The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06

the place of ignorance already at work
 MT. Callahan of Morgan followed with plea against interfering with the medi- cal standard. He granted that there are plenty of people who want to entrust themselves to any quack, but it is the duty of the state to protect the people often against themselves and more es- pecially in matters where their health and lives are involved. He said under the bill the osteopathist cannot practice surgery, and is not required to be ex- amined in it. Yet they recognized that surgery is sometimes necessary. Who Is to decide this? For the osteopathist will be the last man to acknowledge that he cannot cope with a disease, and then it may be too late. Are we to license every ism" that comes forward? Sup pose a set of persons comes forward who desire to practice only on pneumonia? Are we to have an examination specially for them? And for every set as they come and ask it? Where will 1t all stop when we once break the standard?
 pr. Johneen Speaks.
 Dr. Johnson of Russell spoke more par ticularly to the present medical system of the state which has been built up through many years. It had its origin in the low standard brought about by the competetition of medical colleges and under the leadership of that great man, Dr. Jerome Cochran, Alabama had taken the lead in raising the standard. We ought not to lower 1t. We have come to require a four-year course of study from a few months study in some doc tors office thirty years ago. He illus trated his objection to the bill by saying that were an osteopathist under this bill in charge of woman in child birth, he could not administer the simplest and best known remedies to snatch the woman from the jaws of death.
 MT. Benners moved the previous ques- ton and thus cut off numbers of speeches. He gave the close for the bill to Mir. Kelley of Choctaw, who made humorous speech for the bill. He favor ed a wide-open door for everybody to practice medicine or healing who want ed to, including the faith healers. In fact he said divine healing was good Bible doctrine and that book is full or it, and the only reason he did not be- Iieve in if was because he did not have the faith. He knew it was right though.
 Substitute Adopted.
 The substitute was adopted by a vote of 10 to 20 Mr. Bankhead had an amend ment and moved reconsideration of the previous question, but his motion was ta- bled The bill as amended was then passed by a vote of 5o to 45.
 The hour for adjournment had by this time arrived, and the osteopathy bill had displaced the capitol improvement bill, which was the special order for the noon hour MT Goodwin, however, obtained unanimous consent that the capitol bill should not lose it's place as a special or der for tomorrow.
 By unanimous consent several bills were introduced, one by MT Walden for estab- fishing and maintaining a home for needy Confederate soldiers. It provides for taking over the home at Mountain Creek as soon as the attorney general shall pronounce the title to be made by Colonel Falkner to the state to be good. The governor Is to appoint commission of one from each district and three from the state at large to administer the home and he shall be ex-officio member. The sum of s25,000 is appropriated for more buildings, and after that the sum of $125 annually for the maintenance Of each inmate.
 The White House appropriation bill was reported favorably and went to the caien- dar, as did the Warrior dispensary bill.
 New Rule Introduced.
 Speaker Tunstall introduced a new rule providing that motions to take from the adverse calendar any bill shall be in order directly after the call of the standing committees. but that one days notice must be given.
 The senate joint resolution to hear Mrs. Johnston came over from that body and went to the committee on rules. The house is plainly disinclined to spare the time
 MT. Cunningham of Jefferson desires it distinctly understood that this bill to amend section 5311 of the code has noth- ing to do with strikes. His amendment seeks to amend the existing law so as to modify it. confiring punishable interfer- ence with others at work or furnishing materials to cases where there is force or violence.
 THE SENATE