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FOURTH INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY CONGRESS. 
The amended Sec. 20 was then adopted. 
Sec. 21.—Mr. Bouley moved to reduce the duration of the se¬ 
questration in pastures, and Mr. Anne proposed this amendment : 
“ Pastures which have been frequented by diseased animals must 
be quarantined during at. least fifteen days” Adopted. 
Prof. Muller proposed to remove Sec. 25 from the record 
files. 
Mr. Quivogne asked to remove the second and third. The 
striking out of the second was ordered. 
Mr. Potteret presented an amendment to No. 1 as follows; 
“ It is proper to grant an indemnity to owners of animals for 
those destroyed by official orders, and for the expense of disin¬ 
fectants.” Adopted. 
Mr. Lydtin proposed to add to the last phrase—“ The indem¬ 
nity shall amount to four-fifths of the value of the animal, and 
of the totality of the value, deductions being made of the value 
of the parts of the cadavers which can be utilized if the animal 
proves to be healthy.” Adopted. 
Before closing the day, Dr. Wirtz thanked the meeting for 
the marks of sympathy and kindness extended to him during his 
presidency. 
The meeting adjourned at 5 p. m. 
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FIFTH DAY OF MEETING. 
Mr. Bouley, Vice-President, in the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read, and, with slight 
modifications, their adoption was postponed until the publication 
of the German text. * , 
The President stated the question relative to education to be 
the order of the day, but that following that there is another of 
very great importance, for the discussion of which time may be 
needed, and which touches upon many interests. He therefore 
asked the gentlemen to be brief in their remarks, and thus to 
hasten the discussion. 
Mr. Hugues presented a comparative tableau of his proposition 
and of those of Messrs. Wirtz and Muller.' 
