The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-09

Measures Go ThrOuSIl-Ivins' Flo
quent speech in Presenting
Speaker Emery With a GaveI.
The last day of the session of the
Thirty-1rst Legislative Assembly be-
gan yesterday and is now on From
the present appearances the whole
time of today and perhaps all of to-
night will be taken up before business
is finished. The appropriation bill has
been the one center of attraction and
the debates on it occupied most of the
time Several other bills in connection
Herewith came up. There were a great
many other measures acted upon.
The proceedings were as follows:
Council convened at 10 a. M, all
members being present.
THE DENTISTRY BILL.
Hart moved to reconsider the vote
rejecting c. B. Z. the dentistry bill
Eldredge said he had had time to
investigate the subject and decided to
vote for the measure. The motion pre-
vailed.
Williams said he desired to state that
he had been unduly Influenced by the
elOQuence of his colleague on the right
(Seaman) but since he had recovered
from that influence he wished to change
his vote.
The bill was passed by the following
vote: Ayes-Taylor, Booth, of Provo,
Booth, of Salt Lake, Hague. Eldredge,
Williams and Hart. Nays-Adams,
Breeder, Seaman and Seely-4 Lund
being absent al he time.
THE SCHOOL TAX.
a petition from citizens, of Logan,
protesting against any reduction of the
Ac-hool tax was read and referred to
Tehe committee on education
Hague presented a petition asking
that H. B. $50, the medical bill, be
passed.. II was signed by J. Fields and
otheJ Referred to the committee on
pubhdA health
Committee ON CLAIMS.
The colhaInittee on claims recon-
mended thatNs25 be allowed on c. c. 40
by Grand county for maps and charts.
The committee on education reported
a substitute for H B. Isl, G. B. 104, c,
B. 81 and c. B. "A, relating to a uniform
system OF Tree SchOOlS.
The committee on manufactures and
commerce reported II. B. AZ, for an act
to encourage the establishment OF GER
tain manufacturing institutions and
recommended its passage.
The committee on contingent eX-
penses recommended that certain
small claims aggregating $64 be al
lowed.
AS A MEMBER OF THE APPROPRL
ALTON COMMITTEE.
Williams presented a minority report
in relation to the salaries of chaplains
objecting to a higher salary than SIS
per day, as contrary to congressional
law. The report in full appears else
where in this issue.
a communication from the House
announced that that body concurred
in Council amendments to H B. Sc, in
respect to a free public library.
Also that c. B. IS. in relation tC
county and precinct officers, had beer
tabled.
The Joint committee on conference
on H B. 10. the militia bill, recon-
mended that the Council recede from
fits amendment reducing the amount
of appropriation from $4,000 to $1,500
The recommendation was adopted
Hart moved to amend by changing the
amount from $1,000 to $1,000. No sec.
~ond. The bill was then passed.
THE MEDICAL BILL.
H. 3. $50, for an act regulating the
practice of medicine, was taken up foi
consideration. The committee recon.
menled several amendments, which
materially changed the bill.
Taylor said he hoped the amendment
providing that persons holding diplo-
ma from a college in good standing
are entitled to a certificate from the
medical board. would not pass. Il
would destroy the original purpose o,
the bill. The bin would not affect the
physicians who had resided in the ter
ritory for a long time II would sim
ply keep out physicians who came her,
TO locate and who could not, or would
not, take examinations
Booth. of Provo. said ne happened
to represent people who would rather
be cured by physicians without diplo
mas than killed by those who haC
diplomas, and made strong protes
against the proposed restriction
Adams said he hoped the amendment
would prevail. 1t would prevent TIT
star chamber power Of the medica
board. He thought the board wa:
subject to the failings Of the rest o
mankind. 1t was not above prejudice
and there is no assurance that j
would not discriminate in favor Of ont
school of medicine.
Hart said the desks of the member
were laden with nefarious and scurri
lous articles by some physicians repre-
senting certain schools attacking tn
representatives of others. Such htera
ture Is circulated to lower the popula
opiniou of the profession. He the
quoted several authorities on medicin
showing not only that they disagreed
but that their opinion Of their owi
profession was not exalted. He favor
ed the amendment.
Seanan said when our bodies are i
normal state we are down on tn
nhysicians. but when disorders over
take as we summon them at once
Women students of medicine gradual
from a medical college in good standin
thew are as much entitled TO practic
as anyone else. a doctors success de
pends upon HIS reputation as to profes
sionaI skill If the bill passes, the as
sembly will be on record as having de
cided where doctors disagree
Tavfor said that restrictions are plaS
ed upon the practice of the medics
profession in most of the states an
unless a similar restriction is impose
here. Utah viii become q dumpin
ground for The refuse OF the profe:
Adams denied the statement tha
medical laws prevailed in most Of tn