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Dr. R. W. Finlay said for one, he was quite willing to do this, and thought 
it would be a good thing, but the only trouble would be, would that society rec¬ 
ognize the National Veterinary Medical Association. 
Dr. Plagemau, President of that organization, said he did not see how this 
could be done, the State Association was affiliated with the National Association. 
Dr. Pendry conceded that both committees had come together with about the 
same idea. The only difference being that one had made up its mind to try and 
swallow the New York State Veterinary Society. They had come prepared to 
take everything and give nothing: he thought they had undertaken more than 
they could do. 
The discussion waxing warm, a motion was made and carried that, the ques¬ 
tion as to how the Board of Examiners should be appointed, and as how an agree¬ 
ment could be made by which there would be only one society. That sub-com¬ 
mittee was then appointed, being composed of Drs. Plagemau, R. A. McLean, 
Liautard, R. W. Finlay, Robertson and R. A. Finlay. 
That sub-committee at once met, the result of which, they reported that the 
whole difficulty had been solved, the Board of Examiners, as called for in the 
bill, were to be named by the New York State Veterinary Society, and the 
other two organizations would join that one. The meeting then adjourned, with 
the understanding that they would meet at a meeting of the New York State 
Medical Association on the following Friday, which took place, both committees 
being present. The draft of bill was discussed again section by section, and on 
coming to the section that the sub-committee had acted and agreed upon, one 
of its members, Dr. Plageman, made a motion that the Board of Examiners be 
appointed from the two organizations, instead of the one as agreed upon. Dr. 
R. W. Finlay, another of that sub-committee, strongly advocating the passing of 
that motion. Dr. R. A. Finlay alone advocating the adoption of the reports of 
the sub-committee, and an amendment to this effect was made, but the Chair 
would not put it to the meeting, until he had got a fresh motion made and car¬ 
ried, that ignored the report of the sub-committee. The other sections were con¬ 
siderably altered, and finally adopted, and referred to Drs. R. A. McLean, Plage- 
man and Cattanach, Sr., as a joint committee, to have it put in proper legal form, 
and send it to Albany. 
On January 13th, the New York State Veterinary Society held its regu¬ 
lar monthly meeting, when the action of their committee was reported, and the 
draft of bill read as amended at the meeting of the 9th. Dr. L. McLean said 
he had conceded many things at the last meeting, a bill had been agreed upon by 
the joint committee, and asked why they should accept any alterations made by 
another body. Dr. Berus considered the Society had acted most liberally, and 
conceded largely. 
Prof. Liautard said Section III of the bill had been unfortunately so altered as 
to make it in all its bearings and standing, an entirely different bill; he had gone 
to the meeting at the Cooper Union, fully expecting that what had been agreed 
upon by the committee would be carried out; as an officer of the Society, he 
however, advocated and recommended that all members work and unite with him 
in helping the passage of the bill as even agreed upon at that meeting. He had 
come to the conclusion that the Board of Examiners was not a Board that would 
be required to act for life; he thought two or three meetings would be the most 
