Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-22

he present law regarding the transports-
ion of members of the general assembly,
,aused lively debate. Senator Houlihsn
laid: The question of the proper transpor-
alton of members Of the general assembly
8 hard one to solve, but If the at
;ornies OF both sides should combine
md bring about constitutional
the matter might be settled
here. The comptroller has. I under
stand, the word of the railroad companies
that in case the present law Is repealed
hey will not insist on their money under
;he present contract, where the members
# the present assembly have assigned
heir mileage. and will furnish free passes
TO those who want them, and those who |
don't need not take them. In my opinion /
and the opinion of the committee, the law
should be repealed, and move the bill be |
put at once on it's passage.
At this Senator Cleveland was on his |
feet in an instant and said: The present |
Of members of the general |
assembly is disgrace to the state of Con- |
necticut. The eompen sation In Massachu- |
sets to members of the assembly is $3.50 |
bs sufficient to do away with any induce |
ment to receive pass, which is against |
the law in Massachusetts,. I don't say |
of the legislature ara bfibed by a |
pass, but do say the railroads have an
object In giving them, and that is to make |
the members feel favorable towards them |
as they must do If they take the passes. |
+ am in favor of increased salary and
mileage and against free passes and the re-
peal of this present law.
Senator Root said: We must take the
law as it stands at present. This is mat
ter of public policy solely. Massachusetts
saw fit to prohibit the members of its as
sembly from receiving free passes. Con
Now, whya The reason is because either
the railroad company, the legislature or all
together had abused the pass privilege.
understand the railroad company refuses
to carry members of the general assembly
free to visit our state institutions. Is that
a reason for repeating this law3 Some mem
bers say they cannot pay their fares
between residence and capitol. Is that
a good resson9 fail to discover any rea-
son for repeating the law. Every member
of the preaent assembly accepted his Office
as legislator, knowing what the law was
and so it cannot affect him. I think there
trary to public policy, which would give
railroad companies such hold on the
general assembly. think the state has
power and ought to pass a law compelling
railroads to carry members free anywhere
in the state.
Senators Holden, Fox and Phelps also
argued against the repeal of the present
law, while Senator Morgan favored the re-
peal. Senator Holden then voted to in
definitely postpone, which was done. The
vote stood ten in the affirmative and seven
against. Those voting in the affirmative
were Cleveland, Coffee, Root, Holden, Fox,
1--we
Kesney; those in the negative were Hall,
Robertson, Crandall, Morgan, Houlihan,
Ensign and Gross.
The house last week voted to repeal the
law; the action of the senate to day calls
for committee on conference.
THE MEDICAL PRACTICE BILL
The hearing on the medical practice bill
was continued at the capitol this afternoon
and after lasting four hours was adjourned
to Tuesday, March %, when hearing will
be given to those favoring the measure and
the arguments will be made. To day the
mind healing scientists and the electic
physicians were heard against the bill.
Ex-Representative Albert 81. Walker of
this city attacked the measure as upjust to
those who cure diseases by the mental
healing science process. This, he claimed,
is a we'll recognized benefit to humanity
under which treatment persons pronounced
incurable by Irregular" physicians are fire.
quently cured He cited numerous in
stances of people who had been cured by
the science and fled personal testimonials
to that effect. He attacked the bill as un-
just and arbitrary in the provisions and
wholly in the interest of CIRCULAR" physi-
cians, principally the old echool of allo-
pathy.
DR.. F. 81. Williams, an electric physi-
clan of Bristol opposed the bill and ortiz
cised the state board of health as organized
wholly in the interest of the allopathic
physicians. The board had refused to
recognize him, although he had stamped
out two epidemics of typhoid fever in his
town through investigation into the inn
pure water supply. This, he said,
was owing to prejudice against him as an
electric phosicisn.
Councilman Joseph P. Tuttle of this
electric physicians. He denounced it as a
damnable instrument created by the old
school doctors and only favored by them,
and entirely adverse to the interests of the
people, who should be entirely at liberty to
choose their physicians. Regarding medi-
cal expert testimony he said: "There are
three classes of liars-liars, d-n liars
and medical experts"
If the great physician were to make his
second advent to earth after the passage of
the medical practice bill and alight In
Connecticut he would be liable to fine of
$10O every time he let sinner touch his
garments. The bill is the child of greed
and svarice and the brother of selfshness
and stupidity. Its only advantage would
be to fill the purses of old line physi-
clans.
DR.. Dobson, an eclectic physician of
Bethel, denounced the bill and the 'sregu-
lar" physicians who favored it. Upon be-
ing interrogated by Charles e. Gross of
this city, who drafted the bill, he admit
ted having practiced but short time in
Bethel, Collinsville, Hartford, Fairfield
and In New Haven, where he was associ-
two medical colleges in New York in
1880, neither of which is now in existence.
Miss Frances Ellen Burr of this city read
paper attacking the Irregular" physicians
for their lack of skill and eulogizing ir-
regular physicians, mind-healers and
herbalists for curing sup posed incurable
cases.
The attendance at tho hearing was as
large as that of week before last, large
number Of ladies being present. Among
the latter were Mrs. Kate n. Bohme Of
AA0iA00A, mSbs =. "a AOOuf0 Auo ME-
L. L. Tuttle of Hartford, Miss Esther Tut
tie of Hartford, Miss F. E. Bronson of
Niddlebury, Mrs. J. q. Hale of Glaston-
bury, Mrs. William Atkinson Now Britain,
Miss e. J. Hswley, Miss F. J. Hawlsy and
Miss B. Il. Hawley, Mrs.A. e. Pierce, Mrs.
George 8. Judson, Mrz. J. r. Storrs, Mrs..
E. b. Budde, Mrs. Colt Merriam, Mrs. N.
J. Dowd, Miss Graham and J. n. Hemsleod
of Hartford, tDr. N. Storrs, the Rev. S. A..
Davis, John W. Ttcombe, President T. W.
Russell of the Oonnecticut General Life
were also present.
The doctors present included DR.. George
B. Bristol of Mddlebury, Drs. Brockway
and Luddington Of New Britain, DR.. Mum
Of Waterbury, Dr.. Richardson of Hart
ford, Dr.. L. 81. Vernon of New Britain,
DR.. Art Ward of Waterbury and DR.. Pierce
of Willimantie.
POOL ROOM BuL-n WILL BE ooNsIDEREp
AT A HEARING TOMORROW.
Governor Bulkeley was ready to speak
before the Judiciary committee this morn
ing on the bill to prevent pool selling, but
Mr.. Hotohkiss of New Haven took up all
the time on the bills "concerning support !
BY relatives within certain degrees Of re- !