The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-01

ton Bill.
Rep. Marques said the report of
select committee on postal items
was ready but not signed. AS it
bore on the Appropriation Bill, he
took the liberty of reading the APP
portionment recommended in the
report. Laid ON the table TO be
considered with the Appropriation
Bill.
Rep. Kalua presented the printed
report of the committee to investi-
gate charges preferred by Sister
Rose Gertrudge against the manage
ment of the Receiving Hospital at
Kalihi. 1t recommended the removal
of Charles Kahalehili from the posi-
ton of resident overseer at the hos
pital, because the committee found
that he had interfered with the med
ical administration of DIR. LutZ and
orders of Sister Rose as nurse and
that he being leper had mingled
with those detained as suspected at
the hospital. They also recommend
the removal of G. b. Reynolds,
agent of the Board of Health, from
the control of the hospital, because
the overseer had acted under his
directions. 1t is recommended that
Sister Rose be put in full charge of
the hospital under the direct super
vision of the Board of Health, and
that DR.. Lutz have full and uncon-
trolled administration of the med
ical department. The report is
signed by j. w. Kalua, II. G.
Crabbe, w. II, Halstead, and A. p.
Paehaole. Il. r. Lucas disagrees
with the recommendations with re-
gard TO Charles Kahalehili and G.
b. Reynolds.
Noble Macfarlane thought there
was something irregular about this
report, in that it did not contain
either the Sisters charges or the
Boards answers. The committee
had evidently been diligent and lab
orious, but with the defects men
toned he moved the report be laid
on the table.
Rep. Brown moved the minority
report be adopted.
Rep. Kalua supported the recon-
mendations of the majority.
Noble j. M. Horner said he
thought something serious was
wrong when the complaint was made
to the House. He was agreeably
surprised, however, on reading the
report, to find that it was only some
little difficulty about medicines and
washing clothes. The report should
be laid on the table and the matter
left to the Board of Health.
Rep. Brown interpreted the Haw-
allan resolution under which the
committee was appointed, and held
| that the resolution was on one mat.
ter and the report on an entirely
different one. He could not under
stand how the committee coult
have reached their conclusions from
the evidence submitted to thu
House. The Board of Health wa
competent to investigate and dea
with the matter, and it would b.
treating the Board with discourtes,
to adopt such report.
Minister Peterson would inform
the hon. member that at the time
the complaint was presented thu
Board of Health was investigating
the matter and had already sus
pended Charles Kahalehiii.
Rep. Brown, continuing, re
marked on the absence of informa
ton elected by the committee ac
cording to their report. If the
overseer had eaten with suspects thu
doctor in charge was to blame.
Rep. Kalua said that DIR. Lut
was not in charge of the bushes
of the hospital, but only treated
the patients professionally.
Rep. Brown said that DR.. Lut
was put in charge of the hospita
and ought to be responsible for it,
management. AS regards thu
charge that inmates were made tt
work, if they were not absolutely il
it was perfectly right that they
should have to work.
Il Rep. Lucas admitted that it wa
a mistake, for which the printer o
the chairman was responsible, tina
the charges were not included il
the report. The trouble in hi
opinion was that there was no de
fined head to the institution. Sis
ter Rose said she complained to thu
Legislature because the Board wa
too long investigating.
Minister Peterson-Three days
Rep. Paehaole reviewed the evi
dence, saying that it would sho'
the nature of the charges. TIL
laying of the report on the tabl
would be equal to telling DR.. Lut
that the House refused TO believ
anything against Charles Kahale
hill, and the doctor would be com
PEELED to 90 away without fully try
ing his remedies, after all the eX
pense of bring him TO the country
1t would also be snub to tn
committee. He moved the Hous
talEa ranncS