The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-27
PHB LEGISLATURE.
SIXTY FOURTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Aug. &c.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
lInnsn resumed lad l.lO.

The House resumed at lao.
Rep. Naueaii read by title an
Act to license the manufacture and
sale of opium.
The bill was read second time
by title and referred TO the opium
committee.
Rep. Baker gave notice of an Act
10 amend section chapter "a Scs-
sion Laws of 1871
Noble Phillips read by title an
Act regulating The drawing and fees
of juries.
Rep. Nawahi read by title an Act
to encourage n steam line between
llilo and San Diego. The bill was
read second time Ivy title and re-
| ferred.
Rep. Kalua moved the report of
the committee on the Board of
| Health matters be taken from the
table and considered. He was cp-
| posed to medical man as Presi-
dent of the Board. The first APP
| pointed was the most unpopular
man in the whole Kingdom and the
present incumbent was just the
same.
Noble Widemann wished to cor
rect the hon. member. The first
medical President was popular
| physician who served without pay,
until they forced q clerk on him that
he did not want and forced him to
resign.
Rep. Kalua recollcctcd that DR..
Tronsseau did precede the gentle
man TO whom he referred. The ac-
ton of the present President with
regard to his son-in-law was enough
to Justify the change proposed-a
doctor who was run out of Kohala,
being taken back and treated with
more than reasonable favor.
Minister Peterson thought il
would be great mistake to place a
iaynan in the presidency Of the
Board. The incumbent, if he was
to travel round the country, would
have to be paid, and in addition
there would have to be a paid medi-
cal inspector. As to unpopularity,
if the President was an angel from
heaven with wings he would, from
the carrying out of his duties, be
the most unpopular man in this
country. 1t was true that the Presi-
dents of the Board OF Health ever
since 1887 had been unpopular, but
this was simply because they had
attempted to carry out the Segrega-
ton Act. The President got O
great many kicks for things in
which he was not responsible. He
could not remove Government
physician or eXpend q dollar with
out the order Of the Board in which
he had only casting vote. For
instance. in the case referred to, re-
garding the passage of DR.. Tbomp-
son here. That doctor is son-in-law
of the President. He was one OF
MIR. Gibson's active political work
crs in kohala, and one Of the first
acts Of the Reform administration
was to ask for his resignation. When
he wrote 10 the President for posi-
ton, the President replied that he
bad no opening for him, and it was
the proposition Of the late Minister
Of the Interior to send for DIR.
Thompson and pay his passage,
His reinstatement was the act OF
the late Ministers Of Interior ant
Finance.
Rep. Kalua asked if the Minister.
mentioned constituted a majority Of
the Board at that time.
Minister Peterson replied that al
that time they did, whatever they
did the other members were sure t.
do every time. (Laughter) Thu
President should be appointed by
the King by and with the advice o
the Ministry. 1t would be impossi
BILE for Minister TO be President
as if he did the work lie could no
draw the salary, and he could no
spare time from his other duties TO
the work.
Noble j. NJ. Horner regretted
that principles could not be discuss
ed without personal character being
attacked. The proposition befor,
the House was to put man il
charge of service about which HI
knew nothing. He illustrated hi
objection to the proposition by cit
ing cases from plantation and fact
Dry management.
Noble Muller rose to the point o
order that the House was not dis
cussing transfers.
Noble PhiIlips-Ah-h! That,
drawing it too straight. Put hin
out!
Noble Homer, continuing, sait
he was only illustrating his argn
ments, They would not put a tailol
in charge of the foundry however
competent he might be in Mr.
Roth's shop. There was lay
President of the Board of Hcaltl
before, and he issued an elaborat,
report about matters with which HI
could not have been personally con
verSant.
Rep. Kauhi agreed with a grea
deal that he had heard, but witt
much he did not agree. When the
missionaries came here about 1926
they preached about Deity thai
nobody ever saw, bpt nevertheless
the people believed them. 1t might
be the same with n lay President Of