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feel, however. that he should consider
vagrant measures emanating from iso-
lated parties. many of which are I'M
constitutional and all of them unneces-
sary
This brings us to a discussion of the
-four good medical bills" passed by the
last legislature and vetoed by the gov
ernor i am in a position to have ac-
cess to the records of the governors
office. and for my own and the infor-
nation of the medical society at large,
have secured copies of those bills to-
gether with the governors veto mes
sages thereon, and will no. endeavor
to enlighten you somewhat on the
measures and his reasons for refus-
ing them his official sanction.
WHY BILLS WE'RE VETOED.
Senate bill No. s was introduced py
Whitcomb and was intended to amend
section 1858 of the revised statutes,
that statute which secured for you and
me. inviolability against being COM
PEELED to give testimony in court upon
matters that are considered as "privi-
legged communication" Surely, doctor,
you do not wish to be compelled to go
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of intimate nature confided to you by
Your patients. The governors reasons
for vetoing the measures are in accord
ance with the above and the further
fact, that such measure as passed.
would be in direct violation of the
constitution of this state. The bill was
evidently introduced at the request of
some corporation and would have had
bo
placing In the hand of corporate influ-
ence powerful weapon of oppression.
Senate bill No. ia would have been
good measure, and would undoubted-
ly have received the governors sane
ton had II not been for one very fatal
omission. The bill sought to change
the method for paying the fees for
registration of vital statistics, but I'M
fortunately failed to indicate the
amounts of such fees to re paid This.
YOU can readily understand, if you are
familiar with legislative matters, would
have rendered the bill imperative. DR..
Fitz. the author of the bill fully un-
derstood this, after the matter was
called to his attention and fully con-
Cured with the governors decision.
In senate bill No. 1872, the governor
6pNO as iiio iCdSOllS LOT refusing II HIS
official sanction that It sought to set
up a standard of conduct, which in it.
self, was not unlawful but simply did
not agree with the standard adopted
by our profession. I am not partial to
the advertising physician but at the
same time I appreciate the fact that it
would be manifestly class legislation,
and therefore unconstitutional, to enact
n In thof ieh
ing practitioner. These are matters
that come within our profession it.
self, and are not matters that can be
adjusted by legislative enactment The
quacl. like the poor, we have always
with us and God knows when we will
get rid of him.
Tive senate bill No. 1913. the governor
has taken the position that to attach
an emergenc clause to the bill would
have the effect of making a man
criminal without first confronting him
with the charges of the crime. 1t is
an axiom OF the criminal law that
every man charged with crime must
first be given due notice that crime
either by statutory enactment or by
writ. I will say that I am fully In ac-
cord with the provisions of this bill
with that one exception. The licensed
practitioner who prostitutes his pro-
fesson by lending himself to an ag-
gregation Of unlicensed practitioners is
a man beneath contempt. He is the
Upas tree growing upon the fair land
of our profession. but fail to see why
the governor should be censured by
taking the position that he did in the
matter. in view of the facts stated
above.
In senate bill No. 1877, the veto mes
sage takes the position which is cor
rect, that a statute amendatory to an
other statute must relate to an exist
ing statute. rhis bill sought to amend
section 1874. which had long since been
repealed. The mere fac of amend
ment to 1t could not revive 1t.
POINTED QUERIES.
Now, doctor, this is a brief sum
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