The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-08-17

giving medicine, but concluded that
little salts or little oil would he |
sufficient. lie had heard the doctor
well spoken of in Lahaina, of which |
he was an old resident; but probably
the hon. member had got his views
from people who thought differently. !
Perhaps the difficulty was that the
doctor had shown his hand too much
as politician in the late election.
Rep. Dole moved So, 900, and was
glad the Legislature had nothing to
do with deciding the qualifications
of physicians. That was the Gov
ernments business, and all that the
house had in this case was hearsay
evidence. There was large plan
tation there, which ought to bear
portion of the burden.
Rep. Hayselden supported So, 1000
as being not too much. The planta-
ton would do nothing, it was too
mean. Mr.. Turton supported the
doctor literally when he had the
plantation. The plantation of Olo-
walu gave him 5000 q year and
found the medicines, which was all
he got from plantations. Mr.. Horner,
of Lahaina plantation, offered him
5000, to tiud his medicine himself,
but he said he would not work for
such mean people.
Rep. Aholo vindicated the doctor
from the charges stated against him.
He had consulted him professionally
himself and the wife of Noble had
been treated 10y him, but in neither
case was salts prescribed. In the
little book issued by the Board for
the instruction Of Hawaiians in the
care OF their health, a dose of salts
was recommended as Il very good
thing in many cases. Some people
went TO the doctor and demanded
pills, refusing TO state their trouble
or symptoms, and, when he declined
to give them what they wanted, they
went away denouncing the doctor.
He knew this was a good doctor be-
cause he had tested his ability in his
own family. Probably there was too
much OF flies and dirt in the houses,
| and the fact that the doctor dis
covered them showed that he visited
the houses. His action was different
! from that Of some doctors heard of
in this house, who stood off fifty or
sixty yards from house and told
the patient to put out his tongue.
Rep. Dickey was in favor of
$4,000. After all that was said the
Government should investigate the
matter, and if the doctor was found
incompetent dismiss him, or be pre-
pared to account for not doing so
later.
Passed at $4,000.
Physician, Wailuku. ........... $1,000
Rep. Kalua moved 1000.
Rep. Dole moved the item pass as
recommended by committee.
Minister Gibson said $4,000 was
sufficient, since the establishment Of
the hospital there.
Rep. Dickey held good man with
good pay was required there. He
believed there should be horizontal
reduction in salaries, but the house
should be careful to not drive away
good man.
Rep. Hayselden said the doctor
was formerly satisfied to get 81 800
a year.
Passed at $4,000.
Foreign and japanese physicians,
Makawao. o.....'..... ...... So,2OO
Rep. Dickey moved the item be
divided. The foreign doctor had
nothing to do with the Japanese,
and that the former have $4,000.
Passed at 1000.
Rep. Hayselden moved to insert
S. 600 for Il japanese doctor.
Rep. Dickey moved $1,000. They
had good help from Spreckels'
plantations.
Passed at 81 500.
Physician, Hana... S2,40C
Rep. Hayselden moved s3,OO0
j which carried.
Physician, Lihue, Kauai. ....... 81, SOC
Rep Hayselden moved $4,000,
which carried.
Physician, Waimea, ,........... $4,000
Rep Dole moved $4,000. 1t was
poorer district than Lihue.
Rep. Palohau favored passing al
salaries tor doctors on Kauai at the
same figure, or there would bt
, jealousy, the one getting the leas
howling the loudest.
Passed ut 81, AGO.
, Physician, Kilauea. $4,000
, Rep. Dole moved SO 400, whicl
q carried.
f Physician, Honolulu, Oahu. $500
s Rep. Hayselden explained it wa
f for DR.. Webb, for charge of dis
n pensary.
: Rep. Dole asked if he had alsc
Il salaries for the Insane Asylum ant
Il the Kakaako branch hospital.
c Minister Gibson said he had n,
c salary for the branch hospital, ant
o Sl2j a month for the Asylum. Pre-
S vious to taking the latter he had
e salary for the branch hospital, bu
h agreed to give it up on receiving tn
d appointment to the Asylum.