The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-11


bills be indefinitely postponed.
"A G.. NJ. ROBERTSON.
"R. RYCROFT.'
Proposed amendment to Article 63 OF
the Constitution was made the order Of
the day for Monday
House bill No. %, relating to the
presence of children on public streets
during certain hours, taken up for con
sideration in second reading and pass
ed with recommendations Of the COM
mittee. Bill ordered typewriter.
Senate bill No 81, dealing with cor
pOrations, brought up in second read
ing and passed with amendments.
House bill No. 81, relating to assaults
on public officers, brought up in second
reading and passed. Bill ordered type
written.
Minister Smith announced his lnten-
ton to introduce and Act relating to
quarantine powers. Bill read first time,
passed and ordered translated and
printed.
In introducing the bill Minister Smith
offered an explanation of it's intention
The bill looked toward the protection
of people here from the ravages of dis
eases from abroad. According to tn
quarantine regulations of the United
States. made in 1894, that country hav-
ing recognized the dangers liable to oc-
cur from diseases brought by steamers
from foreign ports, had inserted pro-
vision by which all steamers leaving
ports with infectious diseases must
comply with the United States regula-
tons before their sailing from such
ports. Failure to do this simply re-
suits in the refusal of admittance of
such steamers into port.
Honolulu had had experience with
cholera last year. In February it was
learned that a very malignant form OF
cholera had broken out in Japan again.
There was constant danger of the dis
ease reaching this port.
With this danger staring the country
in the face, the Board of Health had
written to the United States Govern
ment, asking that DR.. Eldredge, that
country's official physician in Japan, be
allowed to act for the Hawaiian Islands.
The request was granted and good re-
suits were made evident almost i'm
mediately.
On the same day that the Gaelic ar
rived in port from Japan and China,
a message was received from San Fran
cisco, sent from Japan by DR.. Eldredge
by means of a cablegram, telling of the
existence of the black plague aboard the
Gaelic. Thus warned, the Board OF
Health was put on its guard.
The bill introduced looked toward ap
pointing man to see to the interests
Of the Hawaiian Islands in ports touch
ed by steamers coming to this port from
the Orient.
House bill No. SO, relating to perjury
and subornatiOn Of perjury, passed sec
ond reading. Ordered typewriter.
Under suspension Of rules Minister
Smith gave notice of his intention to
introduce q bill TO regulate the prac-
tice of medicine and surgery.
House bill No. 40, relating to Migrants
and disorderIy persons, passed second
reading. Ordered typewriter.
House bill No. IL, relating to assault
and battery, passed second reading Or
dered typewriter.
House bill No. IS. relating to malici-
Gus injury, took the same course.
Senate bill No. 81, relating to hospital
for infirm and aged Chinese, read first
time and referred to the Committee on
Public Health.
House bill No. II, relating to powers
of Commissioners of Land, passed sec
ond reading. Ordered typewriter.
At 1925 a. m. the House adjourned
until 10 Il. m. Monday.