The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-02-25
OF THE SENATE.
A Board to Control the Practice OF
Medicine In the State.


During the discussion of the medical
bill in the senate Rich said that there
were ten times as many regular physic-
lans in this state as eclectlcs and home
opaths while the bill made them equal
on theb GARD, and that the amendment of
Davis of Oneida in putting two alec
paths on the board instead of three. and
two homeopathic in stead of one would
give the combined homeopathic and eclec-
tics majority. and enable them to con-
troll the board on all questions.
Nelson replied that the bill as drafted
would give the three regular physicia rs
an opportunity to combine against and
overcome the other schools, by making An
alliance with some one OF the three rep
resenting those other schools.
Blaine thought that If 1t was necessary
to create board to regulate the practice
of medicine, 1t was just as necessary to
have one to regulate the practice of The
law.
In opposing the bill Young said he want
ted 1t made fee bill to regulate the doc
tors charges.
The bill was fought stubbornly by the
minority. amendment after amendment
being offered and lost and the measure
was passed with the exception of the sec
ton regulating the fees for attendance
upon patients.
The Truck System.
Before Its indefinite postponement there
was breezy discussion of senate bill No
IL, to prihibit the truck system, and to
prevent deductions from wages, excepting
Tor lawful money actually advanced dur
ing which Rees said mining company
operating at Gibbonsvile and having a
store determined to run all the other
stores out. 1t succeeded in its purpose
by obliging its employees, who composed
theb uik Of the population, to trade at the
company store.
furner OF Bingham said Idaho had too
many resources to develop to indulge in
indiscriminate legislation against incor-
porations.
me case of the Morning mine at Null
ian was cited by Young He said the
company had store that absorbed the
trade to the detriment of the citizens
who had built up the town.
Donnelly said that the Morning mine
broke three banks and that the company
now operating 1t had never got their
money back. If they were conducting a
store 1t was because they were Obliged
TO manage in every possible way to re-
duce expenses
Passed and Postponed.
The senate passed the bills:
Making the terms of town trustees two
years instead of one.
Providing for the regulation of slaugh
ter houses in cities
House bill relating to mortgages on
growing crops
Reducing the number of state univer
sity regents from nine to five.
reducing the legal rate of interest IN
2 per cent, and the contract rate to - !
per cent.
Providing for the sale of text books to
pupils.
Repeating the section of the statutes
imposing license for theatrical perfor-
mances
The senate killed the bills:
10 pay the DeLamar Mining COMPANY
for bullion stolen.
10 complete the Little Salmon division |
OF the state wagon road.
10 renee railroads right of way and |
plow fire guards
MI. Bills Introduced.
ihe loilowing additional bills have been
introduced in the senate:
NO A-By Rees, to avoid contracts in
notes waving exemption rights.
NO n.-By Harris, reducing the num-
per OF regents of the state university
from ME to five.
NO H.-By Ballentine of Blaine. making
! turther appropriation of $4,000 for nav
ing salaries and expenses of the session.
NO. W-By Ballentlne of Blaine. m
propriating $500 for the relief OF w u
iiurd' legislated out of office in Logan
county
NO. 7s.-By Rees. regarding attorney
fees.
NO. D.-By Coughanour, providing for
horticultural inspection.
NO. @.-By Bennett. relating to oualia-
'atons for practiclng law.
NO. H.JBy Ballentine of Blaine reep-
atihg the assessment of live stock driven
rom one county to another
NO S2.-By Bassett. relating to assess
nent and collection of taxes.
NO Ss.-By Harris, for the relief of ner-
ons IN arrears for interest on lands mr.
hased from the state.