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`you on behalf of the Cape May County Medical
`Society.”
`
`Dr. Ill expressed the thanks of the So-
`ciety for the welcome accorded them, and
`the good
`could keep
`they
`said that if
`weather a few days longer, they were not
`likely to forget Cape May very soon.
`The Report of the Committee on Hygiene
`and Legislation was read by Dr. Halsey, as
`follows
`
`June 19, 1908.
`To the Medical Society of New Jersey:
`Your Committee on Legislation desire to make
`the following report of their work during the
`past year.
`Early in January at a meeting of the com-
`mittee held in Trenton, it was unanimously de-
`cided that there would be no movement upon
`our part in any way to recognize or legalize
`The committee were unanimous in
`osteopathy.
`their decision that it would be for the best in-
`terest of the medical profession throughout the
`State to be entirely upon the defensive at first
`should the osteopaths introduce their bill, then
`we would meet this with a substitute to be given
`to the committee to which the measure should
`be referred, as a bill which would be entirely
`satisfactory to the medical men of the
`State.
`not make any movement
`The osteopaths
`did
`until the early part of March, when they had a
`bill introduced by Mr. Colgate, of Essex, and
`the Committee on Public
`it was referred to
`Health, of which Mr. Hines of Essex, was Chair-
`The chairman
`of this committee was
`man.
`very favorable to the osteopaths, and he gave
`notice to the Clerk of the House that a hearing
`would be granted on the bill, said notice did not
`appear in the Journal, and was not published
`in the Trenton papers, none of the members of
`the legislative committee had any notice of the
`Dr. Lowery, a member of the as-
`said hearing.
`sembly, and of the Committee on Public Health,
`notified the president of the Medical Society of
`New Jersey, and he with a few physicians from
`Newark appeared in opposition to the bill. Your
`committee on legislation feeling that the medical
`profession throughout the State had been un-
`justly treated, demanded an additional hearing
`on this bill ; after considerable work this hear-
`ing was granted, at which time we had a large
`gathering of physicians from all over the State
`who spoke very forcibly against granting the
`osteopaths the rights and privileges
`of physi-
`cians, until such time as they were qualified. We
`were satisfied that the able opposition to
`this
`measure presented by the
`medical profession
`throughout the State, together with the strong
`representation present, had a very great influence
`upon the committee. The chairman of the com-
`mittee was strongly in favor of reporting the bill
`as presented by the osteopaths, but the majority
`of the committee were against him and were in
`favor of reporting to the House, the substitute
`as decided upon by your committee on legisla-
`The osteopaths then presented their sub-
`tion.
`stitute which gave every osteopath practising in
`the state of New Jersey, the
`right
`register
`to
`with the Secretary of the State a copy of his
`diploma ; when this was done he was legally
`authorized to use the title D. O. We refused to
`accept this substitute, and Mr. Colgate asked the
`
`unanimous consent of the Assembly to withdraw
`the original bill. A careful canvass which we
`made of the House developed the fact that had
`reported by the committee, it
`bill been
`their
`would not have passed the assembly.
`Earlier in the session, a bill was introduced
`known as the Anti-Vivisection bill, which would
`place certain restrictions upon the development of
`scientific medicine, and limit the good work which
`is being done along these lines. We entered a
`very strong protest against the passage of this
`bill and at the hearing which the president of
`from
`our
`standpoint
`society conducted
`this
`many able men from New York City, Philadel-
`phia and various ports of New Jersey, spoke
`against this measure. The argument against the
`bill was so strong that there was nothing upon
`This bill was
`which our opponents could stand.
`This issue must be watched
`never reported.
`an or-
`very carefully in the future as there
`is
`ganized movement all over the country for the
`introduction of such bills and placing very re-
`At the
`strictive measures around vivisection.
`last meeting of the American Medical Association
`this matter was brought up and the Trustees
`were authorized to set aside a certain amount of
`money to assist in the defeat of such measures
`whenever introduced, feeling that if such bills
`should become a law it would hamper medical
`men in making new and valuable discoveries,
`which in the past have so largely been the means
`suffering and prolonging human
`of alleviating
`life.
`While your committee assisted in
`passing
`a
`bill for the re-organization of the State Board
`The
`of Health, it was not satisfactory to us.
`committee were unanimous in their opinion that
`the Lanning bill would come nearer to fulfilling
`the requirements in the State of New Jersey,
`than the present act. We used our best exer-
`to have the board increased from 6 to 8
`tions
`members, the two additional members to be a
`recognized
`and a
`pharmacist
`of
`veterinarian
`This we were unable to accomplish, and
`ability.
`we therefore recommend that the Medical So-
`ciety of New Jersey express their disapproval
`of the provisions of the act of 1908, re-organiz-
`ing the State Board of Health, because said act
`is retrogressive rather than progressive, and be-
`cause of the failure of the act to require that
`the administration of sanitary measures shall be
`supervised mainly by persons having had medical
`training and experience in sanitation. We are
`satisfied that owing to the intimate relationship
`which exists between human and bovine tuber-
`culosis, that it would be impossible to carry to a
`successful issue, a fight for the extermination of
`tuberculosis in this State unless there was a co-
`operation of the veternarians. Owing to the pas-
`sage of the Pure Food and Drug Act a pharma-
`cist should be a member of the State
`Board of
`Health as he would be more capable of thor-
`Your com-
`oughly examining foods and drugs.
`mittee used every exertion to have the law re-
`pealed in regard to the appointment of the pres-
`ent Tuberculosis Commission of this State, for
`the reason that we were of the opinion that this
`matter should be entirely within the province of
`the State Board of Health. The present mode of
`examining cattle in this State is a farce and it
`will not be possible to eradicate bovine tubercu-
`losis until purely scientific measures are adopted.
`In our judgment, this is not possible with the
`present commission, and should be entirely within
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`the province of the Board of Health with a thor-
`oughly competent and scientific veterinarian at its
`head. With the hearty co-operation of the county
`societies throughout the State, we hope to bring
`this thing about at the next session of the legis-
`After the bill for the reorganization of
`lature.
`the State Board of Health had become a law,
`several members of your committee wrote to the
`governor for a hearing before the appointments
`were made and suggested to the governor that in
`his appointments for the new board, there should
`be at least two and preferably three, physicians.
`Notwithstanding that this hearing was desired by
`the president of our society, by your entire com-
`mittee on legislation, and numerous prominent
`medical men throughout the State, it was refused
`by the governor on the ground that it was un-
`necessary, as he proposed that in making his se-
`lection for members of the incoming Board of
`Health that they should be business men and
`that he should be guided by the wishes of the
`The chair-
`senators from the several counties.
`man of the committee wrote to the governor that
`our aim in asking for this hearing was a purely
`unselfish one and that we thought we might be of
`some assistance in suggesting medical men of
`ability, who in view of the great advancement
`which has been made in hygiene and sanitation
`within the last few years, would place this board
`upon the proper footing and one which would
`compare favorably with the best Boards of Health
`throughout the country.
`Notwithstanding this,
`the hearing was refused, and we have to-day, on
`the State Board of Health of New Jersey, only
`one physician.
`Your committee assisted the State Board of
`Medical Examiners in passing some slight amend-
`ments to the present medical law which were
`needed badly to meet certin conditions.
`While
`as a whole our work has been fairly satisfactory
`during the past year, it has not been what it
`should be. This is largely the result of not being
`thoroughly organized.
`In the broadest sense, your
`committee on legislation has tried to build up
`and strengthen the influence and standing of the
`profession in every community by bringing us all
`into closer touch with each other, and when the
`time is ripe for rapid action, that we could act
`as a hamonious whole for the accomplishment of
`what we deem good for the profession and the
`community at large.
`There is no doubt in our
`mind that the time is ripe when the medical pro-
`fession, working through the organization, should
`become one of the dominant factors in the public
`life for the conservation of the lives and health
`of the public. We are satisfied that the intelligent
`laymen should understand something of the work
`of the physicians, its difficulties, possibilities and
`limitations, and that the laymen and physician
`may co-operate and thus limit as far as possible,
`the ravages of disease and death.
`After this is done we are sure that in a very
`short time a physician will be looked upon as a
`public health officer, educated and trained to pro-
`tect the lives and 'health of the laity. From our
`observation in the legislature during the last few
`years, we have found many men who were will-
`ing to listen to our argument and when the stand-
`ing of the medical profession on any measure, was
`thoroughly explained to them, and it was shown
`that we were unselfish and only working for the
`public good, were ready and willing to do any-
`thing to co-operate with us. The time is ripe for
`a systematic plan of organization and education
`
`and when this is developed as it should be, in our
`judgment, there will be no necessity for your com-
`mittee on legislation to spend so many hours in
`the capitol of the State at Trenton, using their
`utmost endeavors to convince the members of the
`legislature ; but an intelligent public will demand
`that all these matters be referred to the medical
`men for their sanction and approval, before such
`measures would dare become a law. The medical
`profession is held in less esteem than the profes-
`sion in theology and law, with reference to the
`neglected duties of citizenship, those of our pro-
`fession who have no apparent concern in public
`affairs, who devote their time and thought wholly
`to the practice of their calling, negligent or indif-
`ferent to their duties as citizens or influential mem-
`bers of the body of political men, are not adding
`as they should to the enhancement of the station
`in medicine.
`If every county society will promise to take up
`this work of bringing into, closer touch, the laity
`and the medical men and create a clear under-
`standing between them, it will be doing a mag-
`nificent work. We must have intelligent co-opera-
`tion with the laity if we desire an enactment of
`needed legislation, the control of contagious dis-
`eases and prevention of consumption, and the re-
`If we do not start this
`duction of the death rate.
`campaign of education to enlighten the laity, we'
`will have no right to complain if the public de-
`rives its knowledge of medical matters from the
`newspaper advertisements and the patent medi-
`cine circulars gotten up for free distribution.
`It has been our custom for several years to
`have a representative of the Medical Society of
`New Jersey at Trenton, after the bills were in-
`troduced, which in our judgment, needed atten-
`tion. He watched carefully all legislation, inter-
`viewed the members, made poll of the legislature
`and kept your committee fairly in touch with the
`movement of all bills during the session.
`Legis-
`lative matters are growing to such an extent that,
`in our judgment, we should have some one on the
`ground from the opening of the session to its
`If the proper person is obtained, he can
`close.
`assist greatly in shaping legislation and do much
`good in passing such measures that we may be
`interested in, or preventing the passage of vicious
`legislation. We have had such a man, but his
`salary has been a very meagre one, in comparison
`to what he accomplished, or in comparison to
`what the osteopaths paid a man for similar work,
`and we advise that the committee be empowered
`to employ a man, paying him a proper compensa-
`tion for his work, during the coming session of
`There will be so many more
`the legislature.
`matters that will need our attention that this thing
`seems to be absolutely necessary.
`Your committee would suggest that they receive
`the full support of the State Society in having
`passed, at the next session of the legislature, more
`stringent laws if possible than now exists on our
`statutes, for the stamping out of tuberculosis and
`endeavor to have, as in Pennsylvania and New
`York, a substantial sum appropriated by the State
`to assist in the work for the purpose of establish-
`ing public dispensaries, compulsory notification and
`a systematic plan for the education of the masses.
`Your committee would urge upon the State Medi-
`cal Society, the importance of recommending to
`the various county societies, their taking up of
`the question of educating the public concerning
`vital medical matters and thus be prepared to
`carry on the more complete work which will soon
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`be asked of them by the American Medical Asso-
`ciation. Your committee again calls your attention
`to the serious consideration by county medical
`societies of the necessity of electing medical men
`One good physician in the
`to the legislature.
`legislature is a tower of strength against vicious
`measures that may be introduced. The thanks of
`the Society are due to the two physicians who
`were members of the assembly during the last
`session, Doctors Ramsay and Lowrey. They were
`ever alert to our interests, keeping us well in-
`formed as to the status of various measures and
`as to the proper course to pursue. Their mission-
`ary work among the members should be highly
`commended and we are satisfied that their influ-
`It has left an
`ence will be felt for a long time.
`impression in the halls of legislation that our aim
`is purely for the benefit of the public—the allevia-
`tion of suffering, and the lessening of mortality.
`A report to you would not be complete without
`mentioning the noble work of two senators, Hon.
`Joseph S. Frelinghuysen and Hon. J. Boyd Avis.
`Senator Frelinghuysen was our champion, never
`too busy to give us advice or assist your com-
`mittee. He is a firm believer in upholding the
`high medical standard of the State and to him
`the Society owes a debt of gratitude.
`Senator
`Avis drafted our substitute and was always at the
`call of the committee for suggestions as to the
`As we were
`proper course for us to pursue.
`authorized to employ counsel, the committee re-
`tained him, but under no consideration would he
`take a fee. He informed the chairman that the
`work he had done was a pleasure and a duty.
`This is certainly a good omen for the future, when
`two prominent members of the legislature are
`willing to heartily co-operate with the medical
`men of the state for upholding the medical laws
`and preventing quackery from gaining a foothold
`within our borders, and contending that it
`is
`their duty to assist in doing everything possible to
`lower the death rate in the state.
`They are certainly able cohorts of ours in what
`is to be the great fight of the future—preventive
`medicine—and we should always hold them in
`grateful remembrance.
`During the past year, the committee lost one of
`its valuable members, Dr. A. K. Baldwin, of New-
`Dr. Baldwin was an earnest worker in the
`ark.
`cause of medical education, was always present at
`the meetings of the committee and worked zeal-
`ously to assist in the upholding of the medical
`laws of the State. We feel that we have lost a
`valuable member in his death. At the suggestion
`of your committee, Dr. John W. Bennett, of Long
`Branch, was elected to fill the vacancy.
`Dr. Ben-
`nett is a man of wide experience in legislative
`matters and has given us valuable advice and has
`been very zealous in assisting in the work during
`the past winter. He should, by all means, be
`retained as a member of this committee.
`In selec-
`tion of members of this important committee of
`the Medical Society of New Jersey, as well as
`members of the auxiliary legislative committee,
`only men should be selected who have a taste for
`the work and are willing to devote their time to
`The chairman of the com-
`good honest labor.
`mittee wishes to thank the medical profession
`throughout the State for the co-operation that
`was given at the last hearing against the osteo-
`pathic bill. While he feels that much more might
`have been accomplished than has been done, if
`there were united action on the part of all county
`societies in any measure which your committee on
`
`legislation desires help. As to the members of
`the committee, Dr. Gray was present until sick-
`ness prevented him meeting with the committee
`during the latter part of the session. He did
`good work and was of valuable assistance to us.
`Dr. Schauffler also was present whenever possible
`and succeeded in bringing valuable pressure to
`bear upon the members of the legislature from
`his county, that was of valuable assistance to us
`Dr. H. H. Davis was always
`during the session.
`present at the meetings of the committee, and the
`chairman feels that too much praise cannot be
`given to him for his unselfish devotion to the
`interest of the medical profession of the State.
`The work of the chairman of the committee has
`been largely one of duty and he feels that it only
`repays in a small degree the many honors that the
`Medical Society of New Jersey has given him,
`and with a heartfelt desire to see the medical
`men of the State united for their elevation and
`the proper recognition by the laity of our high
`and unselfish aim, the alleviation of human suf-
`fering, the prevention of all forms of quackery,
`and the education of the masses so that they will
`be mighty factors in the prevention of diseases.
`We trust that the medical profession through-
`out the State may be thoroughly organized that
`it will not only commence, but bring to a high de-
`gree of development, the work of organization,
`the education of the laity and the co-operation of
`the other professions for the betterment of hy-
`gienic and sanitary conditions
`throughout
`the
`State, which will ever redown to the honor and
`glory of this grand old Medical Society of New
`Jersey.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`L. M. HaesEy, Chairman,
`F. D. Gray,
`Wm. G. SchaueeeEr,
`John W. Bennett,
`Henry H. Davis.
`
`Dr. Halsey said that he would like to
`have the
`suggestions
`in this report
`as
`adopted by the Board of Trustees, as well
`as the other recommendations, taken up and
`acted upon by the Society.
`It was moved and seconded that the re-
`port be received.
`Carried.
`Dr. D. C. English made a motion that
`He
`recommendations
`adopted.
`be
`the
`wished also to offer a resolution, as he felt
`that the time had arrived for the Medical
`Society of New Jersey, with its record of
`having looked after the health interests of
`the State, to speak in no uncertain terms.
`It therefore afforded him much pleasure to
`offer these resolutions, which he would like
`to see adopted by a unanimous vote. They
`were as follows
`
`Whereas, the Legislature of this State at the
`last session enacted a law which has made possi-
`ble political appointments to the sanitary service
`of the State, regardless of the professional train-
`ing and scientific attainments of the appointees
`and
`Whereas, the best sanitary service thus far ren-
`dered in any State in the Union has been per-
`formed under the direction of a liberally compen-
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`sated Commissioner of Health and a corps of
`skilled advisors, therefore,
`Society of New
`Resolved, That the Medical
`Jersey in annual meeting assembled, hereby advo-
`cates and strongly recommends the repeal of the
`present act governing the administration of the
`laws relating to the public health, and urges the
`enactment of a law which will provide for the
`appointment of a Commissioner of Health, who
`shall be a physician of not less than ten years’
`experience as a practitioner, with adequate salary
`to secure the best attainable service, and to pro-
`vide also for a competent advisory board, ap-
`pointed by the commissioner and to serve without
`pay, except for actual expenses incurred.
`Resolved, That a special committee of five mem-
`bers of the society be appointed by the chair to
`consider the so-called Canning Bill and decide
`whether it, or some modification of it, will best
`conserve the health interests of our State ; keep
`these sacred interests free from improper political
`control or manipulation and maintain the honor
`and reputation of our State for safeguarding the
`health and lives of our citizens ; and that said
`committee report to the Board of Trustees at a
`special meeting to be held in the early fall; and
`that the committee in co-operation with the com-
`mittee on legislation be and they are hereby auth-
`orized and empowered to advocate in the name of
`this Society, and to secure if possible, the enact-
`ment of such measures as shall be agreed upon
`by them and endorsed by the Board of Trustees.
`
`Dr. English then said that he had offered
`these resolutions because he believed that
`the members of the Medical Society of New
`Jersey were deeply interested in the matter,
`the Society having been the father of all
`legislation in the State to put the health in-
`terests under organized authority.
`In the
`6o’s, the Society went before the legislature
`and the governor and urged the necessity
`of a law for the protection of the health and
`lives of the citizens of New Jersey.
`That
`committee went before the governor and
`the legislature, year after year, asking and
`entreating for the passage of an adequate
`They were turned down each time.
`law.
`They could do little with the legislatures,
`and saw that the only hope was in going
`to the people and awakening a public sen-
`timent that would compel the legislature
`to listen to the pleadings of the Medical
`Society of New Jersey. A public meeting
`was called, and was addressed by some of
`A
`the veteran members of this Society.
`State Sanitary Society was formed.
`Dr.
`Ezra M. Hunt, of blessed memory, went
`before the farmers and pleaded with them
`for the health interests of the State ; and a
`sentiment was aroused that compelled the
`legislature and the governor to listen to
`the entreaties of the Medical Society ; so
`that, after long years of effort, they secured
`a State Board of Health, which has ever
`since blessed the State and its citizens.
`
`suggested an
`Dr. English
`outline for
`action, and intimated that something like
`the Banning bill would be a good law to
`enact, although he did not feel sure that
`it was the best that could be framed. He
`had given a great deal of attention to the
`matter, and thought it would be well to fol-
`low the example of the state of Pennsyl-
`vania, where the health interests are bet-
`ter guarded than in any other State in the
`Dr. Dixon, the Health Commis-
`Union.
`been
`appointment,
`since his
`sioner, has,
`doing magnificent work, such as appeals to
`the citizens of Pennsylvania ; and the leg-
`islature has given the health authorities the
`right to spend one million dollars in pro-
`tecting the health interests of that State.
`New Jersey should not occupy a second
`She should stand at the front in
`place.
`sanitary legislation and administration ; and
`the Society should insist upon having the
`health interests of the citizens of the state
`of New Jersey guarded and protected, as
`they cannot be when the medical profession
`has been ignored in selecting members of
`the Board of Health, as has been done
`under the law just passed.
`Dr. English said that, from the very
`start, he had not liked the law that was in-
`troduced and passed at the last session of
`the New Jersey Legislature. He regarded
`the paying of the members of that board
`two thousand dollars a year as a step toward
`There had been, he
`political manipulation.
`board who
`on the
`said, gentlemen
`old
`served without salary, merely having their
`actual expenses paid ; and he thought that
`there was every reason to believe that these,
`or other men as good or possibly better,
`could be procured to give similar service
`But when men are
`without compensation.
`appointed to this office to which there is a
`salary attached, it is made possible for the
`politicians to select men who will contri-
`bute liberally to campaign purposes or in
`other ways serve the politician or political
`party that secures them the position.
`Dr. English said that he had nothing to
`say personally against the gentlemen who
`had been appointed, except that they were
`not men with medical training or exper-
`This,
`ienced in sanitary administration.
`however, was the one vital point in the dis-
`cussion ; and it did seem to him that a Board
`of Health should consist of at least three
`able medical men, the business men, en-
`But he
`gineers, etc., making up the rest.
`very decidedly preferred the passage of a
`new law which shall provide for a single
`head—a Commissioner of Health, the best,
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`most competent one obtainable, even if $10,-
`000 salary is required, and an advisory
`board of competent unsalaried men.
`Dr. Walter B. Johnson,
`Paterson,
`of
`seconded the motion for the adoption of
`He agreed with Dr.
`these resolutions.
`English in hoping that the Society would
`put itself on record in such a forcible way
`that the governor of New Jersey would feel
`it. He had understood from the committee
`on hygiene and legislation that the gov-
`ernor had made the statement that he would
`make his own appointments.
`Dr. Johnson
`did not think it necessary for a great society
`Medical
`of
`the
`that
`Society
`of
`like
`New Jersey
`governor
`attack
`the
`to
`or the members of the Board of Health
`been appointed ;
`has
`but he
`that
`did
`think it necessary for the Society to come
`forward and place itself in the situation in
`which it originally was, that of demanding
`of the governor that the health measures
`be placed in the hands of
`the physician.
`They always had been in the hands of the
`physician, and always should be.
`Health
`measures would never
`have been
`under-
`taken, had the work necessary to start them
`fallen to the lot of lawyers or other pro-
`fessional men, except physicians.
`It is only
`the self-sacrificing physician, working in the
`interests of the public, who is willing to
`give time and energy to measures that look
`to the public good. When, in the appoint-
`ment of a Board of Health, the governor
`of New Jersey ignores the members of the
`State Medical Society, Dr. Johnson thought
`it time for the Society to feel that it had
`been imposed upon, and that proper meas-
`ures had not been taken to safeguard the
`health of the communities represented by
`the Society, the members of which are will-
`ing and anxious to do this work, and had
`been before there was any salary attached
`to it.. Now that a salary is attached to these
`positions, they have become a part of the
`political machine ,and something that peo-
`Members of the medical
`ple strive for.
`profession are proud to be associated with
`members of a board of health that does
`good work.
`If this kind of legislation is
`to carry these boards into the realms of
`politics, however, Dr. Johnson thought that
`others who did not have the health of the
`communities at heart would be seeking these
`He believed that a retrograde
`positions.
`step had been taken in going back from the
`old situation in which the health board
`served without compensation, in a manner
`according to the bill drawn up by Judge
`Lanning which he considered the proper
`
`measure.
`
`Dr. Johnson argued strongly in
`favor of a single head—a Commissioner of
`Health—which the Judge’s bill provided for
`and Dr. English’s resolutions endorsed. He
`took pleasure in seconding the resolutions,
`and hoped that they would be placed in the
`hands of the governor in such a manner
`that he and the legislature might know that
`the Medical Society of New Jersey was
`looking into the best methods to be adopted
`to subserve the interests of the health of
`the State.
`Dr. Britton D. Evans, of Morris Plains,
`said that he had arisen to a point of order.
`One set of resolutions had been regularly
`presented, and another set was put forward
`The first having been sec-
`for adoption.
`onded, he thought the second set out of
`order.
`Dr. Ill said that the second set of reso-
`lutions were only confirmatory of the reso-
`lution offered by the committee.
`Dr. Halsey said that what he had pre-
`sented was not a resolution, but a recom-
`mendation.
`Dr. Evans thought the second set entirely
`out of order. The resolutions of the Com-
`mittee on Hygiene and Legislation were ad-
`mirable and well supported.
`Dr. Halsey said that Dr. Evans was mis-
`taken in considering the recommendations
`of the Committee a resolution. The resolu-
`tions framed by Dr. English were prepared
`according to the recommendations of the
`committee.
`Dr. Evans said that in that case his hear-
`ing must be poor. He asked, for his own
`information and for that of others who did
`not hear any better than himself, that Dr.
`Halsey read the report of the Committee
`on Hygiene and Legislation again.
`Dr. Halsey said that it had been brought
`before the House and duly seconded.
`Dr. Ill said that the Chair would rule
`that the recommendations from the com-
`mittee were in the form of a resolution, and
`had been duly seconded.
`Dr. Halsey said that Dr. English had *
`been requested to draw up this resolution.
`Dr. English said that he had been re-
`quested to draw up a resolution to carry
`out the recommendations of the committee.
`Dr. Evans said that no one had men-
`tioned that. The resolutions offered by the
`committee had not been disposed of, and he
`wished to know whether those of Dr. Eng-
`lish were a substitute for them.
`Dr. Halsey said that it seemed to him
`that the proper solution of the difficulty
`would be to attend to the recommendations
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`of the committee first, and then let the mat-
`ter of Dr. English’s come up a secondary
`resolution.
`Dr. English then temporarily withdrew
`his resolutions.
`Dr. Evans said that he would accept that
`method of disposing of the matter, but that
`he still maintained that he was correct from
`a parliamentary standpoint.
`Dr. Ill announced that the recommenda-
`committee on legislation,
`of
`the
`tions
`which had been approved by the Board of
`The re-
`Trustees were before the house.
`commendations were then adopted.
`Dr. English, then again offered his reso-
`lutions, which were seconded by Dr. John-
`son.
`Dr. William E. Ramsay, of Perth Am-
`boy, said that he had had the pleasure of
`working for this bill that was under dis-
`cussion during the last term of the legis-
`lature, although he had done so under a
`If he had it to work for
`misrepresentation.
`to-day, he believed that he would work in
`The representation
`an opposite direction.
`made to him from all sources was that the
`governor was going to recognize not only
`the State Medical Society, but the medical
`In discussing the resolution
`profession.
`just suggested by Dr. English, ten years ex-
`perience had been mentioned as necessary.
`Dr. Ramsay agreed to that, but he would
`like to have added that a man should be in
`The man selected by the
`active practice.
`governor had not been in practice for fif-
`This he considered
`teen or eighteen years.
`not only unfair, but a direct rebuff ; and
`he felt no hesitation in saying that a good
`deal of medical legislation that had caused
`so much trouble during past years had been
`due to the inactivity of the profession as a
`whole. The Society should, he said, be con-
`gratulated on the work done by the legis-
`lative committee of last year; but if the
`Society expects the endorsement of the sen-
`ate and assembly of New Jersey, to
`say
`nothing of the governor, it would be nec-
`essary for them to take a more active part
`It was only during the
`in public affairs.
`antivivisection trouble that the profession
`as a whole had become positively active.
`Medical legislation had then been brought
`in to such a