The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-29
MfDIC BILL
Is THROUGH
TIE HOUSE
rROVTnEs FOR STATE
HEALTH BoAPDwfTh
COMMISSIONERS
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EMERGENCY CLAUSE
DEFEATED ON VOTE
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Conference Report on Dur-
ants AnttBucEet Shop
Bill Adopted

W AZ amendments that friends
u i till assert practically destroy
anH Hs Ntended effect Senate Bin No.
3Ss va passed by the House late
tsieflav evening This H. biz by
Senaioi Geo O. Johnson. p physic-
lah oi he senate. for the organiza-
lion b a state board OF health. His
hil originally Mosi sided ior a board Of
laaifn for the atiite consisting OF three
Wenber When the bill reached the
house Il was considered by the COM
ulte on practice of medicine and
fNn fpufls were brought IN. OF these
ont provdcd that no least ono mem
hef of h1 board ahuuld be an actual
5aime There was warm debate over
tie Meesure and soine contended that
ihe hih was intended 10 slaughter the
ptinN chools OF medicine aud that
tae allo4aths were seeking 10 aobDle
80 everything IN sight a spirited
Uehaie ai0se over the adoption of the
iUi0aNfe or majority report Finally
hein ere lsnecked cut and sugges-
don made by Murray was incor.
p0rlla0 in the bin as sort OF
comproniae. This provided fr state
boad 20 health IN charge OF com.
missioner who should also be super.
Gsteptent az puhrr health f1r the
state tle bin was recommended 70
3 ailceial committee and Yesterday
WIS akfn up again The TWO Chief
points ol conflict We're the salary OF
shs Superintendent and an amend
nrui 1y Cope giving Tho county con.
ft. %
nperntendeui ( health. Champions
~ he measure assert thai the insei-
ii,n OF this amendment Is only an
ecilo Of the WAT Tor farD3ee on the
ootrd of health, and that it takes
ne Qrsahizailon out OF the hands OF
he supreme mead where they say
& ehifully beionaa, and II the bill
Fo through IN itspmesent form viii
d no value as u wiil leave the state
anpefin,endent Without power to en-
ofcc health measures IA localities
NAcfe he has no p3wet TO remove re-
ifaciory officers
Salary Of Health commtssloHer.
d discussing The bin Bryan Offered
no amendment making the salary o
ine commissioner and superintendent
S 500 and reviewing the effect OF the
uHfntn system Ia Florida.
BoWdre opposed the amendment and
STOOD lor the committee report. waicf
fiN me salary az only 5000 lie sal,
Ne was strongly In favor of economy
Norvell was for he Bryan amend
1ient and spoke oi the responsbilitl
ae office The man who took IN,
0ifice must devote all his time TO IN,
oilce and this salary was none too
niuell.
Many Amendments Offered.
tasner desired 20 cut this amoun
se 500. but this was tabled ELLIS
ciierei $1,000 as q substitute. Hudson
9toegnt the appointment would carr,
great deal OF profe8sloaai mestig,
with Il aud thought the salary shoul,
ol be tco high
Riddle thought $500 YVES plenty an,
cftd tho5 case OF one state snDerirl
enlant ~ public health who ha,
rg Increased his buslness sine,
3 apqolhtment He was not ia iayoI
Nt sad OF building up fac job io
auy ln and was Wiling to undertak,
fa ial himself az $500
CFluch Thought $500 OF $500 yea
Foli4 be sufficient
ith of Custer moved 20 table
a ending amendments 20 the commit
zen fepori which carried Casteel de
of % make the salary $500 and thii
also Nas tabled
Desion that this section be passc,
nt aud other sections considered wa'
fabie
Hgaaeh moved 70 make the compen
eH4on $1,000
uloIson ssid the measure was ons
ol rie most Important yet cOnsidere
aln ihaf it would be better 10 have n,
pin ann make the salary so small tha