New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-29
VARRING MEDICAL FACTIONS.

COMMON CAUSE AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES.
AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTY soCIETY's BYLAWS
sECrARIANs AND DoGMATIsrs TO BE EXCLUDED.
The County Medical Society held its regular
monthly meeting last night IN the College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons Between 200 and 300 physi-
ciaus were present, of whom the knowing said
that the great majority were liberals III the con-
troversy over medical ethics They came to see if
the cat would jump tonight Since re-
cent experience in the Academy of Medi-
cine they have become dstrustful of their fellow
practitioners who are championng the cause of
old fashioned ethics and etiquette, and are dlsin-
cned to give them an opportunity to gatherin very
great numbers in public meetings unless they too,
can be present TO SIT on tho safety valve.
The American Medical Association Is to
meet in Cleveland next week, and the question OF
its ethical code will probably come before 1t
in some FORM This code has been repudated
by the NcwYork State and County societies.
and it behooved the opponents of the old
institution to guard against another such
strategic attack as gave the Academy to the enemy
a few weeks ago. 1--WE didn't want TO be caught
mapping aud have the old-coders commit the
society TO any foolish utterarcc with which
TO 60 before the American Association
SAID u liberal leader i'll explanation OF
the character OF tne attendance, so Wo lulheu
out guess that we have a considerable majo rity'
The majority was considerable. A few of the rank
and file of the radicals were there, but the whips
were conspcu0usly absent The result the agitated
state of mind which the doctors arc kept is cheer
ing TO the cssayists at the monthly meetings VINO
thereby given an audience Last month o9o OF
GOO heard a discussion on boller-makeIs
deafness, and last night all who were
present aud were not waiting IN the
hall for the call Of new business under the bylaws,
heard paper puerperal septicBmia.
The code question Camo up afterward, but III a
mild FORM On the call for new busine>s-the c9rr-
dor frcquente:s having come III and brought lhclT
votes with thcm-Dr. Pifard gave notice that at
the next annual meeting OF the society, when
occurs IN October, he would move the adoption OF
the following amendment to the bylaws Oh the
society:
No member of thls socccy shall assume any scctarian
Designation indicating that his practice IL based on any
special doctrine, dogma or specified method OF trent
meut.
DIR. PiAard also moved the adoption of The fol,
loving amendments 10 the bylaws. winch he SAID
he offered in order keep the society IN harmony.
as it was oblgel by law TO be, with the state
Society:
l. The members of this society shall be governed by
The Code OF ithe' adopted Oy The Medical society u
the Stale Of Ncw-NOrk February q. lSS2.
>. No person shall he clGibc for membership III ,l,
society who Is member of county society not entitled
10 representation III the Medical Society OF the state O"
New-IOrk
Dr. Piiiard stated that under the rules these two
amendments could he adopted without notice. lr.
Jacob suggested that they having been already
adopted by the state Society their rc-enactmen mere
was unnecessary; the COmifia hiHOrG might add
them TO the oy-laws. The secretary sad that mo
question WAS open to debate the adoption OF the
amendments however would do away win
all objections. Dr. jacob sald That
ii any member of the Comitd NiHOrG was unwilling
to assume the responsibility he would move the
adoption OF the amendments. The question " ~
nut and carried III the affirmative by unanimous
vote. -, .
dr. Jacobi said after the meeting. that
fine action had no other signiiican CO
than TO keep the bylaws of the society III con
fonnty with those OF the State Society. As 10 the
first amendment bo added that legally hommopa-
thIsts were entitled to be members of the County
Society and might possibly attempt to
compel the society t. admit them
by legal proceedings. The purpose OF
the amendment was to prevent this on the part OF
homeOpathist, or any sectaran or dOgmatIst IN
medicine. The society will not meet again TIL
Sentember