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AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  477 
The  Business  Committee  brought  forward  the  following  resolution 
which  was  passed : 
Resolved,  That  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  be  author- 
ized to  employ  a  phonographic  reporter  and  clerical  assistance  when  ne- 
cessary to  carry  out  the  details  of  publication  for  the  Association  ;  and 
that  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  pay  the  bills  accruing  therefrom. 
The  session  then  adjourned. 
Third  Session: — Thursday  Afternoon. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President  near  the  time  ad- 
journed to,  when  the  Secretary  read  the  minutes  of  the  morning  session, 
which  were  corrected  and  adopted. 
Dr.  Squibb  of  the  Business  Committee,  brought  forward  a  resolution  to 
discontinue  the  Committee  on  Adulterations. 
Mr.  Colcord  hoped  the  Committee  would  be  continued. 
Mr.  Wright,  of  New  York,  thought  the  adulteration  of  medicines  was 
sufficiently  extensive  to  warrant  such  a  Committee. 
Mr.  Mayer  referred  to  Article  4th,  Section  3d,  of  the  Constitution, 
wherein  the  duties  of  the  Committee  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy  are 
stated,  and  asked  whether  that  Committee  would  not  be  sufficient  to  carry 
out  the  duties  of  the  Committee  on  Adulterations. 
Mr.  Kiersted  suggested  that  the  title  of  the  Committee  should  not  be 
changed,  as  it  was  quite  appropriate. 
Mr.  Parrish  offered  the  following  amendment  to  the  resolution  of  Dr. 
Squibb  : 
Resolved,  That  the  Committee  on  Adulterations  be  discontinued,  and 
a  Committee  of  five  be  appointed,  to  be  called  "  The  Committee  on  the 
Drug  Market,"  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  report  annually  the  fluctuations 
in  the  supply  and  demand  of  drugs,  the  variations  in  quality,  and  adul- 
terations and  sophistications  coming  under  their  observation,  or  reported 
to  them  by  others  :  and  that  they  be  authorized  to  make  report  on  any 
adulterations  and  sophistications  of  immediate  interest,  through  the 
pharmaceutical  journals  as  soon  as  practicable  after  its  discovery;  and 
that  all  members  are  requested  to  furnish  information  of  the  kind  re- 
quired, to  the  Committee,  without  unnecessary  delay. 
Mr.  Taylor  stated  his  wish  that  the  amendment  would  prevail,  as  it 
would  be  far  more  interesting.  The  Committee  on  Adulterations  had 
never  accomplished  the  intention  of  their  organization. 
Mr.  Milhau  stated  that  since  the  value  of  drugs  had  been  so  much  en- 
hanced, there  was  more  sophistication  than  ever,  and  gave  instances  show- 
ing the  need  of  being  on  our  guard  to  detect  them.  He  hoped  that  a 
Committee  would  be  authorized,  and  that  they  be  requested  to  report  from 
time  to  time  in  the  Journals  of  Pharmacy. 
Dr.  Squibb  here  withdrew  his  motion,  when  the  Chair  stated  that 
the  subject  before  the  meeting  was  the  resolution  of  Mr.  Parrish. 
Mr.  Wright  moved  that  the  title  of  the  committee,  be  the  "  Committee 
on  Adulterations  and  the  Drug  market." 
