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MINUTES  OF  THE 
exhibition  in  the  hall  below  was  carried,  and  the  Chair  appointed 
Dr.  Frederick  Hoffman,  of  New  York,  Dr.  Robert  Bridges,  of 
Philadelphia,  N.  H.  Jennings,  of  Baltimore,  Matthew  F.  Ash, 
of  Jackson,  Miss.,  and  G.  W.  Sloan,  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana, 
to  this  duty. 
Dr.  Squibb  brought  forward,  as  unfinished  business  of  last 
year,  the  communication  of  the  East  River  Medical  Associa- 
tion. Prof.  Moore  moved  to  indefinitely  postpone  the  subject, 
which  was  subsequently  withdrawn.  After  a  long-  discussion  it' 
was,  on  motion  of  Charles  Ellis,  amended  by  Charles  L.  Eberle, 
resolved  that  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  draw  up  reso- 
tions  in  answer  to  the  communication  of  the  East  River  Medical 
Association,  expressive  of  the  sense  of  this  Association. 
Frederick  Stearns,  Ferris  Bringhurst,  J.  Faris  Moore,  H. 
W.  Lincoln  and  J.  H.  Pope  were  appointed  to  this  duty. 
The  suggestion  of  President  Milhau,  in  regard  to  the  collec- 
tion of  unofficinal  formulas,  was  brought  up.  Dr.  Squibb  moved 
to  appoint  a  permanent  committee  of  three  to  collect  unofficinal 
formulae,  which  was  carried.  The  President  said  he  would 
announce  this  committee  to-morrow. 
The  recommendation  in  reference  to  the  tariff  on  drugs,  of  the 
President's  address,  was  met  by  a  resolution  from  Dr.  Squibb, 
that  in  the  opinion  of  this  Association  the  duties  on  drugs  ought 
to  be  reduced,  which  was  withdrawn  until  to-morrow. 
The  following  report  was  now  read  by  the  Chairman  : 
The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  that  portion  of  the  re- 
port of  the  Committee  on  the  Drug  Market,  relating  to  the  law 
for  the  examination  of  drugs,  respectfully  report  the  following 
resolution : 
Resolved,  That  in  accepting  the  valuable  and  interesting  report  of 
the  Committee  on  the  Drug.  Market,  this  Association  does  not  endorse 
that  portion  of  the  report  referring  to  the  inutility  of  the  law  requiring 
the  examination  of  foreign  drugs  before  entry  at  the  Custom  Houses,  (a 
law  intimately  connected  with  the  origin  of  this  body),  believing  that, 
however  imperfect  the  law  may  be,  its  comparative  fruitlessness  has 
mainly  arisen  from  the  inability  and  unfitness  of  the  agents  appointed  to 
execute  its  provisions. 
Signed,  W.  A.  Gellatly, 
William  Procter,  Jr. 
