Complex sentence: Parliament debated the Act with the argument "directed primarily at Rua Kenana", also argued that the traditional practices in curing smallpox (and other introduced diseases) being ineffectual and sometimes dangerous.
Split into simpler sentences: Parliament debated the Act with the argument "directed primarily at Rua Kenana". Members also portrayed the traditional practices in curing smallpox (and other introduced diseases) as ineffectual and sometimes dangerous.