The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-28

1T Is the opinion of the committee
that 1t does but little good to examine
the few candidates we have before us
While crowd Of the refuse of the
medical colleges settles upon us ad
libitum. Note the large number of di-
ploma holders settling in Connecticut
upon registration, as evidenced by the
monthly reports of the secretary Of
the state board of health, And note
the few examined and these in large
proportion foreigners"
Dr. w. w. Knight, the treasurer,
reported that the total receipts from
the clerks of the county associations
this year had amounted to $94S, and
that this added to the cash on hand
at the beginning of the year made the
total S1,553. The expenses for the year
We're $1,01l and the cash on hand $541.
There had been a marked Improvement
in the lessening of the arrears by the
majority of the association. He eX-
pressed the opinion that all expenses
could be paid this year by tax of 81
each.
The afternoon session was occupied
with reading of reports of the different
committees. Among the most import
ant of those was that upon the amend
ments to the medicine practice act
made by DR.. NJ Storrs of Hartford.
The chairman of the committee pre-
faced the reading of the report with
some remarks to the effect that the law
was known to be weak in some details
for some time, but that the legislative
committee had thought the proper
time to advance amendments had not
presented itself
1t was, however, the judgment of the
committee that the opposition moment
had come and that 1t behooved the So
ciety to take steps to have the law
amended at the next session of the leg
islature.
Section ! will be amended by striking
out the words "for compensation, gain
or reward received or expected" and
insert the words professionally, or as
business" This change in the law is
suggested by the Hartford county so
ciety
Section 2 will be amended so as to
make 1t the duty of the health officer
of the county to make the complaints
against alleged illegal practitioners.
Section s is to be amended so that no
person, whether graduate or otherwise,
can practice medicine in Connecticut
without a certificate from the examin-
ing committee. The fee will be ten
dollars The examination will be held
quarterly, the second Tuesday In
March, July and November, and to be
continued at the convenience of the
committee.
Another proposed change in the law is
that all fines shall be paid into the state
and not as now, divided between the
complainant and the state board of
health.
In the discussion, which took place
upon this amendment, it was stated
the courts in Meriden had refused to
| not go to the court.
| The report of the committee was ac
| copied and a resolution instructing it to
| take such measures as it deemed adj
| visable to have the amendments
adopted
| The society adopted vote taxing
the members two dollars per year.
Among the papers which win be read
before the society to-day will be one by
Health officer Wright of this city on
"Anti-Toxine in Private Practice"
The election of officers resulted In the
choice of president, Rienzi Robinson of
| Danielson; vice president, Ralph S.
| Goodman, Thomaston assistant sec
rotary, Julian LaPierre Norwich;
treasurer, w. w. Knight, Hartford;
committee on professional interest in
the tsate, Leonard Amy, J. G. Ken
dali, Charles Is-Foote; committee to
nominate physicians to retreat for the
insane, DR.. Henry Douttiel, r. S. Full
Ter; publication committee, Henry
Fleischner; on honorary members and
degrees, w. l.. Barber, John Hanton, P.
H. ingalls,; committee on arrangements
and anniversary chairman, M. w. Hud-
son, w. d. Morgan, A. G. Cook disser-
tator, A. N. Alling; alternate Francis
N. LOOMS; delegates to American Med
ical association, w. Fl. Donaldson, l.. T.
Day, j. H. Grannis, G. Eliot, Fl. e.
Smith,, S. Overlook, f. III. Wiggin,
James Olmstead, A. e. Barber John II.
| Benedict w. T. Bacon, G. r. Shepard;
Rhode Island, Carlisle Lowell Hol-
brook; New Jersey, Carlisle Ferrin, G.
A. futile; New York, F. e. Beckwith,
j. f. Calef, T. D. Crowther; commit
tee on medical examination, j. w.
Wright.
THE RECEPTION.
A reception was last evening rendered
to the members of the State Medical So
ciety, who are in this city attending
the annual convention, by DR.. Henry L.
Swan at his residence, 232 York street.
About $50 physicians were present
from various parts of the state. The
reception was an informal affair, and
after refreshments were served the eve
ming was spent in social way. Among
those who were present were Drs E. L.
Prince, Henche, o. J. Hughes of Meri-
dent, DR.. r. S. Goodwin of Thomaston
DR.. w. G. Wordin Of Bridgeport. Dr.
Seth Hill of Stepney, DR.. j. w. Wright
of Bridgeport, DR.. Gramm of Saybrook
Drs. w. w. Hawkes., Bacon, BellosI
Arnold of New Haven, DR. Wesley Da-
Wis of Worcester, Mass, DR.. j. ]. Prouty
of Keene, N. H: DR.. Aldrich of MARI
borough, N. H.: Or. c. H. Buell. OF
Bridgeport, DR.. Frank Hallock OF
Cromwell, DIR. M C. Hazen of Haddam
Drs. f. Fl. Wiggin, W. S. MacLaren
| RoonrS of Titcbfiald DIR. Robinson al