The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-10
The Doctors Pow Wow.

of the medical assoc alton DE-. Dai-
ton, Jr., Of New York, from ire
committee on experimental neui|
cine, reported aresolution empower
ing the committee to add 10 It's
number by election from association
Of member from different > stes:
and setting forth that in view or 81
tempts which have been made &c
obstruct, by restrictive legislation,
the progress OF EXPERIMENTAL meul-
cine, this association desires TO ex'
press it's earnest conviction that ex
periments on animals are most
useful source of knowledge in medl'
cal science, and that It's restriction
would retard the advancement OF
medical knowledge. This report
was adopted.
DR.. Pratt offered a resolution urg'
ing the impol lance of Legislation on
i'm migratiop,sO IS to exclude the So
called infective clsss. He said 1t
was well known that large proper
ton OF paupers and insane in this
country came from foreign
countries, and the resolution
aimed to remedy this evil. Resolu-
ton was adopted. Regular order of
business was then resumed, and DR..
D. j. Roberts Of Tennessee, chair
man of section on state OF medicine,
delivered an address in the course Of
which he advocated the establish.
ment of a department of health
with q chief who would be member
of the presidents cabinet, with posi-
ton and powers Of o;her cabinet
officers. DIR. Roberts of Tennessee,
offered a resolution, urging upon
Congress the importance of pacing
the national museum of hygenie IN
this city upon q permanent b sis.
and provid ng for it permanent
building. Resolution adopted, also
one recommending State associa>
lions to endeavor to secure uniform
ity in legislative enactments, by
securing the passage of a law re-
curing of those who wish to prac-
tice medicine, a knowledge of GER
tain line of studies specified.
DR.. Green, of Kentucky, offered a
resolution urging Congress to issue
a uniform EDITION of the medical
and surgical history Of the
war of the rebellion, as the present
edition was exhausted, and large
numbers of doctors had not been
able to obtain this valuable work.
DR.. Beal, of Ohio, presented
resolution, which stated it was an
important sep to be taken at this
session of Congress to eXtelminate
the disease among animals known
as pleuro-pneumOnia. Adopted.
Doctor Campbell, of Geor-
gia, who is president elect, was
introduced to the Association, and
made an address.
DIR. Won Kline, of Ohio, offered 8
resolution, which stated that as
many members of the association
were infdeIs, free thinkers, mater
ialists, etc, that the custom of
opening the annual meeting with
prayer was an imposition on many
and that therefore 1t be
abolished.
81 move that the resolution be
laid on the table promptly" called
out a delegate. The vote
was put and carried without a dis
zen ting,Voice. DR.. Bean setting forth
the Importance Of erecting a new
for the medical library,
and continuance Of the publication
Of the Index; as an additional mark
Of respect to DR.. Gross, it was de-
cided to issue the next Journal
IN mourning. DR.. Gehor sug-
gested that association signalize it's
meeting in Washington by cree
ling statue to DR., Rush. |
who was q mber or q Continental |
and intimately associated |
with the early history of this coun-
;ry. There was no statue to doctor
n this city, and he thought it fitting
hat a memorial to some members
# the profession should have place
lere. He asked that committee of
even be appointed to take this mat.
er under consideration, and the
President will announce the COM
nittee. After a general resolution
f thanks to all those who had con-
to the entertainment of
members was adopted, the assOcia-
ion adjourned sine die.