The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-22
PETITIONS.


PETITIONS.
Rep. Kapahu presented petition
from Kau praying for 5000 for roads in
that district. Laid on the table to be
considered with the Appropriation
bill.
Rep. Kanealii presented a petition
from Honolulu praying that hack
fares be regulated by law. Laid on the
table to be considered with bill on the
subject.
Noble Pua presented "A petition from
Honolulu asking for new constitu-
ton. Laid on the table to be consid-
cred with bill on subject.
Rep. Kamauoha presented petit
ton from Honolulu praying that no
more lepers be sent to Kalawao at
present. Laid on the table to be con-
sidered with resolutions to be intro
duced.
Rep. Nahum presented petition
from Molokai, praying for a new con-
stitutiOn. Laid on the table to be con-
sidered with bill on subject.
Rep. Iosepa presented a petition
from Kaupo, that Kipahulu and
Honuaula be made separate election
districts. Laid on the table to be con-
sidered with bill amending the cleo
tlon law.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported Bill No.
60 printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Nawahi presented resolution
calling upon the Minister of the In
terror to inform the Board of Health
that the House wished no more lepers
to be sent to Molokai from the receiv-
ing station at Kalihi, so that Drs. Nc
Lehman and Lowell may have an OPP
portunity to experiment with their
remedies.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the adop-
ton of the resolution. The request
was reasonable enough.
Noble Neumann regretted the neces-
sity of voting against it. The constitu-
ton required that there should be no
legislative interference with the ex-
ecutive. The member might bring in
a bill if he wished. He did not wish to
be misunderstood, but insisted simply
on following legal methods and not
establishing bad presidents.
Rep. KamauOha had not supposed
the resolution would excite such 0ppo-
sition. The resolution made request
merely. This House voted the public
money, and it had a right to require
the Board of Health to comply with
Its wishes.
Rep. White thought the honorable
Noble had reused himself rather
early. He hoped his learned friend
would withdraw his opposition.
Noble Neumann said if anything
would induce him to do that, 1t would
be the persuasive tone in which the
request was couched. But he con-
tended the resolution was improper.
One might as well ask the Marshal to
hang q man whom the House wanted
hung. The resolution was not correct,
not law, and not in conformity with
the Constitution, and he should vote
against it.
Rep. Smith said q similar resolu-
ton had been referred to the Sanitary
Committee, which had conferred with
the Board, and found the Board per-
fectly willing to permit any treatment
of lepers, both here and at Molokai,
under proper conditions.
Rep. Nawahi could not see that the
resolution was contrary to the Consti-
tuition. He had never heard such hard
hearted talk as that of the hon. Noble.
These people were consigned to liv-
ing tomb in Molokai. If the hon.
Noble had child to be buried alive,
instead of giving him another chance,
H. y III l.. Go 0f
ering him up at once.
Noble Thurston said if anything
made him tired it was to have mem
lepers alive, etc. When the member
was doing something wrong and
Der knew perfectly well that such
wild charges against the Noble from
Honolulu or any other member were
false. AS to curing lepers, the Gov
eminent had been making constant
efforts in that direction. DR.. Lutz
had been got here at great expense,
SO had DIR. Aiming. Everybody,
quack or otherwise, who claimed to
be able to cure leprosy had been given
an opportunity to try. Nothing had
succeeded so far, but that was no
reason for relaxing efforts. This reso-
luton, however, was not the way to
go on. For himself, he had been very
much disappointed in Dr.. LutZ's
efforts. He favored getting the
very best scientific assistance from
Europe, q man who would devote
himself exclusively to the treatment
of the disease and not politics. The
position of the honorable Noble
from Oahu was eminently sound.
The House should not be in.
cessantly interfering, but put q
responsible Cabinet there, and then
leave them free hand. The great
danger to parliamentary government
was legislative interference with the
executive. That was the trouble
with France, and this country was
gravitating in the same direction. II
was highly injurious for the House tc
interfere with the routine business Of
the Government. Such resolu.
tions let the leprosy question
into politics, which was an atrociou;
thing. He earnestly hoped the reso
luton would not carry.
Rep. Iosepa did not consider the
discussion of this question a waste O
time. The health of the people mus
be preserved. What Is the use of {
Queen, with no people to rule over
The object of the resolution was tx
give these two men a chance to try
their remedies.
Noble Kauhane said all were equally
interested in the health of these UNI