The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-07
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
THEY WE'RE ELECTED yEsrERDAf
ON MOTION or MH. KOisfR.
THE HOuSE ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY
Tho democratic Caucus Fixes fucs'
day Sight for Nomination Oh
Basement Officers"

HAY avs
.Basement Officers"
rhe Senate was called 10 order at IL
o'clock Yesterday by Mr.. Hurt President
,,ro lem. and on the motion OF Mr.. Ibur-
man the new members took the anti-duel-
linz oath, which went into effect May IT,
1852, a. follows:
swear Tor affirm that / have not,
since the first day OF May, eighteen
hundred and eighty-two, fought in n
duel. the issue OF which was, or proDa-
bly might have been, the death OF either
marty nor have / been, knowingly, the
bearer OF any challenge or acceptance 10
tipbt n duel actually fought; nor have j
been otherwise engaged or concerned, az
rectlv or indirectly, in duel actually
fought since said time; nor VIII /, during
nv continuance in office, be so engaged,
directly or indirectly. So help me God.
a resolution offered by Mr.. Warwick
was adopted, inviting the clergy to open
the sessions Of the Senate with prayer.
PAGES.
A resolution offered by Mr. Thurman
was adopted, appointing George Anderson
LLOYD Diggs, Henry Meanley. and william
II. DreWry pages Oi lhe ocnaIV'
SENATE sTENOGRAPHER.
Mr.. Newberry offered Il resolution Tor
the nppointment Of 4 stenographer ny tne
Clerk OF the Senate. who shall be er-cVci0
clerk OF a committee.
Me,srs. Wickham and Koiner wanted the
matter referred TO a committee.
This was warmly opposed by Mr. New
horny. who. said be desired the Senate to
take immediate action.
The matter was finally passed by.
BILLS. RESOLUTIONS, &C.. OFFERED AND RE-
FERRED.
By Mr.. Wickham: A joint resolution to
amend the Constitution concerning the
elective franchise by striking out the
words "petit larceny" from the dislran-
chising clause.
By same: A Joint resolution to amend
the Constitution so rs to make all taxes
levied under the Constitution for public
school purposes payable in coin or legal
money.
BY Mr.. Webb: Bill giving to the United
States authority to procure ana hold inc
nee, ssary land foy public building III the
town Of Harisonl urg.
BY Mr.. Trout: A dill incorporating the
Salem and Southwestern Rlilroad Com
pany.
Bv Mr.. Heaton: Petition Of j. F. Bryant
coniesting the seat Of c. b. Crumpler.
Bv Mr. Berry: Bill TO refund to the
heirs of Caleb Cushing a sum OF money i'm
properly paid into the Treasury.
PuARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. LovenStein offered bill "to regu-
late the practice Of pharmacy in the State
Of Virginia" which was referred.
It provides that J. w. May, I. Roberts
Baker. John w. Pierce, Charles A. Santos,
James L. scott, f. IL. Mast, j. W. Thomas,
Jr, O. II. Mingea, G. II. LumSden, George
c. Starke, W. +. SpotswOod, i. Il. Beck
with, w. f. French, Il. w. Thompson, =
w. SNYDER. c. L. WRIGHT, J. ;. Bingley
T. F. Knock, John A. Wells, j. p. Banks,
Joseph Carr. J. r. Becher, }. Y. \. Tuck
or. w. J. Carter, c. Il. Fleet, +. G.. Ham
.ner. w. NJ. Seward, W. \. STROLLER. j. w.
Faulkner, T.. A. Craighill, Robert F. La
than, +. {. BencoWe. jesse Child, anC
Polk Miller, and such other per
sons rs nav be associated with them under
the provisions Of this act, be, and the same
are hereby, made 4 body corporate, under
the name and style Of The Virginia STATE
Pharmaceutical Association. and by salc
name shall have the right to sue and b'
sued. TO plead and be impieadcd, TO pur
chase and hold real estate, and grant TIT
same. To have and to use n common seal
and to do such other things and perform
such other acts aS apportaln to bodies cor
porate and polite not inconsistent Will
the Constitution and laws of the state.
.. The object OF said association is tC
unite the pharmacists and druggists OF Thu
state for mutual aid. encouragement. anC
Improvement. to encourage scientific re
search. develop pharmaceutical talent, tC
elevate the standard OF professions
thought. and ultimately restrict the prac
tice Of pharmacy to qualified pharmacist
and druggists.
2. That from and after the passage o
| this act il shall not be lawful for any per
son other than a registered pharmacist tC
retail, compound, or dispense medicines OF
poisons, or to open or conduct any phar
macy or store for retailing, dispensing, OF
compounding drugs or medicines, unless
such person shall be, or shall employ ant
place in charge OF said pharmacy or store
a registered pharmacist within the mean
Ing of this act: provided, that nothing
herein contained shall prevent the sale b!
merchants outside of the corporate towns
OF quinine. epson salts, castor oil. essence
of peppermint and other ilavoring prepa
rations, calomel, camphor, paregoIic, and
| sweet oil, and such other domestic remedies
as are usually kept by retail dealers
but the sale of laudauum and morphine
must he in original packages as obtained
from druggists.
4. ANY person, IN order to be registered
as member OF said Association, shall be
graduate Of some college in pharmacy re
co yniZed bv the Virginia state Pharma
ceutical Association, or shall, at the pas
sage of this act, have had three years cX
perience IN drugstores where the prescrip
tons Of medicinal practitioners are com
pounded, or shall be licentiate OF phar
macy OF the Board of Pharmacy of Vir
ginia.
8. This Association shall elect ten OF it
members, from whom the Governor shal
select five. who shall constitute the Boar,
OF Pharmacy of the State of Virginia, ant
shall hold office for the term Of one, two
three, four. or five years. respectively, a
herein provided, and until their successor
have been duly appointed and qualified
The Virginia State Pharmaceutical Asso
citation shall annually thereafter recommen
five pharmacists, from which number tn
Governor shall Gil the vacancy annual
occurring in said Board. In case OF deatl
resignation, or removal from the Stat
of any member Of said Board. the Gov
ernor shall appoint in his place pharmacies
from the names last submitted to him, (
serve as a member Of the Board for the N
mainder OF the term. The Board is EN-
powered to transact all business relating
the legal practice OF pharmacy; to eXamin
into and adiudicate upon all cases OF abuS,