"
: The nominating committee presented t
D following names for officers for the ensui
year:
President, D. ". Young, Aurora; 1st
! Prest., Thos. d. Washburn, Hillsboroug
u 2nd V Press., 7. C. Hotz, Chicago; Ire,
!, urer, j. W. HolliSter, Chicago; Permane
/ Sec'y., I. d. Fitch, Chicago; Asst Sec
r. D. Bradley, Bloomington.
Place of acknowledgements.
A list Of standing and special Commits
+ was also reported.
b On motion the report was accepted a
adopted with the exception of the clause
lating to the time of meeting.
The Board Of Censors approved the q
poiutment of DIR. Jas. Oozard, of Andalus
It and on motion he was elected q mem Der
!. the society.
The folwoing resolution was then offer
BY DR.. Young:
Whereas, Medical men are frequent
g called to testify in courts of justice as q
q perts, and to give professional opinions
r. cases where thousands of dollars of proper
are involved, and called upon to give inf
nation that has cost them years of stu
and thousands Of dollars to obtain, and
Whereas, 1t is an injustice for the pub
to demand such professional opinions,
the same expense paid ordinary witness,
therefore
r ResolOed, That we recommend that me
It ioaI men refuse to testify as experts