The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-28
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Parker was going to bring in his
minority report on the Hawaii Rail
way Bill. He asked for three days
nearly three weeks ago.
Noble Parker said he understood
the Oahu Railway Company and the
other party we're trying to make
compromise. The Wilder Steam
ship Company held a franchise for
the railway, yet this bill proposed
an exclusive franchise for new
company. On the whole he thought
it best to let the House vote on the
bill, and would therefore decline to
bring in minority report.
Noble Won Tempsky presented
report from the Molokai visiting |
committee, signed by six members,
which he considered majority, as
three members did not go to the
settlement and two members were
absent. They find plenty of water
to put more land under taro cultiva-
ton, which would materially help to
reduce the cost of supporting the
settlement. They consider the pay
of 80 cents day sufficient for the
taro workers. Everything was sat-
isfactory at the Damien Receiving
Hospital. They think the lepers
and their helpers working on the
road should be paid so cents day,
but as they agree to give one day a
week the committee cannot recon-
mend payment for work heretofore
performed. They do not deem it
wise that personal effects be allow
ed to be removed from the Board of
Health premises in the same manner
as hides are exported. The Board
can better decide the request for
increased rations of beef and paiai,
while the committee canuot recon-
mend an increase in rice and sugar.
They cannot recommend a money
allowance to children under four
teen years of age. They cannot
find any just reason for the dismissal
of Mr.. L. G.. Evans. His services
give the utmost satisfaction to the
Board of Health. They found every
thing at the settlement in first-rate
working order. The question of the
removal of Mr.. w. f. Jerome as as
sistant luna they think should be
left to the Superintendent to decide.
(Mr. Rice dissents from this, thinking
he ought to be removed ifhe keeps a
coffee shop.) A judge they believe
it would be advisable to have, but a
sheriff would be superflous. The
question of the removal of houses
from Kalawao to Kalaupapa should
be left to the Board of Health. They
think the present arrangements for
supplying the lepers with firewood
are very-fair and cannot suggest any
improvement. "That lepers who
have no relatives be returned to the
Kalihi Receiving Station, so tha,
, they may receive proper medical
+ care" -the~oommittee deem would
he avery unwiestep and suggest that
it should not be allowed. "Tha'
: the wagon belonging to the Board oil
Health should take the packages OF
the lepers free of charge"-they
, think matter to be settled by the
Superintendent. THAT the. kokuas
to the lepers be permitted to leave
the settlement and return AGAR
without applying to the Board OF
q Health to renew their permits, only
S however, with the consent of tht
8 Superintendent of the Board o
D Health, for very necessary visits Il
9 friends at home, on property matters
e or on religious matters the com
n mittee think should not be granted
n The report concludes:
ii "Your committee also visited tn,
s Pauahi Bishop Home, which is I'm
: der the care of the Sisters of Mercy
e and found that the girls under thei
k charge were well looked after ant
# very comfortable, their rooms pre-
" senting an appearance which di'
" credit to the girls as also to thos
!. who had charge of them.
ave must. say that the whole ap
pearance of the settlement and tn
lepers presented very marked i'm
provement to what it did in forme
years, and think that the presen
management must be very satisfat
y tory to the Government as well as t
u the Board of Health.
>. "Your committee, who had bee
!" accompanied by number of tn
medical profession, returned to H'
nolulu on the evening of the 2Sth {
II July, well satisfied with the resu
- of their visit"
10 Signed by c. j. Mccarthy, f. {
= Macfarlane, l.. Won Tempsky, .
:, Marsden, John Phillips, VIM. +
y Rice.
" Rep. Paehaole complained OF III
:. fair treatment on the part of Il
20 members presenting the report ju
u read. He had prepared a repo
~ and gave il TO them for approval
:. otherwise, and they had prepared
~ report OF their own with c0ntra
~ ~ recommendations.
10 Noble Mccarthy explained th
=, they disagreed with the report sp
10 United in so many particulars III
W they deemed IL advisable 70 subn
j., separate report, Besides, th'
'" found that they were the majority,
Rep, paehaole, after being call
-. 10 order by Noble Widemann I
:" continuing "rlgmarole" 0f COZ
N, plant, presented the minority !