Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-27


had had no occasion to change lis mind on
this matter since yesterday, and he still
considered it as very bad precedent,
and he therefore moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill.
Mr.. Hovey of Somerset said that he
agreed with the senator from Washington
in regard to this matter, and that as the
senators from Cumberland county were
now present he would be glad to hear
from them as to the reasons, If any, for
the passage of this bill, if they desired to
give any explanation.
The motion to Indefinitely postpone as
then carried.
On motion of Mr.. Warehouse Of Cum
berland House document No. 112, an act
relating to veterinary surgeons, was taken
| from the table.
Mr.. Waterhouso: l move the indefinite
| postponement of this bill l, and do SO be
cause | believe It to be q bad case of class
| legislation.
| The speaker then went on to say that
there were only IA veterinary surgeons in
| the State, and said that if there was so
much opposition to the medical registra-
| physicians and surgeons in the State, it
seemed to him that it would be unfair
now to leeislate for the benefit of fourteen
individuals. He said that it was said that
there was no harm in the bill, that it had
no teeth; but he believed that if this were
passed at this session, next session they
would DO back here asking for further
| restrictive measures. He believed this
| If 81 pt
| Mr.. Penney of piscataquls pointed out
that the senator from Cumberland voted
in favor of the medical registration bill,
and said that to be consistent he should
| also vote for this.
Mr.. Watcrhousc said that this was a
very different matter; in that case there
were very large class of people inter
ested, while in this there were only IL,
not enough to provide one for each coun-
| ty Of the State.
| Mr. Savage Of Androscoggin said that
! the bill as presented to the committee
had had some teeth in it, but that the
committee were opposed to 1T as 1t then
stood, ard had reported in new orait,
| He said that this bin provided that
man who held himself out as graduate
should be graduate, and that no others
| should be allowed to hold themselves out
| as graduates; He said that this bill Was
| 60 prevent fraud, and he WAS Of opinion
that il IL passed the next Legislature would
| be quite as wise as this one, and could
| take care Of anything that came before
/ them.
MIR Waterhouso suggested that 1t
would be better to regulate this matter OF
false representations by ii general law than
| by laws affecting SO small class of peo-
pie as this bill affected.
Mir. Morrill, of Cumberland thought
that ms this profession was in its infancy
| In this country, and had not yet reached
the high plane of the profession OF medl-
cine. it would not be good thing to bar
out of practice by this law number OF
the older practitioners, who, although
they had not studied in colleges. Were
very good vcterinaries. He thought that
| until the profession of veterinary sur
geon bad reached n higher plane, and
| had had moro time to develop in this
country such legislation as this was I'M
wise. and he should therefore oppose the
passage of this bill.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was then carried by n vote of 10 to j.
On motion of Mr.. Savage of Andres
coggin House document No 296, an act
to establish IA police commission for the
city of Lewiston, was taken from the
table.
MIR. Savage then moved its indefinite
postponement, stating that he had been
requested to make this motion. The
motion was carried, and the bill was ac-
cordingly indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Hume of Washington
Senate document No. 235, resolve pro
yidinu for the collection of the necessary
data for history of the Maine troops in
the war OF the Rebellion was taken from
the table.
Mr.. Hume: l desire, as member Of
the military committee, TO make some
explanation in relation to this matter.
| The committee had large number of
hearings with regard, to this matter.
There came to the committee from the
last Legislature resolve in favor of regi-
mental histories. There was also re-
solve introduced this year which provided
that the State librarian he authorized to
purchase copies of the histories of each
Maine regiment The committee con-
sidered the matter carefully, and when
they came to figure The cost il they should
recommend such resolve rs that they
found that the cost would eventually be
something between $50, 600 and $40, coo,
and therefore they thought it inadsisahle
to recommend the passage of such re
solve There ave but few regimental
histories in existence. and in regard TO
some of the Maine regiments there is no
prospect that there will ever be history,