Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11
NATIONAL MEDICAL CONVENTION,
For revising the Pharmacopeia of The u Sfafes.

The fourth decennial convention for revising the
Pharmacop9ia of the United States'met at Wash
ington on Monday, the 9th instant. The following
delegates were present in the convention
From the Rhode Island Medical Society, DR.. JOSEPH
MAURAs.
From the Geneva Medical College, Dr. JAMES BRrAS.
From the College of Pharmacy Of the City OF New York;
Messrs. JoHs MILHAU and GEoReE D. GoasEsHnLI'
From the Medical Society Of New Jersey, Drs LEWIS
CoNDIcr and WM A. NEWELL.
From the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Drs
JosEPH Carson, HEsnr BoSD, and Francis WEST.
From the University of Pennsylvania, Drs GEORGE D.
B. WooD' and j ,MEs B. RoGERs.
From the Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, Dr.
FRANKLIN BAcHE
From the Medical Faculty Of the Pennsylvania College, Dr.
H. 8. PATTERSON.
From the Medco Chirugical College OF fhadeiPhia' ~
From the Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy. Messrs D.
b. SM1TH, CHARLEs ELLEs, and WN. PnocTER, Jr.
From the Medical Society of Deawar, Drs ISAAC JUMP
and j. w. THoMsoS
From the Medical and Chirurgcal Faculty Of Maryland,
Drs. DAVID STEWART and JOSHUA CoHEs.
From the Medical Society OF the District OF Coumha Dts
]. G. HALL and HARVEY LIsDsLr.
From the National Medical College of the District OF Co-
lumba, Drs JOSHUA RILEY THOMAS MILLER, and EDWARD
FOREMAN. ..".
From the Medical Department Of the National Institute,
d. c., Drs. JAMES WrSNE and s. D. GALE
From the Georgetown Medical College, Dr., HowARD
And from the Rush Medical College, Illinois, Dr. G N.
FITcH.
delegates
Medical institution University Of Buffalo, the Medical De-
pamen Of Hampden Sidney College, the Medical Society OF
South Carolina the Medical College of Ohio, the Cincinnati
College Of Pharmacy the Missouri Medical Society," and the
Medical Faculty of the University Of Iowa. presented by
the Vice President the Convention of ls4O but these de-
egaes did not make their appearance during the session OF
the convention.
temporary organization effected by calling LIT.
LEWIS CoNDIcr, President Of the convention OF is4o 10
the chair and appointing Dr. HARVEY LINDSEY, Secretary.
committee of five then appointed consisting OF Dr.
Bache, DR.. Mauran, Dr. Thomson, Dr. Miller, and Mr.
Coggesha nominate the permanent officers OF the conVen
on with instructions to name two lice Presidents nstead
of one as had been the former occasions This
committee RETIRED and, after short consultation, reported the
names Of the following delegates viz +.
For President, DR.. GEORGE B. Woop OF Pennsylvania
For Vice Presidents, DR.. JOSEPH MAuRAs, of Rhode
Island and DR.. D. Y. SIMoSs, Of South Carolina.
For Secretary Dr. HARVEY LIsDsIr, of the District OF
Coumbia and for Assistant Secretary, Dr. EDWARD Fore
MAN, Of the same place. n....s,
The nominations we're confirmed by the convenion and
the President took the chair ..
| On motion, it was ...-4. ,.. ...#
Resolved Tha. the Surgeon-General Of the Army, the
Chief Of the Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and such
Of the membes of the two Houses of Congress might be
medical graduates should be invited take seats in the
| venon, and participate in its proceedings .@4
In conformity with the directions of the preceding conven-
on the committee of revision and publication, appointed by
ha. body presented report of their proceedings watch was
accepted.
The delegates of the several medical bodies represented in
the convention were then called for contributions TO-
wards The revision of the Phsrmacopua when reports were
handed in fro the delegate of the Rhode Island Medical So
ciety from the College of Pharmacy of the city OF New
York from the College of Physicians Of Philadelphia from
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and from the Medlca
and Churgcal Faculty of Maryland These reports were re-
ferred to committee, consisting Of Dr. Bond Dr. Mauran
Dr. Cohen Dr. Miller, and Mr.. Mhau, with directions to
report plan for the revision and publication of the Phama
copcia aer which convention adjourned to the follow
| ing day.
| At the next meeting on Tuesday morning, committee
was appointed the and vouchers presented
by the Of revision and publication of the preceding
conventions and reported that they had found them correct
/ Dr. Bond from the committee to which had been referred
the reports from various medical bodies in the
vention, reported the following resolutions:
l. That committee Of revision and publication, consisting
Of nine MEMBERS be appointed which shall be referred al
communications offered the convention in relation to tht
revision Of the Phamacopia and that three Of this commit
tee shall form quorum a-.
2 That the committee shall in the city of Philadel
pha and be convened practicable by the chairman
g. That said committee shall be authorized publish tht
work after Its revision, and take all other measures which
may necessary carry out the views and intentions of th
i convention. @. ".r
! L. That the committee shall have power to fill s
cancies. . .~..
s. That sser the completion of its labors, the committee
shall submit report Of its proceedDgst the Secretary of h
convention, to be laid before the nextoonvenon.
These resolutions adopted and the following delegates
appointed on the comnittee viz DR.. Franklin Bache DR.
Joseph Carson and Mr. William Proctor J Of Philadelphia
Joseph Mauran, of Providence, Rhode Island; Mr. John
Mlhau of the city Of New York; Dr. J. w. Thomson, o
Wilmington, Delaware DR.. David Stewart, of Bal imore
Dr. Joshua Riley, of the District of Ceumbia and DR.. g.
N. Fitch, of Loganspoct, Indiana.
1t was resolved that the President of the convention be added
to the above committee and serve as its chairman.
In reference the of calling and the mode of con-
su,ine the next deccnnScl convention, TO meet in the year
1860, twas
Resolved That the regulations in reference to the present
convention adopted by haof the lss0 and published
in the last edition Of the Ph&rmacopGa should be adopted,
with the necessary notifications in relation the dates the
day of meeting being changed from the first Monday TO the
first Wednesday in May. .:....
letter wss read inviting the members OF the convention
to dinner to be given the National Hotel oy the mecai
gentlemen Of Washington and Georgetown Ehe inSltaiinh
was accepted and the thanks Of the convention Heed TO he
gentlemen referred 20 for their hospitality
The thanks the convention also una Soea
to Dr. Lewis Condict President Of the last 'nven1on ior
valuable services and to Board Of Aldermen, OF sac CITY