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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Weights  and  Measures  being  in 
order,  the  chairman,  Prof.  Guthrie,  asked  permission,  which  was 
moved  and  carried,  that  the  first  hour  of  the  afternoon  sitting  be 
allotted  to  the  reading  of  his  report. 
The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  the  sale  of  Poisons,  and  the 
legal  means  of  restraining  it,  was  read  by  the  Chairman,  S.  S. 
Garrigues,  accepted,  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee 
for  publication. 
The  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Home  Adulterations  made 
some  verbal  remarks,  stating  that  they  had  made  no  written  re- 
port, owing  to  sickness,  to  the  want  of  co-operation  by  other 
members  of  the  Committee,  and  to  the  difficulties  to  be  overcome 
in  reporting  facts  and  names,  which  had  prevented  it. 
On  motion,  the  Committee  was  discharged,  and  a  new  Commit- 
tee nominated  and  elected,  consisting  of  C.  B.  Guthrie,  of  New 
York,  Alfred  B.  Taylor,  of  Philadelphia,  Chas.  T.  Carney,  of 
Boston,  Alpheus  P.  Sharp,  of  Baltimore,  and  Wm.  Fiske,  of 
Cleveland. 
On  motion,  adjourned  to  meet  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M. 
Second  Bay — Afternoon  Session, 
The  Association  was  called  to  order  at  3  o*clock,  P.  M.,  by  the 
President,  Charles  Ellis. 
The  first  business  in  order  being  the  Report  of  the  Committee 
on  Weights  and  Measures,  Prof.  Guthrie  read  the  document,  and 
illustrated  it  with  numerous  tabular  diagrams. 
On  motion,  the  Committee  was  continued,  William  Procter, 
Jr.,  and  John  Meakim  added  to  it,  and  it  was  authorized  to  act 
with  Committees  from  other  bodies  on  the  same  subject. 
The  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Unofficinal  Formulae  was  pre- 
sented and  read  by  its  chairman,  John  Meakim.  The  report  was 
accepted  and  referred  to  the  Executive  Committee  for  publica- 
tion, with  discretionary  power. 
On  motion,  the  Committee  was  discharged,  and  the  following 
Committee  appointed,  viz:  John  Meakim,  New  York,  Alpheus 
P.  Sharp,  Baltimore,  Edward  Parrish,  Philadelphia,  W.  S. 
Brewer,  Boston,  W.  H.  Peabody,  Buffalo,  H.  A.  Blauw,  Roches- 
ter, W.  H.  Gilman,  Washington,  Joseph  Laidley,  Richmond, 
Wm.  B.  Chapman,  Cincinnati,  Wm.  Fiske,  Cleveland,  James 
