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friendship between all members, and to advance the science of 
veterinary medicine to the furthest extent possible. Dr. Liautard* 
as editor of the Review , reported the condition of that journal 
as being at present most flattering, and asked that he be per¬ 
mitted to lower his price of subscription from $4 to $3 a year ? 
after the completion of the present volume. Dr. Stickney 
thought the price, as at present, was low enough, and moved that 
it be maintained at $4 a year. After this motion had been 
carried, L. McLean moved that students of veterinary medicine 
shall be required to pay but $3 a year subscription for the 
Review. After some discussion by the editor, Dr. Stickney and 
It. A. McLean, the motion was adopted. On motion of J. C. 
Corlies, seconded by Dr. Thayer, the refusal of the Association 
to ballot on the application for membership of T. B. Rogers, 
was reconsidered, and his election followed, he having requested 
that such action be taken. 
The chair then appointed Dr. Liautard and R. A. McLean a 
committee to invite visitors to the room, after which J. D. Hop¬ 
kins read a paper on ‘‘Contagious Pleuro-Pneumonia,” setting forth 
the history of the disease in America, the extent of its spread 
and present prevalence, with a detailed account of the work done 
by the State Cattle Commission since its organization last 
winter. 
The contents of the paper gave rise to an animated discus 
sion, participated in by Drs. Stickney, Billings, Lockhart, Liau¬ 
tard, McLean, Thayer and Holcombe. 
Dr. Liautard moved “ That a committee of five members of 
this Association be appointed by the President, to draw a set of 
resolutions to be presented to Congress in relation to the investi¬ 
gation and prevention of contagious diseases of domestic 
animals:— 
“ That said committee notify the Rational Board of Health 
of their action :— 
“ That a sub-committee of three delegates be selected by this 
committee to proceed to Washington, after the assembling of Con¬ 
gress, there to further the interests involved in this matter:— 
“ And that the committee have power to invite members of 
