The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-14
GOVERNOR ASKED
TO VETO MEASURE
Bill Backed by Physicians Would
Bar Chiropracticc From
the State.
REMARKABLE CURES CLAIMED
Legislature Again Meets, and
Captain Curtis Finishes
Week-Old Speech.

l
Week-Old Speech.
In view of numerous petitions from
citizens of this State. Governor Mann
| is Withholding his approval from a
| bill passed in the dying hours OF the
session of the Legislature. which. il ~
claimed would prevent entirely the
operation of the cult known as chiro-
practic as a healing art In this state.
| Its final disposition Inns not been de-
| termincd on, and IL may be vetoed.
! This measure was introduced and
! Tasscd at the instance OF tho medical
' practitioners. and IL designed to de-
! fine the rules governing the issuance
! OF license to physicians OF various
| sorts. The state Board of AIcdca!
Examiners liz now composed of ailo-
pths and homeopaths. BY tho forms
! of tho bill, ostcopnth are permitted to
continue TO be licensed upon an cN
animation on anatomy and kindred
subjects only. They are not required
to he proficient in mnteria medicB, as
they use no medicines.
Would Bnr Him From state.
\ chlropractitioncr called on the
| Governor Yesterday morning and ask
ed that the bill be vetoed. as he said
it left no opportunity whatever for
physicians of his belief TO be examined
or licensed. or TO practice tholr pro-
fcssion III Virginia He produced let
ters from people In the community
where he lives. ask ing that he be not
barred. Ono ri these set forth n re-
markable case of L child which was
born deaf. Tho chiropractitiorer, II Is
said has been treating her with such
cuscess that now, nearing the age Of
four, she hears We'll and is learning TO
talk. with prospects for complete
cure.
During the two sessions of the Leg
islatnrc. chiropracticc has been dis
cusscd before committees. \ board Is
desired to examine applicants and TO
license them TO practice tho healing
art as they see II. In each case, I
has failed OF passage. being vigorously
opposed by the members OF the State
Board OF Medical Examiners and by
other leading Physicians. who claim
that the proposition has no merit
whatever. and that the public will
not only be victimizcd by chiropracti-
TONERS. but will be lulicd into security
and in some cases place themselves
beyond cure.
Cures Are CInimen.
In reply, there Is Put ur 10 tho
Governor the simple statements OF
cures Like tho man in the Bible.
who knew NOT whether the Christ
was q simmer, the emu says " HtltiH
| was deaf. now hear" She does
not know why. Nor docs ANYBODY
know whether or not an oldl.nc ply
stefan could have treated her as well
or better.
\, the hearing n few weeks ago be-
fore the House Committee on General
Laws. another little girl WAS pro-
duced. who. it was said, was cured OF
an infantilc trouble after many ply
h.p 90 ..1-
~. Chiropracticc is confined to manip-
ulation OF tho spine which It's votaries
claim will cure all human Ills
The Governor signed many BILLS yes
terday. most Of them of little import
ance One which became u law was
that establishing a Bureau Of Mines.
providing for inspeo tors ia safeguard
the miners and the 'hrc bosses" who
arc TO be employees and whose au-
thority is supreme in their work,
Nctocs Duplicates.
lie has found 1t necessary To veto
several bills which werc duplicates.
In other words, they arc cases where n
bill was introduced, say. In the House,
passed there. went to tho Senate and
was passed. In the meantime com
panion bin had been presented in the
Senate and went through both bodies.
This WAS due 10 carclcssnesg in tbs
patrons in not having tho bill dismissed
In the body which was last TO take ac
ton. and merely causes great add
tlonaI trouble 10 all. besides having
wasted the time OF commit .es and OF
the houses. One Of these was providing
n new charter of the town VI Ken
bridge. and another was an amendment
TO the grabbing laws
Three members of the Senate and
ten Of :hc House gathered in tho cham
bers Yesterday and heard tho clerks
read tho titles OF l23 bills. while they
were signed by the President Of the
senate and the Speaker. There was the
usual Joking and smoking. II is prob
ahic that the remainder Of tho bills
will have been enrolled BY Tomorrow
and that the Legislature will tnen ad
iourn sine die.
Captain John y. Curtis. Of this city.
delivered in the House the remainder
of his speech which was due on March
s. the fftieth anniversary of the battle
of Hampton Roads II. had but five
minutes on thai occasion. and after
conducting the Virginia from Pig Point
TO Newport News and then TO its de-
struciion of tho Cumberland lie found
that six minutes had elapsed, with the
Congress stll in action. So he was
forced to let the last wood IN ship Of
The United states Navy stand until