AMERICAN MED. SOCIETY IN PARIS. Am. Med. Society in Paris, D. R. HAGNER. Dr. HARVEY LINDSLY, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, reported that the sessions would be held from nine A. M. to three P. M.; also, that the President of the United States would be happy to receive the members of the Association and their ladies at the Executive Mansion, in the evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. J. M. SNYDER, of Georgetown, was added, on motion, to the Committee of Arrangements. Dr. H. LINDSLY moved, that in order to furnish each State delegation an opportunity to choose a member to represent them on the Nominating Committee, a recess of fifteen minutes be taken, which was agreed to; and, at the conclusion of which, the following gentlemen were reported for the committee: JOB HOLMES, Maine, VOL. XI.-3 W. H. MCKEE, North Carolina, Dr. PITCHER, of Michigan, moved that the U. S. Army and Navy be entitled to representation on the Nominating Committee. After some discussion by Drs. MILLER, of New York, and CONDIE, of Pennsylvania, the Chair decided in favor of their representation. This decision was appealed from; but a vote being taken, the Chair was sustained. Upon motion, a Committee of Voluntary Essays was then appointed, consisting of Drs. BOHRER, of District of Columbia, FLINT, of New York, and HARGRAVES, of Alabama. The Chair announced that Dr. D. MEREDITH REESE, of New York, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Association, desired permission to make a communication, which, having been granted, Dr. REESE read the following statement: "To the Officers and Members of the American Medical Association— "The undersigned, one of the Vice-Presidents of the American Medical Association, having, during the interval since our last annual meeting, certified to the professional fitness for the charge of the Blockley Hospital, at Philadelphia, of an individual who had been expelled from this body for a violation of our code of ethics, after consultation with the other officers, and yielding to the advice of other personal friends, desires to say to the Association now assembled "1st. That, in giving said certificate, he was prompted solely by motives of sympathy and humanity to a fallen brother, who had been a personal friend prior to his offence; and that he did not realize, acting under the impulse of the moment, that his individual act could be construed by the profession as indicating hostility to his brethren. "2d. That while his own mind is clear that his certificate contained only the truth, and that, under his peculiar relations to the party concerned, he could not withhold his certificate of medical qualification, consistent with conscience and duty, yet he is ready to concede that he had no abstract right to relieve the party from the censure of the Association until this body had restored him to its fellowship. "3d. That, so far from intending any disrespect to the Association, or to its act of discipline, the undersigned had publicly sustained and defended both. He therefore disclaims the inference from his certificate that he intended to recommend to a high pro fessional office a man whom the Association had excluded, and thereby nullify the action of this body. "And, finally, with these statements and disclaimers, the undersigned, while retaining his own opinion of the rectitude of his motives, and of his duty, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, is nevertheless prepared to defer to the judgment of those whom he knows to be his friends, that he erred in doing what he had no right to do, in view of his official position in the Association, and is hence called upon to offer this explanation and apology to his brethren. DAVID M. REESE." Dr. CONDIE, of Pennsylvania, moved that the apology be received. A substitute was offered by way of amendment to this motion, declaring that the Code of Ethics of the Association had been violated. The amendment was not agreed to; and the original motion of Dr. CONDIE was adopted. On motion of Dr. ATLEE, of Pennsylvania, the statement of Dr. REESE was ordered to be entered upon the minutes. Dr. JAMES BRYAN, of Pennsylvania, said that he was in the same position with Dr. REESE, and offered a similar statement, which was, on motion of Dr. CONDIE, of Pennsylvania, received. On motion of Dr. LINDSLEY, of D. C., Dr. PAUL F. EVE, of Tennessee, the retiring President, delivered the annual address. On motion of Dr. ATLEE, of Pennsylvania, the President was requested to furnish a copy of his address for publication in the Transactions of the Association. Reports from Standing Committees being in order, Dr. GRAFTON TYLER, of D. C., Chairman of the Committee on Prize Essays, submitted the following report: "The Committee on Prize Essays report, that the essays received were three in number, each of which has been examined by them with great care, considering, first, the intrinsic merits of each essay, and then, their merits in relation to each other. "The Committee have discharged the responsible and delicate duty imposed upon them, with a consciousness of its great importance, and are gratified to be able to declare two of the essays submitted to their consideration, in their judgment, each worthy of a prize. The third they also highly commend. "The Committee award the first prize to the essay entitled 'An Essay on the Clinical Study of the Heart-Sounds, in Health and Disease.' It bears the motto, 'Clinica clinicé demonstrandum.' "They award the second prize to the essay entitled 'An Essay on Vision, and some of its Anomalies, as revealed by the Ophthalmoscope." It bears the motto, 'Dux Hominum, medicus est.' GRAFTON TYLER, Committee on Prize Essays." On motion, the report was accepted, and the essays were referred to the Committee on Publication. Dr. G. TYLER then, in the presence of the Association, opened the sealed packets, disclosing the names of the authors; and found the "Essay on the Clinical Study of the Heart-Sounds, in Health and Disease," to which was awarded the first prize, to have been written by Dr. AUSTIN FLINT, of Buffalo, N. Y.; and the "Essay on Vision, and some of its Anomalies, as revealed by the Ophthalmoscope," to which was awarded the second prize, to have been written by Dr. MONTROSE A. PALLEN, of St. Louis, Missouri. Upon the motion of Dr. PALMER, of Michigan, and by general consent, Drs. FLINT and PALLEN each favored the Association with a brief synopsis of their essays. Dr. LINDSLY, from the Committee of Arrangements, presented a letter from Capt. M. C. MEIGS, U. S. Engineers, calling the attention of the Association to the subject of Ventilation, and inviting the members to visit the capitol extension, with a view to its examination, in this connection; also, a letter from Dr. C. H. NICHOLS, in charge of the U. S. Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy, and of the District of Columbia, inviting the members to visit that establishment; and a communication from the Rev. BERNARD A. MAGUIRE, S. J., President of Georgetown College, inviting the Association to visit that Institution. On motion of Dr. HAMMOND, of N. Y., these several invitations were accepted, and the thanks of the Association were accorded therefor. On motion of Dr. H. LINDSLY, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements The Hon. GRAHAM N. FITCH, M. D., U. S. Sehator from Indiana, Hon. C. C. CHAFFIR, M. D., of Massachusetts, U.S. House of Representatives. แ แ HENRY M. SHAW, M. D., of N. Carolina, Hon. PETER PARKER, M. D., late U. S. Commissioner to China, and Dr. HENRY DEAR, of Maryland, were invited to take seats as members by invitation. It was moved and unanimously agreed to, that Assistant Surgeon FRED. H. ROSE, of Her Britannic Majesty's Navy, be invited to take a seat upon the platform with the officers, as a member of the Association. Dr. FRANCIS GURNEY SMITH, of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the Committee on Publication, submitted his report, which was read, adopted, and referred to the Committee on Publication. Dr. CASPAR WISTER, of Pennsylvania, the Treasurer, presented his Annual Report, with the accompanying resolutions: Resolved, That on or after each annual meeting, the back volumes of Transactions, for sale by the Association, shall be sold at two dollars apiece to permanent members, except the volume published the preceding year-this to continue at the price paid for it by delegates until the next annual meeting; and also, Resolved, That as Vols. V., VII., VIII. and IX., are in great excess, these four collectively may be had by any permanent member who shall remit $5.00 to the Treasurer; which, with the report, were adopted, and referred to the Committee on Publication. Dr. GEO. W. NORRIS, of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the Committee on Medical Education, not being present to report, the subject was referred to the Committee on Nominations. Dr. A. B. PALMER, of Michigan, Chairman of the Committee on Medical Literature, was granted permission to make his report to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The Committee on Nominations, through their Chairman, Dr. THOS. O. EDWARDS, of Iowa, reported in part, as follows, which report was, on motion, unanimously adopted : PRESIDENT, HARVEY LINDSLY, District of Columbia. VICE-PRESIDENTS, W. L. SUTTON, Kentucky, THOS. O. EDWARDS, Iowa. JOSIAH CROSBY, New Hampshire, |