The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20
kaWaiahoa Has a
Legislative
Freak.
Solons Still Wransling
Their Salary
Bill.
.REAK bills are turning up In
the HouSo ,,,{+h x,,o.l: IN,

MEAN plllS are turning up in
the House with machine-like rap
idfty. One that was introduced
yesterday by. Kawaiahoa. will be read
with amusement by the washington
authorities and medical profession the
world over. He gravely gave notice
OF bill authorizing the issuance of
licenses to 'kahunas who are expert in
diagnosis, as physicians of the Terrific
ry of Hawaii"
haWalahoa evidently believes in the
kahuna to such an extent that he
would prefer his mysterious rites in
the treatment of sick members of his
own family, rather than hire the ser
vices of physician who is a graduate
from reputable school of medicine.
If Kawa.ahoa has his way the ka-
hunas will be able to hang out their
shingles with the medical fraternity in
general, and can refer to 1.-The profess
sion" with the same easy suavity as
the regular practitioners. There is lit
tie doubt but that if they were regu-
larly licensed the natives would flock
to their offices and receive treatment
by the use of herbs and ava, and get
prescriptions for running around ones
residence at night half naked, wearing
only girdle of grasses, and perform
ing other absurdities which are sup
posed to take away the ills that flesh
Is heir to- AS to fees, the regular
practitioners are not in 1t, for the
kahunas exact amounts from their de-
luded patients which would appal one
who is used to paying a Doctors bill
even in Honolulu.
Much of the day was consumed in
discussing House Bill 1, the appropria-
ton measure in which the funds for
the expenses of the two branches of
the Legislature are contained This
bill was returned to the House by the
Senate because that body objected to
the House spelling the word forty"
with a "u" After discussing the pro-
priety of spelling the word correctly,
the House finally consented to do so,
and it was again ready for presenta-
ton to the Governor when the joint
committee was appointed.
Upon motion of Mossman the rules
were suspended and they were again
taken up for third reading, as re-
ported back from the Senate. The
House was enlightened by few ap-
propriate remarks from Makekan, who
claimed it had already passed the bill
for the third time, and he wanted in
formation as to why the bill again
needed amendment Robertson was
strongly of the opinion that under the
rules of the House it had no jurisdic-
ton to make any changes in the bill.
Emmeluth reminded the members
that since bill had been returned by
Senate with certain recommendations,
the House had not taken any action
on the same. The clerk of the House
stated the changes ordered in the bill
had been made. Prendergast, who Is
evidently becoming anxious about the
passage of the bill and the resultant
flow Of gold coin into the hands Of the
| legislators, recommended that the bill
be passed and sent to the Governor
at the earliest possible date. Moss
man sprung the Organic Act to show
| that the House had the power to make
whatever changes were necessary, and
he urged that this be allowed and the
| bill passed Makekau strongly urged
that something be done, as he was
afraid that the people would come to
the belief that the House was not ca
pable of making laws. Makekau was
undoubtedly right for once.
| Mossman, the author of the bill, OBJ
jected to Makekau taking the floor so
often. He said he had had possession
of that valuable part of the House
on which the members rest their "un-
derstandings' three times.
| Speaker Akina settled the entire
matter by declaring that the amend
ments proposed to the bill were in or
der. but Robertson contended that the
only motion which the speaker could
properly entertain was to suspend the
rules.
The whole discussion hinged on the
striking out of the word publication
in the last clause, and substituting the
word approved" as the publication
formerly in vogue was repealed by the
| Organic Act Emmeluth thought the
matter could be effectually squared by
spelling the word forty without a
'.u" in it. Makekau, however, was OF
the opinion that the Senate had nc
right to call the House down on It's
method of spelling words which were
found in House bills. The House was
"above suspicion, like Caesars wife, :