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absent, Dr. Howe was called to the chair, who called the meeting to order The 
Secretary called the roll. 
n ^ he __ mi ^ utes of the Previous meeting were then read and were approved. 
,•. Newton then read a very instructive paper on kidney disease in a 
stallion at Kalamazoo, Michigan, which created a very lively discussion, which 
was followed by one by Dr. J. C. Meyer, Jr, on the uses of the galvano-cautery. 
e a a very good success in using it. His paper also created another lively dis- 
. CUS8101 ^ on firin S> etc. A motion to adjourn until 1:30 p. m. carried. Members 
were then requested to meet at Dr. J. S. Butler’s infirmary at that hour to oper- 
ate on several cases he had collected together for that purpose. 
A number of operations were then performed by Dr. Meyer, Jr, on a bone 
spavin with the galvano-cautery; on a case of ventral hernia, by Dr. Howe; on 
firing with.the thermo-cautery, by Dr. Shaw; on a malignant growth of the in- 
erior maxiliary with caries of the bone, by Dr. G. W. Butler, who caponized a 
number of chickens, and by Dr. Tiffany, who operated on a case of crib-biting. 
At the evening session the following officers were elected: President, J. C. 
Meyer, Jr, Cincinnati; 1st Vice-President, W. R. Howe, Dayton; 2d Vice- 
President, W. Shaw, Dayton; 3d Vice-President, W. E. Wight, Deleware; Re¬ 
cording Secretary, W. A. Labron, Xenia; Corresponding Secretary, A. H. 
Logan, Beliefontaine; Treasurer, J. V. Newton, Toledo. Censors—Drs. Wight, 
Kerr, Shaw, Hillock, G. W. Butler. 
A motion was passed to elect Dr. J. A. Lee, of Lima, a member of this Asso- 
ciation. Dr. Lee thanked the association in a few well chosen remarks. The 
chair appointed Drs. Hillock and Butler on Auditing Committee. 
Dr. Meyer read a letter from Dr. Pendry, of New York, in regard to legisla¬ 
tion regulating the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. Considerable 
discussion took place upon the reading of the act just passed in New York and 
which did not meet the approval of all the members. 
It was moved and seconded that a committee be appointed to draft a bill to 
: present to the legislators of the present session relating to regulating the practice 
of veterinary medicine and surgery in this State. 
The President appointed the following as such committees:—P. D. Yonker- 
man, Cleveland, Howe and Shaw, of Dayton, Lee, of Lima, and J. C, Meyer, Jr, 
of Cincinnati. They will soon hold a meeting in Dayton to take action on the 
matter. Prof. Detmers, of Columbus, was at present drafting a bill for the same 
object. It was thought best to write him to meet the committee at Dayton and 
make some compromise. 
Dr. P. D. Yonkerman was then called upon to read his paper on “ Veterinary 
Medical Jurisprudence,” which was followed by a very lively discussion. 
Dr. Hillock then read an interesting paper on the operation of Lithotomy 
recently performed by himself. This paper was also well discussed. 
Dr. Yonkerman read a second paper entitled, the “ Veterinarian in Society,” 
which was a good one. It was moved and seconded that, with Dr. Yonkerman’s 
consent, both his papers be published in the Veterinary Review.* 
The matter of reinstatement of Dr. Franks was laid over until next meeting, 
j&nd in the meantime, he was requested to send in his petition in writing to the 
Secretary before the next meeting. 
These have been received and will be published at the earliest opportunity.—[E d.] 
