NATIONAL  PHARMACEUTICAL  CONVENTION. 
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a  further  report,  the  following  resolutions  pertaining  to  the  sub- 
ject just  under  consideration  were  read. 
«  Resolved,  That  in  the  opinion  of  this  Convention,  the  law 
against  the  importation  of  adulterated  drugs,  chemicals,  and 
medicinal  preparations,  has  already  effected  much  good  by  ex- 
cluding large  quantities  of  inferior  drugs  from  the  market. 
»  Resolved,  That  inasmuch  as  the  usefulness  of  this  law  will 
be  proportioned  to  the  ability,  and  conscientious  discharge  of 
duty  of  the  Examiners,  that  this  Convention  shall  respectfully 
and  urgently  represent  to  the  appointing  power,  the  cardinal 
importance  of  preventing  the  removal  of  qualified  Examiners 
on  mere  political  grounds. 
On  the  question  being  taken,  they  were  unanimously  adopted. 
The  Business  Committee  reported  the  following  resolution 
relative  to  the  sale  of  poisons,  which  was  read : 
"Resolved,  That  the  subject  of  the  indiscriminate  sale  of  poi- 
sons, as  now  conducted  by  apothecaries,  druggists  and  others,  as 
regards  the  practicability  of  effecting  some  useful  reform  in  the 
present  state  of  the  traffic,  be  referred  to  a  committee  of  four 
members,  to  report  at  the  next  annual  meeting." 
After  some  discussion  as  to  what  constituted  a  poison  in  the 
meaning  of  the  resolution,  it  was  adopted,  and  the  following 
gentlemen  were  appointed  by  the  President  to  carry  it  into  effect: 
Mr.  Procter  of  Philadelphia,  Dr.  Philbrick  of  Boston,  Mr.  Duval 
of  Richmond  and  Mr.  Coggeshall  of  New  York. 
The  following  additions  to  the  Constitution  were  then  brought 
forward  by  the  Business  Committee  and  acted  on  separately : 
To  Section  2d.  "All  persons  who  become  members  of  this 
association  shall  be  considered  as  permanent  members,  but  may 
be  expelled  for  improper  conduct  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the 
members  present  at  any  annual  meeting. 
"Every  member  in  attendance  at  the  Annual  Meeting  shall 
pay  into  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer  the  sum  of  two  dollars  as 
his  yearly  contribution. 
"  Section  V.  This  Constitution  may  be  altered  or  amended  by 
a  vote  of  three-fourths  of  the  members  present  at  any  regular 
meeting,  and  notice  to  alter  or  amend  the  same  shall  be  given 
at  least  one  sitting  before  a  vote  thereupon." 
They  were  adopted  without  a  dissenting  voice. 
