Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-13
rcsnanued from Asss paes.


saiA,y IT ESQ. The salsry Of the Register
Of Probate uas 70 be Increased from 900 to
$500. He believed that hs voiced the ssati-
mens Of thsse.four,hs of the voters Of Frank
lin county In asking for the passass OF tins
bill.
The bill va then passed TO be engrossed.
Bill an set establishing the compe nsation
Of the Clerk Of the Judicial court in the
County Of Piscstaguis vas passed to b en-
crossed
The naxt bill asder consideration was 40
act establishing the salary Of the Stsnos-
rspher Of the courts Of Cumberland county
Mr. Robe Of Gorham said that tins stem
ogrs pher OF the courts Of Cumberland
cou, " is putEc officer. Heretofore he
has received his pay from fees which nave
been paid by the county. He UNDERWOOD
fhas the amount the Stenogrspher has re-
ceivsd for several years past il between
$500 and $500. 1t would average s'1So
The stesographsr and his friends desired
that the State should tx bis sAlary at slopo
~hieh would be $40 aboye the average. The
people in Cumberland we're not in favor of
irerez,ing salaries, A. general rule
He had met his friend the 80. nogrsptsr
md told him there vas some
opposition 70 the $500 but that they ~ouih
.iliingiy give him 81 $40, vhich wss less
than the average. The sssno2r iphsr had
consented TO thisr he Mr.. Romeo had In
formed the county celeastlon. and they
unanimously agreed 10 IL the salary VI ts
official at $500, which is eco less than the
s,ersge. 50 they placed Themselves gu
record in the interests Of economy.
The bill vas then passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act smendatory Of chapter li5 Of
the Revised Statutes, affecting the salary of
N rate keeper Of the State Prison, came ny
nett
ar kaier Of Searboro said that this w.
nerely matter Of righting a wrong. The
iuties Of the gate keeper were greater than
those Of the sentinels. The COMMITTEE on
state Prison unanimously agreed that the
salary should be raised TO the amount named
IN Ihs bill.
The bill was passed TO be engrossed.
The bill 10 relation to the salary OF the
clerk in the Adjutant Generals office vas
ne II considered.
Mr.. Green Of Portland said that early in
the session this matter had been referred To
the Committee on Military Affairs, who were
unanimous in their opinion that the clerk IN
the Adjutant Generals office was not suff
eienily compensated for the services rem
.iered his salary being less than one-hslf the
salary of other clerks 10 the several depart
msnts
The bill was then passed to be engrossed.
The NEXT bill was an act relating to the
salary of the County Commissioners OF
Waldo county.
Mr. Taylor of Unity moved to amend by
striking OUT all after the enaciing clause
and inserting the following That the salaries
of the County Commissioners of Waldo
county be 81 day a. heretofore. instead
of ". 70 as reported by the county delega
ton.
Mr.. Morse of Liberty said that in 1879.
the pay of the Waldo County Commits toner's
was the same as that Of other commissioners
throughout the State s2.5O per day. Since
that time it had been 81 day. The dele
CATION had unan mously agreed to recon-
mend that the salaries of The Commissioners
be s225 per day, the Judge OF Probate,
$500 ana the Register Of Probate, $500
Mr.. Morse referred to the tornado" Of ~.
and said that As q result the salaries OF
county officers were reduced to the figures
he had mentioned.
Mr. Taylor of Unity upheld his amend
ment He did not believe in paying The
County Commissioners more than the jurors
who had TO serve for 81 day.
Mr.. Tay lor's ameno ment was then put to
vote and lost.
Mr. Looney of Portland moved to take
from the table House document No. 80, an
act 10 insure the better education of prac
TONERS of Dc ntal surgery and to regulate the
practice Of dentistry in the State of Maine.
Mr.. Stearns of Caribou moved that it be
indie fntely postponed. He said that during
all the morning they had been disposing of
the money of the people and were now, by
the passage of this Dill, asked to dispose of
the vested rights of the people. more precious
TO them than money. This b Il seemed To
HIM to so menace their sacred rights and their
liberties as American citizens, that he WAS
unwilling that it should pass the House with
out something being heard against it. il
would foster monopoles and would be in the
interest of a class. Ii was merely class
that a.ked the passage of this bull. since he
first made the motion to table it, he had re-
ceived perhaps 20 letters, and not one but
what came from dentist or from some one
who was moved by dentist. II was said
that the object of their bill was the protec-
ton of the people If it was. why didn't the
people ask for it? Why should they not
protect other clssses-the carpenters, cab
iret makers. farmers, and not single out this
special class.
As IA. understood this bill If man of sci
ence skill or art who has not pissed his ex-
animation or had no, a COLI ge diploma or
certificate, should pull tooth as a dentist
for a man who is suffering. he would be sub
jected 70 penalty. Because every other
state this side of Tennessee have this law is
no r' ason for our State adopting it if it is
hat tl.. Ian
guage of this bill would be to give dentists
y ho have r, ceived certificates from the
Board, the right to administer ansesthetics.
Mr.. Stesrns weI t on to sho. that diplo-
ma is not necessary to make a man prof
eiehtln denusuy or anything else. and that
a diploma does not take the place of expert
ence. There is under the terms of this
bill. authority vest. d in board of five men
arbitrarily appointed 10 say to all ~ho would
practice the art of dentistry, You shall or
shall not practice your ar, according as we
may give you the certificate
He regarded il AS An encroachment upon
his own rights and an intermeddliug with his
liberties when this bill would restrain him
from employing the man whom he liked.
He should be be compelled 10 yield his judy
ment to that of five men ~ho might or might
not possess better skill and knowledge than
he had. The bill he believed. was in
iquitous because it made no exception in IA
vor of any class except physicians, and he.
as he read it, who pulls the tooth of his
neighbor is equally cul oable, equally liable
to penalty with him who practices openly.
He called the attention of the Housee spec
lally to section s of the bill which provides
that anyone not possessing the requisite
qualifications may by taking examinations in
various branches connected with dentistry,
including therapeutics, receive his certificate
from the board. Now, how many members
of the House, outside of the medical pro-
fessioD, knew the aiming of the word
therapeutics" Suppose some poor fellow
Is tortured with the toothache and perhaps
through the night every breath has been a
pulse of agony. He goes to a man who he
knows is in the habit of pulling teeth and
has the skill and ability. He knows the
theory and the practice of dem
tistry. and has ali the neces
sary tools and appliances with which to re-
move the offending tooth, but he has not
passed an examination in therapeutics; but
he would be an accessory before the fact of
Of an ofense and would be sub
ject to the penalty of fine of 800. Mr. Stesrns
also called attention TO section s, which pro-
vides for an examination for granting of GER