The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Third Day,
THURSDAY, May 81.
PETITIONS.

r6dO ana COnIITIleu.
Rep. Kamauoha presented a petition
from MOlokai, praying CD that the
government secure the services OF Or.
Unna or Dr. GOtO to treat leprOsy, (2) that
reasonable compensation be paid those
who cure leprOsy, 81 that any person who
thinks he can cure IeprOsy be given an OPP
portunity to try a. that persons afflicted
with the disease be allowed to go to Molo-
kai with one assistant (kokua), (5) that any
one able to cure the disease be allowed free
access to Kakaako or KalawaO, (6) that
person who has received medical
treatment, one year, without a change for
the better. be considered incurable, CD that
it is useless to have resident physician at
KalawaO and that no doctor be appointed
there unless the Board can secure the ser
vices of Dr. Unna or DR.. GOto. Referred to
the sanitary committee.
RESOLUTIONS
Rep. Kinney moved the following: Be
it resolved that the clerk OF the Legislature
do forward to the public reading rooms of
the city from time to time as the same shall
be ready, two copies each in Hawaiian and
English of all printed laws and reports
under consideration by the Assembly.
Passed.
Noble Smith moved that the sergeant
alarms cause each member of the Legisla-
ture to be supplied daily with one copy each
of the following daily newspapers, pub
lished in Honolulu; T. Z: Advertiser,
Daily Bulletin, Ko Hawaii Pae Alma, Ke-
Alakai o Hawaii.
Noble WaterhOuSe moved to amend by
.dding the Ka Makaainana.
Noble Widemann wanted no papers.
Said that the papers made terrible perver-
: 1
asked the President TO look in last Tues
days Advertiser and see if such perverSiOns
did not appear.
Rep KaIaukoa moved to insert the Kuo-
kOa, that the reporters be instructed to re-
port every days proceedings correctly, not
to give one members speech and leave an
other out, and if the reporters do not re-
port properly, expel them.
Rep. Kamauoha said if the house takes
one paper, it ought to take them all.
Rep. Kinney said there were some papers
to which the house owes great deal. Some
OF them had maintained continuous sys-
tenn of misrepresentation of facts which
were sent abroad. Some had borne the
burden and heat of the day in the conflict
for reform, at great odds. The public owes
a great debt to the KuOkOa, in that it had
carried on, in quiet way, bold fight for
the right, often at great financial loss. Let
each member select what papers he wants
and have them supplied to order by the
clerk.
Noble Smith accepted the amendments to
add Ka Makaainana and the KuOkoa.
Rep. Kinney moved the following
amendments:
Resolved that each member of the house
furnish the clerk with the list of city papers
that he may desire and that the clerk Sc
cure the same at terms to be fixed by him.
Carried.
Rep. Nakaleka moved: that whereas it
is reported that the contract for supplying
firewOod to the leper settlement on MolO-
kai had been awarded to the Hon. ]. |.
DOWSett and that wood was sold to leperS
for Sc a cord; that instructions be given to
supply lepers with firewOOd free and that
those who have paid for their wood be re-
funded. Referred to the sanitary commit
tee.
Noble Baldwin moved: that the commit
tee of Finance be authorized to employ an
expert to examine into the department &C
Adopted.
Noble Smith moved: that a committee
be appointed to draft a reply to His Ma es-
tvs speech. Carried The President APP
pointed a committee consisting of Noble
Baldwin and Reps Kinney and Paehaole.
QUESTIONS To MINISTER OF INTERIOR.
Rep PaehaoIe asked the President of the
Board, through the Minister of Interior,
CD what measures have been taken by the
Board of Health regarding the cure of lep-
rosy and what efforts had been made to
save the native race from the disease, (2)
does the Board of Health intend to secure
the services of DR.. Unna or DR.. GOtO, CD in
regard to Keanu, the prisoner who was
inOculated with leprOsY, is it true that he
has taken the disease?
ANsw Frs BY MINISTER OF INTERIOR
Minister ThurstOn, in answer to Rep
PaehaOla's enquiries, said the government
were in correspondence with DIR. Unna and
expect further adVceS from him by next
tn no hos no
Answers to the remaining interrOgatOries
Of the hon. member will be set forth in full
in the report of the President of the Board
Of Health.
In answer to the questions of the hon.
Mr.. Helekunihi prOpOunded on Wednes- |
lay, the Minister read the following:
The number of lepers collected from
Ian. 1, to May 30, is 239.
The number of lepers sent from kakaakO |
% kalawaO during the same period Was |
The number now at KakaakO is So.
The number of lepers at Kalawao, on |
Nay %, was 1868.
The mild cases room and eat separately |
rom bad cases at KakaakO.
Z All at KakaakO are under treatment. |
None have been cured. The number dis !
'harged will be stated as soon as ascer-
aimed.
NOTICES OF NEW BILLS.
Rep. Kamauoha gave notice that at a
uture day. he would introduce:
An Act to make the KOnOhiki fisheries
rec to the people, and to repeal sections
81, 3SS, 3S9, 800, 391, 392, 394, 395 and 1896
If the Civil Code.
An Act to provide for the erection of
eper hospitals in all the election districts
# the Kingdom, and to amend Section 4
jhapter "a, session laws of 1884.
Noble Hitchcock gave notice of the fol-
owing:
An Act to amend an Act entitled ian
Act to regulate the sale of spirituous
liquors" and amendments thereto
An Act TO repeal Chapter 81 of the Penal
ode, Ito prevent married persons from
eSerting each other"
Rep. Deacon gave notice of bill en-
tiled:
An Act TO amend Section 50, Chapter
". of the compiled laws, relating to
lamp duties.