Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-14
PHARMACY BILL.
Measure Introduced in the Honse
to Govern Registration.
Committee on Ways and Means Report
Further Approprlations-ME Ramsey
Public Administrator for Suffolk
Especial Dispatch to the spy.)

Boston, Jan. 1S-There were more COM
mittees of the legislature organized at
che close of today's session and the de-
tails necessary for the consideration of
business are about completed. The COM
ing week will see both branches in per-
feet working order and the Legislature
settled down to the hard work of the
session.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate, Thursday, was in session
just two minutes longer than it was on
Wednesday,. 1t convened at 1 o'clock
and adjourned at 1.20 O'clock
Senator Towle of Suffolk introduced
the petition of George H. Mackay of
Boston for the better protection of wood
cock, partridge, etc.
On motion of Senator Roberts of Suf-
folk the acceptance of the report of the
special committee on seating the mem
bers was reconsidered, and he was given
the vacant seat II, in place of seat 8.
He will be thus protected by a screen
from the draught through the east door,
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Waite of Medford presented the
petition of N F. Chandler and others
for legislation relative to the practice of
pharmacy. The bill submitted provides
that all applicants for registration shall
be at least 16 years old, of good moral
character, and shall present to the board
a high school diploma or it's equivalent;
otherwise to take an examination before
the board as to their educational quail
fications. Applications are to be accom-
panied with fee of S., and then the ap-
plicant is enrolled as AN apprenticeship
mi fi0os hal1 10 CT
years, and apprentices are subject to all
the pharmacy laws of the state. College
of pharmacy students are enrolled with
out examination, and are advanced as
the board deems proper. Persons using
the letters meaning registered pharma-
cist, graduate in pharmacy, pharmaceu-
teal chemist, botanical druggist, ETC.,
without the authority Of the board, are
liable to $25 fine or three months i'm
prisonment, or both.
The committee on ways and means
reported several more appropriation
bills; $73 200 for sundry agricultural ex-
penses; $24, 900 for the civil service COM
mission; $4,000 for the Perkins Institu-
ton for the Blind; $4100 for the inspec-
ton of gas meters; $685. 900 for the Mas
sachusetts School for Feeble Minded;
$1,000 for the assayer and inspector of
liquors; $4,000 for the ballot law commits
state library; $500 for the free public
library commission; $500 for tuition for
school children attending schools OUT
side of their own towns.
On motion of Mr. Innes of Boston, the
bill for the construction of canal
across Cape Cod by convict labor, was
taken from the files and referred to
the committees on harbors and public
laws and prisons, sitting Jointly. The
III f1, ant nd
ment of South bay, Boston, was taken
from last years files and referred to
the committee on harbors and public
lands.
Representative J. ]. Mccarthy of
Boston introduced his bill for the cleo
ton of aldermen in the city of Boston.
1t is very similar to the bill whieh he
chanpioned last year. 1t divides Bos-
ton into IL districts, and stipulates that
the nomination shall be made in caucus
directly by the people without the inter-
vention of conventions. Each party in
each district is to nominate one candi-
date for alderman, but they are to be
elected at large, no voter being allowed
to vote for more than seven candidates,
although each party must nominate one
candidate from each of the twelve dis
tricts.
Mr.. Boutwell, Of Maiden presented the
and another, asking that the Middlesex
county commissioners be authorized to
build a court house for the use Of the
first district court of Middlesex, in NAL
den.
The committee on pay roll reported
that the amount of the mileage OF the
members of the general court this year
is ST., $50, a small increase over last
year, owing to the fact that the aggre-
gate distance of the members from
Boston is greater than in 1897
Mr.. Poor of Andover presented the
petition of Maynard E. S. Clemans and
others, for Incorporation as the North
Andover Water Company, with capt.
tai stock not exceeding 100000
On motion of Mr.. Trow of Salem, the
petition for legislation authorizing state
normal schools to confer degrees upon
graduates, was taken from last years
files and referred to the committee on
education.
message was received from the
governor, transmitting the report of the
special commission on taxation.
Orders were adopted permitting the
committee on prisons and education to
travel within the limits of the common
wealth. The house concurred in the
senate orders authorizing the commit
tee on water supply to travel within
the state and the committee on public
charitable institutions to travel within
the state and without the state as far
as Hartford, Conn.
RAMSEY'S NOMINATION CON-
FIRMED.
Boston, Jan. 13.-The executive coun-