, 1873-05-08
THE DOCTORS.

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THE DOCTORS.
Second Days Proceedings Of the Amor.
lean Medical Association.
Sr. Louis, May 7.-The American Medical As
hocatlon met again this morning, Pseasdent Lo~
gan In tho chnfr. .
Very little Of general intoroat occurred.
DR.. Drodie extended MI invitation to tho Aaao~
citation to hold its next scseion At Detroit,
Mich, which was referred 10 The proper COM
DR.. Howard. Of Maryland, Chairman Of tho
Committee on Organization, presented quite
lengthy report, recommending various changes
In tho organization OF eecsions, OF tho lnws otc,
papers offered for action by tho Associations In
creaaing tho number OF tho Committee on Gstnce'
mud changing aomowhht tho functions anu pow"
ora Of tho Committee. After good donl OF dls~
cussion and tho rejection Of several amend-
moneB, tho report Was adopted.
A communication wna read from Or. GROSS, OF
Philadelphia, zeBrettin8 his Inability TO 9e pros
snt md t9e oraa 70 saaGp'b e. him 10
isat year. WhorebY J tho Association would becomo
q moro aciontifo and 0 loss doclamntory body.
DR.. Woodward, Of Washington, presented iot"
tera from several Surgeons and Assistant enT-
geons in the United States army acting gt fo1sn haan
placed on an equal footing with tho other q stan
corps Of tho army, Ms regards rank; that they
arc not equal ii this respect to tho navy
and asking the American Medical Association
mont, result in placing their professional nj
brethren In tho army on equal footing with
tho officers Of other statf corps Of tho army, and
oee ho Se COUNTY
to tho ranks Of tho army medical staif. Dr.
Woodward stated that this project Nas heartily
approved by the Hurgoon-Genoral Of the Army
and ali tho medical officers In Washington, aud
he hoped that tho association would In somc
Way lend their Influence to bring about tho re-
suit daBrod.
Dr.. Kollor, Of Louisville, otferod aerien Of
resolutions, presenting the case in brtof terms,
m,tteo of avo to momorlatzo CongreBs In bohalf
Of their medical brothers Of tho nr1ny, which
was adopted unanimously.
Tho Chair appointed tho following gentlemen
on tho Committee DR.. Keller, OF Aentncky,;
Dr.. Ashow, Of Delaware Dr. Davis Of Chi
DR., Carson, Of Ohio rend m interesting ro-
port on medical education, in which he Bot
forth tho general dissatisfaction among the pro-
can exert great influence by Increasing It's etli-
cionoy for a tribunal before which subjects may
be brought for the exarciao Of that moat potent
influence, discussion, and not for that inlpotont
e toa2S s12S'snE snEpe 70 bedas edS5s'' legislative
Dr.. Randall, Jr., Of Louisville, read = report
On medical litoratiro. Ho referred to the fact
that for years the profession IN America had do.
| pended entirely on tho medical litoretnfo OF
Engand and tho EnroPean ora MuT
Of tho combined medical publications Of Eng
land and Franco. Going back only quarter OK
| century, and our country waa nearly aestlsaie
Of original works On mediclno, almost eutlrely
dependent upon European surgeons ana
physicians for instruction. Now wo arc nde-
pendent q the World omI 9~n - 1%tlv tnn ,,,o".1
snpPly 81 me oooKs routd11f .d f,p ,1asrnaaa antl
fulness Of informaslon On ~ p ah polasI asI
they compare most iaSofno,y, H, WILL 'N0 D'''
writings OF our bretnren ao5oad. ,.,, H., oa;.
Dr. Randall thon decuseea at lonHsu aG a.atoa npo
cal journals NOW published IN tne u.oa etatGs .s
IT, Moore, Pr,go o. n' ras"ya ronorteI that onl,
one SUCH productlon hau pe9n nrt1; WI ~
Committee, Which vas not ao1uoseo "oi1ns u
any Of the prizes one!ea. u. ,,.ao h,, tf,x
The following appontmnnta were mauG m:d;as ~ sn<
President to fonresGht tnS Anctgan 3;a,'
Association 70 tue Haan Me"c94 nseo'.Seion rl.a.
T. g. Smith, g. Wls!er, j.. R.,.;,unsa g. Gonun
q Fh1ladelphla u. n,, mnsien' ,,a,,t@at,ar,,
@. L. Jonos, NOW Haven Ea"aro nIon's1n!ofy
81. Louis, and r. BarkeF, H. oeBu's' "ho -
Hntchiaon OF NOW 1a1h, H. Nor,;rot;nr rorom;tta
made tho following report: presldont, J. n
Toner Datrios q Coiulela ralhi sioo aaaoz ona
dent, W, q. tadberry OF hllasi6slpll oggoll ~
Vice preBidont, :: u. Aelier, hohtuchy Inlt
Vice Prcsident ". q; h4stea, missomsa; noutt
vice Presid9nt, J.. -. nn1G1odunJ.!s
Iroasnrof ors IT. oasRHT H'ssu sonrotorv
Librarian, Jonnson Etilose' oeofotaly' n,'t anouu
4. Mcdra"; COMMITTED on Alnangom9nta n n.'
DR.. Brodle, CharmRni jas; T.. bFo"h, nlofs
Stewart, J. i. No5esi H. W, 1enae, taen1
T. Lyssor,, u. u raIfaro' muHen .o
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