The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-15
FOR THE MEDICS.
Senate Considers a Bill to Reg
ulate Their Practice.
Points on Several Measures Introduced
or That are ia Hands of
Committees.

examining board of twelve, was taken
ND in committee of the whole in the
senate yesterday, there was a scramble
to get the floor, four senators some
times being on their feet at one time.
Opinions were many and varied.
Senator Horton objected to the bill,
asserting that it would not give the
osteopaths fair chance on the board.
The object of the bill, he said, was to
suppress the osteopaths and their sys-
tenn; the promoters of the bill were
afraid to include the Christian scien-
fists on account of the many magnifi-
cent cures they had made
Senator Jepson insisted that he had
no objection to osteopathy. He said
he knew personally many practitioners
of the system who were educated and
competent men and were well quail
fed to treat the diseases according to
their system. If the bill was passed
the candidates for licenses as osteo-
paths would be examined and graded
by the osteopathic members of the
board and their decision would be
final.
Senator Wilson called attention to
the prejudices of the old school physi-
clans, which he said, were well known
and we're intense. The osteopaths, he
believed. were entitled to recognition.
Senator Halvorson did not like the
new system and repeated his former
assertion that it was a fraud. By
pretending to be able to cure every
thing, it had at first won many adher-
ents, but many trials by the suffering
ones had shown them that it could not
be relied upon. This was the case in
his section, anyway.
The present fight of the osteopaths
was likened by Senator Stockwell to
the one which the homeopaths were
compelled to wage twenty years ago,
when they had to force their way.
The Hamline college of medicine, he
added, had to struggle for recognition
on the part of the 'aristocrats' of the
state university.
After over an hour had been &C.
cupied in debate without harmonizing
the various factions, the bill was drop
ped and with Senator Horizons osteo,
pathic bill, was made the special order
for the afternoon session, following
the reapportionment discussion.
An earnest effort was made to secure
favorable recommendation on the
Thompson bill proposing constitu-
tional amendment, striking out the
provision in the Inheritance tax max
ing the maximum tax 5 per cent.
Being a tax measure, Senator I'm
derleak insisted that the bill should be
referred to the new tax commission,
but his suggestion found no favor.
A better plan of reducing large for
tunes would be to restrict the methods
by which they were amassed, declared
Senator Stockwell, who further ex-
planned that the bill might enable the
state to take any estate, whether large
or small.
The measure finally received the ap-
prevail of the senate by vote of 10 to
16, many of those present refraining
from voting.
For Buffalo's Pan-American exposi-
ton the sum of $50, 600 was deemed
sufficient. This is the sum voted by
the lower house. The measure was
placed on general orders in the senate
on suspension of the rules. Senator
Underleak objected to the appropria-
ton because Minnesota was allowed
only 900 feet for her agricultural dis
play, but when it was reported that
Representative Hurd had received
telegram from Buffalo announcing that
Minnesota could have at least 1000
feet and would have just as good an
opportunity as any other state, Senator
Underleak withdrew his opposition.
At the request of good road workers,
Senator E. E. Smith offered a bill pro-
viding that the road tax in counties of
over $50, 600 shall be paid in money in
stead of by being worked out on the
roads By this system there would &C
crue some money to the road fund,
and some improvements could be
made as the present system is largely
a farce, the road work being made the
occasion for huge picnic.
The third bill for the benefit of the
state training school at Red Wing was
introduced by Senator Dickey. He
wants $12, 900 to be used as the board
of directors may deem best. The board
is authorized to condemn such land as
it may need.
Senator Schaller asks for 5000, 600
for the insane hospital at Anoka and
Hastings This sum is to be used for
two cottages at each institution. each
cottage to accommodate at least 100
persons, the cost of the buildings to be
limited to $500 for each patient The
bill also provides that the first asylum
for the insane be renamed "The
Anoka Hospital for the insane, and
that the second asylum be known as
the Hastings Hospital
Senator Benedict introduced three
pure food bills. One bill includes in
the definition of the adulteration of
lard the mixing of all substances which
will lower the quality of the original
article or the extraction of the neces-