Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-10

vote on and therebyto determine the question of
granting licenses to sell Intoxicating liquor within
its limits Judiciary.
BY Mr.. .NEuMANS-Concurrent resolution relative
TO protecting adopted citizens who natives Of
Costa Kica Federal Relations
By Mr CARLoCK-To provide for the removal of
obstructons to Pitt river between Pttsvle, Shasta
county, and Thompsons bridge and Big Valley
Lassen county, to enable shad to reach its
head waters and its tributaries.
Mr.. JOHNSON, in accordance with his notice of the
day previous, moved to reconsider the vote whereby
s. b. 81 had been repealed.
Mr. Hill moved that the motion be laid on the
table
Mr.. Hills motion prevailed by vote of p to II
Mr.. HILL offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be
and is hereby instructed to transmit G B. q to the
Assembly Immediately on the meeting of that body
to-day.
An animated discussion followed, Senator's JOHN
son, CHASE, TRAYLoR and EYos opposing the resou
ton, and Senators HILL and WEsT speaking IN its
favor.
Mr. JOHNSON said that the resolution was rehee-
ton upon the Secretary, and entirely uncalled for
the Secretary had never delayed lill. 1t seemed
to him that the mover OF the resolution did not
derstand the full purport of the matter. He said
that the Senator from Santa Clara ought TO intro
duce another bug bill in order to get the bugs out
of the brains of the Senators from Monterey and
Los Angeles.
Mr. HILL replied by saying that, in consequence
of the personal nnuendoes of the Senator from the
Eighteenth, he would say that he had been re-
quested to Introduce the resolution by the Secretary
OF the Senate himself.
Mr. JOHNSON, after exclaiming that the Secretary
was an ass apologized for his remarks to the sen
ators. and said they would never have been made
had he known OF the foolishness OF the Secretary
Mr. Hills resolution adopted.
The Committee Agriculture reported bills as
follows: s B. 81, without recommendation; S b.
H. author have leave TO withdraw S. B. 244, be
referred TO the Committee on State Prisons; S. b.
249, passage S. B. 800, author have leave to with
draw; A. B. 123, passage as amended S. C. r. 28,
passage.
The Senate Committee on Federal Relations
recommended the passage of s. j. K. A. relative to
the improvement of the Mokeumne river.
The Committee Engrossment reported as cor
rectly engrossed s. Bs. II and 245.
The following communication was here read by
hereby tender my resignation as Secretary Of
the Senate NJ. b. B0RUCK.
No action was takon on the communication
Mr.. TRAYLoR offered the following:
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at- Arms be- and is
hereby authorized 70 appoint committee room
porter per diem of s. payable out of the appro-
priation for the contingent expenses OF the Senate.
S. b. 1856, to provide contingent fund for the
Legislature (by Mr.. Zuckl, was ordered engrossed.
s. B. Is, to govern the practice of medicine in the
State of California, and defining who legal
physicians and surgeons (by Mr. Hudson), which
had been reconsidered, on motion of Mr.. johnson,
was taken up.
Mr. HUDsoN spoke in advocacy of his BILL saying
that the law now on the statute books q bad
one ana SnOulQ De aDrOSated- III was undenld6ly
shaped in the terest of certain class of DOCTORS
and had been cunningly devised BY them as to
secure to themselves through Board of Examiners
powers the most extraordinary and autocratic.
The speaker gave detailed description OF the way
in which the present law could be abused A large
portion Of the medical men at large were noble and
high minded gentlemen, capable OF generous acts
vet if their medical creed called in question
they would bristle with points of antagonism as
sharp porcupine quills. Their medical creed was
more matter of faith than Of fact. Medicine was
a science, and there could be no fixed standard
so long as there were so MANY imperfect systems
The present law of California was a compound of
three of these crude systems-a kind Of triangle.
The custom of bleeding had sent num-
berless victims to a premature grave
General Washington and ord Byron were distin-
guished victims OF this medical fashion of the day
Practice constantly changing and it was futile
to fiX any penalties ard there methods of prac
tce taught still erroneous and injurious the
phleb tony of the past Fashion ruled in medicine
almost much in social life, and few years ago
sarsaparila was the universal panacea IL then
tered into the daily prescriptions OF nearly all popu
lar practitioners, but now it moldering the
shelf and considered nearly inert From the system
of starvation once in vogue in cases of wasting dis
cases. like typhoid fever the medical fraternity had
far departed that wine aud whisky in large doses
were the fashionable remedies for such diseases,
and first class physician had ordered a pint OF
whisky day for child ten years old. Medical
men were drifting blindly in unknown directions.
The existing law intended to prevent quackery,
but it accomplished such result. The great State
OF Massachusetts had no law against quackery.
There they recognized the fact that the practice of
medicine was too uncertain and immature to claim
for it any scientific standard. The bill he offered
was fair and Just one and he sincerely trusted il
would pass to engrosSment
Mr. HOWELL spoke briefly in favor of the existing
law. He said that the bill had been thoroughly dis
cussed both during the last and the present session.
and be had disposition TO prOong It's considera-
tion. The pending bill was an attack on the present
law, uncaed for by either the medical fraternity
the people of the State In his opinion it was bad
bill. He had no doubt of Dr. Hudsons sincerity in
introducing it, but he hoped that the Senate would
terminate the matter as soon as possible by refusing
its engrossment.
Drs. LASPsoN and PARDEE argued against the
bill, repeated their reasons formerly stated, why
it should not become law.
Mr. CHENEY said that in his opinion the bill &c.
complished all that was necessary It protected the
people from quacks and quackery by providing that
no one could practice medicine use the title Dr.,
or NJ. D.. unless he made deposition under oath
that he was graduate from a legally chartered
medical college, with full corps of professors. The
speaker related incident from his experience,
demonstrating that the law not held in popular
favor Sacramento physician who had treated
HIM was arrested under the law. tie offered his
services as counselor on the score OF friendship
host Of witnesses were ready TO ttest the PHYSICIANS
Skill but under the ruling of the Court the testi-
mony was excluded. The jury brought in verdict
of not guilty, and the Court room trembled with
thunders OF applause.
Dir. SATTHERBHIFE, when he heard doctors being
discussed he could not refrain from giving his own
experience with them. He had never known
physician to do him any good Some years ago he
had consulted highly educated medical man, who
informed him that 1t not necessary to take
medicine. An outdoor life and plenty Of exercise
was what ne needed He had also gone TO a quack
who told him that he could cure him for $500, of
which 500 must be paid down. One was a gentle
man, the other was a scoundrel. If he had his way
he would hang every fellow who PLAYED upon the
sick and feeble-mindat.
4 al.t
was the son OF one and the son.inaw of long line
of doctors He believed that the practice of nedi-
cine should be strictly regulated. Two or three
quacks could make a medical college easily, and
their diplomas would be as legal as those from the
best medical college of the land.
Mr.. KANE also spoke in favor OF the bill.
Mr.. C0NGER opposed it.
The bill was ordered engrossed, by "a vote OF 20
to II.
On molten of Mr.. RYAN the Senate took recess
at u NJ. to 2 p NJ
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembled at2PM
The Committee Judiciary recommended the
passage of $. B. z71.
Senator JOHNSON arose to question Of privilege,
and spoke follows: This morning in the excite
ment of the moment, while in the act of defending
as thought, an employe of this body against what
deemed an unjust imputation, and then when |
was informed to the facts of the case in the
excitement, as say, used language which was, in
my Judgment, unparamentary and in violation of
the privileges of this Senate language which |
ought not to have used to employe of the Senate
desire to say so publicly, and that have no desire
at any time to violate the rules of the Senate or the
rules of parliamentary decorum
s. B. 120, to amend Sections 2292 and 2294 Of the
Political Code, relating to the State Library by Mr.
Johnson), coming up the special order, having
been reconsidered on former day, Mr. JOHNSON
moved call Of the Senate.
The roll was called, and Senators Johnston and
Watson being absent, were brought before the bar
of the Senate and excused.
The roll beng called the bill it was passed by
vote OF % to l6.
Mr. JOHNSON moved in accordancs with his pre.
vious notice, that the vote by which S. 3. 80, an
Act TO prevent hunting and shooting private and
incosed grounds, the special order Of the hour had
failed to pass be reconsidered Carried
After discussion the bill was passed by vote of
% to 13
The Committee on Federal Relations recon-
protection Of adopted citizens Of the United States
natives of Costa Rica.
majority of the Finance Committee recon-
mended the passage of S. B. 302
A minority of the committee dissented from the
above recommendation.
The Committee on Enrolment reported that S. B.
LIS had been correctly enrolled, and had Deen placed
in the hands of the Governor.
Air. GLAscocR introduced the following bill out Of
order
To add new section to the Penal Code of the
State Of California TO be known Section 800, re-
lating 10 the reimbursement OF attorneys for money
necessarily expended by them in defense OF INDECENT
persons charged with crime, when such attorneys
have been appointed by the Court. Judiciary.
Bills on the third reading file were taken up as
follows
A. b. u, to amend Section 595 Of the Civil Code
Of California relating to religious, social and benevo
lent corporations (by Mr.. Youngl was recommitted
with instructions to amend