The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
MEDICAL BILL IS
 PASSER BY HOUSE Changes Are Made in the
 Justice Measure MONEY FOR VETERANS Medical Bill Is Subject of Live De bate During the Day-Sanders
 Wanted to Repeal the
 Prohibition Laws
MONEY FOR VETERANS
By BERRYMAN G. BETTY

By BERRYMAN G. BETTY
 Montgomery. March 20.-(Special.) )- The house this morning by vote O 61 to 16 passed the Justice medical bill with a substitute by MT. McLendon. Int Justice bill had been a special order on the house calendar since March 10 and though several efforts had beer made to call the measure up. 1t was no' put on it's passage until today
 The McLendon substitute differs iron the original measure only in that tn; former allows a trial by jury, whereby the Justice bill provided that trial oi all cases of violations of the act should be held by the state medical board. This was the principal feature of the bill to which there was much opposition and the substitute seeks to meet this ob. jeetion.
 The bill, as 1t now stands, prohibits all advertisements of a misleading na- ture, and provides more stringent reg ulation of the medical profession.
 Session in Detail
 Sixty-seven members answered to their names this morning when Speaker Almon called the house to order al 1915 o'clock. The members were slow in assembling, scarcely quorum be- ing present at the regular time of con- vening.
 The first bill taken up by the house came under the name of unfinished bus rNK-g NT,- Judge to provide for the equipment or establishment of highways in cities and towns under certain conditions and agreements and to provide for the inn provement of such highways. The bill was briefly considered at the evening session Friday night.
 When the bill came up today as un- finished business MT. Judge amended the measure so as to make its pro- visions apply only to cities in the state of 100000 inhabitants. The bill passed by vote of 52 to 3.
 Appropriation to Confederate Sold
 iers and Sailors
 The next bill taken up was ,ne meas ure by Senator Plowman to appropriate the sum of s500,00O to needy Confed crate soldiers and sailors. Captain Wal den of Morgan called up the bill, who stated that inasmuch as the house bill appropriating s550,000 to Confederate soldiers and sailors had been lost in the senate. the house should pass the Flow man measure. The senate bill allows the Confederate veterans $50,000 less than the house bill. The senate bill passed the house by vote of 66 to 0.
 Justice Bill
 The Justice bill. regulating the prac- tice of medicine in the state. was taken up as the first special order or the calendar The Justice bill had been a special order on the calendar since March 10, and several times the measure had been called up, but each time the further consideration of the bill was postponed
 When the bill was called up today Mir McLendon of Escambia offered a sub- stitute which was designed to meet the objections of the original measure. The substitute provides for trial by jury in the circuit court and an appeal from that court to the supreme court. The man. ner of trial was the chief feature oi objection in the original bill.
 MT Nelson moved that the further con- sideration of the bill and substitute be postponed until tomorrow and that in the meantime 50 copies of the substitute be printedA
 This was objected to by Representa- tives Merritt and Arnold, both of whom said that the substitute was designed tc meet all objections to the Justice bill in that a trial by jury was provided rol in the substitute. Both claimed that the bill mad been sufficiently delayed and that the measure should be either passed or killed.
 Speaker Almon said that all objections to the bill had been removed by the sub- stitute and urged the passage of the measure.
 AlmOn's Views
 The speaker of the house declared that the medical fraternity was engaged in noble work. that there were fine gen tlemen engaged in the profession, and that these should be protected from rogues and quacks.
 Tt is meritorious measure,' said Judge Almon. We should do all in our power to protect the public from ouack doctors, and I believe that the legfsla lature of Alabama should see to 1t that the ethics of the medical profession are upheld"
 MT Nelson offered to amend the bill bv striking out the advertising feature of the bill. except all advertisements of a misleading nature. Mr Nelson said that many doctors who had grown old in the profession should have the right to advertise, and made strong plea for his amendment.
 Merritt Opposes Amendment
 MT. Merritt of Macon said he thought the amendment was immaterial He de. clared that under the substitute the right of advertising was only limited to ad- vertisements of decetful and mislead- ing nature.
 The Macon representative said he had great confidence in the medical profes- sion of Alabama that the bill was a good one. designed to protect the publi, health and moved to table the amend ment. The motion carried
 MT Rylance of Tallapoosa then called for the previous question in the passage of the McLendon substitute, his motion prevailing by a vote of 73 to g. The Jus. tice bill as amended by the substitute was then passed by vote of 6l to 1e
 Appropriation to Railroad
 After the passage of the Justice bii with it's substitute, the next special or.