Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
THE EDICAL BILL
It Passed the Senate but Mr. Call Moved to
Reconsider.
Quite n Debate Between the Florida
Senator and DIR. GalIinger in
Charge of the Measure.

The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
the BILL H. r. 54SS, TO provide for the in
corporation of medical and dental schools
in the District, but before adjournment Mr..
Call entered motion to reconsider, which
effectually blocks the further progress of
the measure for the time. Mr.. Gallinger
brought the bill up for consideration, and,
just as on the day before, when he tried to
secure the floor for the DILL to regulate the
practice of medicine, Mr.. Call objected, but
this time he was not quick enough, and the
bill was before the Senate whea he entered
his protest. DR.. Gallinger urged Mr.. Call
to give way to the passage of the bill, which
had passed the House and had had the full
consideration of the Senate District COM
mittee. and had received the approval ot the
District Commissioners.
Mr.. Calls Objection.
"All that does not make the Senate of the
United States" said Mr.. Call, and it is in
cumbent upon Senators to consider the bills
that are brought here and that they shall
have the approval of their own Judgment.
/ do not know anything about this measure
except that l do not think it is wise that
any inquiry into any subject of human
knowledge shall be confined TO any desig-
mated people. The human mini should be
free to make its Investigations into all sub
jects, and this bill imposes penalty upon
particular forms of teaching and instruc-
ton. 1t makes it crime for mon TO teach
such convictions they may have which
are not approved by certain persons. l
know nothing about The merits of these DIFF
ferent schools, but anything which sup
presses human inquiry and the liberty of
human thought and the teaching of any
doctrines that are not themselves against
public order ought not % be permitted
how h,c i-N TIT
to me. ard 1 want to read it. 1t is from
some association existing here, signed by
W. W. Hubbell, president OF the University
of Science.
The University of Science.
THE Senator from Florida knows that no
such university exists, does he not" asked
Mr.. Gallinger.
Suppose it does not. and that only Mr.
Hub5ell exists?'' Mr.. Call retorte1.
HE is the only one who does exist in con-
nection with it,
Very W.T. said Mr.. Call; This Mr. Hub
bell has riglt to teach any one else if he
can convince the Judgment Of people that
what he teaches is rigat, and he ought to be
permitted to do it,
He can do that in his individual capac-
ity, even if this bill passes explained Mr..
Gallinger.
Not at all. If he sets up 4 school you
punish him. Not only thai, but you author
lie arbitrary punishment. You authorize
Information to be flied without any inquiry
by mandatory order. What for? For
teaching his opinions upon the subject of
medicine He says here: THE bills and eff
forts now being made in Congress, really
tending 10 establish medical 1nonopolies in
the old schools Of medicine, on pretext of eX-
amlnatIons, after graduates have passed the
ordeal or institutions incorpora ,eG by law
Is not that true? Can q man who comes
here with diploma from some of the in
corporated institutions in state practice
medicine without being permitted by this
beard 70 which you refer"
Il confess do not understand the Sena-
tors question, SO 1 Will not undertake to
answer it," said Mr.. Gallinger.
Il Will read ii again. persisted Mr. Call
his Nun says: The Diils AMI efforts now
being male in Congress, really tending to
establish medica! mon )polies in the cid
Schscis Of medicine, pretcxt Of cxanti-
nations, AFTER graduates nave passed the
ordeal Of institutions Incorporated by law
not only tend to discourage and defeat
young meI- in their Efforts to ACQUIRE
knowledge, but are practically a money
making imposition upon the inalienable
rights Of the people 20 life, liberty. AMI
The pursuit of happiness as free and intla-
pendent. with natural right of choice in the
advancement of science in medicine; and
We call upon all III favor of our "eduna-
tonaI system ro oppose all such mcnopo-
lies, In Congress and in the states, by de-
1eat and repeal: and maintain the rights of
ourselves and our children as free Amari-
can citizens. :"
On the Wrong Tack.
At this point Mr.. Gallinger realized that
Mr.. Call was on the wrong tack He failad
to find any connection between DR.. Hub
bells protest and the bill under considera-
ton. 50 he said:
The Senator is reading the opinion of
gentleman concerning the bill to which he
objected yesterday. If ne will confine him
self to this bill ard discuss the question"
This is mere dental BILL" interrupted
Mr.. Faulkner
"A dental bfli?" asked Mr. Call, some
what dazed.
"A dental BILL repeated Mr.. Faulkner
Il beg pardon apologized Mr. Call.
IF the Senator Will permit me to state
what this bill is. 1 know he will not object"
offered Mr.. Gallinger.
rs not the argument true about dem
tistry as in regard to incidence Mr.. Call
asked
We passed in the last Congress a bill
regulating the practice of dentistry" Mr.
Gallinger explained. THE Senator from
Florida forgot to object to it. That act is OF
the statute books now. Under the general
Incorporation act of this District land pre-
sume no such authority is lodged in the gen.
eral Incorporation act of any state in the
American Tnion any two, three, four or
five men can organize a college for the
teaching of medicine, dentistry or any other
of the learned professions. The result is
that we have had two or three colleges that
have brought scandal upon the professions
in this District. and all the bill contemplates
is that the Commissioners shall approve
those colleges before they continue to i'm
part. That is ALL"
The bill was then passed and LATER Mr.