The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-10

IN ? ADLtkAI
Mr. Thurston asked that unfinished bust
ness be taken up, namely, consideration 0
a resolution that the committee appointed
10 visit Molokai 90 there at once. Tn,
honorable member said he had received
number OF letters from the people at tbs
Settlement, asking for the committee to g
/ at once if they had any love for them
These people are irnploring this House Z.
listen TO their prayer. 1t is the only
chance in two years that outsiders have &c
( learn how matters are conducted at the
/ Settlement. He hoped the resolution
would pass and the committee go at once
to the Settlement and give fair report.
Mr.. Kaunamano said that the Eleu had
been got ready, provisions put on board
and then the committee refused to go, and
and there was no other boat available The
sum of S62 had been spent in preparing
the EIeu and that was wasted. He had
! been deyising means OF getting the com
! mittee there He received letter from
| one of the lepers stating that Mr.. Thurston
had written to them and told them to
write down and ask for the committee to
go up.
! Mr.. Kaulukou moved the order of the
! day.
| Mr.. ThurstOn said there was constant
| disposition on the part of the Govern
! ment's chief supporters to kill this resolu-
| ton. They had enough votes to do it and
| let them take the responsibility. His Elk
! cellency the Minister of the Interior, the
| leader of the Government, is always pro-
| claiming his love for the Hawaiian. He
| had spread himself out on three hundred
| pages on the subject of leprosy. and he can
show his love for the people by adopting
| the resolution. The matter had also been
objected to by the Attorney General.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said he was
strongly i'll favor of the committee visiting
the island.
Mr.. Thurston said he was glad to hear
the Attorney General was in favor of the
resolution. He had made two points the
previous day to stop his argument.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said points of
order were raised by another member, and
he came to his rescue, as the points raise'
were in accordance with the rules.
Mr.. ThurstOn said the Attorney General
told the Hon Mr.. Bishop that he (the
speaker) was only talking against time,
and that the points of order were raised to
stop him.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said that was true
His Excellency Mr.. Dare-That is Just
what Mr.. Thurston is doing now.
Mr.. Thurston said that if the Minister of
the Interior and his constituents in the
House Gf he might call them SOY act up to
their principles they can do so and gra mt
ha Of no,
His Excellency Mr. Gibson said that Mr..
Thurston had made reference to his spread
ing himself on question of philanthropy
He thought that Mr.. Thurston was spread
ing himself now, and unnecessarily so.
He would not yield to the honorable mem
Der or anyone else in his sympathy in the
care of the sick and unfortunate. The
Chairman OF the committee appointed to
visit MoloEai was honest in his effort to
get the committee to go. A vessel by
which he (the speaker) had travelled was
got ready, but objections to it were made
by members OF the committee In refer
ence to the condition of the unfortunate
people at MolOkai. he felt satisfied that
everything was being done for their welfare
They had plentiful supply of food of
good quality-pOi, and beef from the
Hon. MIR. Bishops ranch. There was
also an experienced physician at the Set
Element, and other facilities for their care
and comfort were provided. There had
been some complaints as to the INSULT
cheney of water for bathing purposes. An
appropriation had been made for water
supply, but was not used. Water pipes
were sent up, and from a letter received
the other day from DR.. Mouritz he was
glad to say that this difficulty had been
overcome, and now there was plenty of
water When he visited the Leper Settle
ment some time ago with others, the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs being of the party,
he talked with the people and found
among them many of his friends in former
years. He asked them if there was any
thing wrong; if they had plenty of food
They said they had plenty to eat. were
well satisfied with the physician and did
not have any grounds for complaint at all.
He went among them privately as well as
publicly and met with the same replies. |
He had never been afraid of mingling with
the lepers, but shook hands with them, and |
did not consider the disease in the same |
leper at distance. He was always ready |
to consult with them, and did not do it in |
a remote way. There were some com
plants that the Deputy Superintendent |
and other officials were overbearing in |
their manner. There was something in /
that, but not enough to cause a change at |
that time. There may be now some com |
plant about the administration at the Set |
Element, but he felt satisfied there was |
nothing the matter with their living. 1t !
was as far as possible from the minds of /
himself and colleagues to prevent the
committee going to Molokai. The COM
mittee was appointed and should go. He
was satisfied that there was no distress, |
requiring any hurried departure. 1t (
would be better to leave the matter with
the Chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Aholo said that if the Kin au or the |
Likelike or some large vessel was OBJ
tanned, the committee would go. 1t would
be hard to find two persons agreeing /
about the weather.
Hon. Mr.. Wilder said he had made mp
his mind to invite the House to visit the
Settlement at Molokai in the steamer ,
Likelike on Friday next, July 10th. GAp- !
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