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CORRESPONDENCE. 
“ARMY VETERINARY LEGISLATION.” 
Editor American Veterinary Review : 
Dear Sir —As soon as a bill is decided upon, for intro¬ 
duction to Congress, which secures to the present army in¬ 
cumbents the lowest grade in the proposed bill, and also 
fair chances for examinations for the higher grades, I shall 
be happy to contribute my share toward the good work, but 
it would be unreasonable to expect us to give our money 
and influence to a bill which would ‘‘ kick us out of the 
service ” after spending years therein; as a graduate of ten or 
fifteen years standing would scarcely compete successfully 
against a young man fresh from college. 
An Army Veterinarian. 
* Fort Reno, Indian Territory, ) 
Headquarters, Fifth U.S. Cavalry, Dec. 18, 1889. f 
Sir. —Your unintentional remark in the last issue of the 
Review that I had entered the army as veterinarian after 
my many protests against this service in its present state, 
places me in a rather embarrassing position before your 
readers. In the first place an apology from me is in order 
for having entered the army, but I must qualify this apology 
by saying that I entered it for the purpose of pushing the in¬ 
terests of the proposed army veterinary bill; I will also say 
that I do not intend io remain while things are in their 
present state—which is simply abominable—and that if the 
United States Veterinary Medical Association’s bill fails to 
pass, 1 will quit the service instanter. 
If the readers of the Review will remember, there was an 
army bill published in its columns in October, and at the same 
time it was suggested that a fund be opened for the support 
of this bill. Such a fund has been opened and some subscrip¬ 
tions have been made. Now in reference to this bill, I beg 
to state that I have withdrawn same in favor of a more mod¬ 
ified one by the Committee on Army Legislation of the United 
States Veterinary Medical Association, which bill, in the 
