The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, TO
INVESTIGATE.
viii Leave Next Friday-Spend Satur-
day at the Leper Settlement-Emme-
luth Criticizes Dole.

The House of Representative is 60
ing to the Leper Settlement on Molokai
next Friday night, to investigate as a
Committee of the Whole. In the mean
time the House has asked the Board of
Health to cease sending lepers there
until a report on the existing condi-
! tions is made. This was decided this
morning after a lengthy discussion of
a resolution introduced by +. w. Beck
ley (Ind) of Molokai.
Beckley's resolution, afterwards
amended to include all the members in
stead of a committee of nine was as
follows:
Whereas, it has been customary to
select committee to visit the Leper
Settlement in the early part of former
legislative sessions and.
Whereas, it has now become imper-
atively necessary that such a commit
tee be Immediately appointed to visit
SAID settlement and investigate and
determine as to the truth of rumors.
/ reports and complaints now coming
from there as to inadequate and insufi-
cient supply of food and other matters
under the control of the Board of
Health pertaining to said Settlement;
and,
Whereas, pending receipt of the re-
port of the said committee il would be
impolitic and improper TO have any
. I'lSti OF persons sent there by
order of the Board of Health; therefore
be it
Resolved, That a special committee
/ of nine members be appointed to visit
/ the Leper Settlement at an early op-
portunity and report as to the actual
{ conditions there found, and also recon-
mendations they may deem necessary;
and, be it further
Resolved, That the Board of Health
through its President be requested to
defer sending any person or persons
/ that may properly come under existing
! laws, to said Settlement until said spe-
cial committee shall have reported to
this House and action taken thereon" I"
Emmeluth Nnd) suggested that the
standing Committee on Health should
| be included in the committee to go.
G1lt1llan (Rep) thought that a Joint
committee with the Senate ought to
/ go, and that it would cost no more and
/ be better of the whole House made the
visit. He offered an amendment that
all the members go to Molokai as a
! Committee of the Whole.
There are 900 people or more at Mo-
, lokai, said Beckley. Under our laws
now they have for the first time a voice
in the Government. The press have re-
Gently made public their complaints
that they lack proper food. The Board
I OF Health has tried its best by sending
poi, but the conditions of the taro crop
/ recently have been such as few people
/ realize. If the Board of Health is un-
able to cope with the conditions, this
/ House should devise ways and means
/ TO 40 II. Consequently, ! think it un-
wise to wait for a joint committee I
understand that a similar motion is to
be made in the Senate, but it is our
duty TO the people to go forward at
once. II is also proper that there should
be no more lepers sent to Molokai IN
~ we nave secured a report and found
that the conditions are favorable"
Emmeluth Qnd) suggested that the
form or government of the Settlement
should receive attention from the com
mlttee going to Molokai and he took
occasion to severely criticize some of
the Governors remarks in the message
10 the Legislature on the subject of
municipal governments The Govern
or SAID: Should the whole area OF the
territory be occupied by such govern.
ments, or should experiments he mad
IN one or two localities before goine
turther"" Emmeluth declared that 3
Governor under the Stars and Stripes
VINO didn't know better than to imag.
me mat conditions of dual government
could continue on American territor,
was an anomaly, and then said that tn,
Governor showed himself Ignorant o.
the Constitution" The people of III,
Leper Settlement must be given th,
greatest possible freedom, said the In
. dependent.
Gllhllan renewed his motion to amen,
so mat all the members should go. call
ing attention to the necessity of visit
ing all parts of the Settlement and ;
number of different institutions. whicl
nlne men could hardly go through in ,
DAY, and Beckley accepted the amend
ment' The resolution was then car
fled and subsequent resolution pro
Nlded that newspapermen should 70
, with the lawmakers.
IT is understood that the Senate will
take action similar to the House an,
that Representatives and Senators will
go together.
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