The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-13

some, suffered from the use OF Il. Upon ex.
animation II proved TO be gum Rquida-
ma styF, or sweet gum which,
in It's general appearance Is so wide
" different from pure balsam tolu,
that nothing but ignorance can be attributed
to having sold II, but In these cases no prose
cution has been made, from the fact as stated
In the aEst case; aud even In the latter case
when the patient was requested 10 give to the
Board OF Pharmacy his charges In writing he
declined 70 do so, The Board OF Pharmacy has
decided that In all and every case that may
come TO their notice hereafter, whenever the
name Of patient, physician and pharmacist
y obtained, 70 waive nothing, but see this sec
ton enforced
The act Of 1877, Under which we were re-
quired 10 have prescription from regular
physician to sell intoxicating liquors, was,
and IS BY the Pharmacy actOf 1881 repealed,
although one or two courts have given their
decision to the contrary. Nevertheless, II
has been repealed, and 50 decided, and would
be 80 sustained by niger tribunal.
This was followed By rambling discus.
sfon as to what steps should be taken, which
resulted In the adoption Of Mr.. Bookings
resolution.
Br. Statnakcr made q motion, which was
adopted, TO the effect that committee Of
five be appointed by the chair TO consider
any change III the present pharmacy act or
House bill No. ga, and report at3HM.
This was amended by Mr.. MCLAin. so as to
allow the Commissioners to sit with the CON.
mltteP.
This committee was appointed, and then
Dr. Logan AMI Mr. Booking had some
discussion OH the) Pharmacy act Of last
winter. 1t being started by Dr. Logan, who
wanted to know what changes we're eonteni.
plated by the Commissioners in that act. Mr..
Booking replied by stating that II was desired
to strike out the btnck bottle clause and also
the llth sectioni not In such manner Us ia
interfere with the law, but to facilitate htsi,
ness, The question was also raised US to what
effect the dispensing with the 18th section
would havs OH country stores, which
was answered by the reading OF that part oil
the Governors address relating to the report
Of the Commissioners and the Objectionable
section. During the entire morning there
was running discussion kept up, In which
nearly all joined,
On Resembling In the afternoon the com
mittees appointed in the morning reported
in substance this:
THAT Il was the opinion OF the committee
that so far as House bill No. 974 related tC
druggists, II should be amended and the pre-
sent Pharmacy act maintained, and that the
Committee on Legislation should be instrnct
ed to do all in their power to bring about, Il
possible, such amendments to the bill thai
would US far us possible disarm thu
bill Of its Objectionable features
The committee also approved Of the amend
ments to the Pharmacy Act proposed by thu
Commissioners and in the Governors mes
sage. The amendment relative to the sale
Of pOisOns BY stores, referred to in tht
eleventh section, the committee was not @
the opinion should be too vigorously pushed
The committee also recommended the ap
pointment Of q special legislative committe,
from the ranks Of the wholesale and retail
men. The report was in the form Of resolu
tons, which were adopted after considerable
discussion. The special committee was an
pointed and the convention adjourned
Generally speaking. the meeting was har
mouious one, although there were severa
bright and sparkling little passages, result
ing however, in no i'll feeling between th
pill makers.