The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-22
IN THE SENATE.
The Sessions Not as Interesting as
They Usually Are.

Senator Woods medical bill, defining the
practice of medicine and prescribing who
shall practice medicine, was passed by the
Senate yesterday afternoon after a debate
which lasted the greater part of the morn
ing and was continued in the afternoon by
a vote of 80 to 8.
The bill is said to be aimed at the Chris
tian Scientists, in that 1t provides that any
one who opens an office or announces to the
public a readiness to practice medicine, or
to prescribe for or to heal, cure or relieve
those suffering from injury, or who an
nounces to the public in any manner a
readiness or ability to heal. shall be re-
garded as engaging in the practice of med
icine. The above section makes it neces-
sary for any one coming under its pro-
visions to pass an examination before the
State Board of Medical Registration and
Examination.
Senator Lambert, who was opposed to
the passage of the bill in its original form,
moved to amend it by adding a provision
to exclude osteopaths and opticians. The
friends of the bill maintained that there
was no reason for the amendment, because
the osteopaths themselves had announced
that they were perfectly satisfied with the
bill in it's present form. Senator Johnston
maintained that he had been told that the
osteopaths were not satisfied with the bill,
and moved the adoption of Senator Lam
bert'S motion. A demand for the yeas and
nays was made. and the motion was lost
by a vote of 20 TO q.
Senator Dausman then offered a motion
to except from the provisions of the bill
all itinerant opticians and those engaged
in the practice of optometry, which was
accepted by the author Of the bill and
adopted by the Senate without discussion.
After some further discussion a motion
was made by Senator Johnston to amend
the bill by permitting all osteopaths that
had graduated from a reputable college at
tice without passing an examination, and
as this amendment was also acceptable to
the friends of the bill it was adopted with
vote of 80 TO s. Those voting for the pass
age of the Measure were: Ball, Barlow.
Brooks, Charles, Cregor, Crumbaker. Crum-
our. Goodwine. Guthrie, Gwin. Heller.
Johnson, Johnston, Keeney, Kell, Reyes,
Lambert. Layman, Legeman, Matson,
Miller. ogborn, Osborne, Parks. Purcell.
and Woods.
Those voting against the bill were: Corr,
Darby, Fortune. Harrison, Kittinger, Law
Ter, Lindley and Stillwell.
The remainder of the afternoon was de-
voted to Senate bills on third reading, the
most of which were passed without dis
cussion. Representative Whitcomb's bill
regulating the manufacture and sale of
fiaxseed and lirseed oil was substituted for
Senate bill 10 and passed. The joint reSo-
luton introduced by Senator Crumbaker
(No. ~, amending the Constitution with
reference TO the number of judges in the
Supreme Court, was adopted unanimously.
Senator Balls substitute fish bill was
called up for its last reading, but with the
consent of its author it was postponed and
made a special order Of business for 2 D..
m. Feb. %.
AT the opening of the morning session the
discussion on Senator Goodwine's bill
amending the compulsory education law
was resumed, and after several amend
ments had been adopted ii was passed by
a vote of q to IA. Among the more i'm
portant amendments adopted We're those
offered by Senator Crumbaker. cutting out
Section 10 of the bill, which provides that
townships must furnish free transportation
to pupils living more than two miles from
a Schoolhouse, and the one offered by Sem
ator Brooks, providing that boards of
school commissioners in towns shall be al
lowed to appoint truant officers for their
town, instead of being compelled to allow
township trustees TO appoint them.
The Senate then took up and passed Sem
ator Cards bill providing that gas COM
| panies that maintain meters must have the
meters so constructed that they may be
read. Senator Legeman's bill, which pro-
vides that legal advertising ma be printed
In weekly papers as well as in daily papers
in cities of over 5000 and less than 100. 900.
was opposed by Senator Brooks, but was
| passed Notwithstanding.
Before adjournment the Senate concurred
in the House amendments to Senator
Thompson's bonding and surety bill.