726 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Professor Skaife, Dean of the Faculty of the California 
Veterinary College, tendered the Association a hearty wel- 
come. 
Minutes of previous meeting- were read and approved. 
The Secretary stated that it would be in order for the 
chair to appoint a committee as provided for in a resolution 
adopted June 12th, 1895. By request said resolution was read. 
Moved and seconded that the motion whereby said reso¬ 
lution was adopted be rescinded. Carried. 
The subject matter of said resolution was taken up and 
considered, and several amendments proposed. 
Moved and seconded that a committee of one be appointed 
by the chair to make the required amendments. Carried. 
The chair appointed Dr. Maclay as such committee, who 
reported as follows: 
Mr. President :—Your special committee appointed to make 
required changes in resolution introduced on June 12th, 1895, 
begs to report that all of said changes have been made, and 
the resolution herewith returned. 
On motion, the report of the committee was received, and 
the secretary requested to read the resolution as amended. 
Here follows the amended resolution : 
Whereas, The live-stock interests of this State are suffering from the malignant 
influences of contagious and infectious diseases, and 
Whereas, The health of the public is also jeopardized by the presence of said 
contagious and infectious diseases which affect the domestic animals, and 
Whereas, We, the members of the California State Veterinary Medical Associa¬ 
tion, realize that this state of affairs is due to the fact that there are no laws on the 
statute books of this State sufficiently adequate to control the ravages of these con¬ 
tagious and infectious diseases. Therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the presiding officer of this meeting be and is hereby authorized 
and requested to appoint a committee of three members of this Association, whose 
duty it shall be to wait on, or communicate with the Governor of this State with a 
view of prevailing upon him to appoint a commission, to consist of two veterinarians, 
one physician, one attorney and one dairyman or stockraiser, who shall receive no 
compensation, and whose duty it shall be to devise ways and means whereby the 
public health and the live-stock interests of this State may best be protected from 
the ravages of contagious and infectious animal diseases, such as anthrax, tubercu¬ 
losis, glanders, hog cholera, etc. 
Moved and seconded that the resolution, as amended, be 
adopted. v Carried. 
