The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
l36HT DAY.
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 1892.
Morning Session.

were read and approved.
Noble Kauhane from the Commit
tee on Education presented report
and answer to a query relative to the
building of schoolhouse at Naalehu
Report adopted.
The same member, from the same
committee, reported in re a petition
to build schoolhouse at Koolauloa,
recommending reference to the Board
of Education. Report adopted.
President Walker stated there was
question which was disturbing the
minds of some of the Legislators, and
that was whether or not the Consti-
tutional amendment required the
signature of the Sovereign.
Noble Thurston did not consider
that the Sovereign's signature was
necessary to Constitutional amend
ments, only to ordinary laws.
Noble Williams considered that
the Sovereign's signature should be
asked out of respect
Rep. Smith did not consider the
Sovereign's signature necessary, but
he did not see that there could be
any objection to asking for the sig
nature.
Noble Thurston was opposed to
the requesting, as it might he made
use of as precedent.
After some further argument and
the Acknowledgement consenting, it
was decided that the question should
be submitted to the Supreme Court.
Rep. Smith offered resolution
| ~ hn A,-,,&1r To-
supply and have bound with the
Session Laws of the present session
copies of the Constitution. Adopted
Noble Pua offered the following
questions to the Minister of Interior:
/, Has any person been appointed
as Superintendent Of the Leper Set
Element vice w. H. Tell, removed7
2, If SO, who is the person7 Referred
to the Minister.
Rep. Pua offered resolution that
each member of the House be given
the following books, viz, l copy
Compiled Laws, Session Laws 1890,
and 1892 when printed.
On motion of Rep. Smith the reso-
luton was amended to apply simply
to laws of 1892, and passed.
The Minister of Finance said that
10 payments on account of the
$1,000,0O0 loan had been made, but
up to this time none of the coupons
had been returned to this country.
His opinion was that they should be
returned and deposited in the Trea-
sury, and he intended to write to
Mathieson & Co. by the outgoing
mail.
Under suspension of the rules
Rep. Smith, from the Judiciary
Committee, presented a report on
questions asked by Rep. Ashford Of
the Minister of Finance in regard tc
the status of the amounts advanced
to His late Majesty. The Commit
tee recommend that the matter be
referred to the Cabinet. On motion
of the Attorney General the report
was approved.
The Order of the Day being moved
the Bill 1879, in re segregation OF
lepers, came up for consideration.
Rep. White said that the great
cause for complaint was the use
made OF the permission to arrest
suspects" A plantation manager
who desired to obtain piece of lane
owned by native had only to 60 of
/ quietly and secretly to doctor anC
suggest that the native was leper
when he could have him taken away
to Honolulu for examination by
board of physicians, not at all il
sympathy with the suspect. TIL,
native knowing the influences thai
were liable to work against him sell
: his land and other belongings be
fore departure and thus the design
ing planter can obtain the land
He also stated that he had informa
: ton that Hawaiian girls who were
, OF prepossessing appearance would
be compelled to pay special visits t.
. the doctors Office for special exami
nation on the ground of being sus
pected. One physician, formerl,
resident of Honolulu, had so sur
, rounded himself with trouble in thi
: regard that he left the country. H
found no fault with the law, onl,
the abuse of the word suspects,
and he favored that being strucl
out.
Noble Homer gave instance o
where the suspicion resting on
=, man employed by him resulted il
.. good by proving that a long tim
Suspect" on examination showed h
had not the slightest indication q
leprosy. He did not doubt tina
there we're abuses of the law as Their
! were of the laws affecting the Unite
t States and in other countries, bu
t that was no reason why the law
Q themselves which were good shout
/ be abolished.
d Noble Pua favored the passage {
: the bill. The word Suspect" was
l. horror to Hawaiians, although nc
# to be at all dreaded by foreigners.
" Rep. Nahinu also considered the
the law should be repealed, becaus
it was the means of opening til
door to oppression and wrong.
y was especially aimed at the nati'
u Hawaiians and should be swept @
;, the statute books, He moved I'll
= previous question.
The motion to indefinitely pos
. pone the first section of the bill WI
:, lost on the following aye and ma
= vote:
y Ayes-Ministers G. N. Wilcox, n,
u binson, Jones and Brown; Nohl
- Ena, Williams, j. NJ. Horner, Hin