The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-02
THE HOMEOPATHS.
Tho Convention at Austiu-The Full
Proceedings.
They Want to Share With the All0-
paths
Some Of the Slices OF tho State Pie.

OF Texas occurred to-day. The con-
vention ives called to order by DR.. Il. o.
Fisher, OF this city.
Rev. r. Is. Lee. rector OF St. David E
church offered NJ an eloquent invocation
to the heavenly throne for divine
si,s upon the assemslase.
which he was requested 10 give 10 tho asso.
citation tor publication.
A temporary organization wss followed
by disappointment OF q committee on con
stitution and bylaws.
DR.. Mortimer slocum was elected tenn por-
sry chairman, and DIR. b. y. Tucker temper
arv secretary. DR.. O. Il. Fisher
DR.. ii. q. Williamson and Dr.. Il. H..
Bragg were appointed by the chair os "A
On motion the legislative committee was
made up OF five members, two OF
whom shall live In Austin. The committee
on constitution reported, and tho constitu.
tion was adopted.
DR.. Cohen made motion 10 strike ont
tho word homeopathy" in arti.
clio 0 OF the constitution
which on. strong. opposition he Withdrew.
The report OF the committee Of bylaws
was adopted.
The election OF officers we, ordered,
which resulted as follows: Presiasnt,
DR.. @. Il. Fisher, OF Austin; first vice pfesi-
dent, DR.. Joseph Jones, OF San Antonio.
second vice president. DR.. A. T. Hall. of
Waco; secretary. DR.. j. O. Tucker,
OF San Antonio; treasurer, DR.. 7. II.
Bragg, OF Austln. A legislative COM
president aud T.. ID. Mesina, Of Austin. DR.
Il, G. Williamson, OF Denison, DR.. II. 8.
Hussey. of Brenham. Or. Mortimer Slocum.
of San Antonio.
II was moved and carried that this $3.50
citation telegraph DR.. j. e. BoVen. OF San
Antonio, in New York, the following:
Resolved, That the Texas Homeopathic
association in convention et Austin ecnds
greeting and sympathy in youc hour OF at
Fiction.
1t was moved and carried that the
association may have associate members,
consisting OF those who are practiced
homeopathic and such physicians OF
other schools who have r. desire
to participate in their medical
deliberations and who are disqualified by
article 3 Of their constitution from being
admitted TO full mem bership.
Adjourned until Up. M
EVENING SESSION.
At tho night session ct the Homeopathic
association the following business was
trsnHacted: Tbanks were, returned
10 the Louisiana Medical associs-
ton for tho telegram OF greeting
and well wishes. Tho secretary was in
struoted to have tie association moor
porated by the laws OF the state.
a COMMITTEES OF publication was appointed
consisting of Dfs. Bragg, Cohen and Lee.
DR.. @. E. Fisher and DR.. Williamson were
appointed t. tho American Institute ms
delegates. The following resolutions were
offered:
WHEHEAF, The number OF insane per
sons in tina state OF Texas having made II
necessary that an additional asylum should
be erected, for their care and treatment;
and
WHERE'S, The form OF medical treat
ment which has always been in vogue al
the state aeylum for tho insane at Auslin
being that commonly known a. elopethic;
and,
WHEREAS, The homeopathic school Of
medical practice having asserted 10 insane
asylums under homeopathic control in the
other states superior results in the treat
mept OF the insane inmates; and,
WHEREAG, The crowded condition OF the
asylum at Austin and OF the Ji'ls o.
the state with insane persons made
it especially desirable that the form
OF medical treatment, which Is the mos'
successful and economical IN the tire slmen
OF mental and nervous diseases, should bs
given charge of the insane asylum OF the
state. 1t is, therefore,
Resolved, That the association, through
a committee Of three OF its members, pre-
pare and present to the governor
and legislature OF Texas q memors
setting forth facts and. figures favoriBg thu
new asylum at Terrell or th'
older one at Austin, that
com parison Of results may be hat
which will be- OF value to the state in the
IN management OF her asylums In the future
and that the insane OF Texas may have the
advantage OF the beat treatment known a,
the present time. Adopted.
Resolved, That the homeopathic phys
icisns of Texas in convention Assem- bled
esrneslly unite in the urgent request msds
by the Texas Medical association at its
recent meeting at Bolton, that the
board of regents OF the university OF Texsi
take steps toward the early organization oil
the medical department OF the univer-
city provided that fair representation
be given In the teaching
the corps to the HOMEOPATHIC scho |.
materia medice and homeopathic
practice be made part OF the curriculum
of the medical department.
Resolved, That We differ With the Texas
Medical association in regard to the adop
ton OF a fee for attendance upon
the medical department OF th'
university OF Texas 60 lonl
as the academic and law departments
OF the university are free to all wns
that In case the board OF regent.
should deem Il proper and expedient ia
open the medical department upor
A basis of an admission fec, that thi
association, representing the homeopathic
branch OF the medical profession
expresses its willingness to b
controlled by their decision ant
and rightful representation as a medca
echocl in the medical department OF thu
university OF Texas, and request tha
consideration in the premises that our pc
sition az part and parcel OF the medica
profession OF Texas demands. Adopted.
Resolved, That II Is the sense OF this $3.50
citation that the medical law as formed by
the Texas Medical association a.
its recent meeting. at Bolton iol
ard unjust measure. In that
provide, for the appointment by thu
governor of board Of censors from the so
called regular school OF practices to the ex
olusion OF all Others.
Resolved, That the committee on leRlsla
ton be authorized to frame Q bill
10 be offered In its stead, recoRnizlpt
eclectic systems Of medicine in these ap'
poiniments. Adopted.
There are about forty physician
i'm attendance from B-enham,. Waco
Denisou. Weatherford. Dallas, San An
tonic. Lampasss, Houston aud Au'
tin. There are great man
m ore 10 arrive, who were not aple to reac
Austin on account Of the washouts on tn
several roads.
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