Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-22
SANITARY.
The National Health Cony IGNITION.


reassembled to-day at II O'Clock m, in Masonic
Temple, the President, A. W. Bosrdman, il
the chair, and Dr. W. W. SnIvely, secretary.
On motion OF DR.. Cox, a few minutes wa
given for the examination Of Gen. Roddy',
patent ventilatoT and pump for ships, which is
worked by the motion OF vessels removing fou
air and bilge water. model was brought
forward on the stage and put in motion, and its
workings explained by the inventor, who stated
that IL had been adopted with entire success BY
the English aud merican navIes.
DR.. Verdi moved that the convention endorse
the method presented by the inventor.
Mr.. Marbury hoped nOt-let the convention
proceed to the business for which it mad met
These schemes were not for this convention To
act upon, let them pass them by until the legtti
mate business is over.
Mr.. Langston, from the committee on
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
made report, which was accepted.
DR.. Verdi moved that the convention take NJ
and consider the report section by section.
DIR. Bliss moved that this convention first re-
solve itself into an association, and proceed 70
consider the report. Adopted.
The constitution reported was then considered
seriatim, and adopted.
During the consideration of the third article
DR.. MARY WALKER
appeared and took her seat in the convention
ana getting the floor advocated that the consti-
tutOn De 50 framed that all practitioners OF
members. ~ 0'
Dr. Bliss opposed this, and stated that they
hns
was 10 cOuhne the membership to the health
boards of the country
DR.. Bliss stated that ne wished to see the
representative n.en from the llbOrinp men OF
the service, and they could embOdy provisions
IN the constitution for the election OF honorary
members. Perhaps DR.. Mary Walker could be-
come a member OF the association in this man.
ner If She desires to do SO.
DR.; Verdi thought they should con6ne their
membership TO the working men OF the pro-
feSsiOn.
m r,osbr rra, hoor.h oas 90. - p....,..-
thought the call OF the convention had fully set
forth its objects.
DR.. ArnhOlt called the previous question.
This was TO be council of health boards eSclu-
siyely, and they should cOnfne their member.
ship to such boards.
DIR. Cox took the same view. He said the OBJ
jects were fully set forth in the call. and any
thing to the contrary was out of order.
The third article was then adopted restricting
the membership to health organizations alone,
excepting honorary members, who are provided
Some discussion occurred on the adoption of
the bylaws as whole, but after being read a
second time and slightly amended, they were
adopted.
THE CONSTITUTION
prescribes the name, " Council of Health Boards
of the United States, " and the object as stated,
10 be the promotion of public hGalth by cOnsid-
GRAFTON OF dissertations and reports upon prac-
teal sanitary reports; the collection and COM
parison of facts relating thereto, SC. Officers
and members of federal, state, aud municipal
ORGANIZATIONS
become members. The number and duties OF
othcers are provided for, and the regular an
nual meetings are set for the second Tuesday
OF December in each year, and special meetings
may be convened on the call of the executive
committee.
The bylaws prescribe the orler of business.
and the appointment by the executive commit
tee OF committees to present papers upon desg-
mated subjects at the next meeting succeeding
their appointment.
NATIONAL SANITARY BUREAU.
Or; Cox made motion that committee of
hve be appointed, TO consider and report at a
subsequent session the expediency of origina.
ting plan for a national sanitary bureau.
DIR. Verdi objected TO the adoption of the res
Oiutlon, If the object was to take action during
the sitting of this convention, as it would ap-
pear As II the object to fOist upon The gov
eminent measure which would meet with
opposition by Congress. Let this IN alter lie
postponed until the next session OF the cOnven-
ton.
DIR. Cox made speech in favor Of the resolu-
uon, entering into history of this movement,
which he stated was no new thing, and he
thought the time had come when action should
be taken. He hoped there would be no oppOsi-
ton to this subject.
Or. Verdi thought such action premature
and he moved that the resolution be laid ON the
table until next year.
Dr. Bliss expressed his surprise at this oppo-
sitIon on the part of DT. Verdi, as he had IA
vored 1t, so lar as he knew, up to the present
mement
DR.. Gray expressed himself IN favor of the
resolution. 1t was adopted.
The chair appointed Messrs. Cox, Jewett,
Arnholt, Duke, and Prof. LBngston as the com
mittee.
The convention took a recess for fifteen min
utes, and on Resembling DIR. Gray moved that
a committee of three be appointed to nominate
officers for the ensuing year; adopted. The
chair appointed Or. Gray, Prof Jewett and
DIR. Cox as the committee, who retired to per-
form that duty.
DR.. Bliss extended an Invitation to the mem
bers OF the convention to visit the Off ce of the
Board of Health OF this District to examine its
system of working, blanks used, &c
Pending the report of the committee our re-
port closed.