New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-06
OLD-CODE DOCTORS DEFEATED.
THE STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY FIGHT.
A RESOLUTION TO ABOLISH THE CODES DEBATED
TALK or NEW SOCIETY.

A RESOLUTION TO ABOLISH THE CODES DEBATED
TALK OF A NEW SOCIETY.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
ALBANY, Feb 5.-The old code and the new code
were again fought over in the State Medical socl-
ETY. tonight. DR.. Didama, of Syracuse, offered a
resolution providing for the restoration Oh ING o
code AMI made speech in favor of his motion DR..
pocbester. of Buffalo and DR.. +. NJ. Moore, OF
Rochester. also made speeches fGvorng the motion
Only one spec Oh was made in opposition to the mo
ton and that was made by DR.. d. b. St. Johh
Koosa of Now York. vote was then taken, aud
was watched with keen interest. Both
narties may be said TO have drunmed
the State for supporters. The new-code men r'-
upubed. The motion was defeated by vote OF
I05 yeas to 124 nays.
Dr. Roosa then said that during the progress of
the conflict over the codes many opponents OF the
new code had said that they would prefer no code
to that one If that was now the desire of the mi
nority he would second the adoption OF The resolu-
ticn offered by hun in 1882 abolshing the new
code and substituting for 1t the simple declaration
by the society that the only ethical offences over
which it claimed and would promise TO exerclsethe
right cf discipline were those cOmprehended under
,he commission of acts unworthy of a physician
and gentleman Dr. Rosa said that he had no
paricuIar desire to press the resolution but would
support IT as stated.
DR.. jacob said that he would move the adop-
ton Of tho resolution referred to by Dr. Rosa. 1t
was as follows:
With no idea OF lowering IN any manrerthe standard OF
right and honor in the relations of ply Aclans TO me
nj c and TO each other but, tho contrary in the be
lief that larger amount Of dFcre1on aud liberty IN ndi
yiuaI action aud the abolition OF detailed and specific
es will eevetc the ethics Of the profession, the medical
profession Of the state Of NevYcrk here represented
hereby resolve declare that the only ethical offences
for which they claim and promise 10 exercise the rgdt 0
discipline those cOmpehended under the commission
of acts unworthy Of physician and u gentleman
The resolution was seconded by an old-code man.
Dr. Didama however, showed that the old-code
men were opposed TO 1t by demanding the yeas and
nayes Dr. 1gnsw favored the resolution, saying
that men who used the printing press against their
Opponepts and all other influence and then threat
ened secession must stand the consequences. lie
said he also thought that the society would have
more chance OF readmittapce to the American Asso-
citation if il had 40 code than if it had the new
SEEING that the resolution would drag the society
into long debate DR.. jacob Withdrew 1t. The
society then adjourned.
The new code men say that they plainly under
stood their opponents to intimate while the debate
was in progress tonight that they intended TO form
new State Medical Society If defeated. Jney dld
lot fear this secession however, as the old-code
society thus formed would have no legal standing
1t would be merely u voluntary association