The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-13
HOUSE KILLS THREE BILLS.
Members knitted the Veterinarians',
Barbers' and Surveyors Measures.

BARRIERS and Surveyor Measures.
Three bills of the character described by
Representative Boyd. of Putnam, as ''bills
to create professions" were done to death
in the House yesterday afternoon. and
when that body adjourned most of the
members were felicitating themselves that
they had done the best afternoons work
of the session. The bills killed were House
bill No. 1874. providing for the examining
and licensing of veterinary surgeons; Sem
ate bill No. 8, providing for the examining
and licensing of BARRIERS and making sani-
tary regulations for barber shops, and
House bill No. 121, providing that the coun-
ty surveyors in every county should be
given all the civil engineering work of
their respective counties.
The veterinary surgeons bill was the first
one handed down in the afternoon, and a
motion was promptly made to advance it
to engrossment, but there was an extended
debate.
Mr.. Boulder said that he was opposed to
the bill because 1t Disseminated in favor
of graduates of veterinary colleges in that
no man not graduate of such a school
would be permitted to take the examination
for license.
Mr.. Bamberger, of Marion, spoke for the
bill, and said that its friends were willing
to submit to an amendment whereby any
man would have the privilege of taking the
examination.
Mr. Boyd spoke against the bill, making
one of the most logical and most effective
speeches of the session.
81 am opposed TO this bill,' he said, "be-
cause 1t is measure that transcends the
true legislative function and authority 1t
is measure to create a profession, and as
such IL does not come within the province
of legislature. Why, If We pass this bill
and the numerous others of like character
this Legislature will go down IN history as
the Legislature that created dozen or
so professions. We are asked to create a
horse shoers' profession. BARRIERS pro-
fession, a dentists profession, an embalm-
ers' profession. a profession of optomery
and j don't know what other bills of this
kind we may expect before the session Is
over.
BOYD'S STRONG POINT.
Gentlemen, profession should succeed
on its utility; its practitioners should rise
or fall as they are useful to humanity.
And in practical life this is the universal
experience. Quacks in any profession never
achieve permanent success; they can't fool
the people very long.
This bill requires veterinary surgeons
horse doctors we call them down our way
to pass an examination for licenses. and
who Is asking us TO pass IL? The people
who have suffered from the quacksr No:
few veterinarians and the veterinary coll
leges are behind this measure. In my boy
hood days when L was but a little fellow
/ always went through the orchard and
filed my pockets with apples before went
to school, and / always met a big. husky
boy on the way who would throw his arms
around me and say. Jack. i love you.' Then
he would reach into one Of my pockets and
get an apple and add but love your APP
pies better That In the way with the
Veterinarians. They are very solicitous for
our stock. our horses and cattle, but they
like the big, fat fees better.
THE best horse doctor In Putnam county
Is q man who can neither read nor write.