The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-09
THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Proceedings of the Third Days SessiOn-Elee-
ton of Officers.


Proceedings of the Third Days Session-Elec-
ton of Officers.
WASHINGTON, May S-The third days ses-
sion of the American Medical Association was
attended by ], 24O delegates whchrepresents the
total attendance
DR.. George N. Stenberg of the United States
army, offered resolution stating that the exact
knowledge necessary for the prevention of
majority of infectious and pestilent1al maladies
has not yet been obtained, and that Congress be
petitoned to make suitable appropriations for
the prosecution Of scientific researches relative
to the cause and prevention of infectious diseases
of the human race, under direction of the
National Board of Health, and that permanent
detail of one medical officer of the army and of
the navy be authorized for the prosecution of
researches of this nature. The resolution was
adopted and committee appointed to present
the matter to Congress.
DIR. Keller. of Arkansas. presented a resolution
which recited that in few years cremation of
the dead would be regarded as a sanitary neces-
sity; that decision of the courts had pronounced
this method legal, and that from hygienic, re
ligious and sentimental stand points this method
of dsposing of the remains of the dead was the
best. The author referred 10 the fact that the
remains of the late DR.. Gross were now on their
the resolution as an expression of the opinion of
the association
The chair ruled that, as the resolution intro
duced new business, it was out of order at this
time
A Recommendation was made that committee
of seven be appointed to invite the International
Medical Association to meet i'll Washington in
1887.
DR.. Toner made report relative to the Official
Journal published by the association.
DR. n. s. Davis, editor of the Journal, which
is printed at Chicago. at the request of DR..
Toner, made report as to the condition of the
enterprise. showing the paper to be q sound
financial basis
DIR. Toner, i'll continuing his report stated that
the editor, DR. Davis, had rendered his resgna-
ton but had now consented to continue in that
capacity another year
Before action was taken upon the report, DR..
Packard asked PERMISSION to submit minority
report This is the first the board of trustees
has heard remarked Dr. Toner, ''of minority
report"
DR.. Packard, in his report, stated that in his
opinion, the Journal had not reached the stand
ard which the official organ of such an associa-
ton as this ought to have. He thought it was
Eot intended t. be merely journal of the pro
ceedings of the association, but that it should be
a strong, positive periodical, tie organ of the
sociation and the exponent of the latest ideas in
medical knowledge. He had understood from
the chairman of the board that the editor had
drawn no salary, but his report showed he had.
His objection was not founded on this, but on
his character and present reputation. He would
suggest that trained and paid corps of editors
be employed, and that the Office of publication
be removed to either Washington, Philadelphia,
or New York.
The minority report was laid on the table
lSl to 74-and the majority report adopted
The following officers were elected:
President. H F. Campbell of Georgia: first vice
president J. s. Lynch Of Maryland: second vice pres
dent D. s. Mercer of Nebraska: third vice. president
J. H Parsons, of New Hampshire; fourth vieepresi-
of1l avag.
of Pennsylvania; assistant secretary, w. H.
Watkins. of Louisiana; treasurer, r. j. Dungson of
Pennsylvania; librarian DR.. Klensehmidt of the Dis
triet of Columbia.
Judicial council, to ell vacancies-J. r. Bartlett, of
Wisconsin; John Murphy Of Minnesota ]. NJ Toner,
District of Columbia; ". Brodie of Michigan H D.
Holtsn. of NernIont A. B. Sloan, of Missouri; DR..
Uhlrich of PENNSYLVANIA; VIM. Beach, of Ohio.
Trustees of the ,JournaI-H f. Campbell of Geor-
gias J. H.. Packard of Pennsylvania; L. Conner, of
Michigan
The new officers of the sections are as fol-
lows:
Practice Of Medicine-H. Ddama of New York.
chairman g. n Garland, of Massachusetts, secre-
Obstetrics and Diseases of Women-R s. Sutton,
of Pennsylvania chairman; j. Jelks, of Arkansas,
secretary.
Surgery and Anatomy--Duncan Eve of Tennessee,
chairman; f. b. King Of Pennsylvania, secretary
Ophthalmotology, Otology and LaFynology-J Z.
White, of Virginia. chairman; Eugene Smith. of
Diseases Of Children--J. II. Pope Of Texas chair.
man, s. s. Adams, of the District of Columbia sec
Rotary.
State of 1Fedieine--E. W. Sehaefer, of Maryland,
chairman j. NJ Mccormack. of Kentucky, secretary.
Oral and Dental SurgeIy--A. w. Harlan, of Illinois,
chairman J. L. AIears, Of Pennsylvania, secretary.
1t was decided to hold the next meeting at
New Orleans, GU the last Tuesday of April,
1885
The regular programme was then resumed,
and DR.. n. s. Davis. chairman of the committee
appointed on meteorological conditions and their
relations to prevalence of diseases, read report
from the same committee. DR.. Davis also read
u report upon the subject of collating investiga-
lions of diseases in cooperation with q com
.pittee of the British Medical Association
The judicial council announced that S. S.
Goodies rejected because his society," the
Somerset Medical Society, of Pennsylvania, was
not recognized by the State Medical Society of
Pennsylvania.
The committee declined to reopen the case of
d. W. Day.
Dr. G.. r. Parkes. of Illinois, chairman of the
section surgery, was allowed to read his ad-
dress by title.
The address of DIR. D. J. Roberts, of Tennes-
eee chairman of the section on the state of medi-
enc was postponed until tomorrow. Ad-
iourned.
THE SWAMI INQUIRY.