Evening star., 1928-03-23
MEDICAL PRACTICE
BILL OUTLOOK DIM
Differences in Committee ,
Hearing May Doom Act
at This Session.

The outlook for a medical practice
law at this session Of Congress To roe-
ulate all branches OF the healing art
seemed dim today, following the d.f-
ferences which cropped up In the Sem
ate District committee yesterday eve
ring over amendments sought b. he
chiropractors.
The meeting adjourned with Senator
Copeland contending that the changes
asked for by the chiropractors meant
the death Of the measure, while Chair
man Capper and Senator Jones sought
to have the meeting 90 on in az effort
to work out measure that could be
reported to the Senate. Senator Cope
land moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed, but the meeting ended with
the question still before the committee.
Defends ChiropractOrs' Right.
Earlier in the meeting Senator Cap
per declared the chiroprac.ors were On.
titled 70 have their examining beard
identified by name IN the bill, iuasmuch
as the osteOpaths have been named in
the measure. The chairman of the
committee said the chiropractors rad
endeaVored for several years TO obtain
enactment OF a separate bill 70 regulate
their group. similar 70 boards they ope!-
ate under in many Of the States. The
medical fraternity, Senator Capper
said, had opposed the chiropract0rs'
separate bill ara he felt the ch!ro-
practors should hav, heir board carried
by name in the preset bill, which seeks
to bring al branches II practice under
one Law.
The meeting vas nl;.Iked BY spirited
debate between Senai-ir Copeland and
P. A. Chamberlin. Jeaking for the
student body - an 1Chiropractic Re
search Uu.@s1.~SN7 When the New YORK
Senator declared the changes asked for
b. the chiropractors meant the killing
OF the bill, Chamberlin countercd win
the assertion that the bill as intro
duced would have the effect OF killing
the practice Of chiropractic.
The amendment which brought the
meeting to an impasSe was one intended
TO define the scope and aims OF chiro-
practic treatment. DR.. Joseph Wall Of
the District Medical Society said the
last amendment was. in part. the sepa-
rate chiropractic bill and that ne could
not support the pending measure with
that amendment.
DIFFICULTIES IFODe0 OuI.
Prior to the consideration Of this
change Senator Copeland and Dr.. Rob
erts Of the ChiroDractic Society had
made considerable headway in settling
disputed points. Senator Copeland had
agreed 10 insert the separate chi-o-
practic board by name, and DR.. Roberts
had agreed to accept the requirement
that all applicants shall pass a test
in the basic sciences Of anatomy. chem
iStry. pathology and bacteriology.
The bill as introduced included the
osteopaths under the board 70 be ap-
pointed for the medical group. and pre-
yided that other separate boards be SCI
up FOR the other groups OF practitiOu-
ers. Senator Copeiand's objection 20
inserting the chiropractic board by name
was that other groups would want 70
be specifically named
Senator Capper disagreed with the
New York Senator. pointing out that
35 States have boards 70 regulate chiro-
practic. DR.. Roberts insisted the ehiro-
practogs are not opposing legislation.
but want the recognition in the bill 20
which they believe they are entitled.
Cites Council Objection.
When Senator Capper said the sep
arate chIFopraCtlc bill had been opposed
ST a previous session OF Congress By the
medical fraternity after il had passed
the House. DR.. Wall Of the Medical So
ciety contended ii did not place the
educational requirements high enough
ard he said ths Citizens Advisory
Council had objected
The amendment which brought about
the deadlock at yesterdays committee
meeting read. in part. IS follows.
That for the purpose % this act
chiropracGic shall be understood 20 be
that branch Of science which teaches
the Laws Of animation ana health. the
cause OF disease. and q method og re-
storing health by the application q
corrective measures 20 tbs body, without
I. the use OF drugs. principally BY adjust
ing 10 remove vsrtsbval and other sub
/ luxasi0nS provided that nothing n
this section shall be- construed "a all
thoriZs the preScr ibsg.g az medicine CT
the practice Of Surgcrv or Obstetrics -