A MEDICAL BILL.
Mr. Bowers' bill [H. R. 91] to regulate the practice of medicine, midwifery and surgery, was taken up as the special order.
Mr. ANTRIM thought there were some provisions of the bill that should not become a law in this State. He thought in some cases it would work a hardship.
Mr. STRAUGHAN was a physician and was in favor of the passage of this bill. It was legislation not to protect physicians of the State, but to protect the people from quacks and pretenders driven into this State by stringent medical laws enacted in other States.
Mr. PATTEN was opposed to the bill. The learned physicians from his County bad requested him to oppose the bill. They did not desire such legislation.
Mr LOWERS was in favor of the bill. He desired K see the standard of medicine raised in the Sta's. And this was the object of sued legislation. He moved that the bill be recommitted to a Special Committee with instructions.
The motion was agreed to.
