The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-31
FHD LEGISLATURE.
FORTY.FOURrH DAY.

kapiolanj Home as IN the bill was
carried on rising vote.
Noble Mactarlane moved inscr-
,iun Of $500 for kapioIani Matcrn-
itv Home ia accordance with the re-
port Of the finance committee to
which the petition had been re-
ferred.
The secretary read the said re-
port.
Noble Baldwin thought the object
was worthy and was in favor Of
some appropriation, but he thought
the committee might have given
them a little information so that
they could vote inielligently and
not at hap-hazard.
Noble Muller said Her Majesty
had furnished house gratuitously
and certain Hawaiian ladies hal
volunteered their services. The
thing was an experiment. The ap-
preparation might be given, and il
the enterprise was not success it
need not be continued.
Rep. Pachaolc was anxious to
have an appropriation for the pur-
| pose, but this was not the place.
The Maternity Home WAS not under
the Board OF Health He hoped
the hon. Noble would withdraw the
item, and it could be inserted far
Their down.
Withdrawn.
Medicines (for gratuitous dlstri-
bution), $4,000.
Rep. Waipuilani moved it be
$4,000. There are supplies with
Government physicians in the DIS
tricls, but the doctors themselves
say they are of poor quality on &C
count of the small appropriation.
If they were to have medicines free,
these should he Of the best.
Rep. Kauhi was in favor of the
item as in the bill, 1t made little
difference how much money was APP
propriated, the Board would buy
poor medicines anyway.
Noble Walker thought the time
of the House should not be wasted
in talk. 1t was to be presumed the
Board knew its requirements.
Noble j. NJ. Horner wanted TO
know something about these medi-
cines. They knew nothing of them
in Hamakua.
Minister Peterson said all the
Government physicians had stock
some of which got old before it was
dispensed.
Noble Burchardt mentioned cases
where doctors who were not Govern.
ment physicians distributed medi'
cines free. 1t might he well to give
supplies Of simple medicines. thai
might be taken without doctor,
advice, to others than Government
physicians.
: Rep. Kanealii was informed h,
Ministers Spencer and Peterson tina
: the owner of the Wailuku drugstore
was Government physician and ,
i portion of his stock was Government
property. He wanted to know hov
Z, the people were to get medicines
: as they were always charged at tn
s drugstore.
n Minister Spencer understood tn
Ii law to be that the free medicine
: were for the poor, and that peopl
r who were able should pay.
II Noble Walbridge testified that h
n had sent hundreds of natives to ID
e Herbert at Waikiki, who had treat
ed them free of charge.
y Rep. Paehaole, being informed b
r Minister Spencer that DR.. Swii
II would attend people on the Kon
!. side Of Molokai, spoke of the diff
g Guilty of getting the resident phys
e clan to 90 over the pail from til
g leper settlement.
:. Passed at $40, 900.
J. Purchase of kuleanas at kalawaC
o S25O0. Passed.
n Segregation, support and trea
l. ment of lepers, 100000.
IS Minister Spencer moved it pass ,
3. 1884 600. The item in the bill VIZ
p based on report of the Superintel
s. dent, estimating the expense al 81
* a head. A later report had bee
s. -received, however, which put IL
l. cost at $85 head. This made q
$. increase of S24, 900 over the origin
s. estimate.
=" Rep. KahookRno moved conside
;; alton of the item be deferred till ii
a, visiting committee reported.
- Rep. II. w. Wilcox was in fav'
!, of passing the item as moved for
VI the Minister. Then if more WI
- found necessary later, the lite
" could be amended.
." Minister Spencer by request ga
g. details of the original item. The
~ summed up 1920, 900, but 5000
i had been Topped off, for what re
~ son he knew not. 1t did not loc
h like the eternal fitness of things tn
vi this item should be cut down.
ID, Rep. Nawahi wanted to know
r. the Government had any plan 4
B. making the Settlement to some c
o. tent self-supporting. Had In
C. boats in which they could go fishing
I'd Rep. Kauhi remarked that if TIL
n had boats the Settlement would so
8. be depopulated.
d, Rep. Nawahi said this item "
Il. getting larger and larger every 81
IS sion, and, unless something "
r. done TO make the Settlement Sc