Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-01
Local Measures Endorsed by
Senate District Committee.
REGULATION OF DENTISTRY
Proposed Home for Feeble Minded
Children.
FOR THREATS
No Action on Presidential Prefer
ence Primaries and Loan
Shark Bills.

| Approval of the Commissioners bill for
| a more strict regulation of the practice
of dentistry i'm the District of Columbia,
| Of the Gallinger bill to establish a one
| hundred thousand dollar home for feeble
| minded, imbecile and idiotic children in
| the District of Columbia and of the Gal
| linger bill to give the Police Court juris-
diction Of disorderly house and threat
| cases was expressed by the Senate Dis
| trict committee at its regular meeting
| today.
No action was taken on either the Bris-
| tow bill, providing for presidential pref
! erence primaries in the District, or upon
| the differences in the loan shark bills
passed by the Senate and by the House.
| At the request of Senator Oliver who
| could not be at the meeting today. action
on the primary bill was postponed until
| the next meeting of the committee.
| The loan shark measures We're re-
| ferred to Senator Curtis as special
| subcommittee to examine the differ
ences between the Senate and House
| bills and report on their merits.
] The bill for the establishment of a
! home for feeble minded and imbeciie chill
dren els recommended by the District
| Commissioners. Admissions to the home,
| 1T is provided, shall be upon the certifi-
| cate of the board of children's guardians
that such children are residents of the
| District and are feeble-minded. imbecile
or idotic. An appropriation of 100000
is recommended for the erection of the
| necessary buildings on the District res
| ervation at Blue Plains, near the present
| Home for the Aged.
Regulation of Dentistry.
The bill for the more stringent regula-
ton Of the practice of dentistry in the
| District was framed in the office of the
| corporation counsel after a conference
| with the president of the board Of dental
| examiners of the District, and is approved
| by the board of dental examiners. the
three dental colleges and four dental So
| cieties in the District.
| The main points Of difference between
the present law and the proposed legis-
lation. as outlined by the Commission
erS. are:
The bill gives the board of dental
examiners additional executive and adj
im1nistrative powers, that they may more
efficiently perform their respective duties
and enforce the law, by vesting them
with authority to revoke license is
sued to practice dentistry in the Dis.
trict, and authorize the president and
secretary Of the board to administer
oaths to witnesses at trials, and at the
same time provides such restrictive safe
guards as to prevent arbitrary unjust
actions or discrimination in the enforce
ment of the provisions Of the bill.
1t provides for the revocation of licenses
Iof cause set forth in the BILL such as
the employment of fraud in examination
dor a license, the habitual use of intoxi-
cantS' or drugs to such an extent as to
render the dentist unfit for practice upon
conviction of crime involving mora
turpitude, the employment of unlicensed
operators, the practice of deceit or fraud
upon a patient or for a second conyic-
ton of any Of the provisions of the pro.
posed law The action of revocation is
subject to an appeal to the Court Of APP
peals of the District. Provision is also
made for the reissue of a license without
| further examination in case Of loss OF
| revocation.
i 1t provides who shall conduct, main
tain or operate a dental Office in the
| District, restricting the same to licensed
| sible ownership and practice under the
guise of firm, association or corpora
| ton.
| 1t provides for an increase Of license
| fee, making it so for an original license
| and 81 for duplicate license.
1t also provides against misrepresenta-
ton in advertising in connection with dem
| tai practice.
Imprisonment for Threats.
i In approving the bill giving the Police
Court concurrent jurisdiction with the
District Supreme Court in cases of threats
or disorderIy house. the committee follow
| ed the recommendations Oh the Attorney
General of the United States and of the
Commissioners
| The committee. however. recommended
an amendment to the section governing
| the Furnishing for threats. at the sugges-
/ ton of Judge Mullowny of the Police
| Court.
/ AS introduced. it specified that "any
| person convicted of such offense shall be
| required to give bond to keep the peace
| for period not exceeding six months"
The committee would add land in default