The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-09
EQUAL CHANCES F8R DOCTORS.
Senator Jepsan Introduces Bill Reg
uIating Medical Practice.

uIating Medical Practice.
Yesterdays most Important senate bill,
and one of the most Important for the
session, was the Jepson measure, which
is on the lines of the bill introduced
last session at the rEquest of the State
Medical association sThe bill will have
lively journey through fthe session and
wiz nave the cordfaE support of the
homeopathic and altopathic physicians OF
the state The bill win give all schools
and all kinds of doctors equal standing,
under the law. v..-l So 81. t:s.3.e
Senator Jepson's bill is entitled ga
Dill Ior an act to regulate the practice
OF medicine and surgery and the practice
OF the art of healing by all schools and
all systems of treatment in the state
Oh minnesota, and toshcense physicians
and surgeons and all persons engaged
IN such practice of the art of f1ea ing,
and to punish persons violating the Dr. o.
visions of this act. ''-sess --<s -
1t provides that the governor shall
appoint a state board Of medical ex-
pc appointed among different schools
. OF meu1clne and Sytems of healing, as
nearly as may. be, In the proportion OF
one MEMBER to each one hundred, or
major Iracuon Thereof, practitioners of
each school or system of healing, not to
exceed seven. mem bersss-frolaf,s any saof1e
school Or system. They are to hold Office
for three years, four retiring each year.
rms board Will meet and. hold exami-
nations OF candidates for license to prac-
uce. the four regular meetings being on
the second Tuesday of March, June, Sep
TENDER and December of each year. The
board Is to be paid only from the revenue
derived from examinations, and the com
pensatlon IS not to exceed S. a day for
SCI vices and mileage. The board will
fix the compensation of = its secretary,
who shall be one of its members.
Persons now licensed to practice nedi=-
cine or surgery are not affected by the
act. Those desiring licenses must pre-
sent evidence of the time spent in the
study of medicine and surgery or sys
tenn of healing. Prior to July l. 1901,
applicants must proNes:that they have
ures at college of AedAcine and surg
cry, or system of Healing. After that
tine the applicant must Shave attended
four full courses of Iecteres of twenty
six weeks each. I'D
Applicants must submit. to examinations
IN anatomy, gy,A8hemistry, his
tology,. pathology obstetrics, diagnosis
and therapeutics. But all papers Oh
therapeutics and diagnosis shall be ex-
amined and passed upon by the repf esen
tatives of the board of the school or
system of healing of which the applicant
is a member, and their decision. shall be
final Those taking the examination Will
be known only by number, and the iden-
tity of the writer of each paper shall
not be known to the members of the
board until the applicant Aas been grant
ed or refused license. The license can
only be granted on a ftfiree-fourths vote
of the board. The fee vail be 500, md
entities the applicant 10 thy again within
year in event of failure.
The board may refuse to grant a=license
to any person guilty of ,unprOfeisional Or
dishonorable conduct. Oh. any person con-
liquor or drug habit to such a degree
as to render him unfit for practice, and
may, after notice and hearing, revoke
for any such cause a license previously
granted.
The board may, at its discretion, dis
pense with an examination in the case4e2
a physician or surgeon or other person
engaged in the art OF healing, authorized
to practice in other states and territor-@
les, who, on removal TO Minnesota pre-
sents his license and pays g. 09fee. This
is limited to states Demanding qualificl-
tons of equal grade withgMinnesot ana
which extend equal privileges tosper sous
licensed to practice the art ofshsa lJag!
In its other provisions, the bill is prao2'
tically the same as the present act
Bell Wants Dix's Place.
S. F. 1S1, Young {by requestlz-Legaliz-
ing foreclosures Of mortgages under cer-
S. F. 1872, Chiffon (by requesD.-To pro-
mote the health end welfare of infants
born or cared for in places not the home
of their parentss Public Health, Dairy
and Food.
S. F. 1873, Jepson-To regulate the prac-
tice of medicine, surgery and art of heal
ing by all schools and all systems of
treatment; to license physicians and hea:-
ers and to punish persons violating the
provisions of the act Judiciary.
S. F. 1874, McKusick-To5 establish new
judicial district to be known as the Nine
teenth district Judiciary.
S. F. 1875, Batz-To amend section 1,
chapter PA, General Laws of 1899, pro-
hibfting adulteration and deception in the
sale of white lead and mixed paints Judi
'i s. F. 1885, Reeves-T Il amend title 6,
chapter 81, of the General Statutes Of
1894, relating to town insurance COM
panies. Insurance.
S. F. 1877, Thompson-To amend section
1, article 9, of state} constitution, by
striking out last proviso in section: But
shall not exceed maximum tax of )
per cent" Judiciary.
S. F. 139, McKusick+sTos amend section
1853, General Statutes OF 1894, as amended
by. chapter III of General Laws of 1899,
relating to tax levy rate per cent for
state county and other nurDOSeS Taxes