Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

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SECOND READING AND REFERENCE OF
SENATE BILLS.
No. Is, Amending the constitution-On On
motion of Mr.. McC Cormack referred to the
committee of the whole, and the president
announced that it would come up in the
regular order of business on Monday. - .--.-1
No. 26, clerks fees, supreme court-t0
judiciary committee.
No. 27, designating repositories for
county funds-to committee on counties.
No. 27, clerk hire Tor state Ofticers-t0
committee on appropriations:
On motion Of Mr.. Cowen No. Is, to regu-
late the practice of medicine, etc., was
taken to be read the third time and put
upon its final passage.
Senator AL1IN proposed to amend the
bill by striking out that portion of the bill
which gives the '.b0ard Of physicians pow
er to cancel practitioners license, for ad-
vertising to cure diseases, ETC., winch in
to cure.
Senator SWANSTON came to his feet
with fire in his eye and thunder in his voice.
he explained that this clause of the bill
was one of its essential features. and was
to protect the people at large from the in
if the bill was robbed Of this feature the
bill might as well be Obliterated
Senator ROWE took the floor and added
to his colleagues remarks clearly and fully
explaining the purpose Of the clause under
Senator BELYEA explained that it was
not the object of the bill to prevent q ply
icine from advertising but to prevent the
endangering Of lives by quacks.
Senator DIESEM debated the other side
OF the question. He thought that the bill
gave too much power to the board of ply
sicians. Thought that these gentlemen, al
would hardly be infallible. That they
should not be allowed to determine what
diseases were incurable; for instance. that
there were some diseases known as incur
able that physicians of renOwn claimed to
cure. &g. g
Senator ROWE reminded him that he
wisely used the words sclaimed to cure";;
could not produce any authentic cases of
cures in diseases pronounced by reliable
medical men as incurable.s He also in
formed the senate that his bill had been in
force in Minnesota and other states and
that it had proved one Of the best laws on
Senator SWANSTON reminded the sen.
ate that they and the people at large were
in danger enough by the legitimate prac-
titiOners without adding to their chances
of death by letting in the swarm of scure-
alls" from "n0bOdy -knows-where.'
AS Senator ALLIN insisted on his
amendment Senator Stevens and Swanston
got their heads together and engaged in a
little sharp parliamentary practice.
Senator STEVENS moved an amend
ment to the amendment and Senator
Swanston moved to lay the amendment on
the table, thinking thereby to also dispose
Of the original amendment; but the presi-
dent Immediately sat down upon them.
telling them that the parliamentary rule
they were trying to spring was out Of date
long ago, and the gentlemen from Grand
Forks and Ramsey counties found them
selves left. The amendment was, how
ever, finally defeated and the bill passed.
Mr.. LITTLE moved that No. II, fixing
the time and place for holding general and
special terms of the supreme court, and
providing for expenses of the same be
taken up, which was read the third time
and passed.
Messages from the house were received
during the session announcing the passage
rules; the passage of house bill No. ap-
prOpriating money to pay mileage and per
diem of members and the salaries of EN-
plOyes; also a memorial to congress to
amend the pre-emption and homestead
laws by reducing the price of cash entry
lands within railroad limits to $1.25 per
acre, all Of which were cOncurred in.
The rules were suspended and house
bill No. a was read 9 second time and re-
| Senate bill No. /, prohibition, on motion
OF Mr.. Rowe was rec0mmitted. .
| House bill No. IS was referred to the
committee on appropriations. s
On motion OF Mr.. Belyea the senate
adjourned.