The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-05
Those atPresent In Practice
Are Exempted by 1t.
THE LEE STATUE MEASURE
II Only r requires the Governors sigma
ture to Become a Law-Bland
Firemen's Relief Bill Also
Goes Through.

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full OF life and interest. A number Of
bills Of moro or less local Importance
were offered and referred and the bill TO
authorize the placing OF q statue OF Cen
eral r. T.. Lee in the Statuary Hall at
Washington was passed amid an impress
Aive silence, not word Of debate being
uttered. The vote on the passage OF the
bill was: Ayes. Al noes, Z.
Mr. Newhouse reported from the Com
mttee on Prisons and Asylums a bill re-
lating to the mana gement OF the PEN
itentiary as amended by the Constitution,
and 1t was ordered printed.
h Three interesting bills then came up
and were either engrossed or passed. one
vas to appropriate $1,000 to enforce the
Glass pure food bill and the other was
tho Bland aremen's relief measure. Both
OF these were passed by safe natoritieB.
The other was tina Cation bill to pro-
tect birds and their nests and eggy, ana
It was engrossed after q hard fight by
a vote OF 40 to II.
The remainder OF tho session was de-
voted to- clearing the calendar and to q
discussioAof the bills to annex property
10 citieA hnd towns, the latter going
over without action. ~
Mr.. Kelley offered the Senate bill as
q subs titute for the Gardner measure,
and he and Mr.. Gardner made opening
statements for their respective meas
ures. The Gardner bill provides for
popular elections and the other for the
Jurisdiction OF nonresident circuit Judges.
the former was reported from the House
Committee and the latter has passed the
Senate.
Among the interesting House bills pass
ed were those by Messrs. Christian and
apy1 RI
in relation to embalming dead bodies,
and to shorten the session for taking
seed oysters from the waters Of Yir-
ginia. 81
Z The latter measure shortens the open
season thirty days at the opening and
fifteen days at the end. The closed sea-
hon fixed on the bill commences April
1st and ends September 18th. K
The entire session Of the Senate was
devoted to discussing the bill to require
osteopaths, Christian Scientists and all
other healers to stand examination be-
fore the State Board Of Medical Exami-
ners, and after being amended In some
minor particulars, 1t was ordered to It's
engrossment This means that the bill
will pass practically as 1t was offered
by Mr.. Harvey.
Before the osteopath bill was taken
UP, Mr.. Lyle succeeded in getting his
bill passed, to allow cities and towns to
issue bonds to satisfy outstanding oblt-
cations. ~
The Senate.
A great crowd Of people filed the Sem
.ate Chamber az noon. The bills to reg
ulate the practice OF medicine and sur
gerry was the special order for 12:b
O. clock The whole space back Of the
railing was occupied by spectator
There were men and women, old and
young, rich and poor. there. Before
reaching the special order Senator Lyle
succeeded In having his bill passed to au-
thorize municipal corporation to issue
bonds to redeem outstanding obligations.
There was great stir throughout the
Senate Chamber when Clerk Button
read what Is known as the Harvey bill.
which lays down stringent rules for the
licensing Of persons to practice medl-
cine and surgery In this State. This
Is the act that is being so theoretically
fought BY the Osteopaths and Christian
Scientists Ex-Governor O'Ferrall occu-
pied a seat on the floor. RI s5s
Mr.. fHARvEY'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. Harvey, the handsomest man In
the Senate, who seldom has anything
to say. but when he does talk. It Is
always to the point, started the great
ball to rolling by Offering an amends
ment, winch + was 5lllAlly duOPlsO, ca
empting from the operations Of
the act those Osteopaths holding d.
plomas who were practIcing tn this
State prior to the first of January.
1908.
& Mr.. McIlwaIne jumped up at once and
said he intended to vote for the Osteo-
paths, but IL they We're going tc throw
some Of their people overheard, he
would vote against the whole thing
Mr.. Harvey, in reply. said that this
amendment was offered after due con-
sideration. Il a t
There had come into the State GER
tain Osteopaths, and they had acquired
O legal status 1t was thought that It
would be unjust to them to drive them
out. -5j.55
: Proceeding In his argument. Mr., Har-
vey said that It had been charged that
there was jealousy at the bottom OF this
whole matter. He denied It, FIe said
that the medical men themselves We're
the very people who. In 1855, asked the
passage Of an act providing for the ex-
ANNA ton of surgeons and physicians,
In this connection he read the follow
Ing letter. which explains itself'