The morning news., 1899-12-22
0STEoPATHY BILL VETOED.
DOCTORS OF ATLANTA PROTESTED
AGAINST THE MEASURE.

said II Would Give OsteOpaths Right
to Prescribe Medicines Without
BEING Licensed Physfcians-The
Governor Gives His Reasons for
VetoinE It-sIeeping Car Bill APP
proved-GOvernOr's Approval Civ
en- Many other Measures of Gener-
al Application.
Atlanta. Dec. 21.-Gov. Gambler vetoed
the osteopathy bill and approved The
sleeping car bill this afternoon.
The doctors Of Atlanta were up in arms
against the osteoDathy bill. and presented
their protest TO tho Governor at the man
sion last night. They declared that os-
teopathy was not a science at all, as the
graduates from osteopathy school had no
knowledge of medicine.
il was explained to the Governor that
an osteopath would have the right to pre-
scribe medicine if the bill passed, just as
any other doctor of medicine.
Mai. r. J. Quinn, the Fulton county
superintendent Of education. called at the
capitol this morning and urged the Gov
ernor to sign the bill saying that of his
own knowledge. osteopathy was a fine
thing. il was the opinion of the Gov
ernor, however, that the practitioners of
osteopathy ought also to be informed on
materia medica. Governor Gambler, in his
veto. says:
Il withhold my approval from this bill
because aside from the objection that it
advertises one particular school. the
American School of Osteopathy of Kirk
vile, Mo there is no necessity for such
an enactment. II provides among other
things for the creation of another medical
examination board in the state. There are
already three 'of these boards. and any
graduate of any lawfully chartered medi
cal college may go before either of them.
present his diploma. and be examined. If
he passes an examination satisfactory to
the board. board the members Of which
ere selected because of their eminence in
the profession and their skill in medical
science. he is authorized to practice med
icine anywhere in this state, and apply any
treatment he may deem best, including
the methods of osteopathy. If he is not
a graduate OF a reputable medical college
and cannot pass a satisfactory examina-
tion in the annual branches of medical
education he ought not to be licensed to
engaged in the practice of medicine"
Second Use If Veto Power.
This is the second use of the veto power
since the Governor has been in Office, the
other bill vetoed being that of Senator
Drummer of the Seventeenth district last
session, to amend section 268 of the code
which provided a penalty for using the
name OF a person in a partnership who is
not a member thereof.
A large number of local and general
bills were approved by the Governor to-
day, among them being the following gen.
eral bills;
To prohibit the putting of walnut leaves
or walnut hulls. devil shoestrings and
other poisonous substances in any water
of this state.
To require persons having claims for
money damages against municipal corpor-
rations TO present the same for adjust
ment before suit.
To provide for a general inspector of
oils for the state
To require purchasers of native gold,
gold bullion, gold dust, gold nuggets, and
gold amalgam 10 keep a register of same.
To require graduates of any school, col
lege or other institution of learning to
stand an examination before being permit
ted to teach in the common schools of the
state.
To reduce the deposit required of fire
insurance companies from $4,000 to $1,000.
TO relieve Confederate soldiers of the
tax on photographers
To provide for triennial revision of Jury
lists.
To make the Secretary of State the ar
bitor in disputes about county boundary
lines.
To cede to the United States jurisdiction
over certain territory in Fulton county foI
the purpose of a national park.
To make additional appropria tons to
the invalid and INDECENT pension funds
for the year 1900.
To appropriate $4,000 for organizing
arming, drilling. training and for paying
the Georgia volunteers when in actua
szeruiqa nd
To provide that City Court judges NAV
preside in any City Court of the state
To transfer Fayette county from tn,
Coweta to the Flint judicial circuit.
To protect timber on the unenclose(
lands of the state.