Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-05

last hearing got inside the doors, it was
going to be good deal worse today.
BY $50 the throng reached out from
the doors of the room to the rail around
the grand staircase, and on both sides
extended away out along the corridors.
But there was the utmost order and
quiet, the throng earnestly talking Of
the proposed law and what they thought
Of it. There was no bitterness in their
talk either. 1t was merely an opinion
of the law, with no feeling against those
who were responsible for it.
Long before 10 o'clock the crowd about
the doors had grown to several hun
dreds. In it were mostly Christian
Scientists, for this was their day. In the
midst of them were Judge Septimus j.
Hanna, first reader at the First Church
of Christ, Scientist; Mr.. Edward P.
Bates, Mr. Knapp, one Of the first mem
bers of the church, and many other
prominent Christian Scientists from
many cities and towns in the state, and
from many distant points.
There were nearly, if not quite, a thou
sand people at the doors when they were
opened, just few minutes before 10
O'Clock. The doors were opened by
piecemeal. First one was opened, and
Doorkeeper Remington passed in peo-
pie through that as gingerly as if seats
We're IS each. People called out for
him to open the other door, but for a
long time the single door was all that
could be got open by the inflowing
crowd. But finally light Illuminated
the minds of the doorkeepers, and the
other door was opened. A sigh of re-
lief went up at this concession.
But the room was totally inadequate
When every seat had been taken, and
all the standing room made available,
there. were still many people patiently
waiting outside. Many of the members
severely criticised the policy which did
not provide room large enough to ac-
commodate all who wished to come.
Criticism, however, was of no avail. No
other room had been prepared, and
there was but one other larger, except
the house and senate. 1t was said that
it would not be good policy to open the
house to hearing, but members re-
called that it had not long ago been
voted to let body Of factory inspect
ors have the house chamber next sum-
mer.
The bill which it is sought to pass
provides that any person who shall hold
himself out as a practitioner of medi-
cine, whether by appending to his
name the title NJ. D., or doctor, or any
other designation implying a practition-
er of medicine, or attempting to prac-
tice medicine in any of it's branches in
the commonwealth, shall be deemed
guilty of q misdemeanor and shall be
punished by fine of not less than $100
nor more than $500 for each offense, or
by imprisonment in jail for three
months, or both. Any person shall be as
sumed as practicing medicine within the
meaning of the act who shall append
to his name the letters M. N or shall
assume or advertise the title DR., or
physician, or any other title which shall
show or tend to show that the person
assuming or advertising the same is a
practitioner of medicine, or Of any of
the branches of medicine; or who shall
investigate or diagnose any physical or
mental ailment or defect, or offer to in
vestigate or diagnose any physical or
mental ailment or defect with a view
to affording relief, as commonly done
by physician or surgeon, or who shall
prescribe for or treat person for the
purpose OF curing any real or supposed
disease, whether by the use of drugs or
I by the application of any other agency
or alleged method of cure or alleviation
| or prevention of disease; or to operate
as a surgeon for the cure or relief of
any wound, fracture or bodily injury OF
deformity, after having received there
for or with the intent of receiving there
| for, either directly, or indirectly, any
bonus, gift or compensation.
The comnittee was in a hurry to gel
| through it's labors this morning. Chair
man Folsom-wanted to cut the hearings
off with today, so as to finish up. Othel
members believed that the fullest op
portunity should be given for remon
| STRANGE. There was until next weel
| Wednesday in which the committed
could make final reports to the legisla
| ture, and some members thought tha
an unnecessary effort was being made
to shut off the hearings.
1t was 1915 when the committee was
called to order by Senator Folsom, the
| chairman. The druggists had the frs
| opportunity to begin the remonstrance
against the bill
| And after several of their number had
| opposed the bill, the committee was ad-
| dressed by Judge S. j. Hanna, first read
er in the Christian Science church Of Bos-
| ton, who spoke for nearly an hour. He
covered many of the points already Of
| fered by the remonstrants, and in cou-
cluslon held that the bill was closely un-
constitutional
Ex-senator Kittredge argued for the
renonstrants, and got into an alterca-
ton with Dr. Harvey, of the board OF
registration in medicine, in which the
former declared If all he had heard was
true relative to the course of the lat
ter regarding the act of1S94, he-the ex-
senator-would go to the governor and
ask for Dr. Harvey's removal. DR.. Har-
vey argued for the bill, and the hearing
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