Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-06

bill an act relating to the employment Of
labor.
Tn motion of Mr.. Stesrns of Caribou,
House document 1874 an act to insure the bet
ter education of practitioners of dental sur
gerry and to regulate the practice OF dentlst.
~ In the State of Maine. was taken from
the table.
Mr.. Stcarns moved that the bill be iulen-
nitcly postponed
Pending the consideration of this motion
MIR. Looucy OF Portland moved To amend as
follows;
BY striking out the words (which shall In
no case be returned, bnt shall enttle the ap-
piicant to another examination without pay
ment of additional fee in the eighth see.
ton.
Mr. Stcarus said that he did not deem IL
advisable TO pass n law like this, which
relieves certain class of artihcers from com
petition while all other classes are still subject
to its rules II this bill should pass it would
deprive the citizens OF this State of
that high degree of personal liberty which
was rightfuily theirs, because 1t denied To
them the right of employing those whom
they would. In the bill as originally re-
ported House document 80, there was II
provision prohibiting all men from perform
ing the Offices performed by the dentist.
The objection was then made that the man
in the remote country district who should
alleviate the suffering of some poor Great
urc, possibly hIs death, was liable to the
pains and penalties imposed by this bill.
The sense of the House was evidently against
that provision. But he Submitted that the
bill in the amended form was in no sense
corrected so as to avoid the Objectionable
provision. The only change that bad been
made was the striking out of the words at
tempt to practice" which cannot In any
| sense reach the ease. II the words "holds
himself out to be practitioner of dentistry
mean any ytbing, they mean that no man
shall Offer To perform or shall perform
the office OF the dentist. The man
who pulls the tooth Of ncighbor holds him
self out as practitioner of dentistry within
the term. aud limitations of this act The
only other change made in the bill was In
| =, elton eight, which reduces the fee and
provides that the money received ~ fee
for examination shall be returned in case
the person does not pass the examination, so
that with the two exceptions hc hal men
toned. they were considering the same bill
that had originally come before the House,
| Mr.. Stearns argued that strong objection
to the bill was its ass discrimination. lie
said that the terms OF the bill substituted n
college diploma for brains, for skill for
capaeitv ami ,hat was an evil that III, IIou.e
ouybt moi 4, .an, i'm IL placeL unon the
man "a ho haJ n,,, ,l,. ,l,,,,,,,., ,,f !, ,.,iiaa.
educa,iou bu,,l,r. lin, we,, nat nlaced unon
bis peiebbot more fortunate in ,his ,esusct
This hin pl,ccd in the hand. of 0y. n,r.on.
the powet and In. ,iybt In s,y VIM sl.ll and
ubo shall no, u,.c,ire ,b. az, ot J.n,i.,,v in
tbIs State. In The Interest, Of hbcttv aud
| iustire and onunli,v he hob,,i thar the IIouse
xouId yote IN indebnitelv nn.,nnpc tho b,I
Mr. Loon.y of Portland said that in the
di.ru.sion al tvo wcck. avo th, fact had
been established that the pas.,ye of mi. bilI
va. demanded by cyerv denii.t and nrac,i.
,ioncr of dental snroerv In tho St,,e wn,,by
az tho name Ano,her mint e.,abii,b,d
w,s tb., Main. Il. ,no ,f ,h. only five STATE.
i, ,ho If,inr .oJ ,b,. ,,,I, ,na o.s, 80 ,ho
vis.;.si,,5 ,isa, .hini ,a. na, .,n,tI.,
Ia. and a. ,o.nl, a, mi. ,,narL, ,,J mon
,h., h.,a haan ,,,,ii,, a., ,nai,',ao,,,,, n,
denti.,rv from ali na,ts oS Inc rnnu,,y. have
hoo,, J,;v., i,,1, ,,'o sat- -, NJ, E,au
,ho ,o.I,,.,,i,o as ,,,.,, mo-, -, ,a,.t 80.
n, occn,,.d vi,bin ~, ,nn,,tb, n,,o 4, ,b.
citv of Portland and the o,he, IN tho town
of Wiu,b,op. A.. be unde,.tood the hin
II .u,,Iv meant tb,, mon wbo ds,i,. IN
n,.ctirs d.nti.,,v in nj. state .ball bav.
Tho r.opi.i,. n.iir.l and sr,nn,i6r k,.vledue n
tha, ar. essential To the prouer performances
of IN. dn,ies a, tLst n,of.s
sion. His friend from Caribou
who euioyed the inyidi,u. distinction of be.
ing the champion of auacks chatlaian. and
others m,saunradinv a. deutists. hai ufyed
Int one valid argument .gatnst ibe massage
of ,he b,ll and that wa. that il va. an in
ya.ion of ye,ted riyht. and individual Iib-
erty and hi. .ryuincnt va. tn him vha, tho
aoy ioy lock. were In Samp.on-ihe .,nrce
of nj. strength. and d,,pe1 Acbillss.,ike in
: ri. ,ix., ~, L, b,d dee,ned bimsalf in.
vri,a,.hJa I, 4. .aIJ ,,,,t ,h,. an,i,,,, .,o,,
.sye,s a, Rom. vha hnnhngyed .nd 40,
csiv.i n. ,,.a,Ie ,,,nld ma, in,s into s.cl
other. face, yitboot laughing and he main
> tanned .b., The nnacks VINO stood behind hi.
friend from Ca5ibou when ,bey hoard hi,
.,yn,ne,,. .bn,,, seated rights and individ.
nsi Il.ertv mn.t I,uyb in their sleeves al the
,,a,n,n,I,,. ,ok. N. nnlv hb,.,,v tbe..
men had va the liberty Ia bnmbuy the In.
, e,,v n, tho cba,,ered lbe,,lne tho iibe,,y IA
/ comrni, all k,nd. of outrage upoo weak and
ioosa,.,v. ,.o,l. w.. 1, .o iny.,io5
., .a.,.d ,,,,,,. On ,eoni,a mo,
m 49,. ,,,;a e,,mio,,;on hsfo,e admit.
, ,.nre ,o a.. b,,, W,nl1 anvons claim tba,
a, inva.in, NJ vn.,.d ,,ybt. and al
,od,,idn.l lib.rtv becau,e .cbonl teacher. In
y III. STATE arc obl,yed n na.. an etamination
bafo,e ,hev are alloxed 10 teaeb In oar pub.
Uc .Ib,,,,. or mai !, VA. an invasion OF
, ye.,ed ,iyb,. n, indiyida,l liberty 10 demand
,ba, mon .bo arc 10 he drug1i.t. mn.t iir.
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