Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-12
DOCTORS DISAGREE.
DIvERGENr opIsIoEs ABOUT THE MEDT
CALBosRD BILLS.
Hearing Of Students, Members Of the TX
aiming Board, Professors. and Others
Before House Committee.

Before House Committee.
The House Committee on Propositions
and Grievances (Mr. Figgat chairman)
met in the Senate chamber last night to
give hearing to those who wish to pre-
sent their views on what are popularly
known as the medical board bills, though
as yet they exist only in the form OF Pc
titons asking for them.
The first of these, proposed by the
Medical Society OF Virginia, contemplates
amendments to the existing law so as to
abolish the district or local boards OF ex-
aminers. and to reduce the State Board
to twelve members.
The second, proposed by the students
Of the Virginia Medical College in this
city, asks that the law be so amended as
to provide that the stIdents of the Vir-
ginia Medical College and those OF the
University Of Virginia be exempted from
examinations.
THE STUDENTS CASE.
Neither the faculty Of the University
nor that of the college here endorse the
second scheme. 1t is the petition only
OF the students OF the college here.
Their professors informed them that
they could not join them in their petit
ton, being on record as in favor of an
examining board, and still believing that
it is desirable thing, though the present
law is faulty.
The students insist that owing to the
presence on the State Board of some
Richmond physicians "who are notori-
ouslv hostile 70 the college here " it IS
impossible for them to get justice done
them.
This the board deny.
If the present law is to stand then the
students want the local boards to stand,
too, as they have the choice OF going be-
fore them or the State Board.
The University graduates are exam
ined mt one time OF the year and the
graduates Of the college here at another
time. So. it was represented last night,
that it does not follow that the same
questions are asked the two sets of stu
dents.
THE sPEAKERS.
DR.. Nelson, of Charlottesville, DR..
Rove, OF Orange, and DR.. L. j. Moore,
of Richmond, spoke against the students
bill and in favor of the proposed changes
in the law us to the Board of Medical
Examiners in conformity to the petition
of the State Medical Society. Messrs.
Lynch, A. b. Smith. and Albart repre-
sented the students.
Professors Cullen, Welliord, Taylor,
and James spoke on behalf Of the Medi-
cal College. They were in favor of a
Board OF Examiners, but not the board
as at present composed. \
DR.. Cullen. dean of the faculty, said
the board should be formed Of small
number of experts paid by the State.
who could give ali the time needed for
the examinations, or else should be taken
from the faculties of the University and
Virginia Medical College.
OTHER VIEWS.
DIR. McGuire spoke at length in favor
cf the Examining Board and hoped they
would be granted the amendments asked
IS calculated to render their work more
efficient.
DR.. Webb, of the House of Delegates,
vas opposed to the examination OF stn-
dents except by the faculties which
graduated them.
DR. Robinson, of Danville, a member
of the board like DR.. Moore, concurred
10 the views expressed by Dr. McGuire-
that is, wanted the board to stand ano
hoped the law would be amended IN the
few respects asked for.
THROUGH.
At11:45, without taking any action,
the committee rose.
A good deal of the discussion was of
heated character, and the varying views
that have been presented in the commu
nications to the new papers were pre-
sented with more or less OF warmth
DIR. (Coroner) Taylor gave his views
with characteristic wit and humor, anC
had the most profound attention.