The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-26
OSTEOS AS PLEADERS
THEY PRESENTED THEIR CAUSE
YESTERDAY TO THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
COMMITTEES HARD AT WORK


They Are Doing More Than the Main
Body-Gossip About Bills Intro
duced Mt the SessiOn-Teleph0ne
Companies Are Called Upon to
Patrons.
The preliminary skirimish In the
fight for osteopathic legislation occur
red in the senate chamber yesterday
noon before the judiciary committee
During the discussion the chamber was
filled with interested spectators, and
each party to the controversy was rep
resented by large delegation.
After the reading of the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Grindeland Norman, At
torney Frank H. Wadsworth, of Min
neapolis, presented the opening argu-
ment for the osteopaths. After refer
ring to the numerous cases where oS-
teopathy had wrought cures when reg
ular M. DIS. had given up hope, he
launched into discussion Of the mer-
its of the bill. He held that the grow
ing popularity and success of the new
drugless treatment had naturally in
duced INSCRIPTIONS men to impose
upon the public as oSteopaths. 1t was
only justice both to legitimate D. o.
and the public that these frauds should
be driven out of business. He COM
pared the terms Of study imposed by
the regular NJ DIS. and the osteopaths
to show that the latter put in more ac-
tual time in study and We're therefore
we'll grounded in the rudiments of the
science they professed. This care in
preparation and thoroughness in equip
ment for business gave the osteopaths
position which ought to be defended
by the law as thoroughly as any Of
the other schools of medicine WERE
DR.. Picker, of the Northern Institute
of Osteopathy, briefly reviewed the rise
and success Of the new school and ex-
pounded on its advantages and rights
He argued that the prejudice existing
against osteopathy among the medical
fraternity made it ridiculous to suppose
that the regular medical board could
give fair treatment to osteopathic ap-
plicants. He claimed that this preju-
dice had worked against students de-
string to enter the university medical
department.
Chris Gallagher, of the Minnesota
School of Osteopathy, OppNsed the bill
on the grounds that it was designed to
give the Northern institute monopoly
on the practice of osteopathy and bar
trust" as he denominated it. 1t was
wrong to designate single institution
as the authority for issuing licenses to
practice.
DR.. Sweeney, of ST. Paul, opposed the
bill on behalf of the regular physicians
He said no reputable doctor wished to
discourage osteopathy, but he thought
the bill granted too many special ia
vors. He thought that osteopathic
practitioners should be required to pass
the same examinations that allopathic
OF homeopathic physicians were re-
quired to. This would place all on an
even footing. Hew ould have D. Q.
member of the medical examining
board The passage Of the bill, he de-
clared, would make regular physicians
liable to be imprisoned for violation Of
the law every time they practiced any
massage or finger treatment in the
care of patients, as they often do. He
strenuously denied the imputation of
prejudice, and declared that any os-
teopath would have fair opportunity
before the regular examining board
DR.. Beard, Of Minneapolis, followed
DR.. Sweeney and attacked the bill Wig
orously, as opposed to good public
policy" He evidently took little stock
IN the new science. A great many rep
resentatives On each side were anxious
to enlighten the committee but were
shut off before their eloquence could
get a fair start. The committee felt
fully able to pass on the bill with the
knowledge at hand, and took 1t under
consideration.
Senator Benedict (Rep.), of Blue
Earth, introduced a bill declaring tele-
phone companies common carriers, re-
curing them to serve the public with
out discrimination and to transmit
without discrimination messages from
other companies at the rate charged
individuals. 1t also provides that tele-
phone exchanges must furnish connec-
tons for any telephone company desir-
ing them, upon the latter furnishing
a written agreement to pay the Gus
tomary tolls charged subscribers The
object is to establish a complete sys-
tenn over the state, and the companies
are placed under the Jurisdiction of the
railroad and warehouse commission and
the law of 1887 relating to common car
riers.
1t is made the duty of the railroad
and warehouse commission to visit
these exchanges at least once a year
and as much oftener as may be prac-
ticable The commission is required to
give at least twenty days notice in
the local newspapers Of visit to any
exchange.
TO HELP NEW CAPITOL.
Senator Horton Rep), of Ramsey,
in a second bill, amends the new cap
itol act by striking out of section
the words mot exceeding ten years." so
as to allow the annual levy of 2 of a
mill tax to continue until the s., 0OO. 900
required for completion of the building
Is raised. The amendment expressly