The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-29

/ tee who visited the lepor settlement at
I Molokai recently that there are a num-
/ Der OF people there apparently in good
/ health. and among them John Waia-
mau and r. *. Nathaniel. therefore be
/ il
! Resolved. That the House ask tho
/ Board of Health that these people be
/ brought TO the Kalihi leper settlement
and kept there for treatment.
Rep Hanuna-During the visit OF the
committee to Molokai a number Of peo-
pie apparently without trace OF the
distease were seen Young Waiamau
and Nathaniel were especially noticed
Here are these people staying right i'm
the midst of lepers with the danger OF
taking the disease again. IL is not
right, and If the people mentioned are
cured, they should be allowed to go at
large. / asked the two men mentioned
why they did not petition the Board OF
Health. They answered that they had
done this. The President of that body
had made promises, but nothing had
been done yet. They had come 10 the
conclusion that the Board did not in
tend doing anything.
Rep Rycroft-Does the member
know that the Board of Health intends
bringing down ten men from the settle
ment for the purpose of examination?
1t is just possible that the two men
may be among the number.
Rep. Winston-Does the member
know that all appearances of the dis
ease have vanished, or is he just judg-
ing from external appearances?
Rep. Hanuna-The resolution states
plainly that all appearances of the dis
ease have disappeared.
Rep Winston-The doctors ought to
know about the matter. / am not in
favor of taking the work of the Board
of Health into our hands
Rep. Hanuna-The resolution was
not intended to be a demand on the
Board of Health but simply a respect
full suggestion.
Then followed about fifteen minutes
of talk back and forth between Reps.
Winston and Hanuna upon whether
the resolution should or should not be
adopted.
Finally Rep. Winston moved that the
resolution be presented to the Board OF
Health as a polite request and as haV-
ing been introduced in the House, but
not passed. Carried.
Current Receipts bill taken up for
consideration.
Upon motion of Rep. Bond a new
item Of 5000 was inserted for balance of
salary of the Secretary of the Board of
Education for January, February,
March and April, 1896
Upon motion the vote on passage of
Current Receipts bill in second reading
was reconsidered.
Rep. Bond moved that passage in
second reading be postponed until the
receipt of reports from the Board of
Health, recommending certain appro-
priatiOns for the leper settlement at
MOlokai. Carried.
House Bill No. 5, relating to the pre-
ventiOn of blindness, taken up for con-
sideratiOn in second reading
Rep. Haia-I move that considera-
tion of bill be indefinitely postponed
think we are going just little too far
in trying to punish people for every
conceivable thing that happens BY
and by it will get to be so that a per-
son having a slight fever will have TO
be reported to doctor or the person
failing to do so will be liable to pun
ishment by fine. 1t seems very much
as if an attempt were being made to
rake up offenses for the purpose Of pun
ishing them. By the proposed law ev-
cry one, whether desiring it or not, will
have to call in a doctor. There are
many people who are unable to pay
doctors bills. In a case Of the kind
the poor person will have the choice of
paying the Doctors bill or the fine.
You all know how it will be in the out
side districts. The doctor may be far
away and it may take more than six
hours to go TO the place Hardships Of
al kinds viii result / think the bill
is a move in the wrong direction and
should not be allowed.
Rep. Rycroft-Our friend from Maui
has taken one view of the subject and
l have taken another. He evidently
remembers a meeting the doctors held
a short time ago and during which
they decided TO double their fees. Now
then, the doctors are beginning at the
very bottom Of the ladder Making an
early start, as il were, and are begin
ming with the babies. An entering
wedge will be the effect Of passage Of
this bill. and by and by all sorts of Pc
culiarities will have TO be reported to
the doctors or be the means Of enrich
ing the treasury OF the Judiciary De
partment Why by the time a child iS
10 years old he or she will cost $4,000.
Rep. Bond-This bill was introduced
at the request of physicians
Rep. Rycroft-And was refused by
two members of the House.
Rep Bond-The trouble is just here