Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24
ASSEMBLY GETS
AFTER THE QUACKS
WOULD GIVE HEALTH BOARD
POWER OVER DocToPs.
DEBATE OF GREAT SPIRIT
Strong Opposition to Giving Board Ju-
dicial Powers-Physicians Sc
verely Criticised for Professional
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bills
for Two New Fish Hatcheries.
Madison, May 10,

Madison, May 49,
The substitute medical bill offered
by a majority OF the assembly judi.
ciary committee was ordered en-.
crossed after long debate yesterday,
by a vote Of 81 to "a.
The substitute bill submitted by a
minority report of the judiciary com.
mittee failed of adoption by a vote OF
IL to IS. The essential difference in
the two substitutes was to be found
in the fact that one-that which was
adopted and ordered engrossed-pro-
vided that a physician whose license
was revoked by the action of the
state board of medical examiners.
could afterwards have recourse 10 the
courts to secure the restoration OF his
license, whereas the other bin provid-
cd that the state board Of medical
examiners could only take the com
plant to the circuit court. begging
that the license be taken away from
such physician charged with unpro-
fessional. immoral or dishonorable
conduct
The substitute adopted gives The
board power to take away a physi-
clans license, the substitute lost
would have given no power to the
board to revoke a license, but only
that it might make complaint to the
court that the license should be TAX
en- away
The fight has been a long and more
or less bitter one, and it was by no
means peace-fest yesterday morning
when the conduct Of physicians was
severely criticized by Assemblyman
Cieary for the heat which they exhib-
tied before the committee in their
arguments against the position which
some of the committeeman took in
their objection to giving to the board
SC sweeping a power as The revoca
ton of a license
The argument which was empha.
sized by those who were opposed to
the adoption of the bill empowering
the board to revoke licenses was mat
it was the power of a judicial body
and that it could not be administered
by a board of physicians, who would
sit to try the cases of doctors who
violated the ethics of the profession
to so large an extent as to become
large advertisers, and that the power
to revoke licenses should lie with the
courts only.
Those who spoke for the defeated
substitute were Leroy, Carpenter,
Page, Cleary and Norcross. Those
speaking for the measure which pre-
vailed were Ledvina, Ekern Dinsdale
and Powell.
The vote by which the bill was or
dered to engrossment was as follows:
Misunderstanding Andrew,
Baker, Beedle, Beer. Bell. Berner,
FLETCHER. Braddock. Brennan, Brock
hansen. Burdeau, Chandler, Curtiss.
Dahl, Dinsdale, Donald, Duriand. Elk
orn, Evans, Fridd, Gordon, Green
wood. Hansen, Hartung, Heinecke,
Henry. HOLE. Huber, Hulburt Jerdee
Henry Johnson Thomas Johnson
Kinney, Ledvina McGregor. McKen-
zie, Metzler Gilman, Perry. p. H
Peterson, Pierron. Powell, Ragatz
Roycraft, Saugen, Schauer, G. E
Scott J. Scott Slight, Stevens, Streh-
low. Swenholt, farrell, Thayer
Theme. Thomas, Ties, Turner, Warn
er, Wehrwein, Westfahl. Winch. Len
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egative-Ainsworth Bohri, Car
penter, Cleary, Cortland, Crowley, Cur
tin, Dietrich, Everett. Hagen, Hanni-
fin, Frank Johnson. Leroy, Mar
qrardt. Meyers, Miller, Norcross,
Page, Prehn. Rack, Ramsey, Rey-
nolds, Smoker Szymarek-24.
Pairs-Potter for and Hamm
against; Hagarty for and Brooks
against.
Absent or not voting Bauer, Claus
er, Eldridge, Irvine Nelson. Fred
Peterson, Pickert, storms.
The mort gage taxation bill which
was not disposed of Wednesday was.
after a motion to reconsider was car
ried by a vote of AZ to 40, laid over
lOE tAtlHeI 'bHSitItl d'ibtl HIAttt AIFNt
Tuesday.
The committee on fish and game
introduced a new bill providing for
the establishment of two additional
hsh hatcheries in the state. one in
the Southwestern portion of the state
f., bass fry and the other in the west
IN portion for trout fry The bass
fry hatchery is TO V erected at a cost
of $4,000 and the trout fry hatchery
al a cost Of $4,000
Help for the Blind.
The committee on uiaims reported
favorably on an appropriation of SIS
roo intended 10 make blind artisans
of the state self supporting. and an
other of $4,000 for the next three
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