The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
l05ru DAY,
FRIDAY, Oct. Il.


recommended hy minority ot the
sanitary committee.
Noble Phillips said the sanitary
committee had Investigated the mat
ter. Meekapu was allowed to treat
certain lepers at his own expense.
He was paid $50 for medicines and
made another claim for the same
thing. Afterward he was sent away
from the settlement on account OF
having made himself Objectionable
To the Sisters in charge.
Rep. Paehaole said the Board ot
Health did not deny that the man
did certain services under its sane.
ton, and it was not fair to refuse
him even the 500 recommended by
the minority.
Noble j. NJ. Horncr said no hui
man power ever eradica,ed leprosy
from man, but he believed there
was no disease that did not have its
remedy in some herb or substance.
Mcekapu thought he had the remedy
and spent his time in trying TO prove
lis efficacy. They were spending .
large amount To enable DR.. Lut2 to
try his skill for the cure OF the dis
ease. On these considerations he
was willing to vote little for this
experiment, some oi our most
valuable discoveries have come from
the tumble.
The item passed.
Forests, parks. nurseries. Main
tenancr Of nurseries, $40, 900. Pass
ed.
Public grounds, Sl2 900.
Noble Muller moved $4,000. Tn
der our present circumstances We
could afford to dispense with acme
OF the luxury of parks.
Minister Spencer by request gave
the component items - Thomas
Square S25O0, Aliioiani ground ST.
200, Palace ground $1,000, Emmc
Square $500, Mausoleum grounC
5000, Makiki ground $1,000, Punch
bowl park $4,000.
Rep. Wilcox moved il pass ~ il
the bill Carried.
Minister Spencer moved to inser
$1,000 for expenses under the Plan
Diseases Act. Carried.
Miscellaneous. Honolulu Fir,
Department, $50 800.
Noble Marsden moved to strike
the item out. There was bill be
fore the House to make Honolulu
pay for its own Fire Department.
Noble Widemann asked wha
about the Hamakua Fire Depart
ment. Laughter.)
Noble Marsden said Hamakua di'
not want anything, would in fac
take nothing if offered.
l. Rep, Brown regarded this rs 40
other Of those incomprehensible nc
tons from the Hamakna members
The bill in question would not tax
effect before June of next year
What was going to become of tn
city till then? There would be
liability of . confagration like tina
of lSSG'or worse, which might bank
rupt the whole kingdom. If tn
Fire Department was to be abar
doned property owners could nc
get one cent OF insurance. Homo
lulu was the only city Of the king
dom containing its concentrate
wealth. 1t had the only harbor an
wharves where vessels could lie i
safety, and it was absurd for til
country members to oppose an itel
for the protection of the capital city
Noble j. Nj. Horner was awaI
that the bill referred TO would nI
have effect before June, therefor
could not go as far as Noble Mar
den. Had they chosen to force I'll
matter they could have pressed Il
question to an earlier issue.
Noble Marsden withdrew his mi
tiOn.
Rep. Richard would renew Il
motion. There was no reason VIII
the country people should pa
for the protection of Honolulu
. property. they had no hotels, ]
bands
. Noble Widemann-No volcar
roads!
Rep. Richard proceeded, amid
cries of "Sit down." "Ninau,
"Hear, hear" saying the count
! people were the busy bees, tn
bore the burden and heat of Il
day, gathering honey for the Hon
lulu drones.
Noble Widemann said if the cou
try people we're bees, the hon. mel
Der that just sat down was certain
humble bee or else Il horne
, daughter. Honolulu paid its d.
lar and the country its twenty-li
cents, and the country talked as
il paid twenty-five thousand dollar
Let them go on their own hook
can do without them. After fuitl
1 remarks in the same vein l
: speaker concluded by saying I
question was too ridiculous for GO
sideration.
Noble Muller moved the preyio
question, which carried,
The item passed,
llilo Fire Department, sj0C
(Langhter.)
Noble CorAwell moved 10 strike |
item out, as he would also move
strike out the item lor Wailnku.
Noble Marsden supported |
motion, lilo had no need Of u I