The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-06-19

permission be given to the King to marry, in order
that there may be heir to the throre Motion
made TO appoint select Committee to present the
petition 10 bis Majesty-petition indefinitely post.
poned; also petition forbidding the sale of intoxi.
eating liquors to natualized fOreigners-tabled.
Mr. j. o. Carter, Chairman of Sanitary Commit
tee reported follows: The Sanitary Committee
10 whom was referred the petitions from Honolulu
and Makawao, praying that the Flaw to mitigate
the evils and diseases arising from prostitution
may be repealed and also the act introduced by Mr.,
Mikalemi repeating the said law, report: That they
have carefully considered the petitions and have
held two long aborious sessions, during which they
have listened to voluminOus evidence from medical
1 gentlemen of reputation, and from some twenty or
more of the women registered under the law. Dr.
E. Hoffman, physician in charge OF the Barracks and
Oahu Prison, on examination, said: THAT for the
past years there has been large increase of dis
ease arising from prostitution. Drs. Nc
Grew and Stangenwad have told me that their
/ perience has been the same as my own.
IL my opinion the law has not been productive of
the good for which 1t Intended; but consider
this partly owing the fact that the women not
sufficiently under control" Dr. F. W.
Hutchison, President OF the Board of Health said:
of women who came to Maui from Honolulu were
diseased the type "f disease being mild. DR.. Siun-
ders, of Hawaii, bears the same testimony. have
been particular in questioning the physicians under
the Board OF Health, aud the Testimony that have
is To the effect that the disease is increasing do
not consider that the law has had the desired effect
In TACT, believe the evils arising under the law
greater than the good obtained under it. believe
hat bos ,gt "a,
Dr. R. McKiObin Jr., physician in charge of the
Queens Hospital, and lately In charge of the Dis
pensary, established under the law to mitigate &C.
said Have had charge Of the Dispensary estab-
lished under this law l2 years. do not intend to
discuss the morality OF the law. y For the
last two years but As women have been diseased
Contrast these figures with the experience of the
first quarter of 1860, when the law went into opera
iinn, when III women were found 10 be diseased.
From October 9th, 1860 10 January lst 1862, two
years, 2l2 women were diseased. admit hat there
has been more disease the past two years than for
mery and attribute to the fact that the law has
not been enforced by the police efficiently in
former years. / have The power underthe
law 10 send registered women to the Marshal, who
may commit them TO prison for a term not 20 ex-
ceed 60 days have done So in very many Instances
NllulU tue phsl Ten years. AT tue queen
Hospital, during the first quarter of 1860 49 cases
Of syphilis were treated; fist quarter Of 1866, %
cases were treated, first quarter of 1872 So cases
were treated. l believe, most decidedly,
that The evils and diseases arising from prostitution
have been lessened by the workings of this law,
chiefly upon the other islands. = Honolulu
is the ceutre and If the disease are not controlled
here the effects will be felt upon the other islands.
- a..
gentlemen OF the weight OF testimony the Assem-
bly, may judge for themselves; but your Committee
desire to refer to the remark OF DR.. Hoffman, that
one why the law has not worked the desired
end was, that the women were not sufficiently under
control; and yet find that the doctor having
charge OF the DisPensary may and has in very many
instances tent women to prison, for two
months, without benefit of trial or examination |
before court Of justice, the arrests and imprison
ments being an outrage upon the Constitutional 4
rights OF the Kings subjects, and your Committee
can hardly conceive how the control over the wo-
men can be enlarged. The details Of evidence given
by the women your Committee deem it best to sup
press in this report only giving such matter may
bear directly upon the law under examination.
Your Committee may say however that the testi-
mony obtained, after making every allowance
yeals a condition Of affairs under the law which
would shock any Christian community, freely bear
ing us out in assertion that the practical work
lug of the law has dgmoraliEed not only the women
hut those TO whose control and supervision they
were committed. The report of the Committee
embraced the testimony of different women, the
burden Of evidence from % women being that they
had been forced TO take out licenses in many nstan-
ces when they die not wish TO, and they were as
sured that the possession Of license protected them
from arrest. The report in conclusion says that
" After mature delibeation, your Committee is of
the opinion the enforcement OF the law has Ut
terly failed 10 mitigate any Of the evils diseases
arising from prostitution, but thSt ii has aggravated
many of the evils We have no room for doubt, and
we therefore believe that the law should be repealed
and We do now recommend the passage of the Act
referred TO by us" Report accepted.
Mr.. Kaukaha introduced a resolution that the Min
ster of the Interior report separately the item
pay Of mail carriers" Resolution adopted.
Mr.. Nahe introduced resolution that the Minister
# the Interior send vaccine matter to the different
districts of the Islands with orders vaccinate the
jeope Immediately. Resolution returned to the in
roducer.
Mr.. Halemanu introduced a resolution that the sum
# S4OO be appropriated for pay of POstmasters in
lilo, Puma and Hamakua.
Pending discussion, the Assembly proceeded to the
order Of the Day, being consideration of the
Bill on its second e,ding. The House
rent into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. a f. Judd in
be Chair.
Pay of mail carriers, Sc 466.
On motion, item referred to Select Committee. con.
isting of a member from each island to confer with
be Minister Of the Interior report an early day.
lotion carried, and the Chair appointed the following
Committees Messrs. Kipi, Kuiheani, KekOa, Rice,
nd Kaiue.
Incidcntals and other expenses of POsotCe 81, ,234
passed
Pay of Road Supervisors so OOO-passed.
Pay of Keeper of Royal Mausoleuu. s6OO-passed.
Expenses Mausoleam. S5OO-passed.
Pay of Messengers, 81 l,l44-passed.
Incideutals Interior Office, 50 2,OOO-pas.ed.
Rent of Government Offices. s2.4OO-passed.
Rent of wharf Lot, s. 2OOO-passed.
Purchase of Road Stock, 81 ,5OO-passed.
Road damages, So. 900. Consideration of item de-
rred until consideration of the Bill relating to the
me.
Roads and Bridges. Oahu, S., ,OOO Mr. Kupakee '
owed to amend to $1,000. Mr.. C. II. Judd moved to