The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-06
municipalities WIN
House BA77LEC GET
BILL ON CALENDAR
Measure Would Grant Them L.
censes to Practice Healing
Art in State

censes to Practice Healing
Art in State
Sitting as a committee OF the whole,
the house Thursday rejected a COM
:aittee recommendation for indefin-
lite postponement Of a bill providing
for state licensing of naturopaths
and chose to place 1t on Fridays cal
endar. The vote was So to 80 for
adoption Of . recommendation for
passage. ;
This decision was arrived at after
pleas had been made to allow this
type of healing practitioner the same
privileges as medical doctors, osteo-
paths ana chiropractors.
Another bill to arouse debate in
the committee of the. whole was the
Cog tax bill. It also was recommend
ed for passage.
Mrs. Minnie D. Craig Of Benson
county in supporting the bill, recount
ed how she personally knew of nu-
merous cures effected by naturo-
paths. Mrs. Craig listed goitre. run
ming sores, and paralysis as ailments
cured by n~aturopaths.
"Naturopathic doctors are not ask
ing for the privilege Of practicing as
medical physicians" Mrs. Craig said,
'but merely are seeking the right to
mind their own business. Action on
this bill will determine If a person in
North Dakota has a right to seek aid
iii time of illness from any quarter he
might choose.
Says Others Protected
Every session fences are put up to
protect medical doctors, BARRIERS,
electricians, plumbers and many 9TH
er professions and It only seems fair
naturopathS be given the same con-
sideration. II they are making in
roads in the practices of physicians,
1t does not appear logical to protect
the medical profession and drive out
Of the state practitioners of naturo-
patly."
H. F.. Niewoehner Of McHenry
county and A. F. Lehr of Logan coun-
ty pleaded with the legislators to give
the naturopaths a fair break" and
to give them the same protection as
afforded others by the laws.
1T is undoubtedly true" Lehr said.
that some ~naturopathic doctors fail
t. measure up to the standards which
they should, but this also is true in
every walk of life and a whole class
can not be condemned for the weak
nesses of a few. Other practitioners
of the healing art are granted r 49,
leges and these people should have
the same protection"
E. P. Bishop Of Stark county.
chairman of the house public health
committee which voted to kill the bill,
said the committee had given careful
consideration to the measure and
could not reconcile itself to any 9TH
or action than to kill it. Bishop said
it did not appear right to him that
persons with their limited qualifica-
tions should have the right to sign
death certificates and handle cases
of contagious diseases"
Van Berkom Says Unfair
Albert Van Berkom, Nonpartisan
from Burke county, objected strenu-
ously to the dog tax measure, which
provides for licensing Of every dog
in the site and creation Of a fund
to pay damages incurred by dogs to
livestock owners.
ITO me it appears that a nan can
drive sheep onto your farm. allow the
sheep to trample and eat and damage
any garden, flower bed or field you
may have" Van Berkom said.
Should your dog in your absence
drive them away, as a good dog will,
and kill one or two, the sheep owner
can compel your dog to be put to
death and then he can collect your
taxes besides. I am not against a
dog law, but this bill does not appear
fair to me-"
r. E. Strutz Of stutsman county,
Nonpartisan, spoke in defense Of the
bill. Strutz said livestock agencies.
wool growers and county agents had
spent more than a year in drafting
the bill and it met all requirements.
Amendments can be made two years
from now, Strutz said, where its pres
ent provisions are found wanting.
The measure was adopted S. to 30
by the committee Of the whole. When
the house sought to adopt this re-
rort, Van Berkon attempted to have
the measure re-referred to commit
tee. L. L. Twichell, independent lead
er. protested against this. saying 1t
was evident q law was necessary and
sufficient work had been put into
this bill to assure the house it was a
good measure.
To Consider Morris Bill
A house resolution to memorabilia
for favorable action on a
bill offered by United States Senator
George w. Norris Of Nebraska pro-
posing government control OF the
Muscle Shoals project. was re-referred
to the house committee on state at
fairs. II was taken from the com
mittee and placed in general orders
for today when o. E. Erickson called
attention to the speaker that 1t had
over stayed its allowed time IN COM
mittee.
Edwin Traynor protested on taking
action on the resolution at this time
as the house was not informed on
Norris plan, nor on what plans the
administration had ih regard to this
property. g.
Twichell said copies of the Norris
Till would be obtained to permit the
members to learn what 1t contained
and that it was unwise to act on the
measure until I'VE know what we are
resOluting on"