Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-06
THE DAILY REC0RD-UNI0N.
sATuRDAY................MA MARCH 6, 1880.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED PROM FIRST PAeE.l

question lie read the law which proposed to be
repealed and then read from the remarks OF Oliver
Wendell Holiness who said that nine cases out of ten
were killed by med cine. He proceeded to demon
strate that the law clearly unconstitutional
He said under the law the biggest rascal can remain
out of practice one year and then be whtewashed.
This Board is a tribunal outside OF the law, which
tries men with mpunity. They can issue subpenas.
Think OF doctors clerk authorized to issue sub
penas and bring men before them. 1t provides that
where person has practiced for twenty years, ii he
is guilty Of what tsey call unprofessional conduct
his certificate is taken away. 1t is unconstitu
tional. 1t is depriving a man OF his property
without due process OF law he had a
case in point where man was expelled
for presuming to consult at the bedside of a sick
person with honleopathist.s That was all; and it
has been declared by the allopaths t, be unprofes
siona for one of their number to consult with a
homeopath at the bedside of sick person. The law
does not define what is unprofesslenal; but these
doctors tx it themselves And Que Of the men who
sat in judgment on that case has since been con
yicted OF petty larceny It is of the most dan
gerous laws ever placed on the statutes IL is wrong
it unconstitutional, and ought to be wiped from
the books It won't do to act without an examine
ton OF the law. Let every man look into 1t. me
most fragrant injustice has been perpstrated under
it, Who needs any protection? The Penal Code IS
sufficient 10 protect any person against quacks.
REMARKS or Mr.. MAY.
Mr.. MAY replied He said Mr.. York had heen
consistent but Mr. Tyler had not. He was famous
Sticker 1Or the doctrine LuAL . idNgGF Is DcLteT
qualified for a Judge than bootblack. He has
turned right round He said ii it was unconsti-
tutional there is no need Of repeal But the law
has been sustained by the new Supreme Court. 1t
is not q new question. He claimed that Mr. York
was mistaken in regard to the law. The amended
Act applies only to quacks in the true sense OF the
word, and was only TO compel itinerant vendors OF
drugs to pay license The law recognizes three dis
tnct medical families, which include all the medical
theories, so that there is the State who is
competent to treat diseases who cannot get license
provided he is of good moral character. Moth
ing in the Act viii prevent the natural
doctors or the milwives from doing their duty
Jesus Of Nazareth can come and moisten the clay
and anont their eyes again without let or him
drance so far as this law is concerned He defined
aquack a man who don't know whether the BRAIN
is located az the top at the base OF the spinal
column. He said the saying of Oliver Wendell
Holmes was wittcism at after-dinner speech,
when the wine Was flowing. There is no comparison
between medical practice and surgery. One is far
above the other. Medicine is a science surgery is
mechanical.
Mr. Cook said people had formed their opinions
from the working of the law and it has given gen.
eral satisfaction He had heard no fault found aud
he would uphold the law until it proves bad law.
He wanted the House TO come to vote.
Nr. MORSE novel the previous question which
ordered. The ayes and noes were ordered and
the call Of the roll the motion to strike out the
enacting clause was carried by vote OF IS to "a
EVENING SESSION.
Assembly Bill No. 22o-An Act prohibiting public
officials from entering into any contract, the part
of the public, covering longer period OF time than
their term OF ofiice-amended.
Assembly Bill No 97-An Act to prohibit the sale
of Intoxicating liquors in the State Capitol building
passed.
Assembly Bill No. 90 An Act to amend Sections
596 and 699 of the Political Code, relative to life in
surance-pa passed.
Assembly BIZ No. 72-An Act to fix the official
bonds of certain public officers of cities cont aiming
than 100, 900 inhabitants Lost by vote Of 81
ayes to 81 noes.
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5-relatiVe to pro.
curing an appropriate IN for the construction of
breakwater in the harbor OF San Luis obispo
Adopted.
Assembly Joint Resolution No 6 relative to pro
curing Congressional appropriation of 100000
the purposes OF navigation Adopted.
Assembly Bill No. S. An Act t. amend Section
1886 of the Political Code, relative to tax deeds. Re
iected
Assembly Bill No. 2l5-An Act to encourage tht
destruction of certain wild animals, and to provide
for bounty for the same. Rejected.
The Assembly at 1880 adjourned.