The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-20
REsOLUTIoNs.

at Sis A. NJ. The minutes were Ieao
and approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Waipuilani was permitted to
read for the first time an Act TO pro-
vide fire department for Hilo pre-
pared by the Public Lands Commit
tee. The bill took its usual course.
Rep. Smith remarked on the ire
quent absence from the hall OF the
Sergeant-at-A
Noble w. Y. Horner propounded
the following questions to Premier
wilcox: d Did the Cabinet advise
or recommend to Her Majesty the
Queen to veto Bill 175 ? ~ Does the
Cabinet intend to carry out or enforce
the wishes of the majority of the
House as expressed in Bill l15
At 9:24 AN. the House proceeded to
the
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
Second reading of Bill 2l9-Electric
Bill.
The arrival of Noble elect Alex.
McBryde of Kauai was announced to
the President who ordered his creden-
tiais passed over to the Committee on
Credentials.
Noble Marsden moved the indefn-
tie postponement of the Electric Bill.
Rep. Smith announced that the
credentials of Noble MeBryde were
according to law.
Noble Cummins and Reps. Kauhi
and Kamauoha waited upon the Chief
Justice.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved to strike
j.. out the percentage altogether.
Attorney-General Brown consld-
cred that q per cent. was sufficient.
Rep. Smith favored per cent,
and offered an amendment that the
company be exempt from the pay
ment of such percentage for the first
two years of contract.
Chief Justice Judd then entered the
House and Noble elect McBryde took
the oath to support the Constitution
of the Kingdom.
Rep. Smith said that he would
rather see the bill killed than reduce
the percentage of the bill to p per
cent.
Rep. Kamauoha favored postpon-
ing consideration of the bill until the
report of the committee is before the
House.
Minister Jones proposed the follow
ing amendment to Section 3: Free
for first two years, q per cent. upset
price for the next three years, and
per cent. for the next five years upon
gross receipts. He would favor eX-
elusive franchise but his objection
was to the disfiguring of streets with
poles.
Rep. Iosepa favored postponine
consideration till the report of the
committee is ready.
Noble Williams said that it would
require q capital of 100000 to have
the city covered with wires and sup
piled with 5000 lights. 1t would re-
quire a 600 III. p. motor to run the
plant. The annual income would be
SS4, 900, and yearly running expenses
$4,000, and $4,000 to be divided
among shareholders. The electric
lighting is a risky investment. He
favored postponing discussion unit
the report is ready.
The consideration of the bill was
postponed till the report of COMMITTEES
is ready.
Bill 127 and petition 434, regarding
the Board of Health, was taken up
The Clerk read the report of the SAM
tary Committee on petition asa from
physicians, praying for amending tn
law relating to the Board of Health
The committee did not wholly favo
the proposition of physicians, bu
they agreed that the Board of Health
should consist of seven members ap
pointed by the Sovereign, two @
whom should be physicians. TIL
Board to elect its own President fron
its own members. The committe
presented an amended bill, and recon
mended its passage.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox favored havin
one of the Cabinet Ministers Presider
of the Board of Health. 1t was sati:
factory to have President always i
the House to answer questions. Th
acknowledgements and the Minister
Interior should be eX-officio member
of the Board.
Rep. S. X. Pua moved that the bi
be indefinitely postponed. The peopl
would not agree to have physicians {
members on the Board. There woul
not be many days before he himse
would come out as full-fledge
kahuna (doctor) to cure leprosy. II
physicians would be in his way.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that evel
bill and petition relating to the Boar
of Health be indefinitely postpone
The Board as it is to-day is far sup
rior to the proposed amendment. Dr.
Emerson and Kimball were no bett
Presidents than Mr. David Dayton,
layman.
Minister Brown favored Rep. K
rnauoha's motion. It was folly
multiply the duties of the Minister
Interior by making him PresideT
If there happen to be homeopath
and alopathic physicians as membe
of the Board of Health, between Il
two they will have nice time.
Rep. Bipikane opposed the propos
amendment, as doctors were like la
yers-they would not do work
nothing. He moved the previo
question.
Rep. Smith, the introducer of t
bill, said that when there was an q
prehension of danger from cholel
the people did not go to lawyers
advice, but to competent physician
All over the civilized world, ply
clans are invariably members of
Board of Health. The movement
no reflection on the competency
the present President of the Board
Health, but simply to add to its e
cheney. At present there are no d
tors on the Board.
Several native members remark
that physician was President of I
Board of Health during the smallr
epidemic of 1882.
Rep. Smith continuing. said Il
there was no class of men who
more charitable work than doctC
except lawyers. Merchants are
most greedy set in the cOmmuni