The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-05
TUG ELEU
At ISSUE
The House Saves It
For Economy's
Sake.
FURTHER WORK ON
APPROPRIATIONS
The Military Is Pulled and Hauled
by the Solons of
the Senate.

Yesterday was committee day in the
Senate. Six long reports were the
fruits of their efforts Nothing was
done with the Appropriation bill. ex-
cept to take up the two committee re-
ports on the military and consider
them with the bill Senator Kalauoka-
iani occupied the floor for nearly half
an hour, speaking against the military.
All indications pointed to a long de-
bate on this matter, which was cut off
by a motion to adjourn.
The Senate met at o'clock, and after
the usual preliminaries had been dis
pensed with, Senator Russell led off
with majority report from the Com
mittee on Public Health on the Board
of Health, as follows, which was tabled
to be considered with the Appropriation
bill:
Hon. S. E. Kaiue, President of the Sen
ate.
SIR: The Committee on Public Health
communication No. 10 containing the
opinion of the Attorney General in re-
gard to the appropriation required by the
Queens Hospital and other similar nsti-
buttons, begs to report:
l. That while we do not deny facts
stated in the opinion of the Attorney
General. viz, that the said hospital is a
useful charitable institution and unsec-
tartan, we maintain that it is private
one and that any appropriation of mon
ey will conflict with the spirit and In
tent of section 80 of the Organic Act.
1t is private since it is owned, manag
ed and controlled by a private corpora
ton, the half OF the Governors appoint
ed trustees not constituting the MAORI
ty of votes in the board.
We further report that according to
the estimates of the secretary of the
corporation hereto attached. the whole
property of the corporation is $50, 900, a
considerable part of the Queen Emma es-
tate being recently lost in litigation.
This property will soon be increased by
Sc, 600 donated by the Bishops trust.
Therefore its total value in the near flu
ture will rise to $S7. 900, with the yearly
revenue at per cent not exceeding So
30
Thus while the contribution of the cor
poration is butzone-half of the regular
contribution by the Territory. its repre-
sentation in the board of trustees is one
half.
Some of the terms imposed by the
charter are not agreed with, namely
No dispensary is established at the
hospital as provided by the charter.
No bond is fled by the corporations
treasurer with the Territorial Treasurer.
No semi-annual report with Superin-
tendent of Public Works is to be found.
| Although any appropriation for such
hospital is not justified by the Organic
Act, the committee nevertheless recon-
mends the passage of it as in the Dill,
viz. $4,000 for the biennial period, as
matter of necessity. there being no
Government hospital in existence.
| We are opposed. however, to any fur
Their improvements or extension OF TINS
hospital and any additional appropriation
for that purpose for the following rea-
sons:
| /. The hospital is located in a thickly
populated quarter in the middle of the
town, which is highly improper both Tor
| the town and patients
| 2. Hospital Is located upon a fiat, I'M
drained ground, kept constantly wet oy
the natural drainage of the neighooring
| hills.
| g. Hospital presents an old structure
built without any consideration to hygi-
enic hospital requirements and permeateo
with all possible germs of disease. As
such it has to be condemned. and new
lGovernment hospital is to be built out OF
town. upon elevated grounds either or
detached pavilion system or on barracks
principles.
In regard to Hile and Malulani Hospi
tails, which are Government hospitals
the property of the Territory and unoei
Its full control, they both require theil
IfuII running expenses. AS for Hilo hos
lpital, the exhibit No. 2 presents com
munication from the chairman OF trus
tees OF said hospital. requiring sSoO
month as absolutely necessary figure u
run II. We recommend therefore tina
1.-THE item of $500 as in the bill be raise'
Ito $4,000 for the biennial period; als'
81 200 for the sidewalk, and the item o
Aalulani Hospital be raised from So'U
Ito IS 900 for the same reasons
waimea Hospital and Hospital for In
lcurabies are private institutions, haVlns
no charter and any subsidy to them no
being justified, We recommend the cor
responding items be stricken OUT.
The Lihue CKauaD Hospitals cnar'e
does not mention any part the terri
torv has in its MANAGEMENT or control
nothing is said of the free treatment y
Government patients either. 1t Is pr
vate hospital and any appropriation 10
it is not justified
Koloa Hospital CKauaD is also a GOV
iernment hospital under the controi OF IN
Board of Health, but 1t Is run oniy par
of the time and requires but a sr1laii sup
sidy. We recommend the item as asAe
by the Board of Health, VIZ, Sl,Vo-
There is no corporation as hspioial
,tatar,,,ty Home. as stated in the est
mates. the name OF the corporation an
linst,f,,tion is Kapiolani Home 1t is in
tended for the Hawaiian women ohiy