St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-24
DOCTORS DISAGREE.
Mild Arguments Over Number
Of Important Matters Which
Came Up Yesterday.
Adjournment Last Night of the
State Medical Association After
an Interesting Session.

The state Medical association opened
the last day of its session yesterday
morning. AS unfinished business. the
question of amending the bylaws, to in
crease the dues from 81 to So, to make
the same accord with the increase made
in themembtrship fee, was taken up. The
amendment was adopted, and the aSSo-
citation directed an assessment Of 81 ad-
dltiOnal on such members as had been
receipted to as having paid SO for the
dues.
DR.. Groves. of Brainerd. advocated
the presentat on of bill to the legisla-
ture, and moved to appoint a special
committee on legislation to prepare for
introduction and passage in the next
legislature bill or bills to meet the
point. The motion called for fixing the
minimum fee for post mOrtemS at S25,
and the limit on suits for malpractice to
be flXed at two years, and the appoint
ment OF physicians to give expert tes-
timOny.
DIR. McGaughey presented the matter
or state experts in testimony, to be ap-
pointed by judges Of the district court,
as had been previously vainly attempted
to be secured by state law. From the
committee on legislation protest was
presented against the continuance of
the law fee for making post mOrtem
examinations, which is now but Sc, also
regarding the time of liability for prose
cution for malpractice, which is now
SIX years. lG was recommended that
an effort be made to limit the time to
two years.
DR.. Tefft opposed legislation as to
post mortems. He preferred to have the
society vote that it would not IN axe eX-
animation without adequate pay. He
also opposed legislation as to experts.
DR.. McGaughey said that the legs-
lature had fixed the price of post NOR
TENS by enactment. IL should at least
be asked to repeal the law.
DR.. Groves motion was adopted, and
the chair appointed DR.. Merrill chair
man. the other members to be appoint
ed later.
DR.. Robertson, of Litchfield, wanted
the doctors TO agree to turn out at the
next session of the legislature and help
put the bill through. On motion of DR..
Dunn, of Minneapolis, committee to
revise the constitution was appointed,
consisting of Drs. Dunn. Witherby and
Park Ritchie.
The following new members were
admitted: DR.. John Williams. Crystal
Lake; DR.. Wright, Kasson; DR.. l.. G.
Bacon, st. Paul, and DR.. John Landen-
berger New Prague.
st. Panl was chosen as the next meet
ing place, and the election of officers
then followed. DR.. Beard, Of Minneap-
oils, nominated for president DR.. w. j.
Mayo, of Rochester, and he was uDani-
mously elected. Drs. Jones and Nc
Gaughey escorted the new president to
the chair. DR.. Arthur Young, of Pres
ton, was chosen first vice president,
and DR.. Conley, Of Cannon Falls,
second vice president. For third
vice president DIR. &. X. Bartlett,
of Minneapolis. was elected. For secre-
present incumbent, was reelected, and
for treasurer the present incumbent, Dr.
X. j. HILL, of Minneapolis, was re-
elected. For board of censors. two
members, TO serve three years, were
chosen as follows: DR.. E. j. Davis, of
Mankato, and A. c. Wedge, of Albert
Lea.
President Mayo, in few worlds ap-
proving the decision Of the soc ty to
admit as honorary members only such
as have won distinction in the field Of
practical medicine and discovery, Of
fered for election DR.. j. B. Murphy. of
chicago. lie was unanimously elected.
In the afternoon was taken up the
section of obstetrics, DR.. A. F. Groves,
of Brainerd, chairman, and gyn8cology.
DIR. S. w. Ransom, chairman. The
place of meeting was again changed to
the Stock Exchange hall. of the Lumber
Exchange, in order to release the hotel
ordinary for use for the annual ban
quet IN the evening. The arrangements
were to leave for st. Paul by special
train last evening after the banquet. or
at II :45 o'clock.