Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-02-23
The Legislature New Laws-Judicial
Change State Aid to Railroads
TO Put down Quack Doctors.
MADISON. Feb. l,

submitting to a vote of the people an
amendment to the CONSTITUTE On reor
ganizing the Supreme Court, making
the number Of judges five instead of
three, and extending the term TO ten
years, was adopted by ~ to ID.
The Assembly voted to postpone
indefinitely the bill for restoring the
supervisor system Of county gov
eminent.
The legislature may enact law
for State aid to railroads, allowing
So, 900 per mile. first class State stock
TO be subscribed, the money to be
paid at the completion Of every mile
of new railroad, and the state to
hold prior claim Of ten per cent. OF
all earnings as q lien, for The interest
on such stock. There Can be no danger
10 such q law, and il would insure the
building of hundreds of miles of rail,
road and development of country,
besides increasing the tax basis aud
reducing the general taxallon--at the
same time increasing state revenue
on railroad earnings.
REGULATING DOCTORS.
There was some discussion on a
bill to prohibit, under penalty of fine
and imprisonment, the practice Of
medicine by any person except those
having diploma from some medical
college or some medical society. 1t
was opposed by Mr. Geo. B Smith,
who thought It would rulc out some
who were rendering service To bu-
marty also IS Mr. Hurlburt, who
thought us object was to protect a
class Of meD VITO had become masty
10 their profession, and running be-
hind by clnQing e. obsolete theories.
The people could take care of them
selves. 1t was ably advocated by
Messrs. Peterson. Baxter aud j. S
Bennett, as necessary to check the
operations Of quacks and m5unte~
banks who were inhicting untold in
jury on humanity.
Mr.. Tichenor offered an amend
ment striking out section l, and in
serting q section prohibiting any man
from practicing husbandry unless be
had diploma from q county agri-
cultural society or an agriculture
college, which was rejected.
Mr.. Smith made few further re-
marks against the bill, disclaiming
any. hostiIity!to physicians. and claim
ed that this bill was inadequate &c
protect the people against quack
medicines or quack doctors.
Mr.. Baxter claimed that the bill
would be step in the right direction
He did not care rush about the pas
sage of the bill personally but thought
the people did require protection
against quackery.
Mr.. Nelson offered an amendment
striking out the requirement that the
diploma should come from a medica
society of this State, which wa:
adopted.
Mr.. Haskell briefly opposed the bill
as unnecessary.
N. Delany, approving the genera
principles of the bill, offered ar
amendment reducing the fine fixed il
the bill to $50, which was agreed to
The bill was ordered to thirc
reading by vote of AZ to As
REMARKS It's questionable wheth
er it pays to legislate for the benefit
and protection of ignorant people
against the rowing quack DOCTORS
Were the regular doctors what they
ought TO educated, skilful and
ofknown efficiency and ofsuch moral
character and goodness as to entitIe
them to public confidence there would
be no support given to the quacks.
Some say the Herald is too hard
on these quack doctors, and affirm
that such quacks are the only ones
who ever give the people free nstruc.
ton for the preservation OF health
and freely advise the aft cted how to
recover their health. Were those
calling themselves regulars to have
their way the hygienic and healing
arts would be kept under seal. In
deed, q part of th,ir practice as 6
fraternity is to appear austere as
owls, TO avoid publication Of anything
useful 10 the the sick out Of which
tees may be made, and to play the
conservative or the stand still con
/ fldence game. which is the mcrosco-
PIC praciice-tbe smaller a thing tht
bigg Il seems. Stiii, quaokory j,
an evil that should 30 legally dis-
couraged.