your kindness. I made this offer on account of the condition of present formulary. There is opposition to many of the New York Unofficinal Formulae, and the opinion in regard to them is very much divided. It seems to me that some of them are not much used, and are not likely to be much used. I am under the impression, after listening to the very able report of your President yesterday, that the formulae given by him are very excellent and practical, as well as scientific, and are well worthy of being tried throughout the country. It appears to me it would not to be wise to pocket them for months, and still less to deliver them into the hands of the committee without publishing them at once. Your Association stands in the estimation of this country and the world very high, and I think you are justified in publishing a work which has been prepared individually with so much care and so much ability—that the formulae should become known, and be tried before the meeting of the American Association takes place, and for this very reason I proposed to Mr. George that it would afford me great pleasure to be thus favored by him, and favored by the Association-that it would show my personal opinion for your body by publishing the formulae, and I will do it cheerfully if you will accept my offer. [Applause.] The VICE-PResident. Your offer is very kind. The resolution offered by Captain Sweeley was unanimously agreed to. (President George in the chair.) The Committee on Legislation made report as follows, through its chairman, Mr. Redsecker: GENTLEMEN: Your committee, owing to the fact that there was no meeting of the Legislature during the past year, has had nothing special to claim its attention, and has therefore been comparatively inactive. In order to ascertain the views of the druggists throughout the State in reference to the proposed pharmacy bill, as well as to learn the causes which led to its antagonism and defeat on several former occasions when the bill was before the Legislature, the following circular and the pharmacy bill were sent to every druggist doing business in the State: TO THE DRUGGISTS OF PENNSYLVANIA: We take great pleasure in inclosing herewith a copy of the pharmacy bill, as drawn by the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association. This bill, as you are doubtless aware, has twice been before the Pennsylvania Legislature, and has failed each time of passage, as much through the misunderstanding of pharmacists as of legislators. That some legislation is necessary to protect the public, as well as those now engaged in business, from incompetent and irresponsible persons, is a fact only too well known, especially to those engaged in the profession of pharmacy. The Association will make another effort at the next meeting of the Legislature to have this bill enacted into a law. We, therefore, address you with the object of ascertaining your views upon the proposed law, and if there are any features in the bill objectionable to the druggists of the State, to have them so changed as to secure the support of all. We will be pleased, therefore, to hear from you in reply upon the following points: Ist. Does the proposed bill meet your approbation? 2d. If so, will you cordially give it your support, that the same may become a law? 3d. If it does not meet your views, will you be kind enough to state in what particular, in your judgment, it can be changed so as to improve it? The Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association will meet in annual session in Lebanon, in June next, and the undersigned, the Committee on Legislation, desire to make a report to said meeting, and to do so intelligently, wish to get the views of the pharmacists throughout the State upon the pharmacy bill. If you will be kind enough to write us, giving free expression to your views, we will esteem it a favor. The Association desires the concurrence and assistance of the druggists throughout the State. Hoping that we may be favored with an early reply, we are Yours respectfully, J. H. REDSECKER, Lebanon. J. C. MACKINTOSH, Erie. Address J. H. REDSECKER, Chairman of Committee, Lebanon, Pa. Nearly two thousand four hundred copies were mailed, to which one hundred replies have been received from almost every section of the State. Of this number fifty-eight have given an unqualified indorsement of the bill; thirty-seven approve its general features, but suggest some changes to insure its passage; while five are decidedly opposed to it, and express a determination to oppose its passage, and, if possible, defeat it when presented to the next Legislature. From the replies received, we learn that much of the opposition heretofore manifested arose from a misunderstanding of the purposes and provisions of the bill, and a desire for some changes. The opposition, as those who are familiar with the attempts made to secure its passage know, came not from the large cities of the Commonwealth so much as from the smaller cities, and towns, and rural districts, and was caused, we believe, by an apprehension of those in business that all, except those who held diplomas from a college of pharmacy, would be obliged to undergo an examination by the pharmacy board. This, they claim, would have obliged them to visit Harrisburg, or such other place as the Board might deem expedient, and entail great expense, loss of time, and perhaps injury to their business. They thought, too, that it unjustly discriminated against those who were not graduates, but who had been in business, some of them for many years, and had gained their knowledge from practical experience. While section seven is clear enough on this point, it would, perhaps, be well to have it so plainly stated that there can be no misunderstanding. If this is done opposition from this cause will cease. From the replies received, we gather the following as some of the objections to the bill as now drawn: SEC. 1. It is urged that this section should be so changed as to permit any person to engage in business, whether holding a certificate of competency or not, provided he employs qualified assistants. SEC. 2. A suggestion comes from a druggist in the interior of the State to strike out the latter clause of the first paragraph, “and no part of the salary of said board, or expenses thereof, shall be paid out of the State treasury." It is urged that the bill is for the protection of the public; that the drug trade pays its proportion of taxes, and in addition thereto shall be taxed to keep in operation the provisions of a law which inures to the benefit of the public; and that it unjustly imposes burdens upon them which the State should pay. It is also suggested to amend this section by fixing the salary of the secretary of the board at one hundred dollars. SEC. 3. It is proposed to strike out "ten" and insert "five," making it read "to such persons as have had five or more years' actual experience," &c. SEC. 4. There is very general objection to the annual registration and payment of registration fees. There are many who claim that the limit is too high, and that the revenue derived from registration will be largely in excess of the needs of the board, and that if one dollar is enough for renewal, it should be sufficient for first registration. It is claimed also, that this was one of the causes which led to its former defeat. SEC. 7. A proposition is made to amend this section by inserting, after college of pharmacy, the words " or medicine." SEC. 8. It is urged that this section will bear too heavily upon stores where there is only the proprietor and an apprentice, who, though not "a qualified assistant" within the meaning of the law, may, by two or three years' experience, be qualified to compound a prescription. Should the proprietor be necessarily absent, a strict construction of the law would prevent the apprentice from filling the prescription or dispensing medicine. SEC. 10. There are numerous requests that this section be amended by striking out "the purchaser of which shall in all cases sign the registry." SEC. 11. It is suggested that line eleven be stricken out. Though several attempts have been made, we have found it impossible to pass the bill in its present form. Your committee, by the issuance of its circular inviting criticism, has developed some of the opposition and learned the cause of the hostility heretofore manifested. The question which now presents itself is, shall we again attempt its passage as now drawn and risk defeat, or having learned wisdom from past failures, make such changes and modifications as to bring to its support those who have heretofore opposed it? Your committee would therefore make the following recommendations : (The recomendations are printed with the discussion of the report, which follows this.) Your committee believes that with these changes the bill will still receive the support of those who favored its passage heretofore, while a large number of those who opposed it will no doubt give it their support, as those features of the bill which they claim were objectionable will be removed. The PRESIDENT. ence to this report? Mr. LEMBERGER. J. H. REDSECKER, WM. HARRIS, ROBT. HOWARTH, jr., GEO. W. KENNEDY, J. B. DUBLE, A. C. ROBERTSON, J. C. MACKINTOSH. What is the pleasure of the Association in refer I move the reception of the report of the com mittee, and that it be filed for publication. The motion was seconded and agreed to. Mr. DUBLE. Is it not in order to consider this report at this time? Mr. DUBLE. Then I move that we take up the recommendations of the committee in their proper order, section by section. The motion was seconded and agreed to. Mr. LEMBERGER. Will you now allow a motion, that the committee present their bill, and receive an order for the money expended? The PRESIDENT. Yes, sir. A motion was so made and agreed to. Mr. REDSECKER. As to section one, no change is recommended. Section two, after "State treasury," in paragraph one, insert “the said board shall organize by electing one of its members secretary, who, in addition to his compensation as a member of said board, shall receive a further sum not to exceed one hundred dollars annually for his services as secretary." It was moved and seconded that the recommendation be adopted as read; which was agreed to. Mr. REDSECKER. Section three, strike out the second paragraph, that "the said board may issue certificates of registration, without further examination, to the licentiates of such other boards of pharmacy as it may deem proper, and to such persons as have had ten or more years' actual experience in the retail drug and apothecary business, upon presenting such evidence of the same as may be acceptable." The PRESIDENT. What is the pleasure of the Association in reference to this recommendation? Captain SWEELEY moved that it be accepted. Mr. TURNER. I would like to hear from the committee the reason why they suggest this change? Mr. REDSECKER. The reason for this change is that it puts every body on the same level. It does not disturb those who are now in business; only the licentiates of boards from other States. They can come into the State and be licensed and registered without examination, while those in the State are required to have ten years' experience in business or else pass an examination. That is the reason for the change. It discriminated against residents of the State. Mr. PILE. Would this cut them out completely from other States? Mr. REDSECKER. Certainly. It would require them to go be fore the board and pass an examination. Mr. PILE. I think it ought to state that persons from other States, where they have passed the board, are eligible. Professor MAISCH. That is not the case in most other States. There are very few laws which do not require the examination of pharmacists coming from other States where they had been registered. The recommendation was then adopted. Mr. REDSECKER. Section four,-strike out "$5" and "$2 50," and insert " $2," and "$1;" and add in the tenth line, after "Pennsylvania," "and the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association." It will read then : SECTION 4. The said Board shall be entitled to demand and receive from each applicant for examination and registration, and the certificate hereinafter provided for, a fee not to exceed two dollars, and for registration only, a fee not to exceed one dollar in the first instance, and for annually renewing the same, a fee not to exceed one dollar, and the amount derived from this source, together with all fines and penalties for violations of this act, shall be held by said board, and be applied to the expenses and salaries herein provided, and such as may arise under |