Dr. Peterson, presiding, made the following appropriate remarks:

Gentlemen of the Medical Association of Alabama:

Every physician in this Hall must see the embarrassing circumstances which surround me at this moment, called thus suddenly and unexpectedly to preside over this body of intelligent medical men. In the absence of the distinguished gentleman, elected to preside over the interests of the Association for the next twelve months, I return thanks for the honor which you have conferred upon him. Permit me to thank you for the honor conferred upon me in electing me your second Vice-President, and to assure you of my best exertions to promote the success and prosperity of this Association.

In the name of this body I thank our retiring President, who has discharged so faithfully and well the arduous duties of his office during the past year.

I congratulate you upon the harmony and good feeling which have characterized the proceedings of the present session, and upon the large amount of interesting matter which has been brought up by the members.

I congratulate you upon the prospects of the Association. The "Transactions" of the last meeting have received favorable notice and commendation from a large majority of the Medical Periodicals of this country. This is encouraging. I am sorry to have to say, however, that there is still some opposition to this Association in the State.

There are about three thousand physicians in Alabama, and this Association ought to be much larger and more flourishing. There is, doubtless, some captious opposition-some opposition to the new Constitution-and there may be some "who despise the day of small things." But we have a great work before usthe organization of Boards of Health in the different counties of the State. We must not allow this opposition to affect us.

Let each member of this Association resolve to do his whole duty to work and labor for it, and we shall push it forward to a grand success.

Before taking my seat allow me to again thank you.

The Association then adjourned.

MINUTES OF THE SESSIONS

OF THE

HOUSE OF COUNSELLORS.

The second meeting of the House of Counsellors was held on Wednesday evening, at half-after two o'clock, in the Hall of the Medical and Surgical Society of Montgomery.

Dr. Weatherly in the Chair, Dr. Riggs, Secretary.

The first order of business was the revision of the roll of Counsellors.

The Secretary read a letter from Dr. James Kyle, tendering his resignation on account of impaired health. Accepted. The following names were dropped from the Roll of Counsellors as required by the Constitution, being delinquent in the payment of dues for one year:

N. P. Marlowe, of Tuscaloosa.
J. B. McMillan, of Evergreen.

A. A. McKittrick, of Evergreen.

Thos. O. Summers, Jr., of Nashville, was dropped in consequence of his removal from the State.

After some general discussion as to rules of order and questions of policy, and after deciding that the resolution passed last year was in conflict with Article 13, Section 5 of Constitution, being of the nature of a nomination of Counsellors, the House proceeded to elect five new Counsellors.

The following gentlemen were found, upon ballot, to have been duly elected to membership in the House:

Dr. J. B. Gaston, of Montgomery.
Dr. E. Mason, of Wetumpka.
Dr. S. D. Seelye, of Montgomery.
Dr. W. H. Johnston, of Selma.

Dr. Joseph Harrison, of Greenville.

The House then adjourned until 9 A. M. to-morrow,

SECOND DAY.

The House met on Thursday, the 15th April, at 9 A. M. The first business was the election of new members.

The House then proceeded to ballot as required by the Constitution, until fifteen new members, as follows, were elected, five at a time:

Dr. C. D. Parke, of Selma.

Dr. Richard Inge, of Greensboro,
Dr. N. D. Phillips, of Tallassee.
Dr. J. T. Searcy, of Tuscaloosa.
Dr. T. A. Means, of Montgomery.

Dr. W. W. Wilkerson, of Marion.

Dr. A. A. McKittrick, of Evergreen.

Dr. R. B. Porter, of Courtland.
Dr. W. W. Harrison, of Talladega.
Dr. R. Coleman, of Limestone.
Dr. C. B. Lampley, of Greenville.
Dr. A. T. Henley, of Macon Station.
Dr. W. H. Abernethy, of Allenton.
Dr. S. D. Smith, of Demopolis.
Dr. S. M. Hogan, of Union Springs.

On motion of Dr. Cochran the Secretary was instructed to notify new Counsellors of their election and to report the proceedings of the House to this session of the Association.

On motion Dr. Thos. O. Summers, Jr., was added to the List of Correspondents.

There being no further business, the House adjourned.

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.

Gentlemen of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama: I know of no more difficult task than the one imposed by the Constitution of this Association upon the President, of making it his duty to write and deliver an address to its members at each annual meeting. This is not, nor should it be, any ordinary event; and even if I felt competent, I should experience some hesitancy in appearing before such a body of men as I see here to-day-composed as it is of the leading and most scientific members of the medical profession from all parts of the State; men whose reputations are not confined to a single locality, but who are known by their works and contributions to scientific medicine throughout the land; men whom I know to be in earnest in their endeavors for the advancement of the sacred cause of medicine. Need I refer to the last volume of the Transactions of this Association as a proof of what I say as to the character and attainments of the members of this body. That volume, I believe, has received the universal commendation of the profession of this whole country. I have yet to see the first unfavorable criticism upon its contents, or the execution of the work.

This very fact has made me feel still more, in an especial manner, the position which I occupy as your presiding officer. I am sure that our present volume of Transactions will be looked for with great interest, by our brothers in the different States of the Union; and while feeling that I may not be able