MINUTES 
OF THE 
Sixth Decennial Convention 
FOR THE REVISION OF THE 
PHARMACOPOEIA 
OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
Reprinted from “New Remedies” for June, 1880 
NEW YORK 
1880 THE SIXTH DECENNIAL CONVENTION 
FOR THE REVISION OF THE PHARMA- 
COPOEIA OF THE UNITED STATES * 
The Convention met at the National Medical College, 
Wednesday, May sth, 1880, and was called to order at 
12 M. by Dr. James E. Morgan. Prof. Robert E. Rogers, 
of Philadelphia, nominated Dr. James E. Morgan, the 
only surviving officer of the Fifth Decennial Conven- 
tion, as temporary chairman. Dr. F. A. Castle, of New 
York, nominated Dr. Robert Amory, of Brookline, Mass. 
Dr. Morgan was elected by a vote of 25 to 21. 
Prof. D. W. Prentiss, of Washington, D. C., was elect- 
ed temporary Secretary. 
Dr. Morgan.—l thank you, gentlemen, for the honor, 
although in a certain sense a melancholy one, and cer- 
tainly unexpected. It was my intention, had my friend 
Dr. Rogers given me the opportunity, to call some one 
else to the Chair. But I must say in behalf of the citi- 
zens of Washington, and in behalf of the medical profes- 
sion and the pharmacists of the District of Columbia, we 
welcome you to the capital of the nation. Ten years ago, 
some of us met in this hall, but since that time death 
has been active, and I find myself the last surviving offi- 
cer of that convention. I, however, see young, active 
men here as representatives to take up the work where 
our predecessors laid it down, and I have no doubt we 
shall have harmony and success in our proceedings. 
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 
Dr. R. E. Rogers, of Philadelphia, moved that a 
Committee of three on Credentials be appointed by the 
Chair. Carried. 
The Chairman appointed Dr. W. S. W. Ruschenberger 
and Mr. A, B. Taylor, of Philadelphia; and Mr. W, S. 
Thompson, of Washington, D. C. 
Prof. HoratioC. Wood, M.D., of Philadelphia.—Mr. 
* Held in the City of Washington, D. C., May sth, 6th, and 7th, 
1880. Chairman, I understand that Dr. E. R. Squibb, although 
present, is not a delegate, and I, therefore, rise to offer a 
resolution, if it be in order : 
Resolved, That this Convention invites Dr. E. R. 
Squibb, of Brooklyn, N. Y., to take a seat as delegate at 
large, and to exercise all the rights and privileges of a 
delegate to this body. 
Mr. Doliber, of Boston, rose to a point of order, 
namely ; that it was out of order to admit delegates until 
the Convention was permanently organized. 
The Chairman ruled that the point of order was well 
taken. 
On motion, the Convention then took a recess of fifteen 
minutes to allow the Committee to receive the credentials 
of delegates. 
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On the reassembling of the Convention, the Committee, 
through Mr. Alfred B. Taylor, reported that they had 
received credentials of delegates from the following 
bodies ; that in some of the papers it was not stated 
whether the societies sending delegates are incorporated 
or not, and, therefore, the Committee was unable to say 
whether or not the delegates were entitled to seats under 
the strict letter of the call. The Committee, therefore, 
proposed that, as the names of the different bodies send- 
ing delegates were called, the delegates should answer 
whether or not their institution is incorporated ; for, if 
incorporated, they were entitled to full representation. 
The list was then called, and the several bodies repre- 
sented were declared to be incorporated with the follow- 
ir)g exceptions: 
Rush Medical College of Chicago—No response ; State 
University of lowa, Medical Dept.—Ho response ; lowa 
State Medical Society—No reponse ; Med. Dept, of the U. 
S. Army—Not incorporated ; Medical College of Indiana 
—No response ; Med. Dept, of the U. S. Navy Not In- 
corporated ; U. S. Marine Hosp. Service—Not incorpo- 
rated. 
A delegate inquired with reference to the societies 
embraced in the call; are county medical associations and 
associations of like character included? 
The Chairman.—The call was intended for incorpo- 
rated State Medical Societies, for incorporated Colleges 
of Medicine, and for incorporated Colleges of Pharmacy. 
The Medical Department of the U. S. Army and the 
Medical Department of the U. S. Navy were not included 5 
in the call, nor was the U. S. Marine Hosp. Service. 
But usage has made the law that delegates from those 
bodies may be admitted, and for that reason I accepted 
the credentials from these departments in the Govern- 
ment. They have been represented before, and I could 
see no reason why their credentials should not be accept- 
ed, and seats granted them in this convention. 
With regard to the institutions spoken of by the gentle- 
man, the call was not made for them ; but upon examina- 
tion with reference to delegates in the Conventions for 
IS7O and iB6O, I did not go back any further ; I found 
that there were institutions which were not State institu- 
tions that were represented ; for instance: a Baltimore 
institution, a Philadelphia institution, etc., which were 
embraced in the call of ISSO, but not represented in the 
Convention of iB6O or 1870. 
Under the circumstances, I received the credentials, 
filed them, and now leave it to the Convention to deter- 
mine whether these bodies should be represented, or 
not. 
PR9F. Judge moved that the list be returned to the 
Committee on Credentials, with instructions to report to 
the Convention those bodies which have, in strict accor- 
dance within the call, sent delegates, and those which, in 
strict accordance with this call, are not entitled to repre- 
sentation. With the set of delegates entitled to seats, 
the Convention can be organized, and other delegates 
can be admitted subsequently. 
Dr. Busey moved, as a substitute, that those delegates 
who are present and are entitled to seats under the call 
be at once admitted. Carried. 
Mr. Doliber moved that the names of the bodies not 
entitled to representation, under the call, be now read. 
Prof. H. C. Wood.—Mr. Chairman, before that mo- 
tion is put, it seems to me that it would be well to under- 
stand exactly what the motion means. So far as I know 
there is no body at the present time represented on this 
floor that is not entitled to representation. There are 
certain bodies whose right has been in dispute, but by 
resolution passed only a few moments since, the dispute 
has been settled, and the rights of all bodies have been 
confirmed. 
Dr. Busey.—Mr, Chairman, I did not intend any such 
thing by my motion. I simply intended that the Con- 
vention should at once confirm the right of those who 6 
are here in pursuance of the call made by the officer, who 
had a right to make such call. 
The Chairman of the Committee on Credentials, Mr. 
A. B. Taylor, read the names of bodies as follows : 
The Philadelphia County Medical Society, The Med- 
ical Department of the U. S. Army, The Medical Depart- 
ment of the U. S. Navy, and The U. S. Marine Hospi- 
tal Service. 
Mr. Doliber’s motion was carried. 
Mr. Charles Rice, of New York,—Mr. Chairman, 
I believe I also heard the name of a “ Pennsylvania Col- 
lege of Pharmacy” mentioned. Now the Pennsylvania 
College of Pharmacy is not an incorporated body. I have 
in my possession a letter from the Secretary of the Com- 
monwealth of Pennsylvania that there is no such incorpo- 
rated institution. 
Mr. Roche.—Mr. Chairman, the Pennsylvania Col- 
lege of Pharmacy is an incorporated institution, and the 
charter is in my room at the “Arlington,” andean be 
brought before the Committee on Credentials at any 
time.* 
Prof. H. C. Wood moved that all resolutions and 
motions be submitted to the Convention in writing. 
Carried. 
* On Thursday evening, May 6th, Mr. Rice was requested by the 
above gentleman to call at his room at the hotel, and to inspect 
the charter of the College. He did so, and was there shown a cer- 
tified copy of a charter granted by the Legislature of Pennsylvania 
to a “College of Mines,” which is therein authorized to deliver 
lectures on mineralogy, geology, metallurgy, “pharmacy, etc.,” 
and to declare graduates. The last clause of the charter provides 
that the title of the College may be altered at any time, on applica- 
tion of the President, by filing a certificate to this effect with the 
Secretary of the Commonwealth [this is the substance of the sec- 
tion, not the exact words]. Mr. Roche stated that he had done so, 
and exhibited to Mr. Rice a certified copy of the document, in 
which he alters the title “ College of Mines” to that of “Penn- 
sylvania College of Pharmacy.” On being asked why the institu- 
tion was not at once chartered under this name, he stated that 
there was so much opposition made to the of a charter of 
a College of Pharmacy (he did not state by whom) that he had to 
get it through the Legislature in a roundabout way. Mr. Rice is 
not aware of the names of officers or professors in this College, nor 
does he know its location, or its curriculum of study, nor has he 
been able to find any other person in possession of this knowledge. 
The letter of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
reads as follows : 
Harrisburg, April S2d, 1880. 
“Charles Rick, etc. 
“Sir:—Yours of the 21st inst. at hand, and in reply thereto 
I will state that I have no knowledge of the existence of a College 
of Pharmacy in this Commonwealth other than the Philadelphia 
College of Pharmacy. Very truly yours, M. S. Quay, 
Sec'y of Comm, of Penn., etc." 
This much to justify the statement made by Mr. Rice in the Con- 
vention. 7 
Mr. A. B. Taylor directed attention to the fact that 
the Medical Society of the District of Columbia was not 
entitled to representation, because it was not an incor- 
porated State Medical Society. 
Dr. Busey.—Mr. Chairman, it is a society that 
occupies the same position in the District of Columbia 
that any State organization does in its respective State. 
The Society is a chartered body, and gets its authority 
directly from the Congress of the U. S., and it is a 
representative of State organizations, so far as it can be 
in a territory. 
Dr. Busey then moved that the delegates from the 
Medical Department of the Army, from the Medical De- 
partment of the Navy, and from the U. S. Marine Hos- 
pital Service be admitted to the Convention. Carried. 
Dr. Busey further moved that the delegates from the 
Medical Society of the District of Columbia be admitted 
to the convention. Carried. 
Prof. Robert E. Rogers moved that the delegates 
from the Philadelphia County Medical Society be admit- 
ted to the convention. 
Prof. H. C. Wood.—Mr. Chairman, it is with a good 
deal of hesitancy that I offer what I am about to say ; but 
I wish to call the attention of the Convention to a few 
general principles which should influence us, inasmuch as 
they are applicable to our and to all societies. It is a 
well-known fact that we are here not to subserve the in- 
terests of any individual institution. We are here to do 
what in our opinion is the best for the profession from 
Canada in the North to the Southern limits of our 
country; and we should be here to rise above all petty 
jealousies and sectional feelings, and to do the best we 
can for all. From Philadelphia we come here this time 
with the feeling that we come not to represent Philadel- 
phia or any local institution, but to try and do what we 
can to raise the Pharmacopoeia out of the slough into 
which it has fallen. But we find ourselves astonished by 
what appears to be signs of local prejudice, and a deter- 
mination to carry certain points and measures whether or 
not. It seems to me that, if any medical society in good 
standing has sent delegates here in accordance with the 
spirit of the call, it is our duty to receive them ; and I 
believe that the great profession of these United States 
will hold us responsible if we narrow our representation 
by the exclusion of delegates who come in good faith. 8 
The U. S. Pharmacopoeia originated in the City of Phila- 
delphia, and its County Medical Society wishes to do all 
it can to make it as good as possible. 
Dr. R. Amory, of Brookline, Mass.—Mr. Chairman, 
this is not so much a question as to whether a particular 
society shall be represented in this convention, as it is 
whether every such society is entitled to representation 
under the rules. In the State of Massachusetts we have 
sixteen county medical societies, and just here I wish to 
correct the gentleman in his statement, in that the first 
Pharmacopoeia originated in Boston—but it is not with 
that sectional feeling that I come here, for I come from the 
State Medical Society, yet had the sixteen medical 
societies in the counties in the State understood that their 
organizations were entitled to representation here, they 
would all doubtlesshave sent delegates. 
Prof. Wood.—Mr. Chairman, if it was not understood, 
it was very much like people shutting their eyes to light; 
for they should have known. 
Dr, Amory.—Mr. Chairman, we conformed strictly 
to the call made by the surviving officer of the convention 
of 1870. 
Dr. J. C. Peters, of New York.—Mr. Chairman, 
the U. S. Pharmacopoeia originated in the Medical 
Society of the County of New York, but the Medical 
Society of the County of New York has never dared to 
send delegates to National Pharmacopoeial Conventions, 
and no other county medical society has any right here. 
Prof. J. P. Remington, of Philadelphia.—Mr. Chair- 
man, there is present one of the delegates from the 
Philadelphia County Medical Society, for whom I ask the 
privilege to state to the Convention under what circum- 
stances they appointed their delegates, I think he will 
be able to show that they have already a report in pro- 
cess of preparation which has been the result of a con- 
siderable amount of labor which they would be glad to 
have accepted, and yet I believe they do not intend to 
foist themselves in any manner upon this Convention. On 
the contrary, I think they have appointed delegates be- 
cause they are deeply interested in the work of the U. S. 
Pharmacopoeia, and because they believed they had a 
right to do so under the call. If we reject the delegation 
we reject the exceedingly valuable report of the society. 
Mr. S. A. D. Sheppard, of Boston.—Mr. Chairman, in 
reply to Prof. Remington, I would ask that the gentleman, 9 
who is supposed to be thoroughly acquainted with rights 
of county medical societies under the call, if he is per- 
mitted to speak, will state to the Convention why this par- 
ticular county medical society should be admitted rather 
than fifty other county medical societies that may ask for 
admission. 
Permission was given the delegate to speak and, 
Dr. Henry H. Smith, of Philadelphia, delegate from 
the Philadelphia County Medical Society, remarked that 
the question was a rather peculiar one, but that he came 
to the Convention under the impression that it was to 
be a scientific association, although he had become con- 
vinced that it was somewhat otherwise. He then read a 
letter received from Dr. Morgan from which the Phila- 
delphia County Medical Society concluded that they were 
entitled to representation in the National Convention, and 
in which Dr. Morgan stated that he would be glad to 
have the co-operation of the society in the work of revis- 
ing the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. The society then began its 
labor. Dr. Smith continued his remarks at some length, 
and said that the delegates were perfectly ready to retire 
if the Convention should so decide, and they wished the 
Convention to do exactly as it saw fit. 
The question was called, and the delegates from the 
Philadelphia County Medical Society were admitted. 
Ayes, 35; nays, 22. 
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE 
Mr. Doliber moved that a nominating committee be 
appointed, to consist of one member from each of the 
bodies entitled to representation in the Convention, and 
that each delegation name its member of the committee. 
Carried. 
The list of bodies entitled to representation was then 
called and the following gentlemen named as the Nomi- 
nating Committee : 
Mass, Coll, of Pharm.: S. A. D. Sheppard. Phila. 
Coll, of Pharm.: A. B. Taylor. Louisville Coll, of 
Pharm.: C. Lewis Diehl, Maryland Coll, of Pharm.: 
Joseph Roberts. Med. Soc. of the District of Columbia: 
Thomas Antisel. Nat. Med. Coll.: W. W. Johnston. 
Med. Dep. of the Univ. of Georgetown: S. C. Busey. 
National Coll, of Pharm.: R. B. Ferguson. Med, Dep. 
of the Univ. of Pa.: Horatio C. Wood. Mass. Med. 
Soc.: E. S. Wood. Bellevue Hosp. Med. Coll.: F. A. Castle. Coll, of Pharm. of the City of N. Y.: Charles 
Rice. Coll, of Phys. and Surg., Med. Deft, of Columbia 
Coll., N. V.: Edward Curtis. Dartmouth Med. Coll.: 
H. N. Field. Phila. County Med. Soc.: Henry H. 
Smith. St. Louis Coll, of Pharm.: Wm. H. Crawford. 
Univ. of Mich., School of Pharm.: H. B. Parsons. Coll, 
of Pharm., Phila.: I. Minis Hays. Med. Dept. U. S. 
Army: D. L. Huntington. Univ. of the City of N, Y., 
Med. Dept.: H. G. Piffard. Chicago Coll, of Pharm.: 
G. M, Hambright. Cincinnati Coll, of Pharm.: A. Fen- 
nel. Woman's Aled. Coll, of Phila.: Clara Marshall. 
Med. Soc, of the State of N. Y.: J. D. Rushmore. Coll, 
of Med., Syracuse: G. R. Metcalfe. Med. Dept, of U. 
S. Navy: B. F. Gibbs. U. S. Marine Hasp. Ser,: Oscar 
Olberg. Miami Med. Coll.:]. F. Judge. Penn. Coll, 
of Pharm.: Martin Roche. Missouri Med. Coll.: O. A. 
Wall. Coll, of Phys. and Surgs. in the City of N. Y.: J. 
C. Peters. Med. Dept, of Harvard Univ.: J. E. Brack- 
ett, Union Univ. Med. Dept, at Albany: A. B. 
Huested. Jefferson Med. Coll.: Robert E. Rogers. N. 
Y. Acad, of Med.: Laurence Johnson. Med. and Chirurg. 
Faculty, Maryland: W. J. C. Du Hamel. Woman's 
Coll, of the N. Y. Infirmary: G. H. Fox. ATorth Caro- 
lina State Med. Assoc.: Thos. F. Wood, 
The Convention then took a recess until 3 P.M. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
The Convention was called to order at 3.30 P.M. by the 
Chairman, Dr. James E. Morgan. 
OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION. 
The Nominating Committee, through Prof. J. F. Judge, 
Chairman, and Dr. F. A. Castle, Secretary, made the fol- 
lowing report: 
For President, Robert Amory, M.D., of Brookline, 
Mass. For First Vice-Pi esident, Samuel C. Busey, M.D., 
of Washington, D. C. For Second Vice-President, Prof. 
P. W. Bedford, of New York. For Secretary, F. A. Castle, 
M.D., of New York. For Assistant Secretary, C. H. A. 
Kleinschmidt, M.D., of Washington, D. C. 
On motion, by Dr, Rogers, of Philadelphia, the report 
of the Committee was accepted and adopted, and the 
Chairman declared the gentlemen named by the Commit- 
tee the officers of the Convention. 
Dr. Amory then took the Chair. He thanked the Con- 11 
vention for the honor it had conferred upon him, and ex- 
pressed the hope that justice and harmony would mark 
all its deliberations. 
Prof. John M. Maisch, of Philadelphia, moved that Dr. 
E. R. Squibb be elected as delegate with all the rights 
and privileges of the floor. 
The motion was seconded by Prof. Robt. E. Rogers, 
who bore testimony to the claims which Dr. Squibb had 
for special recognition in the Convention, and the motion 
was unanimously carried by a rising vote. 
On motion by Dr, Busey, the thanks of the Convention 
were extended to Dr. Morgan for the justice and impar- 
tiality manifested as presiding officer in the temporary 
organization, and to Prof. D. W. Prentiss for his faithful- 
ness as Temporary Secretary. 
Dr. Squibb returned his thanks to the Convention for 
his special election as delegate to the body. 
Dr. Morgan presented a communication from Pay- 
master Joseph Foster of the U. S. Navy, in relation to 
services of his grandfather, Dr. Lyman Spalding, in the 
origination of the Pharmacopoeia of the United States. 
Referred to the Committee on Publication. 
Mr. H. B. Parsons, in behalf of the Commissioner of 
Agriculture, invited the members of the Convention to 
visit the Department at 9 A.M., on Thursday, May 6th. 
Accepted with thanks. 
Dr. Morgan presented, in behalf of Dr. Geo. Ross, 
Chairman of the Publication Committee of the Committee 
of the American Pharmaceutical Association on the Revi- 
sion of the Pharmacopoeia, a number of copies of their 
report for the use of the Convention. Accepted with 
thanks. 
Mr. A. B. Taylor presented, in behalf of the late 
Secretary, the minutes of the last Convention, together 
with his own report as Secretary of the Committee of Re- 
vision and Publication. 
On motion by Dr. Piffard, the minutes were read by 
title and referred. The report of the Secretary was read 
as follows : 
To the National Convention for Revising the Pharma- 
copoeia of the United States. 
The Secretary of the Cotnmittee of Revision and Publi- 
cation, appointed in 1870, would respectfully offer the 
following Report: 
In accordance with the resolution of the Convention of 1870, the Committee of Revision and Publication was 
convened by the President in June, 1870, and was organ- 
ized by the appointment of Dr. Joseph Carson as Chair- 
man and A. B. Taylor as Secretary. 
The sessions of the Committee were held continuously 
from that time until June, 1873, when the Committee com- 
pleted its labors and published the Pharmacopoeia. 
The preface to the book gives a general detail of the 
action of the Committee, and of the various changes made. 
In furtherance of the Revision of the work, there were 
handed to the Committee six contributions; two from 
medical societies, one of them a most elaborate and valu- 
able Report from the College of Physicians of Philadel- 
phia ; the other Report consisted of seven general sug- 
gestions in reference to proposed changes, but given in 
such general terms as to be of no value whatever to the 
Committee. The four remaining contributions were from 
Colleges of Pharmacy. One of these (perhaps the least 
valuable one) consisted of 21 suggestions, of which 4 
were for the dismissal of articles, 3 for introductions, 6 
for changes of definition, 2 for adding new tests, and the 
remaining 6 of a general character. 
In the publication of the book an agreement was made 
with Messrs. J. B. Lippincott & Co., of Philadelphia, 
that the new edition should be published in good style ; 
they referring to one of their publications as a sample of 
the size, quality of paper, and style of binding of the 
work. The price of the cloth-bound copies was fixed at 
$1.75 per copy. They agreed to furnish the Committee 
with such copies as might be needed by the Committee 
(not to exceed 25 copies) free of charge, and further agreed 
to pay the expenses of the Committee, which were not to 
exceed $3OO. 
In pursuance of this agreement, Messrs. J. B. Lippm- 
cott & Co. published the work in good style, and it was 
sold at the specified price. 
The expenses of the Committee were also paid as agreed 
upon, the same amounting to $168.42. 
Secretary of the Committee of Revision and-Publication. 
Mr. Doliber.—Mr. Chairman, it seems to me it is 
rather remarkable that the Secretary should direct atten- 
tion to a single college, although the name of the college 
is not mentioned. 
A, B. Taylor, 
The report was accepted and adopted. Dr. Prentiss, in behalf of the late Secretary of the 
Convention of 1870, offered a communication presenting 
the claims of the relatives of the late Lyman Spalding as 
the originator of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. On motion of 
Mr. Doliber, the communication was tabled temporarily. 
A communication from the “Cosmos Club,” placing 
the rooms of the club at the disposal of the Convention 
during their stay in Washington, was accepted with 
thanks. 
Suggestions for the revision of the Pharmacopoeia were 
then received from the following-named bodies : 
The College of Physicians, Philadelphia. 
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. 
The Maryland College of Pharmacy. 
The Louisville College of Pharmacy. 
The American Pharmaceutical Association. 
Two additional Reports upon Materia Medica from the 
American Pharmaceutical Association. 
The Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association. 
The National Medical College. 
The National College of Pharmacy. 
The Philadelphia County Medical Society. 
The Massachusetts Medical Society. 
On motion by Prof. C. Lewis Diehl, the President of 
the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association, Mr. C. A. 
Heinitsh, was admitted to the floor with all the rights and 
privileges of a delegate. 
Mr. Heinitsh thanked the Convention for the honor 
and favor. 
Prof. John M. Maisch, of Philadelphia, offered the 
following resolutions : Resolved, That the Nominating 
Committee be instructed to report a plan for revising and 
publishing the Pharmacopoeia, and to make provision for 
the revision of the Pharmacopoeia in the future. 
Resolved, That the Nominating Committee be in- 
structed to nominate a Committee of Revision and Publi- 
cation of the Pharmacopoeia consisting of members. 
A motion by Prof. H. C. Wood to adjourn was lost. 
Prof. Maisch’s resolutions were then adopted. 
On motion by Dr. Piffard, Dr. Wm. Manlius Smith was 
substituted on the Nominating Committee for Dr. Rush- 
more, who was absent. He also asked to be excused 
from further service on the Committee and that Dr. F. R. 
Sturgis be his substitute, which was granted. 
On motion by Mr. A. B. Taylor, the number of members of the Committee on Revision and Publication was fixed 
at twenty-five. 
Dr. Busey moved that, when the Convention adjourn, it 
adjourn to meet at 12 M. on Thursday, May 6th. Carried. 
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On motion the Convention then adjourned at 5 P.M. 
Thursday, May 6th. First Session. 
The Convention was called to order at 12.15 P.M. by 
the President, Dr. Amory. 
Prof. P. W. Bedford moved that, in the absence of the 
Secretary, the reading of the minutes be dispensed with, 
and that, at the request of the Chairman of the Nominat- 
ing Committee, the Convention adjourn until 2 o’clock. 
Adopted. 
The Convention was called to order at 2.25 P.M. by the 
President. 
Prof. D. W. Prentiss offered the following resolution ; 
Resolved, That this Convention take a recess from 4.30 to 
6.30 o’clock to attend the reception by the President of 
the United States. 
Thursday, May 6th. Second Session. 
Prof. Remington amended by adding, “to assemble 
again at 8 P.M. for a night session.” 
Mr. Doliber moved to lay the resolution on the table 
for the present, in order that it might be acted on by the 
whole Convention. Withdrawn. 
Prof. Prentiss modified the resolution so as to read : 
To take a recess at 4.30. 
Dr. Ruschenberger from the Committee on Creden- 
tials reported as an additional delegate, Dr. James L. Q. 
Cabell, of the University of Virginia. 
On motion, the following resolution was sent to the 
Chairman of the Nominating Committee, in session at 
the Arlington Hotel. 
Resolved, That a committee of one be appointed by the 
Chair to announce to your Committee on Nominations 
that the Convention is now in session awaiting the report 
of your Committee, and that a vote has just been passed 
that the Convention will Jake a recess at half-past four 
o’clock this afternoon. 
Prof. Remington subsequently reported that he had 
presented the message as directed, and that, after consulta- 
tion, the Committee recommended an adjournment to xo 
P.M. Prof, Bedford moved to adjourn to 7.30 P.M. 
Mr. Doliber moved to adjourn to 9 A.M. to-morrow. 
Dr. Squibb suggested that Admiral Rodgers be inform- 
ed that the Convention could not, owing to circumstances, 
accept his kind invitation. 
Prof. Bedford withdrew his motion and then moved 
that the Convention adjourn to meet at 9 A.M. to-morrow. 
Dr. Prentiss moved,to amend by making the hour 10 p.m. 
as requested by the Nominating Committee. Adopted. 
On motion by Prof. Remington the Convention then 
adjourned. 
Thursday, May 6th. Third Session. 
The Convention was called to order at 10 p.m. by the 
President. 
The minutes of the preceding sessions were read and, 
after correction, adopted. 
REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITMEE. 
The report of the Nominating Committee being next in 
order, the following was offered : 
The Nominating Committee met at “ The Arlington,” 
on Thursday, May 6th, 1880, and resolved to recommend 
the following General Principles for adoption in the re- 
vision of the Pharmacopoeia. 
1. Parts by Weight.—All measures of capacity shall 
be abandoned and quantities shall be expressed va parts 
by weight. 
2. Language.—The text of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia is 
to be written in the English language ; but the titles of 
the officinal substances and preparations are to be given, 
as heretofore, both in Latin and English. 
3. Alphabetical Arrangement.—The present division 
into “Materia Medica ” (comprising a Primary and 
Secondary List) and “ Preparations ” is to be abolished, 
and all articles are to be arranged in a continuous alpha- 
betical order, retaining, however, such headings as Extracta 
Extracta Fluida, Decocta, Infusa, etc., wherever it maybe 
found useful to give general directions referring to the 
whole class. At the same time all formulae for the pre- 
paration of the single members of each class shall be 
made complete in themselves. 
4. Synonyms.—The different headings shall be accompa- 
nied, in a manner not interfering with the perspicuity of 
the text of the formulae, by a list of synonyms in common 
use. 16 
5. Cross-References.—At the end of each article a short 
paragraph is to be added, giving the names of all the pre- 
parations into which the substance or preparation, treated 
of in the article, enters. 
6. Descriptions of Crude Drugs.—To all crude drugs, 
of animal or vegetable origin, concise but complete de- 
scriptions are to be added, sufficient to indicate the dis- 
tinctive characteristics visible to the naked eye, and, when 
necessary, such as are visible under an ordinary good pock- 
et lens, magnifying about 10 diameters. Where exter- 
nal and visible properties are insufficient to properly 
characterize the substance (as in the case of gums, resins, 
balsams, etc.), it shall be further defined by its physical 
and chemical properties. 
The botanical names of plants shall be accompanied by 
the name of the author, but all therapeutical discussion 
shall be omitted. 
7. Descriptions of Chemicals.—All mineral substances, 
or chemical preparations, except those where differences 
in process produce different results, are to be described 
and defined by concise and complete tests of identity and 
purity, without giving processes. Processes for the pre- 
paration of Morphia, Quinia, and the other alkaloids are 
to be omitted, but the articles “ Opium ” and “ Cinchona ” 
shall be accompanied with detailed processes of assay 
for the alkaloids. 
8. Chemical Formula.—All chemicals of a definite com- 
position should have their primary rational [thus; HO,- 
C-iHgOs ; HC2H3O2.—Ed.] formulas added, both accord- 
ing to the old and to the new notation, together with their 
atomic or molecular weights. The formulae according to 
the new nomenclature should be distinguished by promi- 
nent type. 
9. Processes for Chemicals.—ln the case of those chem- 
ical preparations, where different processes yield different 
results, the process to be followed in each case shall be 
described in detail. 
10. Formula of Preparations at present officinal. 
a. All such tinctures, wines, etc., in which a slight vari- 
ation of dose is of no importance, are to be made as nearly 
as possible of a uniform percentage strength ; that is, I 
part of the drug is to be made into 5 parts of tincture, 
etc., or into 10 parts of tincture, as the case may be. 
b. In the case of highly active preparations, as Tinc- 
tura Aconiii Radicis, Tinct. Nucis Vomica, Tinct, Opii, Tinct. Veratri Viridis, the present strength is to be as 
nearly as possible retained ; but in the liquid opium pre- 
parations, excepting Paregoric, the strength of 10 percent 
shall be adopted, if found advisable. 
11. Numerical Relation of Quantities.—The quantities 
or parts by weight, of the ingredients entering into a com- 
position, are to be expressed in the simplest possible terms; 
and, whenever possible, in a centesimal ratio. 
12. Temperature shall be expressed both in degrees of 
Centigrade and in degrees of Fahrenheit, thus: oo° C. 
(= oo° F.) 
13. Definitions of Physical Properties.—Varieties and 
degrees of color, consistence, transparency, fineness of 
powders, etc., shall be as closely defined as possible. 
14. Specific Gravity.—A uniform method for taking the 
specific gravity of liquids shall be prescribed. 
15. Definite Expressions of Weight,—Whenever it is 
necessary to employ definite expressions of weight, as, for 
instance, when it is directed that a pill mass is to be 
divided into pills containing a certain weight of one or 
more constituents, this weight is to be expressed both in 
metrical and in apothecaries’ weight. 
16. Weight of Finished Product.—In those formulae 
(for Syrups, Infusions, Elixirs, etc.), in which fixed 
quantities of ingredients are directed to be combined 
under circumstances which may involve a partial loss of 
any of the ingredients, as, for instance, where a variable 
amount of water may be lost by evaporation, the weight 
of the intended finished product should be specified, and 
when practicable should be brought up to 100 parts. 
17. That all doses be omitted from the Pharmacopoeia. 
18. Tables to be appended to the Pharmacopoeia. 
a. List of new Additions. 
b. List of Articles dropped from the last Pharmacopoeia. 
It is suggested that, as many articles, at present offici[n]al, 
are seldom used in medical practice, the number dropped 
may, with propriety, be considerably increased. 
c. List of Changes of Latin officinal Names. 
d. List of Changes of English officinal Names. 
e. Tables of Weights and Measures. 
The following Tables ayeproposed as new Additions. 
f. Table of Solubilities of the officinal Chemicals in 
Water and in Alcohol, at 15.50 C. ( = 6o° F.), andatlheir 
boiling points. 
g. Alcoholometrical Table. h. Acidimetrical Tables (meaning tables of the spec, 
grav. of acids). 
i. List of Reagents, for qualitative and quantitative— 
including volumetric—use, of a fixed strength or dilution, 
and accompanied by a brief statement of their use. 
k. Table of the Elementary Substances, with their 
symbols, atomicity, atomic weight, etc. 
/. Weight and Volume Table. To facilitate the use of 
parts by weight (or, of the decimal system), in compound- 
ing, prescribing, and dispensing medicines, a table ex- 
hibiting the relationship between the weight and the 
measure of a given volume of any liquid preparation may 
be added. This should contain all the officinal liquids in 
alphabetical order. 
m. Table of the Specific Gravity of officinal Liquids 
for each degree between 10 and 25° C. (= 50-770 F.). 
n. A Table comparing the Strength of powerful Galeni- 
cal Preparations of foreign Pharmacopoeias, used in this 
country, with those of our own. 
0. A Table exhibiting the Differences in Strength of the 
Preparations, as made according to the present and the 
new U. S. Ph. 
p. A Table of Thermometric Equivalents. 
q. A full Index containing all the Synonyms should con- 
clude the book, with marks of accent to indicate pronun- 
ciation as heretofore. 
r. A Table of Saturations. 
REVISION AND PUBLICATION, 
1. Resolved, That the Committee of Revision and Pub- 
lication be instructed to award the publication of the 
United States Pharmacopoeia to the publishing house of- 
fering the best terms ; the Committee to hold the copy- 
right ; the price of the book to be limited, and the book 
to be sold through the ordinary trade channels. 
That action under this resolution shall require the ap- 
proval of a majority of the whole Committee, 
2. Resolved, The President of this Convention shall, on 
or about the first day of May, 1889, issue a notice, re- 
questing the several incorporated Medical Societies, the 
incorporated Medical Colleges, the incorporated Colleges 
of Pharmacy and incorporated Pharmaceutical Societies 
throughout the United States, and the American Medical, 
and American Pharmaceutical Associations to elect a 
The following resolution was also reported : 19 
number of delegates, not exceeding three, and the Surgeon- 
General of the Army, the Surgeon-General of the Navy, 
and the Surgeon-General of the Marine Hospital Ser- 
vice, to appoint each not exceeding three medical 
officers, to attend a general Convention for the Revision of 
the Pharmacopoeia of the United States, to be held in 
Washington, D. C., on the first Wednesday of May, 1890. 
Resolved, The several bodies, as well as the medical 
departments of the Army, Navy, and Marine Hospital Ser- 
vice thus addressed, shall also be requested by the Presi- 
dent to submit the Pharmacopoeia to a careful revision and 
to transmit the result of their labors, through their dele- 
gates, to the Committee of Revision * at least three months 
before the next meeting of the convention. 
4. Resolved, The several medical and pharmaceutical 
bodies shall be further requested to transmit to the Presi- 
dent of this Convention the names and residences of their 
respective delegates, as soon as they shall have been ap- 
pointed ; a list of whom shall be published, under his 
authority, for the information of the medical public, in 
the newspapers and medical journals, in the month of 
March, 1890. 
5. Resolved, In the event of the death, resignation, or 
inability of the President of the Convention to act, these 
duties shall devolve, successively, in the following order of 
precedence : upon the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, the 
Assistant-Secretary, and the Chairman of the Committee 
of Revision and Publication of the Pharmacopoeia. , 
6. Resolved, That the committee is authorized and 
directed to publish a supplement at the end of five years 
if necessary. 
7. Resolved, That the committee shall report a com- 
plete plan for the revision of the Pharmacopoeia at the 
next decennial Convention. 
COMMITTEE OF REVISION AND PUBLICATION OF THE PHAR- 
COPCEIA OF THE UNITED STATES. 
The Committee also reported the following as the Com- 
mittee of Revision and Publication of the Pharmacopoeia 
of the United States : The President, Dr. Robert Amory : 
the Secretary, Dr. F. A. Castle ; Dr. D. L. Huntington, 
of the U. S. Army ; Dr. B. F. Gibbs, of the U. S. Navy ; 
[* Meaning the Committee of Revision and Publication, which, 
by another resolution (see 7), is made permanent until the next Con- 
vention.! 20 
Prof. Oscar Oldberg, Phar.D, of the U. S. Marine Hosp. 
Service; Prof. P. W. Bedford, of N. Y.; Prof. C. Lewis 
Diehl, of Louisville; Mr. Louis Dohme, of Baltimore ; 
Mr. Thomas Doliber, of Boston ; Dr. Laurence Johnson, 
of N. Y,; Prof. J. F. Judge, M.D., of Cincinnati ; Prof. 
J. M. Maisch, Phar.D., of Phila.; Prof. G. F. H. Markoe, 
of Boston ; Mr. H. B. Parsons, of Ann Arbor ; Prof. H. G. 
Piffard, M.D., of N. Y.; Prof. J. P. Remington, of Phila.; 
Charles Rice, Ph.D. of N. Y.; Dr. W. S. W. Ruschen- 
berger, of Phila.; Dr. E. R. Squibb, of Brooklyn; Mr. A. 
B. Taylor, of Phila.; Mr. W. S. Thompson, of Washing- 
ton ; Prof. O. A. Wall, M.D., Ph.G., of St. Louis; Prof. 
E. S. Wood, M.D., of Boston ; Dr. T. F. Wood, of 
Wilmington, N. C.; Prof. T. G. Wormley, M.D., of 
Phila. 
Respectfully submitted, 
J. E. Judge, Chairman. 
On motion the report of the Nominating Committee was 
accepted. 
On motion by Prof. J. P. Remington, the Convention 
considered the items of the report seriatim. 
F. A. Ca&tle, Secretary. 
At the suggestion of the President, action was first taken 
upon the names reported by the Committee as the Com- 
mittee of Revision and Publication, as it was necessary 
that a committee be formed before it could be instructed. 
Dr. B. F. Gibbs moved that the report of the Nomin- 
ating/Committee on the Committee of Revision and Publi- 
cation be adopted. 
Dr. E. R. Squibb asked the privilege of withdrawing 
his name from the report of the Nominating Committee, 
inasmuch as he should not be able to discharge the duties 
of the office. 
A motion to give Dr. Squibb permission to withdraw 
his name was unanimously lost. 
Dr, Gibbs’ motion was then unanimously adopted. 
The title of the committee was then fixed as “ The 
Committee of Revision and Publication of the Pharma- 
copoeia of the United States of America.” 
On resolution, the Committee of Revision and Publica- 
tion was empowered to fill its own vacancies. 
Prof. Oscar Oldberg offered the following : That the 
Committee of Revision and Publication be authorized to 
employ skilled experts to make such trials and investiga- 
tions as maybe necessary to enable the Committee to pass 21 
intelligent judgment upon the details of the work before 
it, such trials and investigations to be made .under the 
direction of the Committee. Adopted. 
Mr. S. A. D. Sheppard offered the following: Re- 
solved That any member of the Committee of Final 
Revision, who shall neglect to perform the duties which 
have been assigned to and accepted by him, without 
presenting to the Committee a satisfactory excuse, may be 
dropped from membership, and that his place be filled by 
a new appointment by the Committee. Adopted. 
Prof. C. L. Diehl offered the following amendment: 
“Consent of two-thirds of the entire Committee being 
requisite for so dropping a member.” 
The amendment was accepted, and the original resolu- 
tion as amended was adopted. 
GENERAL PRINCIPLES RECOMMENDED. 
The General Principles recommended for adoption in 
the Revision of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia were then taken 
up in the numerical order indicated above. 
I. Resolved, That parts by weight be adopted in the 
formulae of the Pharmacopoeia. 
Mr. S. A. D. Sheppard offered the following amend- 
ment: “Except that in the matter of fluid extracts, the 
Committee of Final Revision shall have authority to 
adopt such process or processes as shall seem to it best.” 
Prof. J. P. Remington of Philadelphia.—Mr. Presi- 
dent, I approve of the recommendation of the Committee, 
and at the same time there have been elected as members 
of the Committee of Final Revision and Publication gen- 
tlemen who hold views which are opposed to it. I think 
n so important a matter as the Revision of the Pharma- 
copoeia, a broad spirit should be exercised ; that a full 
and free discussion should be had, and that all the points 
should be very carefully examined. 
Mr. Thomas Doliber.—Mr. President, I think that 
the fluid extracts should be left in the form in which they 
now exist as to strength. I, therefore, offer the follow- 
ing as an amendment to the original resolution : 
Resolved, That the formulae for fluid extracts remain 
the same in strength as in the Pharmacopoeia of 1870. 
Mr. Sheppard.—Mr. President, it seems to me that 
my proposed amendment would carry out the spirit of 
that offered by Mr. Doliber. 
Dr. James E. Morgan.—Mr. President, I agree with Mr. Doliber, in that the matter should be left as it is. 
A change can do no good. 
Prof. P. W. Bedford.— Mr. President, both Mr. 
Doliber and Dr. Morgan are mistaken in their view of 
the nature of Mr. Sheppard’s proposed amendment. His 
amendment would not vary the strength of the prepara- 
tions whatever. The idea is that, by the amendment, 
opportunity will be given to make the preparations as 
they are now made, using parts by weight and furnishing 
the fluid extracts to a certain measure ; but it does not 
affect their strength at all. 
22 
Prof. G. H. F. Markoe.—Mr. President, it does 
not affect the finished preparation. It is whether we shall 
finally adjust the preparation by measure or by weight. 
Mr. Doliber.—Mr. President, if I am able to under- 
stand the suggestions which have been offered by the 
Committee, they are very definite. They declare that all 
preparations, including fluid extracts, shall be made by 
weight, and finished up to a certain weight. This res- 
olution leaves it open with the Committee to make a 
change in the strength of the fluid extracts, and it is to 
that which I am opposed. 
Prof. H. G. Piffard.—Mr. President, as the origi- 
nal resolution stands, it includes every preparation. The 
mendment makes an exception with reference to the 
fluid extracts. It seems to me that, if the amendment is 
carried, it will make no difference to the other side of 
the question. The pharmacist will be at liberty to use 
weights or measures in making fluid extracts, as he prac- 
tically gets the same results. 
Mr. Doliber’s amendment was lost by a vote of ayes, 
15 ; nays, 23. 
Mr. Sheppard’s amendment was then adopted. 
The original resolution as amended being before the 
Convention, Mr. W. S. Thompson offered the following 
substitute: 
Resolved, That in all formulae for liquid preparations 
of the Pharmacopoeia, the result shall be stated in volume 
and not in weight. 
Mr. President, I offer this substitute for the reason that, 
in ascertaining any quantity of a liquid preparation, mea- 
sures of capacity are more convenient than weight. In 
the next place, it enables the physician to readily arrive 
at the strength of the preparation. The Pharmacopoeia 
is useful to the physician mainly in this manner, for he 23 
recollects his doses by measure, and not by weight. 
Although, eventually, they may be prescribed by weight, 
they will be administered by measure for some time to 
come. 
Prof, C. Lewis Diehl.—Mr. President, if the resolu- 
tion offered by Mr. Thompson is carried, it will kill the 
original resolution. 
Mr. Thompson.—Mr. President, I offer it as a substi- 
tute for the original resolution reported by the Committee 
and amended by Mr. Sheppard. 
Prof. O. A. Wall.—Mr. President, there will be an 
appendix to the Pharmacopoeia that will tell exactly how 
much a certain quantity by weight will be by measure. 
Mr. Charles Rice.—Mr. President, if it is recollected 
that the strength of the preparations proposed by the new 
process is not at all changed from that of the preparations 
in our last Pharmacopoeia, excepting in some cases where 
it is done designedly, every physician will carry the same 
doses in his mind as before. The chief plea for abandon- 
ing measures for weights is accuracy in preparing medi- 
cines. Measuring is always liable to more or less error, 
either by faulty measures, differences of temperature and 
other causes, while in weighing a few drops will turn the 
scale. 
After further discussion, participated in by several dele- 
gates, a vote was taken on the substitute offered by Mr. 
Thompson, and it.was lost. The original resolution as 
amended being before the Convention, 
Mr. Doliber remarked that it seemed to him that the 
resolution was one of the most important to be brought 
before the Convention, and that it should be discussed 
and settled by the Convention. 
Mr. H. B. Parsons argued that, as medicines are 
prescribed by volume, they should be brought in strength 
to a definite volume. 
Mr. Charles Rice remarked that the strength of the 
preparations in the Pharmacopoeia is not to be changed, 
and that it will only be necessary to look at the percentage 
to arrive at a reasonably proximate idea with reference 
to the quantity given, without special calculation. 
Prof. O. A. Wall remarked that doses had nothing 
to do with the question ; the works on therapeutics would 
still continue to furnish those. 
Mr. Charles Rice further remarked that the metric 
system had been in operation in France for many years, 24 
and that the French physicians, at the moment of pre- 
scribing, but seldom had occasion to calculate how much 
of the active constituents is contained in a tea or table- 
spoonful. 
Prof. J. F. Judge remarked that it was simply a ques- 
tion of convenience, as to whether any other system 
than the present is adopted, and he thought that ulti- 
mately the Convention would arrive at the same conclu- 
sion reached by the Committee, and embraced in the 
original recommendation. 
The question was called for, and the recommendation 
of the Committee as amended was adopted. 
The seventh recommendation, concerning “Descrip- 
tions of Chemicals,” being read, Mr. Doliber asked, 
Does it contemplate leaving out formulae for all alkaloids ? 
Mr. Charles Rice replied that it was intended to 
leave out working formulae for the preparation of alka- 
loids, and to substitute, in certain cases, exact assay pro- 
cesses, which will be an equivalent. 
Prof. Oldberg offered the following amendment: “ But 
the minimum percentage of total alkaloids to be required in 
cinchona, and the minimum and maximum percentage 
of morphia in opium, shall be prescribed in the Pharma- 
copoeia.” Adopted. 
The 2d, 3d, 4th, sth, and 6th were adopted. 
Prof. C. L. Diehl offered the following ; 
Resolved, That the Committee of Revision be requested 
to consider with great care the words used in the report 
of the Nominating Committee with reference to the 
seventh recommendation. Adopted. 
The Bth, qth, roth, nth, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 
and 17th were adopted, as above. 
The eighteenth “Tables to be appended to the Phar- 
macopoeia.” Subdivisions a to r, as reported above, were 
adopted. 
On motion by Prof. Diehl, the Committee was em- 
powered to add any tables they may deem expedient. 
The Resolutions reported by the Nominating Commit- 
tee were then considered separately with the following 
result: 
The first, concerning the publication of the Pharma- 
copoeia, was adopted. 
The second, concerning the call for the National Con- 
vention in 1890, was read, and an amendment, as fol- 
lows, was offered by Dr. Wm. Manlius Smith, of Syracuse, 25 
N. Y, “ That the several societies requested to send 
delegates shall be in harmony with the American Medical 
Association or the American Pharmaceutical Association.” 
The amendment was discussed and lost; and the reso- 
lution as reported above was adopted. 
The 3d, 4th, and sth were adopted. 
The sixth, concerning the “ publication of a supple- 
ment ” was read, and 
Dr. I. M. Hays moved to strike out the words “directed 
to publish ” which was lost by a vote of ayes 13, nays 14. 
The resolution was then adopted. As explanatory of the 
resolution 
Mr. Charles Rice moved that the Committee of Re- 
vision and Publicalion be authorized to publish a supple- 
ment after five years or oftener if deemed expedient. 
Carried. 
The seventh, concerning a “plan for revision of the 
Pharmacopoeia at the next decennial Convention,” was 
adopted. 
On motion by Dr. Joseph Roberts, the report of the 
Nominating Committee was adopted as a whole. 
The following resolution, offered by Prof. P. W. Bed- 
ford, was adopted. 
Resolved, That the Committee of Revision and Publica- 
tion be instructed to turn over to the Convention of 1890 
all the papers relative to their proceedings. 
Prof. J. P. Remington offered the following resolu- 
tion which was unanimously adopted. 
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention, are due and 
are hereby tendered to the Faculty of the National Medi- 
cal College of the District of Columbia, for the use of 
their building for the purposes of the Convention, and to 
the Medical and Pharmaceutical Professions of the City of 
Washington for their kind hospitality. 
Prof. Prentiss moved that the papers relating to the 
late Dr. Lyman Spaulding be taken from the table and re- 
ferred to the Committee of Revision. Carried. 
On motion, the thanks of the Convention were tendered 
to Admiral and Mrs. Rogers for their entertainment; to 
the Trustees of the Corcoran Art Gallery ; to the daily 
press and the reporters ; to the President of the Conven- 
tion for the impartial manner in which he had discharged 
the duties of his office, and to the Secretary and Assistant 
Secretary. 26 
The Secretary then called the roll as follows: 
CALLING OF THE ROLL. 
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy: Prof. G. F. H. 
Markoe, Ph.G., Samuel A. D. Sheppard, Ph.G., Thomas 
Doliber, Ph.G. 
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy: Prof. John M. 
Maisch, Phar.D., Alfred B. Taylor, Prof. Joseph P. Rem- 
ington. 
Louisville College of Pharmacy : * Prof. Emil Scheffer, 
Prof. C. Lewis Diehl, * Vincent Davis. 
Maryland College of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Md. : Del- 
egates, William S. Thompson, Louis Dohme, Joseph 
Roberts ; Alternates, *Chaxdes Caspari, Jr., *J. F. Moore, 
Phar.D., * Dr. Robert Lautenbach. 
Medical Society of the District of Columbia: Prof. 
Daniel R. Hagner, M.D., Prof. Thomas Antisel, M.D., 
Emeritus Prof, James E. Morgan, M.D. 
National Medical College of Columbia University : 
Washington, D.C.: Prof. W. W. Johnston, M.D., Prof. 
D. W. Prentiss, M.D., Prof. E. T. Fristoe, LL.D. 
Medical Department of the University of Georgetown, 
D. C.: F. A. Ashford, M.D., Prof. S. C. Busey, M.D., 
Prof. C. H. A. Kleinschmidt, M.D. 
National College of Pharmacy, Washington, D. C. : 
Mr, W. S. Thompson, Prof. Oscar Oldberg, Phar.D.; 
Mr. R. B. Ferguson. 
Medical Department of University of Pennsylvania : 
Prof. Theo. G. Wormley M.D., LL.D., Prof. Horatio 
C. Wood, M.D. 
Massachusetts Medical Society: Robert Amory, M.D., 
of Brookline, * Prof. Robert T. Edes, M.D., of 
Prof. Edward S. Wood, M.D., of Cambridge; Alter- 
nates, *Prof. Wm. P. Bolles, M.D.,* Bennet F. Daven- 
port. 
Bellevue Hospital Medical College: Prof. E. G. Jane- 
way, M.D., Prof, A. A. Smith, M.D., Lecturer F. A. 
Castle, M.D. 
College of Pharmacy of the City of ATew York: Charles 
Rice, Ph.D., Prof. P. W. Bedford, Fred. Hoffmann, 
Ph.D.; Alternates, *H. J. Menninger, * Paul Balluff, 
*E. P. Nichols, M.D. 
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Depart- 
ment of Columbia College, N.Y.: Prof. Edw. Curtis, M.D. 
* The asterisk indicates that the delegate was absent. 27 
Dartmouth Medical College, Hanover, JV. H. : Prof. H. 
M. Field, M.D. 
Connecticut Medical Society: Prof. C. A. Lindsley, 
Yale Medical Dept., *A. Woodward, M.D., Franklin, 
Ct. ; C. W. Chamberlain, M.D., Hartford, Ct. 
Rush Medical College of Chicago, 111. : *W. S. Harris, 
M.D., *J. S. Knox, M.D., * J. H. Etheridge, M.D. 
Philadelphia County Medical Society : Henry FI. Smith, 
M.D., Rich. J. Dunglison, M.D., J.Floward Taylor,M.D. 
State University of lowa, Medical Department: *P. J. 
Farnsworth, M.D. 
lowa State Medical Society: *John North, M.D., *P. 
J, Farnsworth, M.D. 
St. Louis College of Pharmacy : F. VV. Sennewald, Wm. 
H. Crawford, *Jas. M. Good. 
University of Michigan, School of Pharmacy : * Prof. 
Albert B. Prescott, M.D., Ann Arbor, Mich., *VolneyM. 
Spalding, M.A., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Henry B. Parsons, 
Ph.C., Agricultural Dept., Washington, D. C. 
College of Physicians, Philadelphia : Med. Direc., U. 
S. N., W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M.D., Prof. Alfred 
Stille, M.D., I. Minis Hays, M.D. 
Med. Deft. U. S. A.: * Surgeon J. J. Woodward, M.D., 
Surgeon D. L. Huntington, M.D. 
University op the City of New York, Med Dept. /*Prof. 
W. H. Thomson, M.D., Prof. H. G. Piffard, M.D., 
Lecturer F. R. Sturgis, M.D. 
Department of Medicine and Surgery of the University 
of Michigan : *Prof. Geo. A. Frothingham, M.D.,* Prof. 
A. B. Palmer, M.D. 
Chicago College of Pharmacy: Delegates, *E. H. Sar- 
gent, * H. D. Garrison, Geo. M. Hambright, Alternates, 
* F. M. Goodman, * Thos. W. Whitfield, Geo. Buck. 
Cincinnati College of Pharmacy: * Edward S. Wayne, 
M.D., Ph.G., Prof. J. F. Judge, M.D., Prof. Adolphus 
Fennel. 
Woman's Med. Coll, of Philadelphia: Prof. Clara Mar- 
shall, M.D. 
Medical College of Indiana, Med. Dep't. of Butler Univ.: 
* Charles E. Wright, M.D. 
Medical Society of the State of New York: * Caleb 
Green, M.D., *J. D. Rushmore, M.D., Wm. Manlius 
Smith, M.D. 
College of Medicine, Syracuse University: Prof. George 
R. Metcalfe, M.D. 28 
Med. Dept. U. S. Navy: Med. Inspector B. F. Gibbs, 
M.D. 
U. S. Marine Hospital Service: Medical Purveyor Prof. 
Oscar Oldberg, Phar.D. 
Miami Med. Coll., Cincinnati, 0.: Delegates. Prof. J. PV 
Judge, M.D., * Prof. J, C. Mackenzie, M.D., * Prof. Wm. 
B. Davis, M.D.; Alternate fiVxol. Wm. H. Mussey, M.D_ 
Pennsylvania College of Pharmacy: Martin Roche, M.D., 
Samuel J. Deal, M.D., Ph.D., *John S. Newton, M.D., 
Ph.G. 
Missouri Medical College of St. Louis; Prof. Otto A. 
Wall, M.D., Ph.G. 
College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New 
York: John C. Peters, M.D., Laurence Johnson, M.D., 
* Lecturer Leroy M. Yale, M.D. 
Medical Department of Howard University, Washington, 
D. C.: * Prof. G. S. Palmer, M.D., Prof. John E. Brackett, 
M.D. 
Union University, Albany Medical College: A. B. Hue- 
sted. 
Jefferson Medical College: Prof. Robert E. Rogers, 
M.D., * Prof. Roberts Bartholow, M.D. 
, New York Academy of Medicine : Laurence Johnson, 
M.D., John C. Peters, M.D. 
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland: W. J. C. 
Du Hamel, M.D. 
University of Maryland: S. C. Chew, M.D. 
Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary: 
Robert M. Fuller, M.D., Prof. Geo. H. Fox, M.D. 
North Carolina State Medical Association: Thomas F. 
Wood, M.D. 
University of Virginia, Med., Dept.: * Prof. James L. 
Cabell, M.D. 
By special vote: E. R. Squibb, M.D., of Brooklyn, and 
Mr. Charles A. Heinitsh, President of the Pennsylvania 
State Pharmaceutical Association. 
Dr. I. Minis Hays, of Philadelphia, moved to strike 
from the list the names of the delegates from the College 
of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York. 
The motion was unanimously laid on the table. 
Dr. Hays also questioned the legality of the seats of 
the delegates from the New York Academy of Medicine. 
Dr. S. C. Busey, of Washington, D. C., moved that 
the delegates from the New York Academy of Medicine 
are entitled to their seats in this Convention. Unani- 
mously carried. 
The minutes of the present session were then read and 
approved. On motion by Prof. P. W. Bedford, seconded 
by Mr. Doliber, the Convention at 1.45 A.M., May 7th, 
1880, adjourned.