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tional sanitary veterinary service, bureau, organization, or what¬ 
ever may be its title, in which all veterinarians may be associated, 
with special powers, under a general national board, but all de¬ 
rived from the central headquarters. And let it be so arranged 
that the remuneration received by those who are employed be 
such that, their time and service being given entirely to the per¬ 
formance of their public duties, no other or extra fee could be 
expected or lawfully received by them. 
VETERINARY LEGISLATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
The Legislature of the State of New York has adjourned, and 
notwithstanding all the favorable reports, the great expectations 
and the fair promises in the matter, the bill providing for the 
protection of the practice of veterinary medicine in the State 
was not passed. Almost another year must elapse before another 
attempt can be made. There seemed to be no important objec¬ 
tions urged against the bill, which had been duly reported by the 
committee to which it had been referred, and to all appearances 
this new failure is due to the mismanagement of friends more 
than any other adverse cause. There has been on the part of 
those who were intrusted with the bill, and who had to the last 
moment made flattering representations of its chances of success, 
a lack of attention and a culpable neglect of the interests which 
they had promised, and for which they had been paid, to watch. 
It is to be hoped that next year the veterinarians of the State of 
New York will be more successful in gaining friends for the 
measure, and more fortunate in the selection of its advocates in 
and out of the lobby. 
LEGISLATION AGAINST CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF ANIMALS IN 
COLORADO. 
We have received from State Veterinarian Dr. Geo. C. Faville, 
of Colorado, a copy of the laws relating to contagious diseases of 
animals in that State. We publish an extract from them in the 
present number. The documents relating to the progress of this 
