Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-22

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derstood that the committee had grave
doubts about reporting the bill No one
asks for this bill or for any such leeisla-
ton as the veterinary surgeons bill, ex-
cept the parties interested. A few veter-
inaries asked for that BILL few physicians
ask for this. The people have not asked
for this The people have said here, 1900
from one city have said that they don't
want any such legislation. They virtu-
ally say that it is class legislation, which
it is. If it is only to protect the physi
clans in practice it don't do any good
for they have protection enough now.
This bill will bar out the clairvoyant ply
stefan. Many people want clairvoyant
physician-they don't want any other.
That class of physicians don't give a pa
tient anything that will do any harm
at least. The protection contemplated
by this bill has been compared to the
protection thrown around the legal
profession. That is entirely unfair. The
legal profession, when they practice,
have to go into courts, and its procedure
there is regulated by statute. A man
who is not acquainted with the procedure
in our courts cannot do his client any good
in court, but is there any law against
anybody to consult any one in regard to
legal proposition? Not at all There is
no lawBwhatever to prevent them, but the
law for the protection of legal gentlemen
relates to the procedure in the courts.
The bill provides that the Gov
ernor shall appoint six persons
81 or
I understand that there are three schools
of medicine, the Homeopathic, the Allo-
pat lic er regular and the Eclectic. The
bill say that the Governor shall appoint
SIX persons but it does not say that two
shall come from each school. If the
Governor should appoint a board of Eclec-
tics where would the regulars be then?
Suppose the Governor should appoint reg
ulars, where would the Eclectics and
Homeopaths be? Section five provides
that these commissioners shall have sal
airy of So a day and travelling expenses and
all other expenses, and you might as we'll
reckon that it will cost the State $4,000
year to protect the regulars. 1t will do
the State no good. 1t is said that this
will not apply to clairvoyants, but section
nine provides that it shall be illegal for
any person to practice who is
not registered, etc. They don't
intend to register the clair
voyants and of course they intend to cut
them off from practice. l submit that
section 10 is unconstitutional. No person
not duly registered by this board shall be
entitled to recover compensation for mcdi-
cal services after this act shall take effect
1t does not say for services performed
after the act takes effect. 1t is unconsti-
tutional as it stands. If for any reason
the finest physician in the State does not
see fit 80 60 before the board and register,
he is shut out from practice. 1t is a bill
that tells them to register if they want to
practice. and leaves it to those appointed
to say whether they shall register them or
not. Do you believe that they will regis
ter any that do not belong to their school
of medicine? 1t deprives the people of the
State from employing the physi-
clan that they want to employ.
hope the bill will be indefinitely post
poned
Mr.. Peaslee offered amendment b, to
strike out section 13.
Amendments A and i were adopted.
The question being on the motion to
indefinitely postpone
MIR. Patton called for the yeas and nays.
YrA-Abbott Bailey of Bridgton, Barton,
Beedle, Bennett, Bishop, Bixby, Black, Gates.
Chase Clark of Naples, Cole, Daigle, Doyle,
Fairbanks. FarroW Floyd "i per OF Je nriu
Jones of Rowland, Keegan, Kingman,L Libby OF
Durham, Milliken. Packard, Parkhurst, Par
sons, Patten; Pnkham plumm si heyno,n H.
of Hodgdon, Smell, Sweetser, Ieague, roman OF
Carroll, Tolman of Warren, Weymouth, Whit
ten, Winslow--48. ~,
Briggs. Chute, Clark of Hollis. Comlns,
Cousens. Daggett, Dole, Drummer, Farrlngton'
Folsom, Friend, Furbush Garner, GrlndIe'
Haines. Hamlin, Hill, Hiscock, Hooper,
Howes, Hutchinson, King, Knowlton, Lane,
Larrabee, Lawrence of North Yarmouth, LIBBY
of Chester, Little6eld, Lombard; Longley; Ma
honey, Mccullough, Merrill, Merry. Millett'
Moore of Deering, Moulton, Niles, Noble,
Peaslee Of wiscasset, Rich. Roberts, Rodick'
Ross, Reyerson, Sawyer of Smithheld, Shea,
smith of Dayton, Smith of Hanover, Spear OF
West Gardiner. S, rague. Tibbetts, Tratton,
WEIGH. Wells, Wheeler, White, Wildes. Will
liams, Woodside.-65. ,,.,,
ApsENr-Babcock, Bailey of Whlteteid
Barrett Bartlett, Basford, Boothby, Boynton'
Burns Coffin, Crockett, Dickey, Doten, DUO
lev. Geyer, Gilbert of Canton, Houghton'
Hurd. Jewell, Jones of Rowland, Kane Law
Lawrence of Lubec, Leavitt, Leighton. Miles;
Miller. Moore OF Gouldsboro, Peasley OF
Jonesport, Rideout, Rollins, sanborn, sawyer
of Millbridge, Smith Tmi. nh OF M WheldenMs
! l1.D
Mr.. Patten offered amendment &, pro.
yiding for two members of the board, oil
any one school, instead of three
The amendment was adopted, the OH!
was read third time and was passed
to be engrossed.
Mr.. Patten of Bath presented the 1oi-
lowing remonstrance and moyea that II
be placed on file:
ofs1 1914 residents OF Port
land and vicinitys also other remon-
strances against any medical legislation
On motion Of Nj. Plinmmer OF Dexter,
order relating to estAbliShment OF office OF
State auditor, was y on from the table,
and given passagS concurrence
Regular Order.
Bill relating to Merryineeeting pay
bridge. a 4,,+
Mr.. Trafton of Georgetown moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Lane of.Augueta presumed 'he ioi-
| lowing orders. session
Ordered, That the House hold e session
each afternoon beginning at 3 Q CLOCK IN
tin otherwise ordered.
The order received passage