The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-26


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that IN Section 3 the Board of Health
| could not accept the diploma of a ply
/ aician without the recommendation of
q board OF examining physicians. This
| put the Board OF Health and the appli-
! cant in the hands of three physicians
who could do what they liked.
Minister Cooper was called and stated
that the word herself was left out
because the word was unnecessary. The
necessity for the bill had been evidenc-
ed by cases of malpractice that ha6
come to the attention of the Board of
Health.
Senator Rice-Would not this bill
prevent people, not physicians, in the
country districts giving medicine?
Minister Cooper-No, it would not
The word practice is a technical term
and refers to people following a profess
sion. The clause relating to gratuitOus
practice was inserted because certain
people when taken up for malpractice
might attempt to escape the penalty
by the statement that they were not
licensed physicians. Minister Cooper
thought the bill was a wise one and
was intended to give the Board of
Health proper authority to guard the
community against quacks.
Senator Holstein's motion to indefi-
nitely postpone was lost, and Section l
was passed as read. Section passed.
Senator McCandless moved to strike
out Section 3, which creates a board of
examining physicians. He thought this
was making a double barreled trust.
The Board of Health was competent to
examine physicians.
Minister Cooper said this section was
requested by the physicians of the
Board of Health. They did not want to
be placed in the position of passing
upon the character of the physicians.
The Dental Association had an examin-
ing board, and a medical examining
board was the usual thing, in other
countries. The Board of Health wished
to have the applicant examined by ply
sicians entirely Independent of the
Board of Health.
Senator Baldwin thought this medical
examining board was a good feature.
Senator McCandleSS still maintained
that Section 3 created a narrow ply
5icians' trust. The Board of Health was
competent to pass on the qualifications
Of physicians.
in the Board of Health served without
pay, and it was a relief for them TO be
free from passing upon the ability of
n n in their own profession.
Senator McCandIess' motion to strike
cut was lost and the section passed as
read.
In Section Senator NcCandless NOV
ed that the whole board of examining
-,I,z ri Hc inf n
not for zone, two and three years.
They should all be appointed for a Ger
tain period and all go out Of Office at the
end of that time.
Minister Damon said that the method
of appointing proposed in the bill was
much better than creating q new board
every one or two years.
Senator McCandIess' motion was lost
and the section passed as read, making
the first appointments for one, two and
three years and all subsequent appoint
ments for three years.
Sections 5, 6, 7, s, g. 10 and II were |
passed with slight changes, as recon- |
mended by the committee. These sec !
tons relate to the administration of the |
law and provide for revOking licenses |
for cause. etc. The bill then passed the |
second reading as whole. The third |
reading was set for Thursday.
President Wilder appointed Senators |
Rice and HOlstein to serve |
on the license bill conference commit |
tee.
Minister Cooper called attention tc
the fact that the Legislature had been |
in session eighty-thTee days instead |
of seventy-fve, as stated in the min
utes. The Executive had ruled that the !
ninety days should include the number |
of days since the Legislature was |
opened.
Senator Holstein wanted to know if /
the Executive would extend the time
Of the session.
The Minister replied that the Presi- |
dent had not said he would not extend |
the session, but he was very desirOus
that the work of the session should be
finished in the allotted time. =
At the suggestion of President Wilder
it was voted to change the minutes Of
the session to make the number o. days
gree with the ruling of the Executive.
Adjourned.