The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-11
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
FOURTH DAY.

The association was called TO order
ut nine o'clock President Clopton in
the chair.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading OF the minutes of the
last meeting were dispensed with.
DR.. Stuart moved that the associa-
ton proceed to the discharge ofits reg
ular before its miscellaneous business.
Carried.
DR.. clarendon introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the address of the
former president and that of the essay
ist hc placed in the hands of the secrc-
tary, and by him returned to the COM
mittoe on publication. Adopted.
There benign report of special COM
mittees, the report of standing commit
tees was then In order, there being
none, unfinished business was then
called. No unfinished being found the
president announced new business in
order.
DR.. Stuart nominated DR.. William
II. Bailey for membership. The rules
were suspended and the applicant
elected.
DR.. Starley nominated DR.. j. S. Car
rington for membership. The rules
were suspended and the applicant
elected.
The secretary then read report from
DR.. Atchison of Denson.
DR.. Stuart moved that the report be
received and referred to the publishing
committee. Carried.
The secretary read resolution of the
association thanking DR.. Greenville
Dowell for his able article on yellow
fever, which was read after the address
of DR.. Palmer, ON Thursday evening,
but which was inadvertently omitted
in our report Of the proceedings of the
association on that Gay.
This resolution having been acted
upon on Thursday, ii was withdrawn.
IL was moved by DR.. Stuart that n
vote of thanks be rendered the Tex As
Pacific road for free transportation
furnished delegates. Carried.
DR.. Harrison's motion to appoint u
committee on psychological medicine
was carried.
DR.. Matchet moved vote of thanks
to both of the daily papers published
in this city, for printing minutes of the
association. Carried.
DR.. Matched also moved vote of
thanks to the local editor of the HER
AID for the faithlulness of his reports,
that elegant cnss expressing his sensi-
bility of the compliment by one of
those sweet smiles which are notorious
for melting u sugar refinery, and mag
ically Transforming vine gar factory
into Il honey-oomb.
The same member likewise moved,
that in consideration of the fact that
DR., George w. Cutler, editor of our
contemporary, the Dallas Commercial,
was formerly q practitioner of medi-
cine, be elected an honorary men,
Der of this association. Carried.
Motion of DR.. Harrison to iEvesti-
gate causes of disease in Denison.
Carried.
DR.. Sears offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That special committee
of three be appointed to investigate
the use and abuse of Gossypium, its
action on the gravid uterus, also its
properties as an emanagogue, an abor-
tive and an oxytocic.
The following committee was ap-
pointed by the president: Drs. Sears,
Cochlane and Harrison.
DIR. Pope, Of Marshall, moved that
DIR. Rayfeld, of Jefferson, be request
ed to furnish the chairman of the pub
fishing committee with his article on
an operation for lithotmy, successfully
performed by the latter gentleman.
DR.. Pope urged that the operation,
as performed BY DIR. Rayfeld, was a
most interesting one, and its description
important to the profession. Motion
carried.
DIR. Mitchell then stated that he had
arranged, with the different railroad
lines north, to pass the delegates free
to this state, who may desire to attend
the next meeting of the American
Medical association If its next meet
ing be held in this state.
In connection with this statement,
some observations were made by DR..
Hudspeth OH the necessity of securing
suitable rooms, in advance, for the use
of the association and Its committees.
DR.. Ma .chet moved that the men,
bers of the Texas Medical association