The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-03
SECRETS OF THE PROFESSION
Physicians Will Ask for Permission 10
Hold Them InViOlate.
THEY OPPOSE STATE LICENSE TAXES
Upon the Profession-An Effort TO heq"'i'
More Liberal Medic" Education Oh
Prospective student Recommens
dstfons AS to the state ,Boafu'

HOT SPRINGS, VA, September =
special-Thc first order Of business at tne
morning session OF the second day OIL
the meeting Of the Virginia Medical DO
ciety was the hearing OF the report ol li,'
Committee on Legislation, VINO III acco'o-
ance with the suggestions made oy DTS.
Hodges and Johnstone, and various local
societies throughout the State recon-
mended the following resolutions when
were adopted:
PROFESSIONAL SECRETS.
80, No person authorized to practice
medicine or surgery shall be compelled 10
disclose any information which ne may
have acquired from his patient while at
tending him in his professional character,
and which Information was necessary 10
enable him TO prescribe as physician ot
do any act for him as a surgeon, ana
moreover, that no physician or surgeon
be required TO testify in court as an eS-
pert witness without reasonable compen-
sation. A,,
'i2 That the State license tax upon phy-
sicians be RENTED or abated.
"3 That the fees In lunacy commissions
be increased sufficiently TO meet the re-
quirements OF such cases.
~ That members unite In charging n
uniform fee Of s. for life insurance exam
panies with beneficial benefits Commonly
known as fraternal insurance), and that
the fee I'm these cases should not be less
than 50. .,,.,.
IS. That the Society join IN any action
nossible 10 bring about a national confed-
Grafton OF state Boards. whereby a higher
and more liberal medical education VIII
be demanded of prospective medlcal SUI
dents and whereby interchange or IL
cense certificates will be practicable
NH. Io1oDra Of tha morning session WAS
taken mn bv the reading and discussion
~ naners bv Drs Alfred G. Palmer,
Joseph A. White and Arthur Jordan.
STATE BOARD.
Governor FOR the Virginia hoard ~ Med
teal Examiners their service commencing
From the state al large-Drs. r. w.
Martin. Of Lynchburg, and W. H. ROBIN
soFi First g congressional Distrlct-L. s. Fos-
tor OF Mathews Court House.
second Distrlct-H. NJ. Nash, or NOT
f9rE T,5Ird Dfstrict-J. f. Warmer, Brook
HI Rorrtb Districts. W. Budd, Peters
DIT Fiftb District-R. s. Martin; Stuart;
sixth District-Samuel J.. Lyle LYhch-
burg. ~ r.t.ort pandolph
Eichth District-R. NJ Slaughter Iheo-
'oNlrr Ninth District-B. II. Brady. Chatham
| Hill. cut. w Rodgers
| Fishersville. . ,.o,ot,,od and
THE treasurer's report was receiveu anu
anproved by the Auditing Commiu'aT-e;
Papers were read by Drs. Joseph ,,, IaoS'
Johnson and ]. Wesley Bovee, OF WSsn- a.NI,,
ington. George Tucker Harrison, or Ne"
| York. and Edward Mcclure or RICH
mond. =, r,.-..,o .ha nav.
At : o'clock Or L. II. Harvie, the new
| Iv elected president. was escorted 10 tne
| chair the retiring president, Dr. Jonn-
stone. making a few short lifting re-
| marks. Very little routine business was
| transacted at the night session.
! Papers were read by Drs. A. X. Shahus,
| of washington: Paulus a. irving OF
| Richmond. and William b. De Garmo, OF
New York; DR. James s. Irving: or Dan
vIIle was chosen leader i'm the discussion
| ~ the subject selected for public as
| cusslon-the diagnosis and treatment Oh
| dlphtheria-and assistants appointed were
| Drs. III. Gilbert Leigh. Jr., OF PetersDurs'
| and y. c. Levy OF Richmond,
| A vote OF thanks was rendered the Ilall MI /,
| aFement OF the Virginia Hot Springs ana
| twentv-eighth annutl session or the Neul-
cal Society OF Virginia reached It's end'