The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-30

Rep Richards reported verbally the
action taken by the Board Of Health
on Wednesday. There is wood enough
! in the gulches TO supply the people fol-
many years.
House bill No. 46, relating TO the prac-
! tice of medicine and surgery, was
| brought up, and Rep. Kamauoha then
/ promptly moved to lay il on the table
| His reasons were that there has been
/ a good deal of talk about the doctors
and if this bill goes into effect they will
/ get even on somebody, probably the
public. We sent a respectful communi-
cation to the doctors and this morning
we got an insulting reply. The bill was
in bad odor in the Senate and was
killed there, but in some way it got new
life and is down here. We all know
that the doctors here occasionally make
a right guess and get the right remedy
Well, they may not strike it so often if
we go in to regulate them.
Rep. Rycroft said the member evil
IDENTIFY had not read the bill This was
an act to prevent quacks from coming
here with bogus diplomas and practic-
ing a profession they knew nothing
about. It was a measure which pre-
vented people practicing medicine I'M
til they had passed an examination be-
fore physicians here.
Rep. KamauOha thought he under
stood the matter. Physicians have to
go through an examination. If this bill
becomes a law, the examining ply
sicians can stop really good men from
coming here.
Rep. Richards thought the insulting
letter received from the physicians this
morning should be ignored in consider
ing this bill. The letter was evidently
gotten up by the same clique that pass
ed the fee bill, which the majority of
physicians repudiate. These examiners
are appointed by a Minister, and he will
use due care in selecting the right men
1t has passed the third reading in the
Senate, and we have only to concur or
not.
Rep. Kamauoha said it was a House
bill and had been amended by the
Senate. We have a perfect right to lay
it on the table.
The Speaker decided that the motion
was out of order according to Sec
ton IA.
Rep. Richards said Section II would
cover it if the member wanted the bill
killed.
Inc Dill passed.
The current receipts bill appropriate
ing S1,797 ,239.O1, passed third reading.
The wine bill, permitting wines of
less than IS per cent alcohol to enter
the Hawaiian Islands duty free, passed
first reading. Rep. Kamauoha wanted
to know why the bill provided for the
admission of this wine after June /.
1897.
Rep. Rycroft said he thought it was
because it took in countries all over
the world, and it would give ample
time for notification to France and |
Australia. Another thing, it would give |
dealers time to get rid of their duty |
paid stock, so they could all start on an |
equal basis.
Bill passed second reading
Rep. Richards, under suspension of |
the rules, reported House bill No. 81. |
relating to free postage from MoIokai. |
had been printed. He asked that under |
the same suspension the bill be read the
third time. Carried, and bill passed.
Rep. KamauOha moved that the Joint
resolution on the liquor commission be
taken from the table. Lost on two
thirds vote.
The House adjourned at 3:45 p. m.