The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTY SEVENTH DAY.
FRIDAY, Sept. 26,
The House met at 10 o'clock.

The President, on suspension of
the rules, presented petition from
the lepers in the Kalibi Receiving
Hospital, that DIR. Lutz had resign
ed his position as house physician,
owing to difficulties with c. B. Rey-
nolds, agent of the Board of Health,
and Charles Kahalehuli, luna of the
hospital, and praying that steps be
taken to prevent the withdrawal of
DR.. Lutz, because he had cured sew
eral cases and improved others.
Rep. Paehaole moved the petition
be referred to select committee.
Foreign members he believed equal
" with the native members took a
deep interest in measures mitigating
the infliction of leprosy. Although
a majority of local physicians were
of opinion that the disease was in
curnbie, that was no reason why
they should sit idly and DO nothing
in the way of remedial measures.
Several persons supposed to have
had leprosy had been discharged
after treatment by DIR. Lutz.
Noble j. NJ. Homer said they had
been cracked over the knuckles al
ready for interfering with the bus
mess of the Ministers. This matter
was under the Interior Department,
and, the Minister being doubtless as
much interested in alternating the
condition of the lepers as any MEM
Der of the House, the petition should
be referred to him, and he moved
that it be SO referred.
Rep. Waipuilani related different
versions of the cause of DR.. Lutz's
resignation, and thought the petit
ton should 60 to committee.
Noble Pua said it was painful for
him to hear this. DR.. Lutz was
brought here by the Reform Gov
eminent, but the first thing, when
they had National Reform Minis
try and President of the Board of
Health, is that this doctor is forced
to resign. The other doctors say the
disease cannot be cured, and, if DIR.
Lutz is forced to leave, their OPT
Mons will be accepted as true. 1t
was not right that native leper
should be made luna and allowed to
interfere with the doctor. The Cab
met should fire this Board of Health
out if it does not do what is right.
Minister Peterson said this matter
had been talked over great dea
this session. 1t was probably mis-.
understood by members, perhaps he
did not understand it himself. He
was in favor of having this petition
referred to the best committee thai
could be appointed. His duties il
the House prevented his attendance
at meetings of the Board, but he un
derstood that the main reason givel
by DIR. Lutz for retiring was tn
state of his health. The doctor me
all the members of the Board excep
himself, who was busy in the House
at the meeting of last Wednesday
They talked together long time blu
DR.. Lutz still adhered to his inten
ton of retiring. He was, however
in favor of con- mittee, as he wa
as anxious as anybody to have tn
Kalihi Hospital put on q sound
charitable, merciful basis.
Rep. Nawahi agreed with the sen
timents heard, but wanted to know
if the Board had promised DR.. Lut
to remove the native luna, who ha'
obstructed his treatment. Their
was a discrepancy between tn
statements made by DR.. Lutz an,
those made on behalf of the Board
He had confidence in the Board a
business men, but when it came t
treatment of the sick he had NOR
confidence in the doctor.
Rep. White moved that the com
mittee be one of seven.
Rep. Rosa thought five would b
sufficient. There was evidentl
friction at the Hospital. Perhap
the doctor could be induced to re
turn after brief vacation. Their
was never a doctor who had til
confidence of Hawaiian patients 6
DR.. Lutz. He did not agree wit
Noble Pua in wanting a committe
exclusively native, as there wei
foreigners who symphathized wit
their people just as much as the,
1t ought be committee that woul
do thorough work, and he woul
suggest that Rep. Brown should /
one member.
Noble Horner and Rep. Whit
Withdrew their amendments, al
the motion carried.
RESOLUTIONS.
The President appointed the TO
lowing committees:
On revision of Audit Act-Messr
: Widemann, Bush, C. Brown, Ma
t farlane, and Mccarthy.
On Kalihi Hospital petition
Messrs. Nawahi, Brown, Bus
Widemann, and Spencer.
!. Rep. Bush asked the Minister
Interior: Has DIR. Oliver been a
pointed to take charge of the InsaI
i Asylum on the LIST Of October? i
;, said he moved this question becau
Q DIR. Oliver was q personal friend
his, and there was an article abo
him in the Advertiser this mornin
n Minister Spencer said; DR.. DIV
{, is a candidate for the position