National Republican., 1884-05-10
LAST OF THE DOCTORS.
Final Session Of tho Thirty-Fifth Annual
Meeting Of Physicians.
A Mass Of Resolutions Passed Upon
All Sorts Of Subjects.
Tho Doctors Decide Not 10 Ignore tho Lord in
Their Meetings.
Congress Called Upon TO Assist In Various
Good Sanitary Works.

The fourth and last days session of th,
American Medical association convened yes.
terday morning at tho Congregational hurch
Tho association finally adjourned at 1886
o'clock y. IN. The annual meeting of the
association for 1885 will be held at Now
Orleans during the last week in April. 1t has
been proposed to hold tho annual meeting of
the association in 1886 at Washington. and
also the international medical congress in
lsS7 in the same city.
Tho first business introduced yesterday
was q resolution reported by DIR. Dalton, OF
New York, from the committee ON expert
mental medicine, empowering the committee
to add to its numbers by tho election OF asso.
ciate members from different states, and set
ting forth that in view of the attempts which
have been made to obstruct by restrictive
legislation tho progress of experimental
medicine, this association desires to express
its earnest convictions that experiments ON
animals is u most useful source of knowledge
in medical science, and that restriction would
rotard the advancement Of medical knowl-
edge. The report was adopted.
DIR. Davis, from the committe to which was
referred the subject of the medical code, re-
ported that in view of the departure of some
of tho members the committee had concluded
to mako no Recommendation Of changes in
the code.
DR.. Pratt offered resolution urging the
importance of legislation to regulate immi-
grafton, so as to exclude the social ed in
fectious class. He said it was we'll known
that large. proportion of the paupers and
insane in this country came from foreign
countries, and the resolution aimed to remedy
this evil. The resolution was adopted.
DIR. ID. J.Roberts, of Tennessee, chairman
of the section on state medicine, delivered
his address He advocated tho establishment
of department Of health, with a chief who
would be a member of the Presidents cabi-
net. with the position and powers of the other
cabinet officers. Ho expressed an opinion
that if the national board Of health had been
constituted as tho other departments of tho
government it would have had vigorous life.
Ur.Thomas Antisell, of this city,was placed
on tho committee on state medicine as the
representative of tho District of Columbia,
vice DR.. Smith Townshend.
Dr. W. w. Airport, of Chicago was elected
president of the section on dental aud oral
surgery, and Dr.. L. @. Briggs, of Boston,
secretary.
The following committee to invite the in
ternational congress to meet in this country
in 1887 was appointed: Drs. Austin Flint,
NJ. Hayes, l.. A. Sayre, Christopher Johnston,
and the president-ele of the ass ociation
Dr. Henry f. Campbell, of Georgia.
DIR. Packard, of Philadelphia, offere d an
amendment to the constitution which pro-
vides that any physician properly vouched
for by state or county medical associations
may become q member of the American Med
ical association by application. Adopted.
DR.. Won Klein, of Ohio, gave notice that he
would offer an amendment to the constitution
providing that no one should hereafter be
received as delegate who had graduated
from college not requiring preliminary
examination.
DIR. Roberts offered resolution praying
congress to place the museum of hygiene on
o permanent basis, and providing for it q
permanent building. Tho resolution was
ado pied.
DR.. Keller asked that his resolution with
reference to dispOsing of dead bodies by Gre
nation be referred to the committee on the
section of state medicine. Agreed to.
Prof j. j. Chisolm, of Baltimore, chairman
of the section on opthalmology, otology, and
laryn gology, delivered an address upon dis
eases of the eye, followed by an address by
DIR. William Lee Of Baltimore, chairman of
The section on diseases of children, upon that
subject. DIR. j. Louis Smith, the eminent
author Of the work, Diseases of Children"
was present during the delivery of his ad-
dress by DIR. Leo. Dr. Il. w. Brophy, of
Illinois, also read paper
The reports from the secretaries of sections
were submitted and referred to the publica-
tion committee.
DIR. Toner, from the committee on necrol-
ogy, stated that his report had been pub
lishod weekly in the Journal during tho past
year, and therefore the report had already
been read by the members. lie was requested,
by resolution, to continue the same course
next year.
The report of the treasurer, DIR. Dunglin-
son, showed that tho balance remaining in
the treasury was S2,2l2.6Z A resolution
was adopted that the payment Of S. annually
was necessary for continuance Of member
ship.
A resolution was adopted recommending
state associations to secure uniformity in
legislative enactment by securing the passage
OF law requiring, on the part of those who
wish to practice medicine, the knowledge of q
certain line of studies specified.
Tho report of the librarian showed that
6,OOO books and pamphlets had been added to
the library during the year.
Dr. Green, OF New York, offered n resolu-
tion urging congress to issue q uniform
edition of the Medical aud Surgical History
of the War of the Rebellion" as the present
edition was exhausted, and q large number
of doctors had boen unable to obtain this
valuable work. Tho resolution was adopted
DIR. Beach, of Ohio, offered resolution
cali ing upon congress to enact proper legis-
lati on for the ultimate suppression of diseases
among animals, especially what is known as
pleuro-pneumonia. Adopted.
DR.. Campbell Of Georgia, the president
elect, was invited upon tho platform, and
delivered brief and happy speech.
DR.. Won Klcin, of Ohio, submitted q resOlu-
tion which stated that the custom of opening
the sessions of the association with prayer
was distastelul to some Of the delegates, and
that it bo abolished. The resolution met
with universal diSfavOr from all parts of the
house, and was by resolution laid upon the
table.
A resolution setting forth the importance of
erecting now building for the medical
library and the continuance of tho publiCa-
tion Of the IildeG was adopted.
AS an additional mark of respect to tho
memory OF DR.. Gross, il was decided to issue
the next number of tho Journal in mourning
Tho names of the following delegates were.
aunounced Canadian Medical association
William Brodie, w, s. Tremaine, Il. n. Brush,
III o. Walker. British Science association
William Brodie. Delegates Abroad. w. s.
Gourley, Now York; ii. d. Didama, New
York; q. Q. Wyokotf New York; +. Hyde,
New York; w. IL. DAILY, Pennsylvania; l..
Frederich, District of Columbia; j. NJ
Browne, U. S. N; w. A. HOLIDAY. Pennsylva-
MIA ID. w. Prentiss, District of Columbia; n.
O. Hustled, New York; $. G. Busey, District
of Columbia; II. j. Gallaher, Pennsylvania;
c. Dc Veny. Illinois; w. w. johnson, District
Of Columbia; A. NJ. Pollock, Pennsylvania;
j. s. Billings, U. .. A.; c. Il. Vaughn, Mass
achusetts; j. V. Shoemaker, Pennsylvanis;
i. @, Harwood, New York; II. Z. C., Wilson,
Maryland; j. c, Hutchison, New York; j. f.
Gabriel, Virginia; l.. Q. Gordan, Maine; #.
T. Moinn, 4 Giavona NnNy