Mr. GRIMES. When this measure was under consideration yesterday and the day before, the Senate was assured that its passage was asked for by the medical profession, and especially by the Medical Association that recently assembled in the city of Baltimore. I believe we were told that the doctors for once failed to disagree, and that they appeared before the ComCommerce Unitedly in favor of this proposition. I apprehend that there is some mistake about this. I hold in my hand a letter written by Dr. M. L. Linton, of StLouis, and addressed to the Baltimore American, in reply to an article which appeered in that paper containing substanti y the same statement which was made here yesterday and the day before. I need. not tell any rson who is acquainted in the valley of the Iississippi river who Dr. Linton is, for he has a reputation coextensive with the limits of that valley as a gentleman of high professional attainments and great excellence of personal character. In this letter he says, addressing himself to the editor: Mr. Eniron: I notice in your report of the proceedings of the American Medical Associatiop on the 4th and last day of its sessionssomeglaring mistakes. It is well known to all who have attended to the proceedingsof thpassoeiationthat itrefused not to memprialim LUHLAOiSnS favorvotthe systemout? O quarantine, but that it refused even to ask Congress to test the utility of quartutine reaulutions. The mixoritn O the association thought thnt quarantinel ha alra ybeen tested and foundwauting often enough. At any rate. the vote was as I have stated; noverQh, thero was a minority in favor of po titlqnllll Go.in favor of quarantine. This minority stat 0. 41 Calvert street on the night of the 4th.an pasted a resolution in favor of rigid quar antinc measures;and appointed a committee of 5 to presentand urge the petition. he account in your Journal:0 on to say that “the meeting consisted of some 75 membersof the association." and mentionsDr. Davis. of Illinois. as amour: them. New. Dr. Davis was not there at all. nor can I find. after some hours of in iiiry. any memberof the associationwho was there. here were evidently not 75 present: nor did the few who may have me at No. 47 Calvert street meetat. 8 oclock. for they did not arrive 0m Annapolis until about 9 oclock. The main error. however. which I wish to correct 10"Ill: speaking of the Calvert street meeting your report ecmonecelutidnegsthinen these words: adJourned thus terminatinn the 19th annual meetingott eAinerican Medical Apelation." Now all the members of the associa tien t at.the iinal a comment took placepn the In rrung of the 4th., an that the little 9447(hlvert street consisted Only of one pomrticoentini O tinhefudlli 17 in minority that ind been defeated I hope you will make this oor reetion. so that when the appear beforethe authorities committee of 5shall with their petition said thoritiea may know that said coininitteohns ecu elezated and empowered and sent by a little out side meetin: held at eightoclock at. o. 47 Cal ert street, and not by the American Medical Assault on. which held its meeting in CouofitrdiaHall and adourned on the morning of the 4. to meet 1181la1 Cincinnati, 1867. M. L. LINTON. M. D., Delegatefrom StLouis, Hismrl. To the same effect I have a letter from one of my own constituents, Dr. M. K. Taylor, professor in the Iowa Medical College, also a physician of most excellent attainments, who attended the medical convention last week in Baltimore as a delegate from the Medical Asspeiation er the State of Iowa, which I will re: 1 a v I Numiui. Horns. Waanine ron. D. 0., How 9. 1866. Ben. J. W. Grimm: I seeby the reportsof the roeeediuirsotthe Senate yesterday that you oppose the establishment of a uniform systemof quarantine for the U.S., as askedfor by certain medical gentlemen claiming to represent the American Medical Association.re cently in session at Baltimore. Iain very glad that you have ta on ground against such an impractical measure. O may Just as well attemptto establish a cordon around the Wind that blows. It will so ever the country as it has done before, despite any and all quarantine regulations. The memorialwhic mas ceu presented to the Senatedid not emanate from the American Medical Association. but only from a few disaffected persons who werenot satisfied with its action and get up a supplemental meetingafter the association adad onrned. The irincinal leader in the affair was Dr. Sayre, of NewYork and from the pertiuaeity mani fe stodby him and a few of his friends I suspect there is an ax to grind. The communication presented to the Senate does not represent the sentimept of the American Medical Association as a body in any sense. I make this statement his mornnig us Irhull leave for Keokuk this 0V2“111, 8.Dmday not see you betoro I go and I feel it necessaryto apprise you of the facts before leaviuf the city. Dr.I llilllw {indfamily are here also. 110 cavesfor NewYork this evening. He goesto Europe on Saturday. I am, very respectfully, your 013?! opt servo u tk LTAYLO.