The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-06-02
House OF Representatives.

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House of Representatives.
A communication from the Senate
announced concurrence of that body il
House Bill No. AZ. relating to ports o.
entry.
! The following communication in an
swer to another from the Clerk of the
House was received:
81 beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your communication dated May 26th,
together with the report of the House
COMMITTEES on Public Health.
"As president of the Medical Asso-
citation of Hawaii, and of the Executive
Committee Of the same, and as chair
man OF the meeting when the medical
f5e bill was passed, l may assure the
honorable House of Representatives,
through you, that there is not the
slightest cause for alarm.
$50 long as the medical profession
is not placed upon the same footing
with the vendor of articles of every de-
scription, there need be no fear by the
honorable Legislature that the mem
bers of the Medical Association will be
eXorbitant in their charges, and that
therefore there will be no cause for any
body of men, even the honorable Leg
islature, to step in between the mem
bers of the Medical Association and
their patients.
There is not the slightest danger
that the profession on the islands will
degenerate into meat, telephone,
steamship, well-boring or other mo-
nopoly.
GAS a class they are educated men of
good character, who know too well
their humanitarian vocation, their pro-
fessional rights, as well as their du-
ties and obligations to the people to
whom they have never faild to give
most tangible and practical proofs.
Therefore, they hardly need any les
sons as to the manner of managing
their own fee bills"
With great repect and high consid-
Grafton for that honorable body, am,
Yours truly,
JNO S. McGREW, M. D.,
President Medical Association of Ha-
waii.
Rep. Richards expressed his opinion
on the letter, saying that the doctors
had made a mistake in writing it, as
they had in their discussions at certain
meetings. The letter was in the nature
of an insult TO the House of Represent
atives.
The following bills were reported
signed by the President:
An Act to amend Section of an Act
entitled, "An Act to promote fencing"
An. Act to extend certain streets in
the District of Honolulu.
: An Act to prevent injuring, distort-
ing and deforming the feet of female
children uneer is years of age.
An Act to define the procedure in ac-
tions of condemnation under the right
of eminent domain
An Act making appropriations for un-
paid bills prior to December 81, 1895.
An Act authorizing the Commission
ers of Public Lands to cause reap
praisement to be made of certain home
stead lots, and to accept payment for
the same upon the basis of such reap
praisement.
An Act to extend certain streets in
the town of Hilo, Island of Hawaii.
An Act to define the field and staff
officers and non-commissioned staff of
regiment of the National Guard of
Hawaii, amending Section of Act 20
of the laws of the special session, 1895.
Joint resolution relating to the Unit
ed States of America.
Joint resolution relating to postage
stamps. cards and envelopes.
The Conference Committee on Sen
ate Bill No. 9, relating to internal tax
es, reported on the same, recommend
ing its passage with a few slight
amendments. Report adopted
Another conference committee report
announced concurrence in House
amendments to Senate Bill No. II, re-
lating to licenses, and recommended
passage of same Report adopted.
Rep. Hanuna reported for the House
committee who visited the leper settle
ment at Kalaupapa and Kalawao, say
ing that they had met with the lepers
and had presented to them certain pc
titions and complaints The commit
tee had met with the Board of Health,
and that body had seen fit to ask the
Legislature for the following appro-
priations:
First-Home for non-leprous boys of
leprous parents, $1,000.