character of the profession, both in its native and foreign ele. ments; and hence, that no unworthy applicants may be admitted, proper testimonials will, in every instance, be required by the Committee on Credentials. Distinguished medical gentlemen, coming here as visitors, may be admitted to membership by special invitation.

Apart from the scientific advantages arising from such a convocation as this, not the least important will be the opportunity afforded to its members for the interchange of friendly greetings, the formation of new acquaintances, and the renewal and cementing of old friendships. We tender in advance to our brethren in all parts of the world a cordial welcome, and a generous hospitality during their sojourn in the "Centennial City."

The Congress will be formally opened at 12 o'clock noon, on of September, 1876. All business com. munications must be addressed to the secretaries, Drs. Atkinson, Dunglison, and Brinton.

The registration book will be opened three days prior to the meeting.

The special hour having arrived, Dr. E. M. MOORE, of New York, read his address as Chairman of the Section on Surgery. On motion, it was referred to that Section.

The Judicial Council presented the following report:

The Judicial Council of the American Medical Association would respectfully report as follows:

In reference to the difficulties existing between the members of the Allen County Medical Society of Indiana and the Fort Wayne Medical Association of Indiana, we would respectfully refer the whole subject to the State Medical Society of Indiana for adjudication.

In reference to the Arkansas State Medical Association, the following resolution was adopted, to wit:

Resolved, That the delegates of said State Medical Association should be admitted to proper registration at this meeting of the American Medical Association. Also, that the protests of the local Societies of Arkansas be referred to their State Society for adjudication.

The name of Dr. SWEENY, as a delegate from the State Medical Society of Kentucky, was rejected for the simple reason that that State had already sent its full complement of delegates to this Association.

The following resolution in regard to delegates from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Louisville was passed:

Resolved, That the list of delegates appointed by the Society known as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Louisville, Ky., consisting of Drs. TURNER ANDERSON, WM. BAILEY, D. W. YANDELL, LEWIS ROGERS, and G. W. HOLLAND, are the lawful and proper delegates from that Society, and that the Committee of Arrangements should correct the registry of members for this meeting of the Association in conformity thereto. Also, in reference to the Academy of Medicine, that the action of the Committee of Arrangements in declining to receive and register the names of all the delegates appointed by the Society known as the Louisville Academy of Medicine, is approved as correct, simply because it is believed that the Association had already received from the State Medical Society of Kentucky, and the local Societies in Louisville having a prior active existence, the full number of delegates to which the profession of Louisville are entitled under the present constitution of this Society.

S. N. BENHAM, Secretary.

Dr. W. H. BYFORD, of Illinois, read his address as Chairman of Section on Obstetrics, "On Uterine Fibroids treated with Ergot." Referred to that Section.

A paper on "Phlebitis," by Dr. J. G. ALLEN, of Pennsylvania, was announced for the Obstetrical Section.

An Essay on Experiments with Koenig's Rods, by Dr. L. TURNBULL, of Pennsylvania, was referred to the Section on Practice of Medicine.

On motion, the Association adjourned to meet on Friday at 91 A.M.

FOURTH DAY.

FRIDAY, May 7.

Vice-President Dr. BRODIE called Association to order at 91

A.M.

A report of progress from the Committee on Cultivation of the Cinchona Tree was read, and, on motion, the committee was discontinued.

On motion of Dr. S. C. BUSEY, of the District of Columbia, it was

Resolved, That all motions which involve the authorization of expenditure of funds of the Association, except the expenses of the Publication Committee and the salary of the Secretary, shall be referred to the Judicial Council for recommendation before final action be taken on them by the Association.

Dr. GEORGE COWAN, of Kentucky, offered to exhibit a new modification of Squire's vertebrated catheters before the Surgical Section.

The following was received from the Committee on Nominations, and, on motion, was adopted :

Whereas, The Canada Medical Association has adopted and furnished to this Association the following resolution:

"Resolved, That in consideration of the true interests of medical science, it is desirable that a medical conference should take place between the American Medical Association and the Canada. Medical Association at some central point."

Therefore, on motion of Dr. E. A. WOOD, of Pennsylvania, be it

Resolved, That a committee of thirteen be appointed by this Association, whose duty it shall be to confer with a like committee of the Canada Medical Association at such place and time as may be agreed upon by the joint committee of the Associations: Committee: Dr. S. D. GROSS, of Pennsylvania; Dr. JOHN T. HODGEN, of Missouri; Dr. AUSTIN FLINT, of New York; Dr. WILLOUGHBY WALLING, of Kentucky; Dr. L. C. LANE, of California; Dr. WIRT JOHNSTON, of Mississippi; Dr. WILLIAM BRODIE, of Michigan; Dr. J. M. TONER, of District of Columbia; Dr. F. D. CUNNINGHAM, of Virginia; Dr. E. ANDREWS, of Illinois; Dr. WM. B. ATKINSON, of Pennsylvania; Dr. H. I. BOWDITCH, of Massachusetts; Dr. ROBERTS BARTHOLOW, of Ohio.

On motion of Dr. JOHN MORRIS, of Maryland, it was

Resolved, That the chief officer of the Signal Service Corps of the Government be respectfully requested, if it be within the range of his powers, to have the quantity of ozone in the atmosphere at different parts of the country telegraphed and published in the weather reports.

The following gentlemen were appointed as delegates to European Medical Associations: Drs. H. D. HOLTON, of Vermont; A. E. M. PURDY, of New York; H. R. STORER, of Massachusetts; H. B. SANDS, JOHN DRAPER, J. C. HUTCHISON, of New York; E. T. EASLEY, of Texas; E. C. HARWOOD, of New York; J. A.

ADRIAN, of Ohio; JOHN C. HUPP, of West Virginia; L. F. WARNER, of Massachusetts; JOHN MORRIS, of Maryland.

To Canadian Medical Association: Dr. S. D. GROSS, of Pennsylvania; T. ANDERSON, of Kentucky; W. WALLING, of Kentucky; W. BRODIE, of Michigan; W. B. ATKINSON, of Pennsylvania; L. F. WARNER, of Massachusetts; E.W. JENKS, of Michigan; P. PINEO, of Massachusetts.

On motion of Dr. W. B. ATKINSON, it was

Resolved, That the President and Permanent Secretary have power to add names to both delegations as may be desirable.

Dr. JOHN C. HUPP, of West Virginia, offered the following:Before presenting the report of the Committee on Nominations, as Secretary of that Committee, I have been instructed to offer for the action of the Association the following amendment. to the By-Laws:

In section second, paragraph third, line second, after the word "State," insert "one from the Army and one from the Navy of the United States."

On motion, this amendment was unanimously adopted.

The Committee on Nominations then reported as follows:The Committee on Nominations respectfully report that they nominate the following gentlemen for the various offices named:

PRESIDENT.

Dr. J. MARION SIMS, of New York.

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

1. Dr. JOHN D. JACKSON, of Kentucky.
2. Dr. SAMUEL LILLY, of New Jersey.

3. Dr. NINIAN PINKNEY, of United States Navy.
4. Dr. S. D. SEELYE, of Alabama.

TREASURER.

Dr. CASPAR WISTER, of Pennsylvania.

LIBRARIAN.

Dr. WILLIAM LEE, of District of Columbia.

COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY.

Dr. JOHNSON ELIOT, of District of Columbia.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

Dr. RICHARD J. DUNGLISON, of Pennsylvania.

Committee of Arrangements.-Drs. WILLIAM PEPPER, Chairman; FRANK F. MAURY, ALBERT FRICKE, ADDINELL HEWSON, S. W. GROSS, WILLIAM GOODELL, T. M. DRYSDALE, all of Pennsylvania.

Committee of Publication.-Drs. F. G. SMITH, T. M. DRYSDALE, ALBERT FRICKE, WILLIAM B. ATKINSON, CASPAR WISTER, of Pennsylvania; WILLOUGHBY WALLING, of Kentucky; W. LEE, of District of Columbia.

As next place of meeting-Philadelphia, Pa., was chosen.
Time of meeting-First Tuesday in June, 1876.

The Committee also report the following nominations for Chairmen and Secretaries of Sections for 1876:

1. Practice of Medicine, Materia Medica and Physiology, Dr. F. G. SMITH, of Pennsylvania, Chairman, and B. A. VAUGHAN, of Mississippi, Secretary.

2. Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, Dr. SAMUEL C. BUSEY, of District of Columbia, Chairman, and Dr. ROBERT BATTEY, of Georgia, Secretary.

3. Surgery and Anatomy, Dr. ALONZO GARCELON, of Maine, Chairman, and Dr. E. T. EASLEY, of Texas, Secretary.

4. Medical Jurisprudence, Chemistry, and Psychology, Dr. E. L. HOWARD, of Maryland, and Dr. V. L. HURLBUT, of Illinois, Secretary,

5. State Medicine and Public Hygiene, Dr. R. C. Kedzie, of Michigan, Chairman, and Dr. EZRA M. HUNT, of New Jersey, Secretary. Members: Drs. J. B. GASTON, of Alabama; D. A. LINTHICUM, of Arkansas; T. M. LOGAN, of California; CHARLES DENNISON, of Colorado; B. H. CATLIN, of Connecticut; L. P. BUSH, of Delaware; F. HOWARD, of District of Columbia; W. A. LOVE, of Georgia; H. A. JOHNSON, of Illinois; GEORGE SUTTON, of Indiana; A. G. FIELDS, of Iowa; C. V. MOTTRAM, of Kansas; TURNER ANDERSON, of Kentucky; S. M. BEMISS, of Louisiana; S. H. WEEKS, of Maine; JAMES A. STUART, of Maryland; H. I. Bow DITCH, of Massachusetts; A. B. STUART, of Minnesota; W. H. ARMISTEAD, of Mississippi; FRANK G. PORTER, of Missouri; J. H. PEABODY, of Nebraska; J. W. PARSONS, of New Hampshire; A. N. BELL, of New York; J. J. QUINN, of Ohio; WM. F. KNOX, of Pennsylvania; E. M. SNOW, of Rhode Island ;. R. A. KINLOCK, of South Carolina; J. H. VANDEMAN, of Tennessee; J. M. FORT, of Texas; J. L. CABALL, of Virginia; A. T. WOODWARD, of Vermont; H. P. STRONG, of Wisconsin; JOHN.