372       CONVENTION  FOR  REVISING  THE  PHARMACOPOEIA. 
Mr.  Procter,  from  the  Committee  or  Credentials,  reported  the  presence 
of  the  following  additional  delegates :  From  the  Delaware  State  Medical 
Society,  Dr.  F.  H.  Askew  ;  from  the  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy,  Mr. 
George  W.  Andrews;  from  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy, 
Messrs.  Charles  T.  Carney  and  Robert  R.  Kent ;  and  from  the  New  York 
College  of  Pharmacy,  Ales.  Cushman. 
Dr.  Miller,  from  the  Auditing  Committee,  stated  that  the  report  of  the 
revising  and  publishing  committee,  appointed  in  1850,  had  been  examined 
and  found  correct. 
Dr.  Bache,  from  the  Committee  on  a  Plan  for  the  Revision  and  Publica- 
tion of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  reported  the  following  resolutions  : 
h  Resolved,  That  a  Committee  of  Revision  and  Publication  be  appointed, 
consisting  of  nine  members,  of  which  the  President  of  this  Convention  shall 
be  one,  to  which  shall  be  referred  all  communications  in  relation  to  the 
revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  and  that  three  of  this  committee  shall  form 
a  quorum. 
2.  Resolved,  That  the  committee  shall  meet  in  the  city  of 
and  be  convened  as  soon  as  practicable,  by  the  Chairman. 
3.  Resolved,  That  the  committee  shall  be  authorized  to  publish  the  work 
after  its  revision,  and  to  take  all  other  measures  that  may  be  necessary  to 
carry  out  the  views  and  intentions  of  the  Convention. 
4.  Resolved,  That  the  committee  shall  have  power  to  fill  its  own  vacan- 
cies. 
5.  Resolved,  That  after  the  completion  of  its  labors,  the  committee  shall 
transmit  a  report  of  its  proceedings  to  the  Secretary  of  this  Convention,  to 
be  laid  before  the  next  Convention. 
Dr.  Miller  moved  to  consider  the  report,  resolution  by  resolution,  which 
was  passed. 
Dr.  Bigelow,  of  Boston,  moved  to  fill  the  blank  in  the  second  resolution 
with  the  word  Philadelphia,  which  was  passed,  and  the  report  then  unani- 
mously adopted. 
Mr.  Meakim,  of  New  York,  moved  that  a  committee  of  one  from  each 
delegation  present,  be  chosen  to  nominate  eight  members  of  the  committee 
on  revision  and  publication  of  the  Pharmacopoeia. 
Dr.  Miller  moved  to  amend  this  by  making  it  one  from  each  State  and 
Territory  represented,  including  the  Army  and  Navy. 
Dr.  Askew,  of  Delaware,  moved  as  a  substitute  for  the  whole  resolution, 
that  the  President  directly  appoint  the  committee  on  revision  and  publica- 
tion, which  was  rejected,  and  the  motion,  as  amended  by  Dr.  Miller,  was 
unanimously  adopted. 
On  motion  of  Dr.  Bache,  a  recess  of  ten  minutes,  to  confer  with  the  Pre- 
sident on  the  subject  of  appointing  the  nominating  committee,  was  had, 
after  which  the  meeting  was  resumed,  and  the  President  announced  the 
following  gentlemen  as  the  committee : 
Mr.  A.  B.  Taylor,  of  Philadelphia;  Mr.  W.  Hegeman,  of  New  York  ; 
