The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-14
In THE COUNCIL.
Full Report of Yesterdays SEES,
sion.
MONDAY, Feb. I3.

The Council was called to order al
ppm.
Mr.. Cooper presented a petition
from Mr. Mellis in regard to a Kona
coffee cafe at the Worlds Fair.
A motion to table the petition was
lost and it was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Minister Jones, for the Finance
committee, reported an appropriation
to pay the expenses of the Commission
to Washington and also for some other
small items.
Mr.. Cooper reported for the Com.
mittee on the bill to repeal the Opium
bill. He favored the substitution Of
an Act laying duty similar to that
in the United States.
Mr.. Brown, for the minority of the
committee, reported in favor of leav-
ing the law as at present, because il
would be impossible to stop smuggling
without license. If the council ia
vored the repeal, then he would favor
Mr.. Cooper's report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Smith favored an
unconditional repeal of the present
law and did not favor either Mr..
Coopers or Mr.. Browns recommends
tions. He would favor re-enactment
of the old law with an amendment
mitigating the fine for the possession
of opium, but increasing the penalty
for smuggling.
Mr.. Damon thought the Hawaiians
hnnT Il
must be treated like man and must
step into line and march with the
rest. The more he was coddled the
faster he persisted. He favored repeal
ing the law.
Mr.. Tenney moved the report of Mr..
Cooper be adopted.
Minister Jones believed in repeating
the law. 1t was one of the last curses
inflicted on us by the late monarchy
and should be blotted out.
Mr.. Young favored guarding the ma
tives against everything which would
hurt them. 1t had been mistake to
remove the tabu on liquor.
The committee was instructed to re-
port back the bill repeating the pres
ent opium law and re-enacting the old
law with amendments.
Mr.. Morgan reported, for the Mis-
cellaneous Committee, on the PROPOSE
tion to establish paid Fire Depart
ment, in favor of the same.
The Secretary read the report of the
Special Committee on the working of
the Board of Health. The committee
recommend that the board be COM
posed of seven members, including
three physicians, the Attorney Gen
eral, Minister of Interior and Super
s,Xo % Ep,h he oil
serve without pay, and that the board
elect its own president and executive
officers.
Mr.. Brown did not favor making
these changes now. They had been
considered and rejected by the last
Legislature. 1t was better to wait and
hear from Washington. We might in
the meantime be admitted. The
Board of Health had been working
very we'll. He moved the report be
laid on the table to await further ac-
ton. Everything was working
smoothly.
Mr.. McChesney did not agree with
Mr.. Brown in thinking the Board was
working smoothly. The late Minister,
a merchant down on Queen street,
had sent five bales of hay, and they
fell short $50 pounds; moreover he
charged $50, where others charge
$25. Three bags of oats fell short
&c lbs. That had gone on right along,
and the President of the Board
weighed that hay and did nothing.
Mr.. Reynolds did not approve the bill,
but the President did. 1t was
swindle all through. The bills were
paid January 81, 1898.
Mr.. Tenney considered that with
II II, Il ,s,Hra l.,
it was highly important to re-org, 4nize
the Board, and he moved the adoption
of the report.
to by Mr. McChesney had nothing to
do with the general working of the
Board as Board of Health. The re-
organization was not required.
Mr.. Young was very sorry that Mr..
Brown had not been present at the
meeting held the other night. Mr..
DAYTON and Mr.. Carter had favored
an increase to seven members. Some
things had gone right and some
wrong, II. believed the increase
should bf made and the Board re,
organic whatever news came from
the Ur led States.
Mr.. McCandless believed it very
necessary to re-organize the Board on
the lines laid down. The change was
not very radical, and the medical fra
ternity unanimously recommended it.
Att0rney-General Smith said the
Boards of Health in the States were
composed chiefly of physicians. A
Board without them was like u Court
without lawyers.
The report was adopted and referred
TO the Judiciary Committee.
Acknowledgement Smith reported
that Deputy Marshal Chillingworth
had returned from Kohala and made
n very satisfactory report. He had
interviewed many of the prominent
residents, including natives. He had
seen Mr.. Kynnersley who had express
ed the deepest regret for what he had
done. 1t had been done in haste
without thought. He had seen MI;
Kamauoha and that gentleman had
come out into the Court room ana
taken the oath to support the GOV,
eminent, although previously ne had
done everything he could to prevent
naonIe from taking it. The depart
ment had also received advices from
MoIokai and elsewhere, showing that
the tone of feeling among the natiVes
had improved, and that almost al VI
them blamed the Queen ana her lale
Cabinet. He would state further tiiat
il had been decided to appoint MI;
Chillingworth Sheriff of Maui, ana
his commission would date from 10
day. ;t;o, 70
There was also proposition 10
orpanize q battery company OF elgnty-,