The morning call., 1891-02-17

gtits,' and what Is the Legislature OF Caliio!nid
or any other State, 10 lay violent hands upon
such, thrust them into prison and mulct them
In heavy fines at the behest of lew frightened
doctors, lest they should lose their pfeStiGe ana
their fees?
Second-Ihese few doctors ask the protection
of the Legislature against the competition OF
what they are pleased to call unlicensed" per-
sons meaning thereby men and women who are
not members OF their county or Stale associa'
tons.
Third-This must be true, because the people
have not asked YOU for any such legislation.
Fourth-They are few doctors that ask pro-
lection for themselves, not for the peopIe, auu
who would set sleuth- hounds on the track Oh ele-
CANT well-educaIed pure men ana women Wn0i.
they choose to call non-licensed" tSee sec. ID
OF this bl)
Fifth-Ths bill and former acts constitute
regular inqusiton. with "parcel OF spies rs
detectives aud prosecuting witnesses, 10 De paiu
the sum OF SO day for n0sing out ana PROSE,
cutting suspected Z" non-llcenSed" persons, ana
from $50 TO $500 foT every good man and woman nan
they may convict. " o shame, where IS thy
blush!" The present Legislature of California
should rise iU its majesty aud "eIush thls
wretch; and not only So but annul ali former
legislation OH this subject.
Sixth-It those sO-cacd non-lcensed" per
sons had caused the death OF one-half the num-
Der of persons That the called 'regulaIs nave;
and the people bad demanded tho suppression OF
the whole OF them, REGULARS" and ''itregulafs.
we would not say word. But whiie II continues
to he tue that the ''non-licen>ed" doctors cure
thousands that have deied the most skiiltul use
OF pills, powders and nostruinS, ana yet nave
never killed any one - by mistake" "s the reg
P'N'S"'
etc.
Francisco doctors, comes with veiy bad grace,
saying who shall and VINO shall not suOdue pam,
assuage fever, restore normal action, regulate
the GynancS of the system and save people from
death.
Elgh!h-If these "non-liceused" doctors are
dangerous TO the public veal the people, who
are IN danger, are tile ones TO complain. But not
So No complaint comes from 1.-THE people,"
they ask no protection. 1t Is the doctors that
ask protection for themselves; not Tor The peo-
pie. AS proof that this Is puiely a dOctor-craIt
measure ana not one from the people, take hote
OF their own confession. In Pacific Med. journal
for August, 1890, 1t is said: Let them Qhe
medical faculty. understand IL Is mat tel oil dol
lars and cents with them"
Ninth-The people should not be compelled to
employ any particular school of practice against
thslr VIII and wishes This bIli. should II become
a law. would compel the sick to employ one or
the other OF three medical schools. aOpalh,
nOmeOpath or eclectic. There are at least halt
dozen other schools more rational anu scen-
the; what does This bill do win them Answer:
II sends every practitioner oil them 10 prison ana
nulcts them IN heavy fines as II they were Grim
inals
Tenth-It will be au Insult TO the people and =
disgrace TO the medical pIoiess! on to pass any
Finally. tile Constitution of the United States
aud uf this State forbid all CLASS legislation"
his biz Is IN the interest Of class aud there
fore manifestiy Unconstitutional
a case is then cited where 1t Is claimed
prominent person in san francisco was
given W by eminent medical men, who was
protest closes as follows
In lnis act Mr.. SAKE exercised the right the
Constitution Of TINS State aud the United states
gives HIM 10 protect aud defend life and liberty
DO you do right TO take away that liberty, and
deprive Tim OF that lie saving method should he
need II again? DO you do riEht TO subject that
woman 10 fine and impri- Oument Tor being tho
instrument Of saving that HEP
Respectfully submitted. 7. b. Taylor. AN.
MD j. A. sheser, MIDI w. CappS' MD;
George j. Bentley. MD; Aida {. Avery, Nj
l. Ouard Pratt. MD; Frank T.. Bowker, Md
q. Splizy, MD; L. VI. Frce, MD; H. Bryant
MD. Mrs. u. a. Ieasc, MD. ID. A, Pedse, MID.
san Jose, Ftb. 5. 1891
COMMITTEE WORK.
The House Committee on Commerce and
Navigation, who considered "A dill giving
control Of The western half of East street
TO the Harbor Commissioners, was If the
opinion that the bill IS unconstitutional, and
decided 10 have it referred to the judiciary
Committee.
The committee also considered that bill
creating shipping commission, introduced
at the instance of the Farmers Alliance, for
the purpose Of obtaining cheap transporta-
ton OF grain TO foreign lands. was too
welghty Tor them to pass judgment upon
aud VIII send 1t to the Committee on Ju-
dietary.
The Assembly Committee on Elections
1tet this afternoon TO consider Assemblymau
Days bill OF expenses IN the contest for his
seat. DAILY asked for 5000, but the COM
mittee was not inclined to give him SO much
Bledsoe thought that $500 would be enough
TO devote to the payment OF the claim.
and after long dispute the committee ad-
JOurned without taking any action.
The Senate by unanimous vote con-
frmed the nomination Of Dickinson as
rjg3dieT-Gearral.
A bill Was passed providing that no liquor
shall be sold within nalf mile of reform
schools. except The lone School, where
liquor must not be sold within quarter OF
a mile.
A bill to abolish shysteriug in Superior
Courts, taking from Judges the power to
license men who have not passed an ex-
animation, was defeated.
IN a DILEMMA.
The Committee on Consolidation and the
Abolition of Commissions is apparently
deadlOcked as TO which commits sion should
be abolished. Brusie, the Chairman. favors
suspension OF several commissions, but his
co-iaborers differ with HIM on the subject,
and the report Whica shoad have been pre-
scented today is still unwritten.
Business at the capitol was suspended to-
night. The Assembly broke its good reso-
luton taken early last week TO hold night
sessions, and adjourned at . o'clock.
AT THE THEATER.
Meetings OF the committees on Ways and
Means, judiciary, County Government aud
Education Of the Assembly and Fina nee,
Judiciary and Prisons OF the Senate were
called, but were not held. There was. how
ever, 4 well-attended meeting of legislators
at the Metropolitan rHeater, where Sybil
JohnStoue, as LA IN The Clemenceau Case"
was making show OF herself. A quorum
OF bota Houses was present, and The CALL
spUndent has the authority OF a gray
haired Senator Ill saying that there was q
large enough to pass institutional amend
ueut.