Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-06
r9A1rs LEGISLATURE.
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I. should be elevated To the
ranks Of great profession
for such il 10 not and never can be. In the
strictess sense it il merely mechanical art
and ~ such 10 no more entitled 10 special
protection than any other. In accordance
With the terms and provisions Of this bill the
entire control Of the practice OF dentistry in
this State 10 vested in the hands Of 40 ex-
amining,commitiee composed Of Eve dentists.
He asked as plain, simple business PROPOSE
ton, whether or not it would be for the IN
terest Of this examining board and their
fellow practitioners that numerous Candidates
should be admitted. Would no. their ad-
missisn have tendency TO create competition
and thus reduce prices, and would not
their exclusion have a tendency 10 create q
monopoly and thus permit them 10 demand
exorbitaDt prlcesf He would venture 10 say
that more odious and bald piece Of class
LEGISLATION vas never before ventilated in
the House. IL vas most preposterous and
absurd proposition that Ave dsntisis
should Sit ia State, each with
the por,er.toas crown Of Joye, looking
as dignified az Druids and as wise as the
owl On Minerva. shield, debating who shall
take out molsr or put a little composition
Into csv;y! This was region into which
the arm Of the Law had no right to extend.
and any euOFt 10 FoHtrOi thf pfopiS III tufb
election Of who shall minister 70 their wants
must necessarily prove futile. We are all
creatures Of different tastes. No las can
control these. IL 40. clas:,; case ID q,
gastts0s non dispBtandEm, No law can
prohibit .ck people from employing whom
soeyer they will, though the practitioner may
have never seen the inside Of college. The
patrons are the srbiter, Of the situation, and
Any legislation Ignoring that principle must
necessarily, IL enacted, prove Intellectual
The only persons who ask for this legislation
are those Immediately and personally inter
ested. Was this a stroke Of broad generous
pbilanthrophy and an earnest concern for
the welfare Of the people, or was
il 4 piece Of narrow, bigoted con
servatismf They were called upon by thu.
bill 10 eauonize and defy the practice of
dentistry. Not one syllable of thi. legisia-
ton was demanded by the people.
Mesus. Cio.son Of Randolph, Morse OF
Liberty, Talbot Of East Mschias, Grindie Of
Mount Desert, Wing Of Manchester. and
Cole Of Brookhn spoke In opposition to the
bill.
Messrs. Madizan Of Houlton, and Burn
ham Of Hollis supported it,
Mr. stearns replied 10 Mr.. Looney's
speech considering It Intended as personal
attack.
Mr. Looney di.claimed any such inteu-
ton ,,u 49,, a..
yeas and nays were ordered.
On motion Of Mr. Lombard Of Windbam
me previous que'"on was $1,000.
of the bib to be engrossed.
Yea Bennett, Burnham, thadboufpe, Ciss"n
Cloutler took Iot. Dame Dane hickey ,foRg, fnN
frank. French frees Goodvin, Gorslon, Ioweil
Greene HAMILTON hhwains heala. III t =, Az
MMc1abs ucIo,r"r, Msdignn' Maiett, Mitchell
Moore. Sewton, howell. iattangall, rendieton
,,n'a .hv smith surs.s,r Stafford sy.etsrr
dylef, werr.e OF tHsiih'' ware" VI 'e'' '''
S.yN Adam. a. Belgrade. Adam. Of Liner
lex Achorn. Alden, Allen Of Mercer, Allen Of
Wellington Andrew. barker. b'yry, n,Ia' pm han
man. flark oi saro, Cio.son Cole, Curtis o.
parls, Dame. Danforth Dingley, Doe, Edgecomb
rss'., ';i"ynr 5,tiaSis Of n, Desert Gria,lr Of
Haliowell Hanlcy, Harper, Harrington. Hichborn
mn Of Mars mn hinrkiey' h2.ot1 ,p, h"Yoy
Kscgaa. iinoclI' Maalry' Marden. Marshall. Max
i'm, Merrill Mchaud, morrill, Morse, aoalton o.
vale mareh, Mash, SsAis , 1bI,en' s,asrns
raihot rtI,r fhurloy Turner Vickrry, Wake
Held, weed. Wilbur Wing wiswell-79
ps,Eia. aisa,d u,ic6ins Ings. knceiana
hoult"n OF farson'nsia Ne~e2llo, Vsso" %
Lee Whlt1rn ef r"rtland woodsnn'Ils
10 tho bill was refused a passage.
On motion of MIR Moore of Deering,
uon.e docpmsn, 9ge an net relating To heat
lng and ching p,s,qnger cars on railroads
va ,,L.r f,nm me t,bIc
Az WIihur nj Ay.t nff, rod the following
amendment. Amend section by inse ftinp
,f,er tl,s word any in the second line the
words "standarJ .gnuve. " so that said sectiof
shall read "Np Messenger, mail or baggag,
oar ar, ,,,. .taodata gnuse rnilroad etc
NJ, wilhnr snrn, rtad the amendment in A
.hnr, .naaah cIsio,iny th,t narrow vuav,
,ailro,Js .l'o,,lI bc rxsmnt,d from the pro
yi,i,ns nf tho hin
Ny H,rkcr Of gangor. pre..nted an
amendment. which was he said. A new bin
hnt which a,nbodied substantially the bill a,
4, then .,ood win .ome further provisions
Mr. Moore yaye a detailed explaestion OF
the nm aod onro,fd some Of the change,
.mboN.d IN NJ grker'. amendment
Mr Wflhn, vithSrew Mia amendment.
m, ous.tIon va. hon unnn Mr. Rarkcr',
mott :, IA .nb.titnt, a hin for the prip,e,
hI,i Thir,y..i, voting In the sttirmaiiv,
AMI 40 In the negative tho morton vas lost
Ths I'M was then missed ia be epgrossed
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