AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  487 
usually  successful  in  the  early  production  of  a  very  creditable  volume  of 
the  annual  Proceedings  ;  creditable  alike  to  them,  the  contributors,  and 
the  Association.  The  Committee  mention  the  want  of  a  system  to  fur- 
nish them  with  the  names  of  deceased  members,  which  it  is  their  sad  duty 
to  report.  I  would  suggest  that  the  members  of  each  State  send  the  de- 
tails of  death  occurring  within  their  limits  to  one  of  their  number,  selected 
by  them,  to  be  communicated  to  the  Executive  Committee.  This  sub- 
division of  States  is  one  that  it  is  proposed  to  make  available  in  our  at- 
tempts to  obtain  State  legislation  and  appropriations  for  Colleges.  I 
would  suggest  that  a  copy  of  our  Proceedings  be  sent  to  the  State  library 
at  the  Capitol  of  each  State,  for  the  use  of  the  Legislature. 
In  accordance  with  a  resolution  passed  at  our  last  meeting,  a  circular 
was  addressed  by  our  indefatigable  Permanent  Secretary  to  the  Govern- 
ors of  every  State.  In  the  report  of  the  Committee  you  will  be  informed 
of  the  result  of  this  attempt  to  ascertain  what  encouragement  this  Asso- 
ciation might  rely  upon  to  begin  with  in  its  plans  to  establish  Colleges  of 
Pharmacy  throughout  the  country,  and  also  if  the  Legislatures  would  be 
disposed  to  enact  laws  for  the  practice  of  our  profession  by  the  exaction 
of  a  diploma  of  competency,  as  exist  in  [nearly]  all  civilized  communities 
in  Europe  
[The  address  favors  the  obtaining  of  an  act  of  incorporation  by  the 
general  government,  and  making  all  foreign  members  honorary  members, 
so  as  to  remove  that  obstacle,  and  having  a  resident  Assistant  Secretary 
in  Washington. 
The  idea  of  making  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  the  Progress  of 
Pharmacy  a  permanent  officer,  like  the  Secretary,  is  brought  forward,  but 
not  approved,  on  the  grouud  of  preventing  the  educating  influence  of  a 
rotation  in  the  office. 
The  subject  of  the  communication  from  the  East  River  Medical  Asso- 
ciation, as  referred  from  last  year,  is  considered  too  local  in  its  character 
to  require  the  action  of  the  Association.  The  President  believes  the 
resolutions  are  opposed  to  the  practice  of  Europe,  and  that  we  should  not 
interfere  with  the  liberty  of  the  patient. 
The  address  favors  the  appointment  of  a  standing  committee  on  "  un- 
officinal  formulas,"  to  report  annually,  so  that  the  many  floating  formulas 
which  have  merit  may  be  gathered  and  made  known.] 
The  Committee  on  the  Drug  Market,  by  statistics,  show  the  oppressive 
character  of  the  tariff  as  applied  to  our  business.  Over  half  the  dutiable 
articles  consist  of  drugs  and  medicinal  preparations,  &c,  whose  total 
money  value  hardly  warrants  their  being  enumerated  thereon.  These 
facts  have  repeatedly  been  brought  before  the  Association.  I  would 
suggest  the  appointment  of  a  standing  committee  on  the  tariff,  to  lay  the 
matter  before  the  Executive,  and  to  memorialize  both  houses  of  Congress, 
and  that  the  matter  be  agitated  continually  and  perseveringly  until  we 
effect  a  thorough  change.    We  will  have  the  assistance  of  the  wholesale 
