Show HIT REFERENDUM E A HARD KNOCK I Senators Recommit Popular r Virtually Killing it Iti i 3 BOOST FOR OSTEOPATHY 4 J FAVORABLE FAYO g TAKEN M EN ON ONO BONESETTERS O ETTERS BILL BILLA IL ILI ILA I A boost for Or osteopathy and a knock for the referendum was the t result of lively debate In the state senate yes yesterday yesterday yesterday afternoon Attempt was made to hav have both bills sent back to the committees whence they were report reported ed was that the tho th enemies of the initiative and referendum had that measure measure recommitted to the ju judiciary judIcIary judiciary committee while the friends of osteopathy Kept their pet bill from suffering a similar fate Chairman Lawrence of the judiciary committee declared that recommitting te the referendum bill amounted to killing kUling It and the senate S nat took the action it did with that understanding Senator Lawrence will make another r attempt to save the measure however and with that purpose purpose In view has hag called a hear hearing hearing ing InS to bO b held ort oil It in public this morning Friends and enemies of the Initiative and referendum r um were Invited I to be present It was a dramatic moment when the fate of the referendum depended upon the single vote vot of f President Edward M 11 Allison Jr The on the recommitment showed 8 to 8 S and It was wa up to the presiding officer offic r to t de decide deide dedde cide ide whether the th measure m should stay upon the senate foot floor or be consigned to toa a pigeonhole I 1 wish to warn varn the president pr that an adverse vote amounts to killing kUling the measure said Senator Lawrence La speaking up before President Pr Allison had a chance to cast the deciding bal ballot ballot ballot lot Allison Decides Fate rate Then I vote Aye responded Pres President Meat ident Allison promptly Senator Hoyt Sherman leader of the forces fortes headed the fight for recommitment ht This Is a radical measure ure said he and one which should be considered carefully care tully I know some people eople who are opposed to it who have not been given a h hearing and nd I move It be re Every senator resent preSent knows just how he will vote on this declared Senator Lawrence Sending the bill back to committee Is merely an in indirect Indirect indirect direct method of ot killing it To pre pretend pm tend otherwise is mere hypocrisy Both J sides were given a hearing h and the I committee devoted all aU the time to this I measure that It could afford consid considering considering ering the crush of bills requiring its attention att The tiThe people cf Gf this state adopted by bya a large majority a constitutional amendment the initiative and I the referendum and made It the duty of the legislature to enact laws put putting putting ting their dictum Into effect I 1 dont J consider it the duty d ty of i member of ot the legislature ture to thwart the will of I the people As It is worded now new nn the bill is exactly the same as the th one passed by the last state senate Demo Democratic cratic craU All the Democrats t voted against re recommitment recommitment recommitment commitment with Lawrence and andY Love LoveR Republicans R Those voting for recommitment i com J all Republicans were John Johnson Johnson Johnson son C P Larsen H If S Larsen L Lewis Loose McKay Sherman Williams and Allison Barber B Roasts Doctors Debate on the subject of osteopathy oste pathy waxed W bitter bitt r and indicated that the theme medical me profession has few enthusiastic e enthusiastic asUe followers on the senate floor I 1 cant help feeling the doctors are directly Interested in this bill said Senator Barber There Js is no pro profession fes lon which is sd sO s jealous j alo s of ot or so sensitive to lo criticism or of en encroachment Why the doctors hardly agree with one another There Is more backbiting and disparagement among the medical physicians than In any other profession profess Ian How could they the be expected to o be Je tolerant tol rant towards their rivals the osteopaths I r remember when the same objections objections objections and the same arguments were raised by the regular doctors against the homeopaths that now are being raised against the osteopaths The rose up and with loud voices cried out for the protection pr of the pub public lie lic The love of bt the regular doctors for the dear public is so great that they will not tolerate toI rate any rivalry They fight Innovation of every kind that does not spring from themselves I I t hold bold in my hands eighteen letters from prominent residents of my town I ministers bankers merchants not the credulous dupes that the physicians ph would lead you to believe are the only believers In os tee thy but men of ot af at affairs affairs fairs faire men e known for their conservatism cons Q Lse se letters were un unsolicited unsolicited unsolicited solicited by me and all ask for the enactment of this measure m asure There Is no doubt that the osteopaths oste paths do a ri great benefit This talk of requiring them to submit to an examination by a medi medical medical cal board bo rd is sophistry try As well ask Methodists to pass pa s an examination conducted by Baptists Senator Murdock spoke at ot an amend amendment amendment amendment ment which opened the way for the practice of ot minor surgery by osteopaths osteopath paths path and roused considerable opposition ion tion It is not the purpose Of f the osteopaths osteopaths paths to practice surgery ry said he but they do not want to make them themselves themselves selves liable to prosecution if It they Happen to take a sliver r out with a penknife An amendment prohibiting the practice of any operative surgery would be acceptable acce On the only Senators Bam Barn Bamberger Bamberger berger Bennion and Lewis voted for recommitment |