The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-06-14
The Legislature.

The past has been broken week with the
Legislative Assembly What with school an
niversaries and holidays the attendance and
business have been slack The Sanitary Com
nittee has recommended to discontinue the pay
Of travelling physicians, but we are left to con-
lecture the reasons which led the gentlemen of
the committee TO this action. We can under
derstand that districts like Waikiki and IIilo,
do not need a subsidized physician, the prac-
tice of the districts being large enough and
concentrated enough to support a physician
without making unusual demands upon him;
but we know that there are large, sparsely
settled districts which need the care of physi-
clans. Hawaii needs at least two physicians
The Koholas, Hamakua and Waimea will give
work enough for one, while the Konas and Kau
need another. Hama and Kaupo, on Maui,
should have physician. We believe that the
windward side of this island should have
resident physician. Kauai is, or soon will be,
well cared for If Hooulu Lahni" means
anything, is not an empty, meaningless phrase,
we should encourage the intelligent care of our
sick Because some one of our travelling ply
sicians has not appreciated his position, has
been lax in the performance of duty, we should
not do away with the service to which he
belongs.
The "million dollar" loan act has, so far as
the Assembly is concerned received its quietus.
The objections to this law have been just what
we anticipated when it was under discussion
1t was pawnbroker's act, and its passage has
not added to the credit or good name of the
Assembly or the country. Parties with money
to loan have withheld it because of this act.
We have money enough in the country for all
Legitimate and warranted expenditure.
The school act for the promotion of hab-
its of industry in our youth, has been before
the Assembly again. There was an evident
intention on the part of the majority to repeal
the law at once, which was only defeated by
an amendment, committing it to the hands of
the committee on education. This amendment
met the views of the more reasonable members
and was carried. The committee will have to
make a well digested report, suggesting
dulSuulntntS WHICH VIII IeiueuD inc iedulL5
faults complained of in the working of the law,
or it is doomed.
The report of a physician to the effect thatin
all probability the Hon. Mr.. Kamakau, mem
Der for Honolulu, would not be able to take his
seat in the Assembly, was the signal for a
strange action on the part of the Assembly.
The seat of the member was declared vacant, !.
and a new election recommended. After
nights reflection, this action was reconsidered
and the question as to the condition of the seat /
referred to the Justices of the Supreme Court.
The party, of which Prince Leleiohoku, of the
Mobiles, and Hon. Mr.. Lilikalani of the Rep
are supposed to be the leaders,
voted to declare the seat vacated and to order
a new election. This same party voted to re-
tain the member from Waialua who was clearly
shown to have been illegally returned. We
trust that this actionis thoughtless, and not de-
signed.
The immigration policy of the government
was made the order of the day for Tuesday.