The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-08


ID that the insane of Texas NAV hav
Of the advantage of the best treatmen
t. Known at the present tine.
a THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
y Dr: Davis offered the following
IL which was unanimously adopted:
IS RESOLVED, That the homeopathic,
" physicians of Texas in convention as
st sembled, earnestly unite in the urgen
s. request made by the Texas Medical as
? Sociatlon, at its recent meeting held al
r. Delton. that the board of regents Of
l. the university of Texas. take steps to-
, ward the early organization of the
+ medical department of the university
Il provided, that fair representation be
e gwen In the teaching corps, to the
> homeopathic school of practice. and
!, that homeopathic practice be made a
: part OF the curriculum of the medical
t department.
e Resolved, That we differ with the
= Iexas Medical association in regard to
: the adoption of a fee for Attendance
1 upon the medical department of the
/ university of Texas, SO long as acad-
em1c and law Departments of the uni
Yerslty are free to all who choose to
attend; it is however;
) Resolved, That in case the board of
7 regents should deem it proper and ex-
pedlent to open the medical depart.
J ment, upon basis of admission fee.
That this association, representing the
homeopathic branch of the medical
profession, express its willingness to
be controlled by their decision, and
that we present our claims to fair and
rlghttuI representation, as a medical
school, in the medical department of
the University of Texas, and request
hat consideration in the premises.
bat our position as part and parcel
OF the medical profession in Texas de-
mands.
| DR.. Williamson moved that a COM
mlttee OF three be appointed to draft
a paper for the next annual meeting
IN reference to missionary pamphlet
on homeopathy.
DR.. Bragg offered an amendment
that 1t be prepared at once and that
it contain direetory of the homeo-
pathlc physicians of the state.
DIR. Williams moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee of publication
to be prepared. Carried.
Moved that the essential points of
this meeting be given to the press for
publication. Carried.
DR.. Fisher offered the following
| resolution, which was unanimously
| adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this association that the medical law.
as framed by the Texas Medical asso,
| citation at its recent meeting at Bolton.
for presentation to the legislature. is
an unfair and unjust measure, in that
1t provides for the appointment, by
the governor OF boards of cenSorS from |
the so-called regular school of prac-
t1ce, to the exclusion of all others:
Resolved, That the committee on
lie. islation be authorized to frame a |
bill to be offered in its stead, recog-
nlzing equally the allopathic, hom9O- |
pathic and eclectic systems of medi- |
cine in these appointments.
The association then adjourned till |
tomorrow.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The meeting was called to order
promptly at ten o'clock a. M, twenty
two members being present. After
the reading and approval of the min
utes OF the previous meeting, the
president, DIR. G. E. Fisher, appointed
the following committees:
On insane asylum memorial-Dr.
w. II. Lee, of Dallas; DR.. G. st. Clair
Hussey, of Brennan; and DR.. A. G.
WlllamSOD, OF Den1S0n.
On the medical department of the
university-Dr. j. Jones, of San An
tonic; DR.. A. z. Davis, of Dallas; and
DIR. 2. p. Cluff of Galveston.
The following associate members
were elected: DR.. w. E. Hall, Waco;
DR.. Judson, of San Antonio;
DR.. George F. Rice, San Antonio; DIR.
Hunter Styles, Austin: DR.. Julius
Lehman, and DR.. Geo. st. Clair, jr., of
Brennan; and DR.. j. w. Barnett.
The following telegram from the
Minnesota State Homeopathic Insti-
tute, at Minneapolis, was received:
"The Minnesota State HOMEOPATHIC
Institute, through its secretary, sends
greeting and congratulations to their
brethren in Texas, and wish them a
prosperous and permanent organiza-
ton. Success to you"
A note of thanks was ordered sent
to the society at Minneapolis.
Upon motion of DIR. Mag, e, Waco
was selected as the next place of meet
ing, and the time set for the first
Wednesday and Thursday of May,
1885.
The homeopathic physicians of
Waco, DR.. S. w. Cohen, G. D. Streeter
and Mrs. DIR. A. T. Hall, were appoint
ed committee to arrange the pro-
gramme for the occasion.
DR.. Jones, chairman, read the
report of the committee on
memorializing congress, recon-
mending the printing of petl-
tons, to be forwarded, after having
been sent to every physician in the
state for his signature, to DR.. j. G.
Morgan, of Philadelphia, chairman of
the committee on legislation of the
American Institute OF Homeopathy.
On vote it was ordered that the
committee on publication establish a
missionary pamphlet, and correspond
with physicians and receive orders for
same.
A SOUTHERN INSTITUTE.
DR.. Williamson offered a motion that |
a committee of three be appointed |
to arrange with the physicians of the |
southern states for convention of |
New Orleans during the worlds fair, |
to arrange for the organization of a |
southern institute of homeopathy. |
Carried.
After the reading of an essay on the |
subject of pneumonia by DR.. Tucker, |
of San Antonio, adjournment was had |
till 2 p. m.
The convention resumed its sitting
at the appointed hour.
Several visitors present were by |
vote welcomed to the convention.
The following were elected men,
bers of the association:
DR.. w. w. Routh, Fort Worth; DR..
J. w, Pollock. Fort Worth; DR.. E. L..
Beaumont, Ell Paso; DIR. w. A.
Thatcher, Corsicana; DR.. F. Hines,
Corsicana; DR.. G. 3. Streeter, Waco;
DR.. G. w. Barker, Austin; Dr. Thos.
Hunter, San Antonio.
DR.. Edwards read an interesting
paper on "What causes retard the pro-
gress of Homeopathy"
On motion DR.. Edwards paper was
placed in the hands of the publication
committee to be by them offered by to
the daily press of Auetin for publ