The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-28

| nonor and defeat, to uphold the laudabl
effort Of its medical schools, who are str,
irg to furnish the State with educate
! physicians and surgeons.
Here In this historic city. that was Ia
Gated within the very sound OF the gun
OF San Jacinto. which sent the glad tding
| OF liberty throughout the length an
breadth OF Texas. let us now prepare
1 bill and see that IL becomes enacted int
a law, which shall free our friends an
ncighbors from tho thralldom Of isnoranc
and quackery In the future.
Your committee would respectfully rec
ommend that d committee % three be AZ
i pointed TO prepare an address explaining
i In comprehensive way tho nature an
pnrport OF the bill you send out. hay
| 1t printed In circular form and distributed
| TO those members of the profession VIII
Will take an Interest IN IL and bring /
10 the notice oil legislators: that com
mttec ot five be appointed TO canvass The
| State by correspondence with respectable
/ and influential members Of the profession
4 In every county In tho State. and 10 brine
/ tho subject forcibly TO the notice OF can
| didates for tho legislature obtaining prom
ises where practical for its support, and
! after the election to exert every possibi,
| effort TO influence the members elect tc
| give IL their support. and further that
! another committee OF five be appointed to
| 30 to Austin at n proper time during the
sitting of the next legislature and u5t
| their best efforts to have II passed.
| We believe that these cmmittees can
| II tho proper effort he made and thcy
| have their hearts In the work, report n
| complete success to the next meeting OF
| this body, and recommend that thebe com
inittccs receive instructions from this body
MS to their duties. That some member Of
tho senate. who is entirely friendly 10 tho
l,a nj.
be selected to Introduce it in that body
And that q member of the house who is
thoroughly in accord with The principles
OF the bill and who has had experience
be selected to introduce IT. In that body
Both Of these points are very necessary
for success The author OF the bill, as
he is called should be willing and road.
to introduce and work FOR 1t: he should
have experience and understand the legis.
lative rules and practices, otherwise the
opponents of the bill Will be on the aiers
and take advantage of The ineXperenct
and every inadyertence OF the author.
The bin Is as follows:
The following States and Territories have
examining boards: Alabama, Arizona,
Connecticut, Delaware, District OF Column
bia, Florida, Georgia, Cherokee Nation. l.
n, Iowa. Louisiana, Maine. Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota. Mississippi
Montana. Now Hampshire. New Jersey.
New York, North Carolina. North Dakota,
Oregon. Ohio. Pennsylvania South Caro-
lima Tennessee. Utah Virginia. Washing
ton and West Virginia.
The following States have no State
boards. but have some laws pertaining
to the subject. Idaho. Kansas, Michigan,
Nevada. Rhode Island, Vermont Wyoming
Twenty seven States, the District Of Co
lumba, Cherokee Nation and Arizona re-
quire examinations for license 10 practice
and seventeen Of these require both diplo-
ma and examination, some OF the States re-
curing examinations an we'll rs some that
do not, have very stringent rules governing
the recognition OF diplomas. A four years
course of lectures with very considerable
amount OF preliminary education as a |
of recognition OF diplomas Is de-
manded by something over a dozen states
N RESPONSE to which III of the l55 medical
schools In this country now require Mt
tendance on four annual courses of lee
lures, of which number twenty seven re
quire attendance on sessions of eight
months and ten of liina months of each
wear.
A bill To be entitled An net to repeal title
eighty-two OF the Revised Statutes of tho
state OF Texas and to pass in lieu thereof
this act to license physicians and sur |
cine and surgery. TO pukish persons vio-
lating the provisions thereof In the State
OF Texas.
DO II enacted by the legislature of the
State OF Texas
ARTICLE /
That Tito LXXXlI, articles 3777, 377S. |
1919 1850, 37s1, 1882. 1888 a7si 37S5. 1856,
1881, SiSS, STsA, of tie Revised Statutes OF
Texas be and are hereby repealed. and tho |
following be enacted;
ARTdCLE II.
There shall be established medical
council Of Texas. consisting Of he attorney
general, the Texas State health officer the
senior medical member of tho board of re-
gents of the University OF Texas and tho
presidents OF the throo State boards oi med |
ical examiners provided for In this act The
said council shall be known by the name |
and style OF the Medical Council of Texas |
and may make aud adopt all necessary |
rules, regulations and bylaws for their |
government not inconsistent with the con
stitutlon ana by-l laws of Teas or OF the
United states The said council shall or
yanizc within ten days from the date OF the |
organization OF the three boards of medi- |
ial examiners aud shall elec, from It's own
number president and secretary, who
hall also act as treasurer, both of whom
hall hold their offices FOR ono year or until |
'lNii HhNifSNptS afEC EUOStUs fnuT menu |
,ers Of tho council shall constitute a quo
UNI for the transaction OF business Tho
necessary expenses OF said council shall be
,aid when In attendance upon stated meet
ngs, and the secretary OF said council shall
'eoeive In addition $40 per day while In at
endanoe upon stated meetings as herein-
liter provided for. The said medical coun-
~ shall hold two stated meetings In each
ear and special meetings when necessary.
III to he held at such times aud places MS
nay be deenisd proper It shall select
rom the list OF questions submitted to II
" the three State boards OF melcal cxam-
ners the questions for each examination.
md shall supervise tho examinations con
uoted by the three State boards OF medical,
xam'nors OF all applicants for license IA
raotice medicine surgery and MIDWIFERY
\ Texas, and shall Issue licenses 10 prar.
Ice medicine. surgery and midwifery 10
uoh applicants who have successfuiiv
'assed the examinations OF one OF the STATE
cards OF medical examiners, or tho,c Who
ave presented satisfactory and propariy
ertt.ied copies OF licenses from Stats
cards OF medical examiners or State boards
: health Of other States as provided for In
his act. The said medical council shall
ave no power. duty or functions except
UGH as pertain to the supervision OF ques-