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MINUTES  OF  THE 
the  draft  of  a  law.  He  therefore  moved  that  the  bill  be  taken 
up  by  sections,  each  section  being  read  and  discussed  separately. 
A  division  being  called,  the  motion  prevailed,  47  to  19. 
Mr.  Procter,  before  proceeding,  wished  to  say  a  few  words 
against  considering  the  bill  by  sections,  and  in  favor  of  first 
considering  the  principles  upon  which  it  is  based.  He  thought, 
from  the  experience  of  the  Philadelphia  College,  that  much  time 
would  be  consumed  if  we  undertake  to  consider  this  law  in  this 
way.  Let  the  features  o'f  registration,  of  qualification  by  edu- 
cation, the  sale  of  poisons  and  the  prevention  of  adulteration  of 
drugs,  be  first  thoroughly  discussed  and  adopted,  or  rejected, 
and  then  let  the  bill  be  made  to  accord.  Many  members  did 
not  approve  of  the  law  including  drug  adulteration,  preferring 
to  leave  that  to  be  punished  as  other  misdemeanors  are  at 
common  law. 
Mr.  Taylor,  of  Philadelphia,  thought  the  resolution  to  take 
up  the  bill  by  sections  was  a  little  premature,  and  that  it  was 
well  to  discuss  the  principles  of  the  bill  first. 
Mr.  Brown,  of  Kansas,  doubted  the  possibility  of  framing  a 
bill  to  suit  all  the  States,  and  that  it  had  better  be  left  to  each 
State. 
Dr.  Squibb  said  we  had  already  decided  to  take  up  the  bill 
by  sections,  and  that  the  first  thing  was  the  preamble.  He 
questioned  some  of  the  provisions  of  the  bill,  and  objected  spe- 
cially to  the  clause  preventing  physicians  from  practising  phar- 
macy under  their  diploma,  believing  they  have  such  right.  He 
believed  a  series  of  resolutions  embodying  the  sentiment  of  the 
Association  as  to  what  points  are  needed  to  be  accomplished  by 
legislation  would  be  enough  without  a  formal  bill. 
Mr.  Wright,  of  New  York,  said  the  Association  had  decided 
that  a  bill  should  be  had  by  appointing  a  committee  to  frame 
one. 
Dr.  Squibb  gave  the  Committee  due  credit  for  its  labor,  but 
believed  the  result  was  still  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  and 
not  of  the  Association  until  adopted. 
Mr.  Coddington  thought  that,  unless  a  law  was  proposed  by 
this  meeting,  several  States  would  pass  laws  which  might 
be  objectionable.    He  thought  the  time  had  come  when  apothe- 
