The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-24
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be made to practice.
Amendment Is Adopted
An amendment, however, was
adopted to exclude chiropodists, bar
beers, Christian scientists. spiritual
healerS, and others.
Committee members were divided
the bill, with Senator Dell Patter-
son, Donnybrook. leading the opposi-
ton.
P. G. Harrington, Bismarck bar
Der, DR.. T. M. MacLachlan. Bismarck,
and DR.. A. o. Henderson. Mandan
chiropractor, were heard In oppcsi-
ton to the measure, while DR.. v. J.
LaRose, Bismarck. physician, appear
ed in support Of the bill. II
The opposition to the proposal CEN
tered around the provision In the bill
to require two years Of college work
as a prerequisite for application for
license to practice healing.
Dr.. MacLachlan termed the meas
ure as nothing more than class leg
islation," and charged medical doc
tors were seeking to monopolize the
healing profession. .
d.. Henderson appeared as the rep
resentative Of the North Dakota state
board Of chiropractors. He contended
laws in other states similar to the
proposed bill had operated to exclude
practitioners who r not members
Of the medical profession.
Harrington told the committee the
bill appeared too general in its scope
and could be interpreted to include
barber and other professions. He
asked action on the measure be de-
ferred to permit a further study.
Patterson Favors Bill
Senator Patterson championed the
cause of the opponents Of the pro-
posal. He brought In three witnesses
who told the committee they had
been cured by healers after having
been told by medical doctors they
could not be cured.
Two medical doctors, Senators w
H. Porter of Calvin and E. G. Stucke
of Garrison, are members Of the com
mittee. DR.. Porter. chairman of the
group, sought to have the committee
take action OH the bill but at an
executive session action was deferred
Senator j. p. Cain of Dickinson, an
attorney, appeared before the com
mittee In behalf of the proponents OF
the measure and discussed the legal
phases Of the bill.
Under the bill, practitioners OF
medicine. osteopathy. chiropractic,
any other form of the healing art
or method Of preventive or curative
treatment that now Is or may here
after be recognized by the law OF
this state" must comply with the
provisions Of the act.
Some Items Excepted
The amendment, however. makes
several exceptions. It provides that
nothing in the act shall be con-
strued to prohibit ANY person from
giving massage or prohibit any per-
son from using any a~ntiseptic. germ
icide, or disinfectant prescribed by
the state or local board Of health OF
the state of North Dakota for the
prevention of the spread Of COM
municable diseases, nor from using
antidoteS or rendering gratuitous
service in case Of emergency, MOI
shall this act apply to nurses, mid
wives, dentists, optometrists, chiro-
podists, BARRIERS, Christian Scientists
nor to any person giving treatment
or administering any cure or at
tempted cure, exclusively by mental
or spiritual means; nor the manu-
facture or sale Of drugs, medicines
or poisons by a registered pharmacist
or a registered assistant pharmacist
50 long as those who are excepted
from the provisions Of the act con.
fine their activities within the scope
Of the respective license which they
or either Of them may now have OF
may hereafter procure; nor shall this
act apply to personnel Of the state
department Of health, whose duties
are entirely Of a public health OF
educational character, while engaged
In such duties"
Insurance Bill Offered
Placing of insurance on public
buildings not carried by the state
fire and tornado fund would be left
to the official or board In charge OF
that property instead Of the state IN
surance commissioner under a meas
ure introduced in the house by II. l..
Halyorson, /. v. A., from Ward coull-
ty.
Under present statutes the letting
Of all insurance on public buildings.
over and above the amount allowed
to be carried by the state. Is made
by the state insurance commissioner.
The limit which the state IS allowed
to carry on any one first or second
class risk Is 100000.
Insurance Commissioner s: A. OlS-
ness said the bill. II made a law,
cost the state $4,000 annually.
Under the present arrangement"
Olsness said, 1.-The state insurance de-
partment is able to place this REIN
surance in large amounts with out
side companies and the companies,
In order to get this business which
costs but little to ~underwrite, give
concessions In rates. During the last
years this has meant a saving OF
t60 900 to the state. Under the provi-
sions Of the bill proposed. each trlsti-
tuition would be unable to secure
these favorable rates as the cost OF
underwriting would be much higher"
Olsness said.
Seeks Higher Tuition
Representative Edwin Traynor OF
Ramsey county offered q bill under
which annual tuition for children go
Ing to high school outside OF their
own districts would be raised from
P54 to 500.
K. A. Fitch, Cass county, introduced
measure providing for appointment
of guardians for Incompetent war
veterans and minor children Of dis
abled or deceased war veterans. The
bill also contains provisions for COM
Of such veterans. A bill
introduced by w. J. Flanagan,
county. defines what con-
the practice OF hairdresstng.
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