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not give any protection to present army veterinarians, and differs somewhat as to 
examinations. That both these gentlemen consider that it is very essential that 
only one bill should be presented to Congress, and that the two committees or 
representatives of said committee should consult together and agree on a draft of 
bill to be in substance the same as the one presented by this society. 
Your committee have expended the sum of fifteen dollars and sixty cents 
for printing, etc. Respectfully submitted, 
W. H. PfiNDRY, 
Rosook R. Bell. 
Moved by Dr. Breslin and seconded by Dr. Mustoe, that the report of Com¬ 
mittee on Army Legislation, be received and accepted. 
That the chairman of the committee be, and is hereby authorized to repre¬ 
sent the Long Island Veterinary Society in a conference to be held with the 
Chairman of the Committee on Army Veterinary Legislation of the United States 
Veterinary Medical Association, for the purpose of agreeing upon the draft of a 
bill te be presented to Congress, which shall be in substance the same as endorsed 
by this Society, and that he is hereby authorized to accept for this Society such 
details of said bill as the army headquarters shall demand or that the interest of 
the measure may be deemed neeessary to bring about the desired result. 
That the sum of twenty (20) dollars be, and is hereby appropriated to defray 
expenses of said representative. Carried. 
The Secretary was instructed to prepare a report of the condition of the So¬ 
ciety, and file it with the County Clerk of Kings County, thus complying with the 
law. 
Dr. R. A. McLean being the essayist for the evening, and being absent on 
account of the death of his sister, the reading of papers was postponed until next 
meeting. 
The next order of business being the election of officers of the Society for the 
ensuing term, the following gentlemen were elected to the various offices: Presi¬ 
dent, Dr. Geo. H. Berns ; Vice-President, Dr. J. F. Musto; Secretary, Dr. D. S. 
Breslin; Treasurer, Dr. Geo. F. Bowers; Board of Censors, Dr. R. R. Bell, 
Chairman, Dr. Wm. A. Engeman, Dr. Samuel Atchinson, Dr. Wm. H. Pendry, 
Dr. T. M. Buckley. 
The following resolution, which was made a special order of business for 
this meeting, was then taken up, namely : 
“Whether members of the profession practicing other than on Long Island 
are eligible for membership in this Society.” 
The discussion which followed was participated in by all the members pres¬ 
ent, particularly by Dr. Geo. F. Bowers and Wm. H. Pendry, and in order to 
determine the question, the following motion was put before the meeting, 
namely: 
“That members of the profession practicing other than on Long Island are 
eligible for membership in this Society.” 
The motion was lost by a large majority, thus confining the membership of 
the Society to members practicing only on Long Island. 
After the reading of a number of communications to the Society the meeting 
then adjourned. 
D. S. Breslin, D.V.S., Secretary. 
