SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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At I P. M. the members gathered at the hospital of Dr. Der¬ 
went, where several clinical cases of special interest were ex¬ 
amined. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
2 P. M. The Association was called to order, Dr. Edwards 
in the chair. Letters and telegrams received from absent mem¬ 
bers, expressing regrets for non-attendance were read, also a let¬ 
ter from Dr. W. L. Williams, President of the United States Vet¬ 
erinary Medical Association, inviting this Association to take an 
active interest in the International Meeting of the United States 
Veterinary Medical Association, to be held in Chicago next Sep¬ 
tember. , * 
President M. E. Johnson, being unavoidably absent, sent his 
address, which was read by the Secretary. 
Prof. M. Stalker presented the following report for the Com¬ 
mittee on Legislation. 
Gentlemen : Your committee to whom was referred the 
matter of procuring legislative regulation of veterinary titles in 
this State, present the following report: The committee met at 
the Savery House, DesMoines, after the convening of the legisla¬ 
ture, and after careful deliberation formulated a bill which in 
their judgment would meet the wishes of this organization. 
The bill was introduced in the Senate, and referred to the Com- 
mitte on Medicine and Surgery. This committee accorded a re¬ 
spectful hearing to your members who had the matter in charge, 
and the necessity for such legislation was argued in their pres¬ 
ence. Some members of your committee met with the Senate 
committee a number of times to present our cause. After delib¬ 
eration on the subject, the Senate agreed on some modifications of 
the bill, and finally reported to the Senate a substitute, embody¬ 
ing such radical changes as in the judgment of your committee 
rendered the bill worse than useless to the veterinary profession 
of the State, in the event of such bill becoming a law. All efforts 
to have the objectionable portions of the amended bill stricken 
out, failed, and the Senator having the bill in charge was advised 
to not call up the bill for passage, and it was thus allowed to die. 
