The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
DUFFY CONVULSES THEM
When He Opens Up on McElrath's
Board of Health Bill.

Guthrie, o. T, Feb. Especial Rep
resentative Duffy, the oratorical cyclone
from Cleveland county, is the first mem
Der of either house TO arouse a storm OF
applause. The occasion was presented
when McElrath's bill defining the duties
of the territorial board of health came up
for consideration in the committee of the
whole this morning. Representative
Duffy attacked the bill with his accustom-
ed vitriolic vigor and when ne worked up
TO the climax where he stated with fine
scorn that the doctors kill more than
they cure" and that 1.-The doctors are in
partnership with the undertakers," the
house and the crowded lobby were con-
vulsed with cheers and laughter. The
three physicians in the lower house, Nc
Elrath, Ballard and Woods, tried to stem
the tide by urging the necessity for q ter
ritorisl superintendent of health and a
liberal appropriation as his salary, but.
the oposition was too strong, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Sherer the first section Of the
bill, which provided a yearly salary of
$1,000 for the territorial superintendent was
then stricken out The second section Of
the bill, which was favoraDly considered
by the committee of the whole, regulates
the practice of medicine in the territory
By many the provisions are considered
too drastic and designed especially to CO.
cree that portion of humanity that has no
faith in doctors pills for human ills One
Of the proscriptive features of the bill is
as follows:
ANY person shall be regarded as prac-
ticing medicine within the meaning Of
this act who shall append to his name the
leterts NJ. D., or shall assume or add the
title of doctor or physician or any other
title which shows or tends 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 or offer to
investigate or diagnose any physical all
ment or defect of airy person with a view
to affording relief as commonly done by
physician or surgeon; or VINO shall pre-
scribe for or treat any person for the pur-
pose of curing any real or supposed dis
ease whether by the use of drugs or by
the application Of any other agency or al
legged method or cure or alienation or pre-
ventiOn Of diseases: or TO operate as a
surgeon for the cure or relief of any
wound, fracture or bodily injury or de-
formity.
Any person who not then being lawfully
! authorized to practice medicine within
this territory and so registered according
TO law, shall hold himself out to the pub
lie as practitioner, whether by append
ing to his name the title Dr. or VI. D.. or
| any other title or designation implying a
! practitioner Of medicines or surgery or
Obstetrics, shall be guilty of misdemean-
or and shall be punished by fine of not
less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars for each offense
and be imprisoned in the county Jail for
three months, or both. And in no casa
where any provision Of this law has been
violated shall the person 50 violating he
entitled 10 receive compensation for serv-
ices rendered