The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-02
Senate Committee Unfav-
OrabIe to Measure.
ABLY REPRESENTED
But the Committee Decided to Report
the Bill UnfayorabIy. With Only
Four Senators Voting in the
Affirmative.

The Senate Committee on Health
held long and important
meeting Yesterday to consider the bill
creating a Board of Osteopathy. The
bin was reported unfavorably after a
long discussion by those favcring the
bill. The physicians were not repre-
serted at the meeting.
The first bill considered was that
changing The pharmaceutical law.
Gen. b. s. Royster of Oxford, spoke
in its favor and said the bill was in
troduced by request of the State Phar-
nlaceuticaI Association to revise,
amend and consolidate the laws affect
ing pharmacy. 1t would establish a
fec for the securing of a License to
practice pharmacy. The bill is almost
word for word adopted by the asso-
cIation at its last meeting. The bill
provides that candidates for license
shall haveShad three years experience
in the compromising department.
Where the tine is spent in pharnla-
ceutical schools this time shall be ac-
counted as time spent in experiences
no one now pract. cling pharmacy Will
be prohibited from practicing. The
fec is changed from one dollar to two
dollars. The bill was reported faN-
orably by unan- NOUS vote
After the disposition of the above
bill the committee considered the bill
introduced by Senator Ellington to in
corporate the North Carolina Osteo
yathic Society. to regulate the practice
of osteopathy and TO provide, exam ma
ton and license for applicants to prac-
tlce.
Senator Ellington in advocating the
bill said he had given Ii careful study
and he was absolutely satisfied that 1T
was needed twas so prepared that
it would not hurt the medical profess
sion, while ii gave TO a different school
of practice the same privilege of pro-
tcctng their profession and the public
from impOsterS, az had been given the
medical fratern- ty. He said this was Il
day Of evolution and the practice of
osteopathy was ore Of the modern
sciences. He knew OF many remark
able cures they had effected, and as
they used no medicines, there was no
danger OF their hurting anybody. The
Supreme Court had decided that any,
body had a right to practice osteo-
pathy and as it now was, anybody
could come to this State and set him.
self up as an osteopathist, whether he
knew anything about the science or
not and the proposed law would pre-
vent these charlatans from coming
were reputable men of high character
and they desired TO protect their pro-
fession from imposters.
Senator Ellington asked members
present to point cut a single section OF
the bill that was objectionable, but nc
member objected.
Senator Mclean asked if under this
law an osteopath would have to study,
and he was informed that he had not
IL n eff
show diploma from reputable col
iege, prove a good character, and
stand an examination by the State
Board.
Mr.. James H. Pou, in adj
vocating the bill said it had been
misunderstood and that mem
bers had been written to by doc
tors, asking them not to vote for 1t
because il would dignity the practice
CT osteopathy. He SAID the law was
az exclusive one, as under the decision
of the Supreme Court, anybody could
.yract ce ii, the object of the bill being
10 exclude from the practice anybody
not thoroughly proficient in the sci
snce. As TO the standing of the gem
tlemen who were asking for a charter
Sir. Pou read testimonials from high
officials in States where they had lived,
certifying TO their high standing.
He also read statements from Gov
ernors. Senators and gh United
states officials testifying 70 the merits
CT the practice of osteopathy. AS the
law now is, the State is open wide 70
anybody TO practice it without II
cSnse or a cent of tax: the proposed
bill imposes Il tax, requires a license,
oyaminat on and three years previous
study. Last summer when it was de-
termined to prepare this bill, the as
distance of DR.. Lewis. President of the
Medical society, was asked in prepar-
mig a bill He cheerfu1ly agreed, but
having to go to Cuba he was prevent
eL from doing 50. He has informed
me that representatives of the So
Getty held a meeting and decided not
20 oppose this bill officially.
Referring to the wonderful advance
OF the science of healing he said that
Jenner, who discovered the prevention
of the king disease, smallpox, was
looked upon as Il cross between
Junatic and a criminal and his life was
rnade a bowling wilderness. Hammer,
who founded Homeopathy, was driv
ell from his country in disgrace ana
today there are thousands of homeo-
pathic physicians and millions of bele-
ncaries. He said that twenty years
ago when he was q member of the
Legislature, the medical profession
was cursed with a great many .Iuacks
and he helped give them a law which
weeded them out.
Mr. J. II. Tucker, OF Ashevilla. adj
~ocating the bill, said that the Leg
stature of 1903 recognized osteopathy
in a bin prepared by the medical pro-
fession and the Supreme court Of
North Carolina had recognized it, and
the question now was not recognizing
the. profession, but allowing them TO
regulate the practice. not to anita
sonize the medical profession but to
protect the osteopathic profession
from auacks and the public from i'm
posters.
Mr.. Erwin, of the Oxford Cotton
Mills. stated that he had known some
of the worst cases CT insomnia and
grippe cured by osteopathy and he
felt il his duty to make this state
lnent He had known many desperate
chronic cases cured by osteopathy.
that physicians had been glad to get
rid Of
Dr. r. B. Fakes, a retired physi-
clan of Asheville, stated to the COM
mittee that himself and wife had both
experienced great benefit from the