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"Whereas,  By  action  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  at  its  recent  meet- 
ing in  this  city,  it  is  proposed  to  discuss  at  its  next  meeting,  in  Detroit,  in  June, 
1877,  a  proposition  for  that  association  to  assume  the  control  of  the  National 
K  Pharmacopoeia  1 ;  therefore 
"Resolved,  That  this  Association  offers  to  the  American  Medical  Association  its 
hearty  co-operation  in  the  work,  in  any  way  that  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion may  find  the  services  of  this  Association  most  useful. 
"Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  this  preamble  and  resolution,  with  the  discussion  had 
thereupon,  be  forwarded  by  the  President  of  this  Association  to  the  President  of 
>the  American  Medical  Association. " 
Third  Session — Thursday  afternoon,  September  \\th. 
The  Association  assembled  again  at  3^  o'clock,  Messrs.  Daniel  B. 
'Smith  and  Peter  Williamson  occupying  seats  upon  the  platform.  A 
vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  to  the  retiring  officers. 
Dr.  Squibb's  resolution  offered  at  the  second  session  was  now  taken 
cup,  the  mover  presenting  his  arguments  in  favor  of  the  resolution. 
Prof.  Judge,  on  behalf  of  the  "  Pharmacopoeia  "  Committee  of  the 
Association,  brought  in  a  substitute  for  the  former  resolution,  as  follows: 
Whereas,  While  at  the  time  of  the  formation  of  the  U.  S.  "Pharmacopoeia,"  the 
method  adopted  for  that  purpose  and  subsequently  continued  for  the  revisions  of 
the  same,  was  adapted  to  the  then  existing  conditions  of  the  medical  profession  and 
apothecaries  of  the  United  States,  the  time  has  arrived  for  the  use  of  better  and 
'more  perfect  means  for  accomplishing  the  revision  of  this  important  work,  and 
Whereas,  The  Pharmaceutical  profession  has  advanced  to  a  position,  and  by 
its  great  interest  in  the  "  Pharmacopoeia",  is  entitled  to  take  a  prominent  part  in  the 
revision  of  the  same  5  therefore 
Resolved,  That  this  Association  invite  the  American  Medical  Association  to 
co-operate  with  us  in  said  revision,  and  that  they  appoint  a  committee  to  act  with 
our  committee  in  conducting  said  revision. 
Prof.  Bedford  moved  to  amend  the  resolution,  and  the  amendment 
was  accepted  by  Prof.  Judge,  as  follows  : 
Resolved,  That  this  Association  will  willingly  co-operate  with  the  American 
Medical  Association  in  the  work  of  revising  the  U.  S.  u  Pharmacopoeia." 
A  lengthy  discussion  ensued,  during  which  the  necessity  for  a  change 
in  the  manner  of  revising  the  "Pharmacopoeia"  was  generally  ad- 
mitted ;  but  little  unanimity  seemed  to  prevail  in  regard  to  the  plan  to 
be  adopted,  some  speakers  favoring  the  creation  of  a  council,  under 
whose  supervision  the  revision  should  be  accomplished  ;  others  ap- 
peared to  regard  the  plan  followed  until  now  as  merely  requiring  some 
