AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
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caries  should  have  an  influence  in  the  legislation  on  pharmacy 
without  compromising  the  interests  of  physicians. 
Mr.  Golcord  would  like  to  speak  on  the  general  merits  of  the 
bill,  but  could  not  discuss  its  sections. 
Mr.  West  suggested  a  reconsideration  of  the  vote  to  take  up 
the  bill  by  sections. 
Mr.  Brown  moved  the  adoption  of  the  preamble. 
Mr.  Taylor  opposed  this  and  advocated  the  adoption  of  the 
fundamental  principles  of  the  law  before  going  further. 
Mr.  Procter  coincided  with  this  view,  and  suggested  that  the 
mover  of  the  resolution  to  consider  by  sections  would  withdraw 
it  to  allow  of  that  course. 
Mr.  Dietrich  consented  to  a  reconsideration  of  his  motion, 
which  being  agreed  to,  the  original  motion  to  consider  by  sec- 
tions was  put  and  lost. 
Mr.  Procter  then  proposed  that  the  Association  should  de- 
cide whether  registration  should  be  adopted  as  a  feature  of  the 
proposed  bill. 
Mr.  West  understood  the  bill  reported  by  the  Committee  was 
before  us. 
The  President  said  the  suggestion  to  consider  first  the  princi- 
ples upon  which  the  bill- is  to  be  based  is  eminently  correct,  and 
would  greatly  facilitate  the  settlement  of  the  question  whether 
the  bill  reported  by  the  committee  will  be  satisfactory. 
Mr.  Shinn  said  if  any  member  has  a  better  basis  upon  which 
to  found  legislation  than  the  registration  of  pharmaceutists,  he 
hoped  it  would  be  produced  dow. 
Mr.  Procter  again  urged  the  decision  of  the  question  of  what 
principles  should  form  the  basis  of  the  bill. 
Dr.  Squibb  believed  registration  was  only  a  means  to  ascer- 
tain and  secure  qualification,  and  that  the  enunciation  of  our 
desire  as  an  Association  to  have  qualification  the  basis  of  all 
legislation  for  pharmacy  would  be  sufficient. 
Mr.  Menninger  moved  that,  "  in  the  opinion  of  this  Associa- 
tion, the  registration  of  pharmacists  is  desirable  in  the  various 
States  of  the  Union,  and  that  such  registration  be  based  on  edu- 
cation."   Before  this  was  seconded  it  was  again  urged  that  Prof. 
