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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
The printing of the proceedings of the meeting, by the 
Association, was also advised. 
The Secretary and Treasurer in his report also called at¬ 
tention to some of the questions discussed by the President, 
urging their importance. His report showed the Association in 
a prosperous condition financially and otherwise, the society 
having about seventy members in good standing. 
The Board of Censors reporting favorably on the eighteen 
applicants for membership, they were duly elected. Many of 
these were present, and took part in the meeting. 
The attendance of old members, and the number of veteri¬ 
narians joining, was noted as being greater than for many years 
past. 
The committee on legislation presented an instructive report 
explaining why desired legislation had not been secured. Al¬ 
though the bill introduced was only intended to regulate the title 
of the veterinarian, prohibiting non-graduates from assuming the 
title of the graduate, it could not be passed without amendments, 
which the committee could not agree to. Consequently, pre¬ 
ferring no legislation to the passage of such an amended bill, 
it was not reported from the House committee to which it had 
been referred. It was found that many members of the 
Assembly feared the influence of the non-graduates in these 
localities, and could not be induced to favor any bill which 
seemed to prevent them from practising. It will thus be seen 
that legislation failed largely from lack of influence. 
Committee on collective statistics made a brief report, stat¬ 
ing some of the difficulties encountered in collecting satisfactory 
statistics, but recommending that the work be continued for 
another year, so that the results might be compiled and thus 
made as valuable as possible. 
Committee on the securing of the 1895 meeting of the 
Missouri State Veterinary Medical Association reported that 
correspondence with Dr. Haskins revealed that the meeting; 
would in all probability come West, and that any steps taken 
to secure it for Des Moines should be taken soon. Correspond- 
