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Williams, of Ithaca, who indulged in a lengthy discussion of the 
operation described in Dr. Clayton’s paper. Dr. Howe, of 
Ohio, was requested by the chair to engage in the discussion, 
but stated that he had never performed the operation or seen it 
performed, but gave his results from low plantar neurotomy, 
which he stated were most satisfactory and that he had per¬ 
formed it on great numbers of horses—giving it precedence over 
high plantar. While the discussion by the members was ani¬ 
mated and interesting it could not become very general, as but 
few present had performed the operation. Moved and seconded 
that a vote or thanks be extended to Dr. Clayton for his most 
excellent essay. Carried. 
Committee on Legislation. —Dr. O’Shea, Chairman, reported 
that two bills to amend the present State law and reopen the 
registration books to quacks, had already been passed in the 
Assembly and gone into the Senate, and a third one was still in 
the Assembly. He also called the attention of the association 
to Bill No. 650, entitled u A.11 act in relation to the establish¬ 
ment of a State live stock sanitary commission, and to provide 
for the control and suppression of tuberculosis and other dan¬ 
gerous diseases of domestic animals,” * and stated that the com¬ 
mittee desired to get the sense of the meeting, as to whether 
they approved or disapproved of the bill as a whole, or any fea¬ 
ture in the bill. After free discussion, it was moved by Dr. 
Clayton that the association approve the bill, after amending 
that part of Section 1 that relates to appointments, so as to 
make all the appointments therein subject to civil service ex¬ 
amination. Seconded ; carried. 
Moved and seconded that the meeting adjourn. Carried. 
Robert W. Elris, D. V. S., Secretary. 
VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY UNIVERSITY OF 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Meeting was called to order December 9, 1898, at 8 P. M. 
Mr. Gelbert was appointed critic. The programme of the even¬ 
ing consisted of address by Prof. S. J. J. Harger, the subject 
being u Saline Transfusions,” which was ably handled by Prof. 
Harger, he also demonstrating the method of injection. A vote 
of thanks was extended him. 
The greater part of the meeting was consumed in transact¬ 
ing the business of the association. 
Meeting adjourned at 10.20 P. M. 
* This bill was printed in lull in March Review. 
