The morning times., 1896-01-21
DOCTORS CAN DISAGREE
Hearing I on Bill to Regulate the
Practice of Medicine.
Fun FURNISHED FOR ALL
Senate Subcommittee Listens Pa
tiently TO All the Pleas-SOme Were
Ready to Go 10 Jail-Others Would
Never Submit to Tyranny-Wha hat
Was Said and Done.

The Senate District Committee room
was filled with a varieguted Gro wd yester-
day afternoon.
The subcommittee having in charge the
bill TO regulate the practice OF medicine
in the District gave u public hearing. The
opponents OF the bill as well as those IA
voring 1t were out in force.
Dr. Gailinger, Senator from New Hanip-
Shire, presided. Mr.. Bacon was his col
league and came to be present only few
minutes, but remained throughout the
hearing.
All schools were represented and 1t was
refreshing TO hear tne Old schools scolded
as they were. IL made one feel that lie was
evening up for the many nasty doses OF u
Tie time. But The regulars took IL good
naturediy and laughed with the others.
WHY HE OPPOSED IT.
Just after the U,ose OF the hearing, as re-
ported III the Evening Times, DIR. George
Macdonaid or the eclectic school was intro
duced. lie found lauit with The selection
of thIce faNoreu pnyslcians and two eni-
pioyes oil the unitou states DIS the board of
super> isors. ne reau from his written
ars unienI untIi his ten niIuutes were up,
tnen lie gave way.
Dr. Neison Gavin Page, representing
the pnyslo-mcuicii sciiooi, SPOKE on ms
system ana nus own personal liberty.
IN lSoo i ie,I uaiIeu To study nieuicine," ="
he said. II feit ,iiiied 10 stuuy II III the
WOODS ana niGseuIns. bellg IA follower
OF Jesus LnrisJ 4 nate siii,Iis. uentieII.cn,
when look AROUND ana See the patIeUts,
sir, taken from you l teei glad
he rnen Ueyoitu nInlspm IN n criticism
OF the government ana challenged any phy-
sIcian 10 Meet hun ana discuss lhe meaning
or the SIX. he concIuued:
"Gentienlen oI the senate, wake up!
IN fight tlis bill 10 the bitter death. IN
go to Jail before I'll submit 10 learned
quacks.'
INTRODUCED HIMSELF.
DR.. NJ. k. Leverson, Port kiciiniond, then
introduced himself. lie claimed to be a
representative Oh The Association OF Amer
tcan Physicians and surgeons.
Dr. bussey saia lie was In outsider, and
also added that lie was a member oil that
ASSOCIATION, and II had not authorized u
deiet;ate To the convention.
81 uiunt see you at sine meeting at In
dianapolis, said Dr. Leverson.
hut Mr.. Gailinger insisted That Dr..
Leverson should wait.
Dr. W. W. HubbeI, representing the
Vioopakic school OF the White Cross Uni
verslty OF science, was the next speaker.
lie had also been Il lawyer and attacked
the legality oil the bill. 1t interfered with
vested rights. He claimed no discovery had
been mace by the old schools for the last
one hundred years. The bill proposes
to Diuzzie the press. He would drive out
the old school physicians at the muZZle OF
a pistol. He claimed 10y Following nature
he had found a medicine which was an
antidote for all diseases.
The people of The District are not
slaves he continued.
No SIR" cnnned in DR.. Page; THAT is
right
Dr. Blssey-where is your minority To-
Gated?
DR.. Hubbel:-Have none separate from my
office. Don't consist OF brick and mortar.
It's of brains.
DR.. L. Is Johnstone was next. He repre-
sented the homeopathic bill.
The homeopathic school does not OPP
pose the BILL" said DR.. Custiss.
DR.. tombstone then said he was
physician in coed standing.
''wnere?'' interrupted Dr. L. T. Nc
Donald, who was sitting near.
Every rywhere," was The reply. Il grad
uated in the same class with you and
with Il higher avera ge." Everybody laughed.
DR.. Jolnstone then directed himself to
the discussion of the bill. He objected
principally to the board of supervisors, and
called it class legislation.
A STRONG ARGUMENT.
Dr. George Macdonald again took the
floor. by permission of the committee, and
spoke against the bff finishing his written
address. He objected to the various sec
tions OF the bill and made the strongest
argument of any against IL.
H.. .1a ha 10
bill to establish medical monopoly. He
claimed the Turkish bath establishments
would be closed: all schools must abandon
professors or go to Jail. Now that man Is
an enthusiast, and will go TO Jail if this
bill passes. He pointed to DR.. Page, who
said:
II will. by the grace of Cod
Its simply to c'ean out .he ranks"
concluded DR.. Macdonald. BE men and
say so.''
DR.. Leverson then took the floor, and
that boards of health should be
called - boards of propagation of diseases"
Medical men, he said, were the last TO be
trusted with passing on other medical men.
He told the committee what he knew of
smallpox and vaccination. He claimed that
= boards of health" were liars. forgers and
villains generally.
DR.. Donnelly, of the Washington Dental
Society, said the society favored the bill.
Were more in favor of it since the hearing
this afternoon.
DIR. Bussey was the first speaker in behalf
1f the bill. He thought the arguments
ag8ist the bill were the strongest reasons
why the bill should pass. The three medi-
cal associations have agreed on the bill.
The practice of medicine is regulated in
'orty-five States and this is n great rea-
;on. He claimed there was no standard of
medical education in this District. There
S no general medicine law now and this bill
will give it. ''All who cannot practice
n other States come here. So we are filled
with charlatans and quacks."
DR.. Bussey denied that people had the
light TO die as they pleased. He denied
he Interpretation placed on certain sec
ions of the bill.
Mr.. Gallingcr thought section 13 would
prevent a man from appending NJ. Dor
Il. b., when he had a right. The language
vas wrong thought the intent was all right.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
"Section 49," DR.. Bussey said, "simply
equired license TO practice medicine no
natter what school he came from or at
what college he graduated"
Mr.. Gallinger-All who are registered in
he health office are exempt?
DIR. Bussey-Yes.
DR.. Curtiss claimed that the fact that the
rofession had to ask for such q bill was u
He thought this was the best
aw ever offered to Congress. "Ridicu-
ous it is" he said, Ito think that any one
oud practice without knowing the prin- |
iples of these three schools"
DIR. Mcdonald spoke for a few minutes. |
lie thought it strange, that any person |
hould object. Aimed at "peopie clinging |
o the skirts of the medical fraternity with |