Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-10
THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Another Days Session-Topics of In
terest to the Profession.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-At to-day's
session of the Medical association, DIR.
Dalton, Jr., of New York, from the
committee on experimental medicine,
reported a resolution empowering the
committee to add to its numbers by |
election of associate members from the
different states, and setting forth that
in view of attempts which had
been made to obstruct by
restrictive legislation the progress
of experimental medicine, this associa-
ton desires to express its earnest con-
viction that experiments on animals
are useful as source of knowledge in
medical science, and that its res,ric-
tion would retard the advancement of
medical knowledge. This report was
adopted.
| DIR. Pratt offered a resolution urging
| the Importance of legislation to regu-
late immigration SO as to exclude the
so-called infective class. He said 1t
was well known that n large proportion
of the paupers and insane in this coun-
try come from foreign countries, and
the resolution aimed to remedy this
evil. The resolution was adopted.
The regular order of business was
then resumed, and DR.. ID. j. Roberts
of Tennessee delivered an address, In
the course of which he advocated the
establishment of depot of health
with chief who would be n member
Of the Presidents cabinet, with the
position and powers of other cabinet
officers.
The chair announced the committee
. of invitation to the International Med
, ical college, and stated they were ex
, peeted TO attend the meeting of tn,
, college IN Copenhagen in Angus
next.
l A resolution was adopted recon
3 mendiDg that state associations en-
, deavor TO secure uniformity In legisla
D tive enactment by securing the passag,
: OF law requiring on the part of thos,
: who wished to practice medicine in
( certain line.
4 DR.. Green of New York offered ,
n resolution urging congress to issue ,
II uniform edition of the medical an,
@ surgical history of the war of the rebel
t lion, as the present edition is exhaust
Q ed and n large number of doctors ar
9 not able 10 obtain this work
h Adopted.
Q DR.. Campbell of Georgia, presiden
s elect, was introduced TO the asso
q citation by DIR. Flynn
In q very effective little speech. Isl
n said the association was composed q
II infidels, free-thinkers, materialists
l. etc, and that the custom of openin
& the sessions of the annual meetin
IS with prayer was an imposition OF
n many members, and that therefore !
y should be abolished.
L II move that the resolution be lai,
u on the table" promptly called out
% delegate. IT was put aud carried wifi
l. out a dissenting voice.
. A resolution setting forth the i'm
d portancc Of erecting new buildin
> for the medical library, aud the cor
n tinuance Of the publication OF the III
I. deX was adopted.
y AS an additional mark Of respect /
j DR.. Gross, II was decided to issue In
6 next journal In mourning.
Il DIR. Gion suggested that the assocla
: ton signalize It's meeting In Washing
0 ton by the erection of statue I
= DIR. Rush, who was membe
s Of the continental congress-, and int
|. mntely associatedlwith the carly hi:
! tory OF this country. There was n
l statue 10 q doctor IN this city, and h
: thought a fitting memorial 10 som
!. member OF the profession should hay
= place here. He dsked that a com
mlttee be appointed to fake this matt
under consideration. The presiden
Will announce the dbmm,ttee.
Adjourned sine DIV.