The morning times., 1896-04-15
MEDICAL BILL PUT Off
Senator Calls Objection Defers
Its Consideration.
PASSED THE TAX MEASURE
Reassessment of Lots for General
Taxes and improvements VIII BE
Provided for Soon-Mr. GaIlinger
Supported the Measure and-It
Passed by Unanimous Consent.

Mr.. GalllDger, I'm the Senate, asked unani-
nous consent for consideration of the bill to
regulate the practice of medicine in the
District. 1t was read in full. 1t creates
4 medical commission to examine persons
who wish TO practice medicine here, and
fixes penalty for "doctoring'' without a
license from this board.
When the reading was finished Mr. Call
said he hoped the bill would not be urged
for passage. Mr.. Gallinger replied that
he bad been waiting three months to call
itup. All the medical societies and nearly
all the physicians OF every school favored
it and were asking him to secure its pas
sage. He hoped the Senator from Florida
would not make objection.
II have very grave doubts,'' remarked
Mr.. Call, las to any law that makes a
crime of any effort to relieve human
suffering"
MIR. CALL UNRELENTING.
Every State and Territory except one"
said Dr.. Gallinger, has passed such a
law, including the State of Florida"
Il know" replied Mr.. Can. but i
am opposed to any interference with phil
anthropic effort to heal disease or COM
fort the sick. / object
VERY we'll" said Mr.. Gallinger; 1--WE
shall try IL some other time
Mr.. Martin offered an amendment to the
District appropriation bill and IL was re-
ferred to the District Committee. IL
provides for the pa yment TO any person who
has all artificial stone or granolithic side
walk laid i'll front OF his property OF one
half the cost from the public funds. The
employment of the contractor who does
the work for The municipal government is
not required, but the price must not ex-
ceed the contract price. The amendment
is intended TO 90 after line 3, page IL.
A number of bills were reported passed
by the House, including several for the
District. Among them was that proyid-
ing for drainage Of lots. IL has already
been favorably reported to the Sc nate, and
will probably pass.
This requires that every lot situated on
any street where there is public sewer
shall be connected with the sewer, so as
to carry off all Gsainage. II there is
water main the lot is also TO be cOu-
nected with the water main. Unimproved
lots need only be connected, however,
upon the requirement of the health
officer. penalty of 81 TO So day is
fixed for failure to comply with the
law.
In case of nom resi- dent owners, the
work after two weeks advertisement, is
to be done by the District, and collected
as a tax on the lot as any other tax is
collected.
ATTEMPT TO EVADE TAXES.
The assessment of lot, for general
taxes and improvements, will be pro-
vided for as soon as the President signs
the bill prepared by the Commissioners
some months ago. 1t pass the Senate yes
terday afternoon by unanimous consent;
it had already passed the House.
AS it becomes law the measure differs
from the form in which it left the Com
missioners' hands, only in the addition
OF a para graph giving credit for payments
that may have already been made.
Mr.. Galinger called up the measure and
read in support of IT a letter from the
| Comm ssioners say yiug hardly day
passed that they were not served with