Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-22

| On motion oy Mr.. COW8n OF WIN
terport, it was voted to take from
the table. Senate Document No. go
with Amendment B. tabled this
morning pending adoption.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair must
insist that the conversation in the
rear Of the rail must cease. as it
is impossible to hear the motions
| The Chair at this time wants to say
that the motion made by the gen.
| tleman from South Portland (Mr.
| Hinckley) this morning for yea
and nay vote did not come to its
ears at all in the confusion. It SIM
ply did not hear the motion. That
is why it gave permission to the
House to reconsider the vote, so
| they might, if they wanted to. take
the yea and nay vote. The Chair
simply could not hear the motion. I
| do not think the men realize the diff
! ficulty of other men in the House
| hearing. to say nothing Of the Chair.
The Chair does not ask that for him.
self. however.
Mr.. COWAN Of Winterport: Mr..
| Speaker. allow me to state in the
| beginning that l was under a mis-
apprehension this morning as to the
! intention Of the gentleman from Bar
| Harbor (Mr. Phillipsl III offering his
amendment. l stated that the sub
! lect matter was a clerical error
! which was corrected by Amendment
4, which is attached to the bill. and
that is what I referred 10 III speak
ing of the error which was made
in drafting.
, Now am opposed to House
! Amendment, + 10 Senate Document
/ No 40 and III stating the grounds
FOR my opposition. i must necessarily
refer - the bill itself. for the re;-
son that !. has no: been discussed
here III the House. Revised stat
utes. Chapter IS. Section is. PRO
vides that the preceding sections.
which limit the practice o. persons
who are not qualified 10 practice
medicine and surgery IN the state
OF Maine. shall not apply 70 clair
>oyantS or persons practicInS hNp-
rctisr, magnetic healing. mind cure.
-, massage Christian science. cSIecN-
a.hv and ether methods Ct healing.
50 lons as TO harmful drugs arc
employed by teose classes o. heal
erS. Now. then. there Is nothing
which limits the practice here
among the public. IL they can sue
coed III getting patients 70 come TO
them, and the oStecpathS come here
70 this Legislature and ask us 10
enable them 10 regulate their 0-ac-
t,ce IN such q Nay that charlaIanS.
faNsrS and persons pretending 10 he
skilled in the art OF healing by oS-
teopa,hv. shall he prevented from
exploiting the public until they
should have passed :. satisfactory
examination, Now as 10 the CUES
ton. whether or not there Is any
demand for any such legislation. l
simply say. seutlereI. tina, there
are. 81 the p-eSsn, ,lme. t. oSteo
paths pracuc,ns here n the State q
Mann; ! believe there are several
ne-e n this city-reHU;ab persons
Who are pat-onl1ed by some ct
the leading citizens % t.i> place
ana VIA. = t-l:s IN th3, respect
here. II the city q Augusta. : true
in other cities where there --e oS-
,sopathS. Now then. TIE rS.eopa:hS
CO not ask for the privilege Q; e.
crcach!as upon the p-ecoSatlNeS. the
privileges o. tire practice, >a> ! W.
dsrstard II, % physicians - he OLD
school. so-ca.lsi. ou: they ask q Us,
Seotlemer. that those among them
who have Sors 10 TIE extent s.nC
trouble 0: taking q foUr-ysar course
II :. college where they learn :f,s
81. % healing. BY their methods. II
.. =
Sic.aH> learn their 2-tS-that those
people shah have recognition: shall
be Tabled 50 :h.., We can lei, them
from the stCoas-a-ui cha-.a:an who
comes in here ..aG hangs cu. RS
sign as o.. cS.ooY2.ll w..hcc. having
a,y training which would ci.2.::y
hin. g 60 50. New .t,.. IS all thai.
they ask, gentlemen, New Amend
men: 5 apples g Ssc:;o-: : Of tire
bill relating . re practice & o.
. stet-icS~ According 70 tie report
, Of the committee that ra-. Of Ssc-
ton : g which l rets- reads as
follows; such ce-.i.ca:e shall! en-
title the Ye->o- = when: Z : grant
; Cd 20 practice o>tso7athy - any
> county II th:S S.2:e. II all Is
5 branches IS tausA: a.: 7-ao;!ce6 BY
: the recognized schools and colleges
OF oS,eopa.hy. b.: :: shall &c: A.
, thorlze Us holder 20 practice ot-
ste;-icS So "a IS re sane relates
: 70 paT:u..t:oH, -o- 70 administer
drugs Or perform. SG-Eca. opera
tons" etc Now then. - tie amen j.
, men. :: IS sought % ~ .hlS section
here 50 tha, - any c,,Ss. before o.
after childbirth, -, oSssop4:h.c PAY
: stefan IS 6sbar-ei from ?.ac-.ee as
relating 70 = Woman VITO : atou.
= 20 become q mother. ! % -c- think
that .ha, Is s FAR pToA!>.o-. aa3 II
: fact TIE only ob!ec.o1 - :a- IS
I am able 70 md on. : It's.
=, tina. some physicians chez; -
q woman, II tie cas- = " -
refer here. gong to~ :-s>.t-as.
TO an ostsoaa:h GC.:! ;re me q
. childbirth. ana .se,. $: 80. e.cra-
sion having 70 cali - ; regular vhr-
!. sician They want TIE case = =.
.. star. - finish. o. e.>e -, s: -
think. Nj. Speaker. tAat -. rHyS.-
, clans ousn. 20 be ah,o - -ss-.a.s
tina. matter among themselves 3.
> -isht. as they have ether cusS::c-
that have come Up before .he.- 2s>so :
cation. lie. them charge 2cccr1:cs-
". II they are called II for oily 3
, cor.ion Of the case; cQ,. - a-y
event. l can see no harm = LEAVING
tbs. section jus. as j: is As for ;1s
second psr. o. the arlenGnea. as e.
!. fsre6. which seeks 10 have Section -