The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-10
HOUSE.

On the item for the support of Sum
mer School Rep. Atkinson said tina
the committee was Of the opinion tha
the Summer School was not satisfac-
tory. However, all arrangements haC
! been made for a teacher from the
States and, under such Circumstances
it was necessary that the item should
! be passed. 1t was the opinion of the
committee that more useful informa-
ton could be conveyed by educators
of the Islands who were acquainted
with the conditions existing here. 1t
stood to reason that such people would
be of more value than people from
abroad.
The House voted to pass the item
as recommended by the committee.
When the items, under the head of
the Board of Health came up for con-
sideration, Rep. McCandless arose and
protested against the expenses of the
Board of Health That department
was one of the 1oosest in the Govern
ment Money was being spent Tor the
purpose of sending men to China, Jap
an and Australia. Money was being
unfortunately spent. 1t was not
right and it should be stopped.
Just here there was call for the
Attorney General. but it was learned
that he had gone to Maui.
Rep. McCandIess again arose and
referred to the junketing trips of mem
bers of the Board of Health. Rep.
Wilder answered this, stating that the
trips made by members of the Board
had been made in the interest of the
public, which would certainly feel the
benefits Definite objects had been set
forth in the trips referred to. The
department should not be hampered
in any way as the information obtain
ed by it was of the utmost Importance
in the matter of health on the Islands.
Rep. Gear, as chairman of the FL
nance Committee, explained that the
item, General Expenses, $4,000, was
made up of thousands of smaller
items. The committee had made very
careful investigation. The money was
to the proper carrying on of
the work of the department. Rep.
had referred to jUnketing
trips. A careful investigation would
show that each of the trips made was
in the interest of the public.
The item, Support and mainten-
ance of Hospitals, $4,000" was raised
to $4,000, this with the idea of bring
ing all the hospitals under one head.
Rep. Richards moved to strike out
the item, Free system of removing
garbage, $4,000" The Government
should not come into competition with
private parties. Reps. Gear and Loe-
bernstein were both against this.
Rep. Pogue was of the same oDin-
on as Rep. Richards.
The item of $4,000 for street clean
ng passed as in the bill.
The item of $4,000 for support Of |
CHILDREN of lepers passed |
without murmur; as did the item of |
$3.50, 900 for segregation, support and |
reatment of Iepers.
The item for Kalaupapa store was
aised to $500 All the money taken
n at the store will come in as Gov
rnment realizations.
Insane Asylum, $33, $500, and electric
igt plant at the same place $4,000,
,assed.
Home for non-leprous children Of
eprous parents, $4,000, passed.
Rep. Loebenstein read a report of
he Committee on Public Lands rec
an item of $4,000 for the
nacademizing of River street, between
King and Vineyard streets. The re-
,ort was laid on the table to be con-
idered with the Appropriation Bill.
The House then adjourned for the