The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-05
HEAVY WORK NOW
C0NFR0NTS THEM |.
Legislature up Against" Some
Hard Propositions Calling for
Much Thought,
NEW CLUB BILL is EXPECTED
Judge Mann Will Probably Offer
Measure Looking to a Perfect
ing Of Present Law.


The chief topic in legislative circles
now is, how to get through with the
vast amount of work which seems i'm
perative during the very brief session
of sixty days.
Twenty-Five Of the sixty days have
elapsed, and practically nothing has been
done. No bill of sweeping public mo-
ment has passed either house. and few
have been reported from committees.
No criticism is to be passed upon either
the committees or the two houses, for
from time immemorial it has been nee
essary that time should be given to ex-
anime into important matters before
they Were finally passed upon.
So far as can be learned tho general
appropriation bills have not been seri-
ously considered. and they generally con-
sumo great deal of time in both
houses. Then there are the bills relat-
Ing to good roads. better schools pri-
mary elections and various other sub
jects. which. though introduced. have,
up to this time. had but scant considers
alton.
Each of these measures will likely
consume days of debate In each branch.
and the result will be that they will
either be side-tracked or other bills OF
interest and Importance will get the "go
by"
1t is expected that the session from
and that each day will be marked by
spirited scenes in both houses.
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The bill of Delegate Il. w. Gaines, Of
fered Friday, and which is designed to
expose the Ingredients of dangerous pat
ent medicines, will doubtless attract wide
attention and cause a lively fight in the
t. rxy, tn, f,,Il
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia:
Section l. Each package, bottle, box
or other parcel containing what is COM
monty known as 4 patent or propric-
tary' medicine of any kind or In any
form. intended for internal consumption
by human beings, other than a medicine
specially compounded upon the written
order or prescription OF physician duly
authorized to practice his profession in
this State. which shall be hereafter man
ufactured within this State, or which
shall be ACKNOWLEDGMENT without
this State, and exposed or offered for
sale, or sold or given away. or other
wise disposed of within this State, shall
have both on the outside wrapper of such
package, bottle, box or other parcel. and
also on the label affixed to such package.
bottle. box or other parcel, in plain Eng
lsh, printed in black letters on white
paper, the type to be used to be not
smaller than that known as eight point
a complete formula showing all the in
gradients contained in such patent or
proprietary medicine, and the exact pro-
portions of each ingredient thereof.
Section e Whenever any such patent
or proprietary medicine shall contain
more than eight GO per cent. of ethyl
alcohol. or more than one-twenty-fifth of
one per cent of morphine, heroin. cocaine
or of salts or equivalents or derivatives
of the same, or any of them. or more
than one-fourth Of one per cent. of chlo-
raj hydrate. or any quantity of belladon-
ma, cotton-root. ergot or other abortifa-
cient, there shall be printed III plain Eng
lish, In red letters, the size Of the type
to be used TO be not smaller than that
known as eight ts) point, on white paper
in addition to the formula of the ingred-
tents hereinbefore required, both on the
outside wrapper of the package. bottle.
box or other parcel containing the same
and also on the label affixed to such
package, bottle, box or parcel, a notice
reading as follows:
This package or bottle or box or par
Gel Gas the case may BEL contains (herc
give tho namn and proportion OF per-
centage of the drug as the case may be).
and is, therefore, under tho act of the
General Assembly of the State of Virginia
marked Poison and also tho single sep
arate word Poison which shall be print
cd separately on a line by itself, In bold
face type, the said type to be not smaller
than that known as eighteen dS) point.
Section g. The board OF health of this
State is hereby empowered, from time to
time. to make or cause to be made.
chemical analysis of patent" or PRO
prietary' medicines. manufactured or ex-
posed or offered for sale, or sold or given
away, or otherwise disposed of, within