The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-22
Dr. Sanders Introduces Res olution Providing for Rep resentatiOn COmmensu-
 rate With Taxation
ACTION COMPLETE SURPRISE TO FOES
 AND FRIENDS ALIKE
Repeated Efforts Made to Precipitate Big Battle Meet Only Negative Sue cess-Both Factions Score-Dr. Sanders Raps Legislative
 Recess Committee

Taxation of Jefferson county physi- clans without compensatory represen- tation in convention will be discon. tinued if a resolution introduced yes terday morning by Dr. W II Sanders of Montgomery. state health officer Is concurred in by the medical associa ton of the state of Alabama. presently in session in Birmingham.
 The introduction of the resolution took the convention by surprise. As published Tuesday Dr. W. P. McAdory of Birmingham fathered resolution crtcizing the board of censors in that it's members had failed to obey ir- structions of the association that a more just basis of representation be established. pr. Sanders in his pre- liminary statement yesterday morning. declared that before the censors coul get toward bringing about a change in the charter it was necessary that authority for such action be granted by the legislature of the state. He de- cIared that in January that authority had been sought and was granted in the form of a bill.
 Thereupon he introduced his resoy lution. Tn short, the provisions of the resolution are that no county in con- yention shall have less than two dele- gates and that no county shall have more than two unless they are so fla vored in representation in the legis- lature. If the resolution prevails in the next convention Jefferson county will have seven delegates. whereas att present it has only two.
 Insurgents Are Surprised
 The resolution of Dr. Sanders was lnterpolated between the lectAres of Dr. John B. Elliott Jr, of New Or leans. and Dr. William Seamon Bail,- bridge of New York. He took the floor without having given an inklin.s of his intentions and when he completed the reading and explanation of his resolution the rules of convention, which had been automatically suspend- ed were declared again to be in force
 Dr. J. M Mason of Birmingham, evil dently imbued with a desire to dis cuss the resolution of pr. Sanders, addressed the chair President Sims however, declared with sense of fnality that the resolution was not open for discussion. Whereupon, with out explanation, he presented Dr Bainbridge and the programme was re- sumed
 Local physicians. taken completely by surprise that the opposition had granted, apparently of it's own accord, one of their principal demands. gath cred informally in a corner of the con yention hall and discussed the situa ton. As to whether or not they ap- piled the adage regarding the neces- sity of fearing the Greeks bearing gifts, could not be ascertained.
 From political standpoint, resolu- lions introduced by pr. E. T. Camp Were the only other features of the morning session of the convention. One of these resolutions called upon the legislative recess committee on inyes- tigation to ascertain the amount of money collected by corporations from their employees for the payment of company physicians. The other was in memorializing Congress to repeal that feature of the anti-narcotic law which requires the payment by the doctors of tax for the government blanks required in the issuance of prescrip tions for drugs
 Big Battle Blocked
 In the very beginning of the after noon session repeated efforts-which resulted in only negative success--were made to initiate the big battle against the Sanders regime scheduled for Fri day. pr. Mason of Birmingham moved a suspension of the rules in order that the Sanders resolution offering more just representation to Jefferson coun ty might be disposed of The Sanders faction. however, was unwilling that this resolution be immediately dis Iosed of and the motion to suspend the rules, instead of acquiring a two thirds majority was defeated, 2422. 1mm ediatey afterward. however, Dr. McAdory of Birmingham succeeded in taking direct slap at Dr. Sanders when his motion to suspend the rules to the end that the address of Dr. Gorgas might be made a special order of business for s:30 o'clock was car- in the schedule secured by the McAdory resolution the evening was destined to be an evening for the officers of the association and not for Dr. Gorgas exclusively inasmuch as prior to the address of pr. Gorgas, Dr. H. J. San key of Nauvoo was scheduled for an cration on "The Medical Association of Alabama--a Tribute to it's Beneficence and a Vindication of its Policies" and nr. Sanders himself was scheduled to speak on The Enforcement of the Law Regulating the Practice of Medicine When the McAdory motion prevailed it vas ordered that the addresses of Dr. Sankey and Dr. Sanders should follow, not precede, the address of Dr. Cor gas.
 This victory of the insurgents how