Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-03
HOMEOPATHIC HEALERS.
Dsescrs Of the New school IN Session Al
The State Capital
Proceedings Of tho Convention Topics
cfIntercAi Discussed.

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Lee offered prayer.
Temporary srganixue,on was Sol-
lowed by the appointment OF COM
mittee on constitution and bylaw.
DR.. Mortimer Slocum was elected teia-
porary chairman and DIR. j. g. Tuck
er temporary secretary.
DIR. Z. Il. Fisher, DIR. ii. Q. Will
lianls and DIR. I. j. Bragg were APP
pointed ny the chair rs n committee
on constitution and bylaws.
On motion the legislative committee
was made up of five members. two of
whom shall live In Austin.
The committee on constitution re.
ported and the consultation was
adopted.
DIR. Cocn made q motion to strike
out the word homeopathy IN article
three of the consultation, which on
strong opposition he withdrew.
The report of the comntittee on by
laws was adopted.
The election OF officers was then or.
dered, which resulted ~ follows: Pres.
ident, DIR. Z. Il. Fishcrof Austin fret
vice-president, DIR. Joseph Jones OF
San Antoine; second vicc-presldent,
DIR. A. Y. Hall OF Waco; secretary, DIR.
j. G. Tucker OF San Antonio; trcssur-
er, DIR. T. III. Bragg of Austin.
A Legislative committee was then
elected, consisting of the president and
u ID. Meslna of Austin, DR. Il. c. vii.
Hanson of Denson, DIR. II. =. Hussey
of BRENNAN aud DIR. Mortimer Slocum
OF San Antonio.
IL was moved and carried that the
association telegraph to DR.. j. T..
Bowie of San Antonio ms follows IRE
solved, the Texas Homeopathic asso.
citation In convention at Austin sends
greeting and sympathy In your hour
Of afiliction.n
IL was moved and carried that the
association may have associate mem.
bers, consisting of those who have
practiced homeopathy and such phyei-
clans of other schools who have n
desire to participate In their medical
deliberations, and who are disqualified
by article three OF the constitution
from being admitted to full member
ship.
Adjourned until eight p IN.
There are about forty physicians In
attendance from Bonhan, Waco, Dem
ison, Weatherford, Dallas, San Anto.
MO, Lampasas, Houston mud Austin.
There are u great many more 10 arrive,
who were not able to reach Austin on
account of the washouis on the several
| roads.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN--FIRsT DAY.
At the night session of the Homeo-
patbic association, the following bnsi-
ness was transacted: Thanks were re-
turned to the Louisiana Medical asso-
citation for the telegram of greeting
and well-wishes; the secretary was
instructed to have the association In
corporated by the laws OF tire state; q
committee of publication was appoint
ed, consisting OF Drs. Bragg, Cohen
and Lee, and DIR. q. II. Fisher and
DIR. Williamson were appointed 10 the
American institute ~ delegates.
The following resolutions were Of
fered:
Whereas. the number of insane per.
| sons In The state OF Texas having
made 10 necessary that mn additional
asylum should be erected for their care
and treatment; and
Whereas, the form Of medical treat
ment which has always been In vogue
mt the state asylum for the insane ut
| Austin, being that commonly known
rs allopathic; and
Whereas, The homeopathic school OF
medical practice having achieved In
insane asylums under homeopathic
control In other states superior results
In the treatment of the insane In.
| mates; and
the asylum at Austin and of the jails
| of the state with insane persons axes
IL specially desirable that the form OF
medical treatment which Ii the most
successful and economical In the treat
ment OF mental and nervous diseases
should be given charge Of the insane
asylums OF the state; II ~ therefore
Resolved, that this association,
through committee Of three of IL
members, prepare and present to the
governor and Legislature OF Texas IA
memorial setting forth facts and
figures favoring the adoption Of the
homeopathic form Of treatment into
the new asylum at Terrell or the older
one at Austin, that u comparison OF
results may be had. which will be of
value 10 state In the management Of
her asylums In the future, and that
the insane of Texas may have the i'd
vantage OF the best treatment known
ut the present time. Adopted.
Resolved, that the homeopathic ply
sicians Of Texas, In convention assem-
bled, earnestly unite In the urgent re-
quest made by the Texas Medical asso-
citation nj Its recent meeting at Bolton
that the board Of regents OF the Uni
versity ofTexas take steps toward the
early organization Of the medical de-
partnent OF the university, provided
that fair representation be given In
the teaching corps TO the homeopathic
school Of practice, and that home0-
pathIc materla medlca and homeo-
pathic practice he made part OF the
curriculum OF the medical department.
Resolved, that we differ with the
Texas Medical association In regard to
the adoption Of fee for attendance
upon the medical departments OF the
university OF Texas, 80 long as the
academic aud law departments are free
to all who choose TO attend them.
Resolved, however, that Ia case the
board Of regents should deem 1t proper
aud expedient 10 open the medical de-
partment upon basis OF an admission
fee, the association, representing the
homeopathic branch Of the medical
| profession, expresses Its willingness to
be controlled by their decision, and
that we present our claims TO fair and
| rightful representation AZ medical
school In the medical department Of
tie university OF Texas, aud request
that consideration In the premises
which our position us part and parcel
OF the medical profession OF Texas
demands. Adopted.
Resolved, that It IL the sense of this
association that the medical law, ~
framed he the Texas Medical nssocia-