Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-20
OSTEOPATH BILL
AND MORE WAR

The senate committee on public
health drew another storm about their
heads this morning by giving hear
ing TO the regulars" and the "heretlcs'
In further considering the osteopath
bill. The contending forces soon fell in
10 line and the members OF the COM
mittee fell back and gasped for breath
while the gladiators Of both schools
thrust and parted until Senator Barnes
recovered sufficiently to arise feebly to
his feet and move that all the doctors
be dismissed except one on each side
that his time was too valuable to be
taken up in listening 10 one school run
down the other, Or. Wright Dr. Scott,
DR.. Young and others We're leaving up
on the suggestion, when Chairman Muir
dock called them back. He thought as
long as there was no danger Of the doc
tors choking themselves TO death he
would like TO hear all that they had TO
say.
The regular doctors present were
Worthington. Richards Wright, Fisher
and Scott. The osteopaths were Drs.
Young, Hibbs and Raymor The OPEN
ing statement was made by Dr. Worth
ington, who urged the old contention
that the bill would give osteopaths
larger privileges than were extended to
the regular practitioners that II the
bill became a law II would result In
killing the present law and the state
would be flooded with quacks in the
regular school, as well as in the others.
and the lives and health Of the people
OF the state would be in jeopardy.
What the regular physicians want Is
to require the osteopaths to pass the
examination on certain subjects. which
they profess to be familiar with. and
they contend that II the osteopaths are
as competent as they profess to be they
have nothing to fear from the examina.
ton On the other hand. If
the osteopaths say they are not afraid
of their ability 10 pass the examina-
tion, but experience has taught them
that they cannot receive fair treatment
at the hands OF the examining board.
In REPUTATION Of this the regulars say
that the examining board are abso.
lutely ignorant Of who takes the ex-
and the only thing they
have to go by is the answers to the
questions.
0STEoPATHS ARRESTED.
Senator Bamberger asked the os,eo.
paths II they had ever been interfered
with in this state. DR. Hibbs replied
that they had that he hims'.f had been
In Provo. was taken 10 trial
and made 20 pay a fine This was
done, he said, at the instance OF the
Utah county medical society. He said
also that one OF their brethren had been
In Ogden.
DR.. Wright dlsclaimed all knowledge |
Of It, In fact was expressing doubt |
MS TO the truth Of the statement when |
Dr Hibbs told him to go to the records.
DR.. Fisher said the arrest had been |
lHoNf NfNdun' flthhN nan NuIAk OUT MS |
shingle as p Or" and held no certih- |
cate for practise from the state board OF |
examiners, which was an express viola
ton OF the law
Or Raymor accused the regulars OF |
making malicious statements concern
Ing the osteopaths. which charge was |
holly resented by DR.. Wright who was
nut short IN The midst 81 hls philippe, |
by Senator Barnes motion 90 scatter |
IN the doctors but two.
The regulars questioned the osteo-
paths sharply as to their practise OF
irugs and surgery, and their method Of
treatment. DR.. Hihbs replied that ana
.omy and chemistry were all right and
IN matters concerning them the osteo-
paths agreed with the regulars. but
where the former was superior was In
he healing art
Or. Wright finally agreed that so far
IS he was concerned b. would be will
ne to allow the osteopaths TO practise
heir method Of treating the sick and
nalmed. n they passed the examina-
ion. and he would not require them to
DO examined on materia medica
Several compliments were paid DR.
Young. both by the regular doctors and
members Of the committee. as he dis
,losed broad and minute knowledge OF
Medicine and surgery In his answers.