The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-23
TWO EEPORTS FROM
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Stubborn Fight TO IaCIude
Farmer in Board
Membership

One of the lively debates of the
closing weeks OF the session was that
over the board of health bill in the
house during the later hours OF the
session OF yesterday AFTERNOON
The bill is one that was written by
Senator Geo. o. Johnson and has beol
in the house ever since the last week.
in March. The bill creates a state
board OF health provides for its or
lganization. powers and duties and
makes many regulations regarding
sanitary measures. Section | provides
that the board shall consist OF three
members as follows A legally H.
loensed physician practiciag under tho
laws OF the state aud not a stock
holder or member OF any faculty ar
board of trustees of any medical shool,
to be appointed for two years, The
lpresident of the state university and
the state agricultural college respec-
itively are ex ofiicic members The
physician on the board is to be state
lsuperintendeht of public health and
lsecretary OF The board
! The committee on health, sanitation
and practice of medicine were by no
lmeans unanimous on their report on
] illt Uill anu ~ immunity aiNAA NtAs' tiA'R
submitted The majority report is
signed by DR. A. j. Snelson, az chair
man OF the committee, and the minor
lity report by Murdoch. Stettmund,
Snelson and Day, the latter three Of
whom are physicians.
! The majority report contains sub
lstitute for Section Of the bill, Section
ii containing the provisions above
I..1 nc ff, hin nl the
board. The substitdte offered in the
majority report provides that the
members shall be appointed for a per-
liod of two years, and shall be com
Iposed of five members, four OF whom
lshall be regularly licensed and prac
lucing physicians and one pracucal
farmer actually engaged in the pursuit
of farming. The four Physicians are
Ito be selected one each from the alo.
lpathic, the eclectic the homeopathic
lana the physio-medieal schools OF med.
licine.
The minority report also contains a
lsubstitute tor Section OF the orig
lianl bill. II proposes that the board
shall consist of three members. ail
lof whom shall be regularly pracucing
lphyaicians and surgeons. They arc
Ito be appointed for four years and
he residents and legal voters OF the
Estate and have been residents Tor az
least three years.
After the first section OF the bill
lhad been read motion was mad
THAT the minority be substituted TOT
1.-The majority report. Then the fnf
began.
Murdoch made a warm plea for the
minority report and stated that while
Ihe had great respect for the farmer
he did not believe that he had any
business on the board OF health an,
lnore than "A merchant or lawyer.
swengle. himself farmer, inclined
Ito the same opinion, and reminded th'
members of the fact that no docto
lbad sought to become member o
1.-The board OF agriculture when the Dli
was being considered for the orBanlxa
ton of that board
Murray made a strong plea agaliiA
making farmer member oi ~
lboard. stating inat the farmer wa
not seeking representation IN ina
place. mn.
Cope gave an eulogN on the tiller o
the soil and said that II the tarme
yere not permitted TO widen the scop
E of his activities he would be kept iol
] eyer with his feet in the turfOW an
{ lhis hand on the picw.
Riddle made an impassioned ofa'lo
( lfor the majority report lie ssld ih9
= Inc majority suggestion was merel
I Ian attempt 10 etifie the eclectic an
a minor schools of practitioners. ne
: lwerc not in politics he said while lil
4 areaularsr we're. and were contlhuai
/. lmaking the boast that they could man
q ~ uufnake governors. He ashfFte
!. ltbat the regulars were busy lobpYln
4 land attempting TO "hOg all lhe pl
lin sight. .,.,io tal
!, Aghbv made characteristic l'l
a and Thought that the farmer knew
J., nsnch or more about sanitation lha
y many of the "Qnack doctors
y Vandeventer believed a farmer ne
d ,o Mace on the board. but shoulu 60
a ,lue himself TO his own Held Oh a
i ltiyity a.a me,
h mai no one school Of phNaisia'
e should na.c 3 majority on me poH'
10 but this was lost o
Turner. Of Murray county spoAo
th,slastieauy for the minority
st1ute. while smith. Of custer, ~
A. laf The oplnion that the FARMER
le Well qualified for this or any ON
'ii position. ,. bs u,
y skeen spoke al a time when he
b. lmayor Of his home 'own ana an n
FL ldemic broke out lie SAID 'ha1
-n did not appeal 10 farmers put 70 pn'
liclans 10 stamp out the disease
Elis made warm reply 90 ske
Ks and spoke Of the debate on menls
a matters. during the constitutions y
venuon de scored the regular az