The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-21
CLEANSING OF HAVANA
1T is THE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION
By THE HoMEOPATHISTs.
Miners Association Wants a Cabinet
Mining POrtfolio-Car Builders
Convention Adjourns.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-At this morn
ing's session of the American Institute of
Homeopathy nominations for officers of the
institute for the ensuing year were report
ed as follows:
For president. DR.. w. W.. Van Baum, of
Philadelphia; DIR. A. B. Norton, of New
York. Vice president, DIR. George ROYAL.
Des Moines. Ia; second vice president, DIR.
N. Ward, San Francisco; secretary, DR..
Eugene Porter, New York: recording sec
rotary, DR.. Wilson A. Smith, Chicago;
treasurer. DIR. 7. Franklin Smith, New
York; board of censors, DR.. George q.
Peck, Providence, r. l.; registrar. DIR.
Henry c. Alorich, Minneapolis, MINI.
DIR. A. B. Norton, of New York, chair
man of the committee on medical legisla-
ton. reported that the committee a
taken up the recommendations made by
President Walton in his annual address,
last night, and that while many difficult
ties are in the way of uniform medical
legislation throughout the United States,
the committee would propose that the in
stitute declare itself in favor Of medical
icensure reciprocity between the States.
Territories and District of Columbia, that
have practically the same licensing stand
ard. The committee also mmen
that the committee on legislation be di-
rected to recommend the cooperation of
similar committees from the National Med
ical Association and all other organizations
interested in medical licensure to the
furtherance of this end. DR.. Norton stated
that the committee had drafted a bill
providing that the President of the United
States be authorized to appoint a COM
mission consisting of three physicians. rep
resenting respectively the American Medi-
cal Association, the American Institute of
Homeopathy and the National Eclectic
Medical Society, which shall examine ex-
listing legislation of the various States and
Territories and the District of Columbia
on the subject of the regulation of the
practice of medicine and surgery, and that
said commission shall, as speedily as may
be, make a report setting forth what leg
and efficient standard of qualification for
the practice of medicine n surgery, and
recommend such additional legislation as
may in their opinion be necessary in con-
nection with the purpose of their APP
pointment.
With slight amendments the resolutions
were unanimously adopted. The report of
the m on medical legislation was
then adopted as a whole
At the meeting of the section In sanitary
science. DIR. c. E. Fishera of Havana.
speaking of the sanitary redemption of
Havana, told of the marvellous transfer
nation tha has been made in the Cuban
capital by the military authorities, and of
the great improvement in general health
resulting. The report of General William
on the sanitary regeneration of
Havana, was also read, and DR.. Inomas
E. Roberts. of Chicago. made a sectional
report. Meetings also were held of the
sections of pedagogy and In clinical medi-
cine, at which a large number of technical
papers were read.
The institute held a memorial meeting to-
at which DIR. E. II. Pratt delivered
the address. Later the Hahnemann mon
ument celebration meeting was held, with
introductory remarks by President c. L.
Walton, followed by an address by DIR.
T. Y. Kline, reports Of committees and
short addresses.