Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-23


wise,, will cut off everybody but the
yeterinarics who arc graduates II the
hill is simply to prevent man from
falsely holding himself out as graduate,
we don't need the law at all. There Is law
now enoueh for that. A man has no rignh
IN advertise himself falsely The Dill Is
too sweeping. The veterinary surgeons
are going to say, Let man do what ne
will. he holds himself out as veterinary
Snrgaon as a graduate" We are not
here for this legislation in the interests OF
q yery small class of people in this state.
We are here to legislate for the interests OF
the neople. l heartily second the motion
10 indefinitely postpone, and l hope 1t
will prevail
Mr.. Jones of China said that as he I'M
derstood it, this bill was reported in new
draft / understand that two years ago
these veterinary surgeons came to the
halls of this Legislature and asked for the
enactment of a law to prohibit any man,
even the stock raiser, the stock producer
and the owner of stock, from hiring any
man whom they saw fit to treat their ami
mails in cases Of sickness or in case they
were injured. The committee did not see
fit to give them such Il bill as they wanted,
But they said, No, we don't want it. This
wear they have come back and ask for n
similar bill that they asked for two years
ago The committee would noe give u
to them. They then said that they would
accept this bill that is before you. why
were they willing to accept this Dill! IL
is simply an entering wedge for the enact
ment of the law they first asked OF us.
want to read little article that has
been printed:
1.-The quarterly meeting of the Maine
Veterinary Medical Association was held
in Augusta at the Cony house, January
9th 1896 DR. f. W. Huntington OF
Portland occupied the chair.
"An interesting paper was read by DIR.
Choate, and followed by discussion.
"The association decided to present
bill before the Legislature to prevent new
graduates or quacks from using the title
of veterinary surgeon.
What is this bill for?a 1T is monopoly
that these men want in the State OF Maine.
Is it right and just that they should con
troll this interest in the State of Maine?
say, No claim that there are just as
good veterinary surgeons that do not
REPRESENT themselves us such, as any
veterinary surgeon that holds himself out
and has a diploma tell you that if these
men get the monopoly they will go to
your place and say, after they have treated
a case and you ask what is the bill, Well,
S75 will cover the. expense" And you
have got to pay it.
am not a veterinary surgeon, nor dc
l hold myself out as one, but l own stock
and / want the privilege of hiring anyone
| see fit to treat them. Is there bill be-
fore this House preventing anyone from
hiring any physician he may see fit? No
| tell you the practicing physicians do not
want to control the whole State, as the
veterinary surgeons doin this case. Be
cause Dr. Bailey has got position given
him by the State of Maine, is it any rea-
son that we should give him any moref
Not bit of it. l don't believe that we
shall. ~asss ser
l believe that the men who are sent
here to represent the State and the inter
ests of the State will vote against this bill.
Mr. Haines: / would like to ask the
gentleman (Nlr. Joncs) if he has not made
"a mistake in his reading, II he did not
mean non graduates instead of "new
graduates. I"
Mr.. Jones (reading) N-c-w,sre'ls new,
applause. ssa
Mr. Haines That is mistake in print
ing
Mr. Noble of Lewiston said that the bill
does not prevent any person from adver-
Using himself as IA veterinary, or treating
horses but it does prevent any person
from holding himself out in any manner
as graduate of veterinary college.
", hall inn on he.
people You may have your sign printed
and advertise in the papers, John Smith.
veterinary surgeon" you may go that
far, but you shall not go step farther
That is Just what this bill means. / have
yet to hear one single objection to the
passage of this bin in the interests Of
honesty and against fraud and deception
When hear it will change my mind
Mr. Howe: l would like to ask the
gentleman, if that is the whole intention
of the BILL why didn't you stop ut the
word "graduates' The last part of sec
ton /, says, "by the use of any sign,
character, initial letters or otherwise -
/ say that the word otherwise can be
construed and will be construed in this
way, that if a man practices veterinary
surgery in village of this State, they
will say he will hold himself out as
graduate and he will be amcnablc to the
law.
Mr. Noble: If you think those words
are harmful, you may strike them out.
The question being on the motion to
Indefinitely postpone the bill, a division
was had. and the motion was lost by
vote of 81 in favor to Al against.
Mr.. Haines moved that the bill take its
third reading
Mr.. Plummer of Dexter moved to amend
by striking out the words or otherwise. y
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