SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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publish a report of the proceedings of the meeting in that jour¬ 
nal. 
On motion, the Corresponding Secretary was instructed to 
prepare a report for publication in said journal, and also a report 
for publication in the Journal of Comparative Medicine and 
Surgery. 
Letters were read from Drs. Murry and Jennings, of Detroit, 
expressing their regret at being unable to attend the meeting. 
The Treasurer submitted a report of receipts aud disburse¬ 
ments, showing a balance of $25 on hand. 
Bills amounting to $4.65 were presented and allowed. 
Prof. Grange made a statement to the Association, that in 
December last a meeting was held at Chicago, called by the 
Commissioner ot Agriculture to take into consideration the stock 
interest of the country. He had the honor of being one of the 
delagates to represent Michigan at that meeting. The meeting 
was held for the purpose of taking action in the interest of stock 
men, and more particularly for the purpose of devising some 
means to exterminate, if possible, the contagious diseases among 
stock. With this end in view, it was decided to introduce a bill 
in Congress devising measures for the suppression of these dis¬ 
eases. A committee had been appointed to go to Washington to 
work for the interest of the bill. Mr. William Ball had been 
appointed a member of that committee from Michigan. The 
Professor stated that several of the associations of this State had 
voted money for the purpose of defraying Mr. Ball’s expenses 
while at Washington, and he suggested that this Association take 
similar action. 
Several members of the Association made remarks favoring 
this action. 
Prof. Grange moved that the Veterinary Medical Association 
of Michigan contribute the sum of $25 towards paying the ex¬ 
penses of Mr. William Ball, as a delegate from Michigan to 
Washington, for the purpose of using his influence with Congress 
for the passage of a bill for stamping out contagious diseases 
among domestic animals in the United States. Carried. 
On motion, the Corresponding Secretary was instructed to 
