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service, whose members, all veterinary surgeons, shall be the 
advisors of the administrations of all grades, but which shall be 
specially represented near the central authorities, at which point 
the chief officer, having in charge the interests of veterinary 
medicine, shall be stationed.” 
This was adopted by a practically unanimous vote, only four 
votes appearing in the negative. 
Second Resolution—Discussion. 
Mr. Cagny proposed as an amendment: “ The veterinary ser¬ 
vice shall be composed of two orders of agents, one portion being 
qualified veterinarians, who shall originate the necessary orders; 
the others being police agents, whose duty it shall be to supervise 
the execution of the prescribed measures.” 
Mr. Rossignol proposed that all the veterinarians should 
belong to the sanitary organization. 
Mr. Leblanc viewed the question as having three sides: 
First .—The sanitary organization, comprehending only special 
functionaries, well paid by the state, with opportunities for outside 
private practice. 
Second .—Departmental veterinarians, for the sanitary service, 
not allowed to engage in private practice, and having for adjuncts 
a large number of district veterinarians. This solution seemed 
to him to be the best. 
And third , all veterinarians are sanitary veterinarians. 
Mr. Putz contended that the existence of functional veterina-* 
rians is indispensable. 
Mr. Larnet thought that frontier veterinarians ought to be 
allowed to practice in neighboring districts. 
Mr. Quivogne : The question refers to a great and a small 
service; we speak of union, and do all that is in our power to 
cause division. I propose to vote on the following amendment: 
“ There is no such distinction in the sanitary service as of two 
degrees,” etc., erasing also, “ one with more local character, de¬ 
pendent less upon the State than upon the municipal and local 
authorities.” 
Mr. Viseur objected to the amendment. 
