Evening journal., 1895-04-19
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover Yesterday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

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Stan Corrsspondenos Evening Journal.
DovER, April 1s-The Senate ysstsr-
day, by vote Of to 3, passed the
House bill regulating the practice Of
medicine and surgery in Delaware The
battle Of Wednesday was renewed
Immediately after the senatorial ballot
was taken and the senators had returned
to their chamber.
Chairman Alrlchs. Of the Committee on
Revised Statutes, reported the bill
favorably without Senator Hanby's
amendment. upen the strength OF
which the bill had bsen recommittsd the
day before 1t took the reading clerk
several minutes to read the bill. When
he had concluded there WAS q hot
! debate
Mr.. Pisres-"That is the same old
woman in the same old clothes that we
had yesterday. There WAS an amsndmsnt
| offered yesterday and the bill was recon-
mittsd / would like to hear something
about the amsndmant.
Mr. Alrlchs-"The amendment has
been fully considered by the COMMITTEES
and we have reported the bill without
the amendment
Mr. Piercs-"WAs that amendment
read p
Mr. Alrichs-"Yes. sir: and the bill
reported without it The bill has been
ably discussed before almost every man
In the Senate and think that the nscss-
slty for that law has been made vsry
plain. don't think can say anything
after what has been said by those who
know so much more about it than do.
Those engaged In the practice or medi-
cine know the danger there Is to the
public to have irresponsible persons
turned out upon US to practice medicine.
TWenty-four other states have a similar
law. A great many persons take a short
course at medical colleges and receive
diplomas They are not able to pasl
examinations In the other states anc
they will come here to us The bill SEEK
to prevent them from coming here. It ID
not bill in the interest of the medical
profession, but a bill In the interest Of
the people"
Mr. Hanby-"Last evening hear.
four physicians discussing this bill Two
we're alopRthic and two homeopath bio
They were all opposed to the bill. Thsy
ssy that II wo are going to pass the bill
1t should be with an amenomsnt com
pelling not only those who come into tn,
state but also those already prGetisins
In the state TO pass examinations The
say that the bill in its present shape wa
nothing but a cowardly piece of busi
ness.
Mr.. Alrichs presented an endorsement
OF the bill sent by the Homeopathi,
Medical Society Of Delaware and tbs
Peninsula
Mr. Handy offered an Amsndm snt
compelling all practitioners now in, Of
who may come into. the state to undergo
an exami alton.
Mr. Alrichs-"I move that the amend
msnt be laid upon the table.
Mr.. HAnby-"No honest man car
object to that amendment Any mar
who desires to practice medicine In
Delaware must, under ID, be examined as
70 bis knowledge OF medicine and surgery
That 10 fair and equitable, and yet th.
honorable gentleman from Psncades
wants to lay it on the table He wants
to keep out some quSeks and keep Others
In. bsllevs In commencing at the
bottom ard purifying on TO the top
Let's get rid OF our own quacks first and
not get scared over those of New Jersey
Ohio and other states. Let the Della.
ware physicians examine themselves
before examining others. That Is th,
best thing for them 10 do. Now, gentle
men, these men who come into our stat,
have studisd for thirty six months, ans
under this bill they are to be examined
by men who only studied ten months
The young students have theory but no
practice Il is hard thing for theor,
to compete with practice. That amend
ment will cause the old doctors to b,
examined the same as the young stu
dents"
Mr.. Piercs-'T can't see what obiss
tion there can be to that amendment"
Mr. Pyls-"The agument Of the gentle
men from the blue rocks of the Brandy
wine Ia not fair. he contends that thes
young men will be examined from som
scheme Of theory. That Is not a fact
They are to be examined from the tex
books used In the school from which the
graduated. There is another thing thR
be says which Is not fair. He says t,
examine the old ones first. don't knoV
who Is to examine them. We have th
endorsement OF the State Board Q
Homeopathy, and have testimony her
favorable TO the bill, from some of q
able men as there are in the state The
belong to the old school, and they advo
cate.it. They say that It is a fair thing
To examine the old practitioners woul
not be fair. Their minds have bsan led |
other directions, and cultivated b
practice. They have almost forgotts
their text books, while the boys propos
, TO be examined are fresh from the
! books. The senator from Brandywin
. knows that II Is fact. There must be
. place to draw the line and we propose I
draw II right here. It is never too lat
too commence right.
Mr. Hanby-"l say they should be q
1minsd."
The amendment was lost by vi'
vocs vote and the vote on the pAssAs
: Of the bill was about to bs taken whs
9 Senator Handy eontsnded that 1t require
d a two-thirds vote
/, Mr. Fyls-"rhe senator from Brar
' dywine's ruling passion is strong eve
In death.
The detailed vote on the passage Of Il
measure was a. follows:
, YsA-Messrs Alrichs, Pyle, Harrin
ton. Moore and Mr.. Speaker-5