The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-10

ONCi NlllIOut uSiuls luOot ptUplC
had the feelings of humanity and
their request should be complied
with.
Rep. Kaunamano expressed him.
self as equally concerned with the
mover in the welfare of the lepers,
but the committee had been waiting
for weather sufficiently calm to en-
able the tug "Eleu" to make the
passage. Stores had been put on
board for the trip, but the crew had
consumed them by this time. A
purpose of gettlg the steamer "Dow-
sett" was defeated by that vessel
going down. He had letter from
the settlement saying that the hon.
member for Molokai had written up
there, asking that strong letter be
sent to the Assembly.
Rep. Kaulukou moved the order
of the day.
Rep. Thurston said the Govern
ment party might kill this resolution
by force of numbers. The Minister
of Interior was always proclaiming
his love for the poor Hawaiians, and
had spread himself over three or
four hundred pages to set forth his
concern for the lepers. Yet the
Government was trying to prevent
the committee from being sent to
the settlement in response to their
earnest desire and in obedience to
the order of the house. The At
torney-General had raised points of
order to defeat this resolution.
Minister Dare said he was earnestly
desirous that the committee should
visit Mololai at the earliest possible
moment.
Rep. Thurston said the Attorney
General had raised no less than two
points of order against the resolu-
ton on Saturday. If the supporters
of the Ministry wanted TO prove
their concern for those poor lepers,
they should vote for this resolution
and not try to make fun of it.
Minister Gibson, referring TO the
statement of Rep. Thurston about
himself, said the hon. member
seemed to be spreading himself"
and doing so unnecessarily. The
speaker had done all that he could
to have the committee go over at the
first time appointed, having the
steamer prepared and every arrange
ment made for the comfort of the
| committee. He believed the Board
of Health was doing all in its power
to provide for the best welfare of
the inhabitants of the Kalawao set
tlement. They were furnished with
an abundance of good food, includ-
ing beef from the ranch of the hon.
Noble Mr.. Bishop. There had been
a defective water supply, but let
ter he had received this week from
DR.. Mouritz, the resident physician,
informed the Board that this diff
Guilty was now overcome. Some
time ago, accompanied by the pre-
sent Minister of Foreign Affairs, he
had visited the settlement, on which
occasion he had assembled the peo-
pie and questioned them minutely
as to their condition and desires.
They were asked if there was any
thing wrong with their food, treat
ment. and so forth, but not a word
was uttered by the assemblage in
response. 1t was true, while he was
there some complaint was made re-
garding the deputy superintendent.
There appeared to be some dissatis-
faction with matters of internal ad.
ministration. He never put lepers
! at distance, and was not afraid tt
mingle with them and shake theil
hands. While repeating his assur
ance that he yielded to no man il
heartfelt sympathy for those un
fortunate people, yet he did not be
lieve they were suffering any hard
ship at the present time which it wa
in the power of the Board of Healtl
to prevent.
Noble Wilder said he had mad
f up his mind that he would extent
, an invitation to this house to visi
, Molokai in the steamer Llkelik
5 next Friday night, leaving at
| O'Clock and returning on Sunda,
morning. He had been twenty-si.
, times OH Molokai, and wanted to g
7 the twenty-seventh, besides giviD!
l the Ministry an opportunity of goin
: twice.
$ Minister Gibson begged to retur
S his thanks to the hon. Noble, fo
f himself, the Ministry, and, Ii
: trusted, the whole Assembly.
was quite possible that if he was a
n cnterprising steamship owner lii,
it the hon. Noble, he would visit I'll
n Island oftener.
# Noble Wilder stated that when |
was the most frequent visitor the
/ he was not steamship owner. L
e used to go there to visit the lepel
: as member of the Board of Healt
Y travelling on the old Kilauea He
and crossing the Island overland
II way of pail.
i Rep. Kalua moved the resolntit
e be laid on the table.
-e Rep. Thurston was agreeable nc
,e that there was an assurance of Il
lcpers being visited.
5. The motion carried.