The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-15

ORDER OF THE DAY
Mr.. 1hurston moved the order oil IN
day Agreed to.
EXEMPTION FROM TAXES BILL
Third reading of an Act to exempt per
sons from personal taxes and taxes OF
personal property ct Kalawao.
Mr.. Thurston moved TO insert and Ka
laupapa."
Mr.. Palohau moved to insert and al
/ other Iepers in other parts Of the King
/ dom
( Mr.. Dickey said there should not be any
lepers in any other part of the Kingdom.
/ Mr.. Palohau said he had assessed lots OF
! Iepers on Kauai.
! Mr.. Thurston asked why he did not ar
/ rest them.
Mr.. Palohau said it was not his business.
/ Why did not Mr. ThurstOn go and arrest
them?
Mr.. Kaunamano said there were lots OF
lepers in the districts Just as bad as those
at Kalawao. In the district of Hamakua
he knew of eleven lepers in a bad condi-
ton. He did not tax them, for they were
about as bad as a corpse in a coffin In
kohaIa he came across five helpless cases.
Mr. Hayselden said that the Sheriffs had
instructions to arrest them and send them
to Honolulu
Mr. KaunamanO said that might be, but
they were talking about this resolution.
Why should not these lepers in the districts
be also exempt?
Mr.. Kalua said he was sorry this amend
ment had been proposed. Here they were
country was full of Iepers. He was
ashamed of it. Here. Mr.. Kaunamano
saws all the districts on Hawaii are fnll of
leDers. and Mr.. Pal0bau saws the same of
Kauai Why exemDt these DeoDIe. who
are hiding away. from taxes? KaIawao is
open to them, and they get well fed and
clothed there.
Hon. Mr.. Bisbon said their svmpathv
for Iepers sometimes led them to say
things that were not wise. He did not see that
a man with leprosv should be exempt from
taxes any more than man with consump-
ton. This bill includes dogs and horses.
1t was not a good thing for the lepers at
KalawaO to have so many dogs as they
have. We have heard complaints from
the lepers OF insufficient rations. 1t will
always be so If the dogs are allowed to
take part. You see man with half
dozen dogs, and he has not the heart to
Kill them. The Board OF Health should
exempt certain number OF horses, but
this sweeping exemption he did not believe
was good thing to do for the leperS.
Mr.. Dole understood 1t was proposed to
relieve these people from taxation because
II ! -,
they were deprived OF their liberty. II any
Iepers were hYlng away from halaWao
they had their liberty. IL they nave the
disease oadly they ought 20 De there; but
II only IN It's early stages then they mad
strength ana were apie 10 work Inc com
pulSlOn brought TO bear upon these I'M
fortunate people IN sending them to hala-
wac would be less lrksome II outsiders
were subject to taxation while those at the
Settlement were exempt. II anything
would make 1t easier to send them there
1t would be exemption from taxation. 1t
Is the protested policy OF the Government
that all lepers shall be segregated. OF
fcially there are no lepers outside Kala-
wac. If these reports are true they form
one of the strongest condemnations of the
Board of Health which it is possible to
state. If honorable members are aware Of
these things it is their duty to inform the
Board of Health and instruct that body to
remove the lepers to the Settlement. To
think that these people are scattered
throughout the different districts, some of
them perhaps not knowing "haI course 10
take neglected and exposed TO all the hard
ShlpS lhcloehlal 10 thelr cohulCion' Is lar
from satisfactory. The Board OF Health |
was established 10 see 10 matters connected
with the pubic health' ana especially Tor
the purpose OF supervising the lePerS' and
yet here are these people all over the !
Islands. 1t seemed TO hlm they mad better !
leave TINS amendment ana pass MI /
Thurston's.
Mr.. PaehaoIe was III favor OF passing the |
amendment proposed by Mr.. 1hurston' |
The other amendment would not work |
II leperS outside the Settlement were eX-
empted from taxation, other people who |
had diseases resembling IeprOsy, such as |
sore eyes, would say to the Tax Collector
when he came round; I've got Ieprcsy; !
you must exempt me- Therefore he
would be IN favor OF limiting the exemption |
to such lepers as were in the Government |
hospitals.
Mr.. PalOhau's amendment was lost, |
while that moved by Mr.. Thurston pre- |
vailed