Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-04
Wol 10 KEEp CERTAIN DOCTORS
FROM PRACTlclNG.
PHONE MEASURE PASSED
Bill 70 Prevent Any Company From
Charging More in One Place Than
fer Similar Service in a Similarly.
sized City Sent to Upper House
Speaker Sick,
Madison. Nav 5.


The bill empowering the Wisconsin
state board of medical examiners TO
refuse 10 grant licenses in certain
cases were advanced to engrossment
and d third reading in the assembly
yesterday by a vtvo voce vote, after
an attempt to rereter the bill to the
Judiciary committee offered by Assem-
blyman Page had been lost by an aye
and No vote OF 90 20 %
AsSemblymen Powell, Diusdale
NorcN1SS and Ekern spoke In favor OF
the hin and Assemhlyman Page spoke
several times against It. The at
tempt to rerefer 1t to the judiciary
committee was on the question of con.
stituuonality, but this argument was
met Ivy Assemblymau Dinsdale, who
said that similar laws were on the
statute books Of II states and that in
three or four of these its constitution,
ality had been tested, each time the
law having been sustained by the
courts He said that he had intro
duced the original bill AT the request
of the state board Of medical eXamtn.
ers, and that the board, which had
several drafts of bills submitted to It,
selected this as the mildest measure
of the lot The substitute bin sub
mitted by the committee on health
and sanitation, and which was ad-
vanCed, was modification even of
the original bill, and that 1t deserved
the support of every member of the
house
The bill gives to the state board OF
medical examiners the power to re.
woke or to refuse to grant a license to
a practicing physician for Immoral,
or unprofessional con
duct" 1t provides that upon n writ,
ten complaint being filed against a
that time of hearing shall
be set. to be not less than 20 days
after notification by the board, at
which the physician charged with
such conduct shall be given the right
to be heard in his own defense. II
found guilty and his license or certi.
fcate is revoked he may have appeal
to the circuit court of the proper
county, and If the decision Is reversed
his license shall be considered In
force as though no complaint had ever
been filed against him,
1t further defines what is to be con
strucd to be Immoral, dishonorable
or unprofesslonal Such conduct
Includes advertising In newspapers or
of a certain class; obtain.
ing fee upon statement that mani.
testify incurable disease can be perma-
ncntly cured; wilfully revealing n pro.
fcssional secret, being addicted to a
drug habit and upon conviction of
any offiense involving moral turpi.
tude The vote on recommitting the
bill to the judiciary committee was
as follows:
fflrmative-Bauer, Beer, Bell,
BIotcher, Brennan, Brockhausen,
Brooks, Cleary, Cohland, Crowley,
Curtin, Dietrich, Durland, Hagen.
Hamm, Hartung, Frank Johnson lie.
Roy, Marquardt, Page, Prehn, Ram.
sey. Reynolds, Szymarek, Theme.
Negative Alldrldge, Andrew, Bak.
or Beedle Berner, Bohri, Braddocl,
Chandler, Clauscn, Curtlss.
Dahl Dinsdale Donald, Extern, Evans,
Everett, Fridd, Gordon, Greenwood,
Hagarty, Hannlfin Hansen, Henry
Huber, Irvine, Jerdee, Henry Johnson,
Thomas Johnson Kinney Ledvlna,
McGregor. Mckenzie. Mctzler Mcy
nrs Miller, NOrcross Gilman, Perry
Fred Peterson, p. II Peterson Pier
ron Potter, Powell, Rack Ragatz,
Roycraft. Saugen, C. u Scott. Slight
Smoker. Stevens, Swenholt farrell,
Thayer. Thomas, Ties, Turner Warn
or Wehrweln-G0
Telephone Bill Passed.
The telephone bin prohibiting dis
elimination in charges over which
there has been a fight every step OF
Us advancement In the lower house
was passed this morning without dc.
bat" and by a vote Of 66 10 49, I'll
provides that telephone exchanges OPP
Grating In two or more cities shall
not charge more than a certain fixed
rate for service In cities throughout
he state, basing the rates Of charges
IN he population Of the. respective
cities In which the system operates.
Smokers Bill Killed.
Assembly Smokers measure to alb.
rogate the common law disabilities OF
married women on account Of cover. /
.ure was killed by a vote Of IS to
IL Assemblyman Norcroas champion.
M he measure and Assemblyman |
Ilcary opposing IT, Mr. Cleary
,laimed that II would not broaden the
rights Of women at all, and Assembly. |
men Norcross and Smoker claimed
hat II would. Az an illustration OF
he need Of the change Assemblyman
Smoker cited the fact that a woman
who had received a school order for
payment as a teacher Of country |
school was unable to collect II be.
4anea ~ fto fon4 49,