The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-03
THE LAST DAY.
THE DOCTORS ADJOURN YESTERDAY
NOON SINE DIE.
Numerous Papers Read and Discussed al
the Meeting Yesterday MorniDg-Dele-
gates Leave For Home-Resolu-
tions Passed, Etc.

The doctors met again yesterday
morning in the senate chamber at 9:O5
o'clock with the new president Dr.
McLau him in the chair.
DR.. Sam f. Raymond offered reso'
luticn as follows:
THAT the Texas State Medical AS
ISOLATION does not endorse the majority
report of the committee on revision OF
the Code of Medical Ethics appointed
by the American Medical association
and that the delegates to the latter be
and are hereby instructed to oppose
any change in the present code"
The resolution was, on motion,
adopted.
The minutes of the proceedings
were adopted without reading, and
quite number of delegates left to
catch the northboun train.
On motion the section on gynecol-
ogy was taken up, and DR.. Geo. w.
Christian as chairman OF that section,
read hi- report as chairman. The pa.
per was, on motion, referred ia he
publishing committee without debate.
DR.. J.F. Y. Paine of Galveston was
next under this section with paper
Intra- Uterine manipulations in
Pelvic Inflammation. In lieu OF
the reading OF the same DR.. Paine
made all oral explanation of his paper
in very clear and concise manner
that was attended with marked
pleasure aud interest on the part of
the delegates. On motion the paper
Of pr. Paine was referred to the pub
| fishing committee.
DR.. Mcdaniel spoke briefly on the
merits of the paper, giving his expe-
rience thereon.
DR.. Cunningham also referred brief
ly to the merits of the subject
DR.. Gordon and DR.. Blailock endorsed
DR.. Paine's paper most heartily.
DR.. Christian, as chairman OF the
section, considered DR.. Paine's paper
of that merit that deserved few re-
marks of endorsement from himself,
which were cheerfulIy given.
Il 4,
paper. DR.. West of Galveston stated
the plan suggested by Dr. Paine was
in direct contradiction to certain well
known doctors treatment but as far
as he was concerned he heartily en-.
dorsed DR.. Paine's paper.
DR.. Paine closed the discussion as
euthor of the paper.
DR.. j. w. Cummings of Austin then
presented a paper on An o rigina
Method of DispOsing of the Ligatures
Aiter Laparationes in the Pelvic
Region, Efecting Perfect Vaginal
Drainage, With Report of Cases.
On motion the paper was referred
to the publishing committee.
Dr.. Paine spoke briefly on the paper.
DR.. w. r. Blailock presented a
paper on HysterectOmy with Unex>
pected Complications. The paper was
referred to the publishing committee.
This section was closed by referring
the balance of the paper to the pub
fishing committee by captioned.
On motion the section on Mycro. |
scopy and Pathology was taken up.
In the absence of the chairman, DR..
A. J. Smith, DR.. David Cerna acted as
chairman.
A paper was received from Dr.
Hurf of San Antonio and was referred |
to the publishing committee without
reading
The report of Chairman A. j. Smith |
was also referred without reading.
Professor Charles l.. Edwards was
next on the program by invitation
and delivered very exhaustive lee
ture on Experimental Eulogy. The
paper was on motion referred to the
publishing committee with the thanks
of the convention its author.
DR.. William Cannon of Galveston |
was next on the programme with a
paper on Some Clinical Observations
on Haematoz0a Malarip. On
motion the paper was re.
ferred to the publishing Committee.
The paper was discussed 6y several
delegates. !
DR.. j. H. Frey of Corsicana delivered
paper was referred to the publishing
committee.
A resolution was passed thanking
the arrangement committee of the
local fraternity for the efficient and |
highly satisfactory manner in which
they had entertained the visitors.
In reference to the resolution offered |
by DR., Osborne at the meeting Thurs
day night, DR.. f. l.. Menefee of Gran
berry, Tex yesterday morning offered !
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the State Medi- |
cal A Association, considers as unethiesl
and therefore disapproves and con-
dennis the custom in some sections of
the state of physicians bidding against |
each other for the medical practice of
any immunity, organization, county
jail or poor farm, or for private FAM
lilies.
This resolution was offered to
tone down the one offered by |
DR.. Osborne and prevent any discus
sion that might be eminent thereon. !
The scheme was highly successful and |
the resolution went through as quiet. !
ly as a spring day. A resolution was
next offered by DR.. Cerna of Calves |.
ton as follows: ain the wear 1892 DR.. |
Solomon Salis-Cohen offered to the !
Philadelphia County Medical Society |
a set of resolutions condemniug the |
apparently growing disobedience of