The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-28


Civil Code, relating TO the OWNERSHIP
of the property of married woman VI
on a decree of divorce for her aduIter!
BE it enacted by the Legislature c
the Republic of Hawaii:
Section L. That Section 1881 of tn
/ Civil Code be and the same is hereb
repealed.
Section 2 This Act shall take eff
feet from the date of it's publication
Bill read second time by title and re
! ferred 10 the Printing Committee.
! Rep. Bond reported printing Of al
amendment to the Constitution.
Rep. Kamauoha propounded the fol
lowing, questions to the Attorney-Gen
eTal:
What does the Cabinet think of the
division of Senators on the islands o.
Hawaii and Kauai, electing four from
the former and two from the latter, fol
the terms of two, three, four and SIX
years, as will happen in the coming
election set for the last Wednesday in
September, 1899? How will these cleo
lions be held?
Would it not be proper move on
the part of the Cabinet to amend GER
tain sections increasing the number of
Senators and electing six from Hawaii
and three from Kauai, with a CORE
spending increase in the number of
representatives from those places?"
Rep. Hanuna propounded other ques-
tons to the Acknowledgement as fol-
lows:
"First-Is the Government aware
that number of Hawaiians are living
in grave yards and sleeping on the
graves in those places?
"Second-If such is a fact, what does
the Government intend to do about it ?"
Rep. Robertson reported for the
Joint Judiciary Committee, introduce
ing two bills, these being the begin
ming of series of bills making amend
ments to the Penal Code.
First-Act to amend Chapter Is of
the Penal Code. relating to larceny.
Passed first reading by title and re-
'erred to the Printing Committee
Second-Act relating to ARRAYS and
'epealing Chapter SO of the Penal Code,
:elating thereto. Read first time by til
lie and referred to the Printing Com
nittee.
First and second reading of Senate |
Bill No. SO, relating to additional mon
~ for expenses of the Legislature. |
Passed both readings and referred to
he Finance Committee.
First reading of Senate bill No. 9, re-
ating to internal taxes. Referred to
pecial committee of I've.
Second reading of Senate Bill No. 8,
elating to promotion of fencing. Re-
erred to Judiciary Committee.
Minister Smith presented the follow
ng answers to the questions PROFOUND
d by Rep. Hanuna:
First question-Is the Board of
Iealth aware that a great many peo-
lie die without competent medical at
ention?''
Answer-The. Board of Health is
ware of the fact and has repeatedly
allied attention to the matter.
Second question-"What are the
Jews of the Board upon the matter?''
Answer-It has been the policy of the
government for many years to employ
hysicians to reside in the various dis
riots of the islands so that their SER
ices would be available to ALL The
oard of Health has endeavored to car
y out the policy, and to encourage all
lex people to have medical attention.
t will be seen by the reports of the
overnment physicians, published with
he report of the Board of Health, that
Iawaiians are availing themselves @:
lie services of the physicians more than
i former years.
Rep. Kamauoha said that people in
iona had complained about the eXor-
liant fees charged by doctors. One
Ian was made to pay 500 for one Wis
!. That was more than any native
ould stand. The people thought of
ending a petition to the Legislature
ut they were afraid that the doctors
yould get a down" on them and per-
APPS give them medicine that might
OF be good for them.
Rep. Kamauoha said that one trouble
18th Hawaiians was that they did not
o to the regular physicians in the be-
inning of any sickness, but placed
themselves in the hands of "auma-
uas" until they were in a dangerous
0ndition, when it was too late for any
God to be done. Again there were
lany ignorant Hawaiians who did not
are for the services of a physician,
verring that only one teaspOonful of
ledicine was given, causing the teeth
:, rot. What could be done in such
ases? Strict regulations Should be
lade. There should be more doctors (
opointed by the Government. In Kau-
D the people had set up doctors shop
their own, with the probable result
a great many deaths.
Minister Smith said that there was
just cause for complaint :
times. A great many people who
,uld pay for medicine were unwilling
do so.
Speaker Naone announced the fol-
wing Representatives as members of
lie special committee to consider the
ternal tax bill: Rycroft, Haia, Rob
tson, Kaeo and Winston.
House adjourned at 12:45 p. m.