The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
DOCTORS WHO DISAGREE.
TIM NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDI-
CINE HAS A LIVELY SESSION

ny q Vote or ~ 10 81 M Reconstitutes Eta
Committee on National Quarsntine-A Po-
iticai Flavor 10 the Split In the Vote.
At last weeks meeting OF the New York
Academy OF Medicine the Committee on
National Quarantine. which had reported
through Its secretary. DR.. Richard Fl. Derby.
was. on motion OF DR.. A. l. Loomis, discharg-
ed. DR.. Derby objected. The committee had
added to Its report on national quarantine
suggestions that the city sewerage. the street
cleaning. and tho purity Of the Croton
watershed would need looking after In view OF
the expected visit OF cholera. and he thought
the Quarantine Committee should be con-
tinued. 1t consisted OF Drs. 4. Gaillard
Thomas. Derby. jacob. Stephen Smith. Prud-
don, l.. A. Sayre, Janeway. Lusk. Markoo.
Roosa. McBurney. Webstor. and ten others.
Dr.. LOOMS said that the Academy had a
standing committee OF conference with the
Board OF Health. and that local sanitation fell
within its jurisdiction. On his motion tho
Quarantine Committee was discharged. Five
Of It's members. Drs. Derby. jacob. Stephen
Smith. Jaueway. and Prudden. resigned last
year from the standing committee to which
DR.. Loomis referred and Of which no Is still a
member.
Last night there was another meeting at
the Academy. a fuller meeting than usual. and
II divided-77 to 07-on a motion to reconsider
tho discharge Of tho committee. 1t was n very
i nysno, sp 81 1soa %sHSttnE e9 ;hS n fCf the express
action taken by the Academy last week. and
cussion last. night. which ended In tho reap
DG frssidea. + 3 tf B. s,'i Sohh ROSA Ssm paesiasa.
DR.. Curtis introduced tho sublect by saving
NM miite nc i ene alseou %n snsIISs S, sas "Hs ' L a" fG the
last meeting. The COMMITTEES. he said. might
become one Of great responsibility IL protect
Ing the country from u danger fearful IN It's
There was y ,su.ricion that there was some.
duties should g ENLARGED IND not restricted.
alteration q. tho discharge Of the committed.
The on MsteS he b, w said .h had IsrfG r. sdr the
i ios sf i e do 70 4 TSe Ar! . 'ns!f Ss %Ss 1 = .s""a is,s
at any time be called upon BY the Health
Board for assistance.
and there was no room in It for w%rangling oyer
petty things or for the admission Of politics;
nsm ass e9 to s so''eE %n% sRi1 Il WAS as l eas fSis Of
IL Ssisk Iii fEo Hi i + 1 lsSi IN R,,S Th bsins he
political and partisan organization; u.
member.
The object OF this meeting" said DIR.
jacob. lis to. repair q blunder: 1t is not to
criticise individuals. The Academy OF Medi-
cine Is not tho place for personal luminosity:
neither is it. q place in which any discourteous
action should be tolerated.
I'VE have been guilty OF discourtesy to our
committee. 1t is our duty to make amends for
our fault. No one moro than l despises the
mixture Of science with politics: yet q scien-
tihc body like the Academy has to concern
itself with public affairs"
Then DR.. jacob submitted a motion:
That the President IF the Academy be directed to re-
appoint The IN. known a. the National Quaran.
tine Committed filing such vacancies as may be
caused by designations: and that tuis committee be
direc ed to take such action as in its Judgment shall
favor the establishment OF u satisfactory system Of ma
tional quarantine.
The motion. which was seconded BY Dr.. Fl.
Holbrook Curtis. was put too vote and was
division. and after a count had been taken-77
to 67-the resolution was again declared car
ried.