The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-10

The association was called to order
ut nine o'clock-President Cloplln in
The chair.
Prayer by the chaplain. .-.-s--g----
The reading of the proceedings OF
the last meeting was dispensed with.
This reporter begs to say that the new
secretary, DR.. East, looks very much
like a secretary, and adorns his flee
with circumspect attention to his du-
ties, and with ever ready and patti ent
courtesy
The president announced that new
business was in order.
DR.. Ashbel Smith then introduced
the following resolution
Resolved, That committee of three
he appointed to memorabilia the Texas
legislature, requesting that they make
an appropriation to the Galveston
Medical college.
DR.. Ross moved that the resolution
be adopted. Carried.
The secretary then read the applica-
ton of DR.. VIC. Millican, of Wealth
erford, Texas, for membership.
DR.. Ross moved that the rules be-
suspended and the applicant elected.
Carried.
DR.. Heard offered the following reso-
luton
Resolved, That the committee on
nominations shall consist of one dele
gate from each medical socicty repre-
seuted IN the association, and the duty
OF said committee shall be at each reg
ular meeting to nominate officers to be
elected for the succeeding year, and al
SO to nominate the place for the next
meeting of the association. Their re-
port shall he made whenever called Tor
by the association, and the ballot TIA
ken thereon vive voce.
Dr. Saunders moved that the resolu-
ton of DR.. Heard be referred to the
commltttee on constitution and by
laws. Carried.
Remarks on reference We're made by
Drs. Heard, Saunders and others.
Dr. i. NJ. Foot offered the following
resolution:,N
Resolved, That for the remainder OF
our session the president DC requested
to enforce a strict observance of parlia.
mentary rules and usages in this ASSOC
citation; and be it further
Resolved, That eseh and every men,
Der, who may wish TO address this
body, can do SO, but that no speaker be
allowed to address the association more
than once upon any one subject, and
that he shall be limited to five minutes
unless by consent of u majority of the
body. Adopted.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Resolved, That tho subject of the
geographical distribution Of diseases in
1'exas'be submitted To u committee of
six or more, to be appointed from rs
many different sections of the state,
with instructions to fully correspond
with the civil End military medical
men of Texas, and they shall forward
the result ei the information obtained
to the chairman of the committee,
who shall condense such information
into a suitable form for presentation
to the Hext meeting for publication.
The secretary read letter from DIR.
A. r.. Fitzpatrick, of Navasota, giving
q table of the rain fall i'm Grimes
county, for the year 1873, with a rough
draft or the dissection of the bond and
liver of the Siamese twins.
The secretary read telegram from
DIR. ID. r. Wallace, of Austin, regretting
his inability to attend.
The secretary read a telegram from
Superintendent Sands, Of the Trans
Continental roailroad, offering free
transportation to all delegates over his
line until the 18th.
Miscellaneous business then being In
order, DR.. Hudspefh read a treatise on
hernia, with new process for Its rad
zeal cure by DR.. Granville Dowell, of
Galveston. After few explanatory
remarks upon the invention by It's In.
ventor, DR.. Dowell, II was moved that