The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-09

forward.
The House adjourned until 1870.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT 1885 p. NJ. the House was called
to order and the President stated that
he had every reason to- believe that
there would be Cabinet in few
minutes.
AT 1:3S the secretary read COM
munication from Her Majesty stating
that 1T had pleased her to appoint the
following Cabinet:
q. n. Wilcox, Minister of Interior.
Mark 2. Robinson, Minister of For
eign Affairs.
T. {. Jones, Minister of Finance.
Cecil Brown, Acknowledgement.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rep. Smith reported for the SAM
tary Committee on number of petit
tons, etc, relating to the laws con-
corning vaccination.
At LAO the new Cabinet entered, and
Minister Wilcox stated that it had
pleased the Queen to appoint the
present Ministry.
Rep. Bush asked which gentleman
was the head of the Cabinet?
The President stated that it was G..
n. Wilcox.
the Cabinet little time, which was
natural and proper, and he moved the
House adjourn.
Rep. Smith said, in the interest of
facilitating the work, he would favor
proceeding. The motion to adjourn
was lost
The report of the Sanitary Commit
tee was rs follows:
Hon. j. S. WALKER, President OF the
Legislature.
SIR: The Sanitary Committee report
consideration OF Bills Nos. 9, Is and % j
and Petitions Nos 33, 152 and 206, rela-l
tive to vaccination.
The object of all these bills and petit
tons is TO repeal the law compelling
parents and guardians to cause the chill
dren in their charge to be vaccinated.
The complaints against the present
system were very pronounced, and the
repeal of the law making vaccination
compulsory was strongly urged
The committee me. the Board OF
Health and conferred with them upon
the subject, and finally, under date of
June 25th, addressed communication
TO the Board, OF which the following is a
copy:
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE,
June 25, 1892.
DAVID DAYTON, Esq, President Board of
Health.
SIR: An effort is being made in the
Legislature to repeal, or amend the law
relating to vaccination; the object being
to leave vaccination optional with par
ents and individuals.
The chief objection raised against the
present compulsory system appears to be
the belief OF some that leprosy, and other
disease3, have been propagated by
means of vaccination.
1t is said that some of the vaccina.ing
officers are careless in the use OF vaccin-
ating instruments, operating first upon
one person and then another without
cleansing the instrument; and that there
is distrust of the quality of virus used. In
some cases serious Inflammation and ill
ness following the incubation.
The petitions and proposed measures
relating to the subject have been referred
10 the Sanitary Committee, and the com
mittee desire the views of the Board
upon the subject.
Should the Board deem it desirable, il
might be we'll to lay the matter before
preston of opinion from them upon the
subject.
The committee wish to have all the
information they can obtain before re
porting or making recommendations
and in addition to the sentiments of the
Board and opinions of the physicians
we desire TO be informed as to the regu
lations of the Board, or instructions t.
vaccinating officers, governing the en-
forcement of the law; and the kind o
kinds of virus used and the method O
procuring it.
ANY suggestions the Board may b.
pleased to make will be appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM 0. SMITH,
Chairman Sanitary Committee
And received reply under date of Aug
ust 18th, which is hereto attached.
The letters from the Government
physicians are very interesting and in
structive. We believe that the publica
ton OF certain of the letters is desirable
In view of the opinions of the phys
clans, and under the circumstances, W
do not recommend that the law be re
pealed. BIT we believe that every pan
ent and guardian should have the RICH
TO select the person who should perform
the NdCCilialAOll' HlONAAON SNSAi fSASOAA
q duly qualified physician.
As the present law requires that tn
vaccination be performed by the Govern
ment vaccinating officer, we have pre-
pared bill, which we present herewith
providing that it may be performed b
any licensed physician at the option {
the parent or guardian.
The committee desire to express the
opinion as to the Importance OF care b'
ing exercised by those who perform vac
cination. And we would recommend
the consideration of the Board the su!
gestion of establishing vaccine farm:
We have also embodied in the bll
presented herewith, the recommendatlo
that children be required to present
certificate of vaccination, or show mari
of successful vaccination, before bein
admitted at any public or private schoo
Respectfully submitted,
w. 0. SMITH, Chairman
ROBERT r. HIND,
ALEX. YOUNG.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
IfoNoLUIU, August Is, 1892.