The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-17


morning was another resolution by Mr..
Emmeluth.
1t reads as follows:
BE it resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives, the Senate cuncurring,
That a committee to consist or nine
members, six to be appointed by the
speaker of the House, and three to be
appointed by the president or the Sen
ate, be appointed, to proceed immedi-
ately on appointment to quarantine
Island and inspect the condition of
persons there detained and report
their findings to this Legislature.
That until the committee do report,
the Board of Health be directed to per
NIT no persons of this Territory to
depart from said Quarantine Island.
That a copy of this resolution be i'm
mediately forwarded to the president
of the Board of Health and that said
committee be instructed to report their
findings to the Legislature not later
than the tenth day of this session.
JOHN EMMELUTH.
When the order of resolutions was
announced by the, speaker, and Mr..
Emmeluth arose, "as usual" and an
nounced another resolution, there was
bland smile all around the room.
but as he spoke, it was evident he had
something different from the common
to offer this time.
! He began in a calm voice by saying
I tnal ne was sorry 10 nave TO commune
| to introduce resolutions, but that so
long as the interests of the people de-
manded il. "Barkis is willing"
The resolution was read by the clerk.
Mr. Emmeluth arose and moved its
! adoption. and to everybody's surprise,
sat down. Mr.. Kaniho promptly seq
onded the motion, whereupon Emme-
luth spoke to the adoption of the reso-
luton. He said. in part:
Il think 1t is proper that / should
explain why | have introduced this
resolution. The immigration of Porto
Ricans has been going on ever since
the erection of the Territory made 1t
possible. Since then, and up to this
morning, | have not knowingly ever
seen Porto Rican, though l have
often tried to do so. The connections
between the steamers that brought
them in and the steamers that took
them to the other Islands has been so
close. however, that ii has heretofore
been impossible. This morning as l
was reading the Advertiser, | saw that
the Colon had arrived with a load of
these Porto Ricans, and j went to the
steamer to see them. I was too late.
for they had all been taken on In mud
scows to the quarantine island.
saw the ship which, presumably, had
been cleaned up, and was in much bet
ter condition than during the voyage,
and its condition. even in its improved
state. was something frlghtful. | took
a boat and went to the quarantine ISL
land, and arrived there just as the
last load was debarkng from the scows
aud were making their way to the
sheds.
The conditions prevailing ON Kauai,
where these people have been taken
before, is we'll known. The whole
strength OF the government is being
used to prevent the spread OF an cpl
demc OF smallpox brought by these
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ures are enforced on that account.
AS | stepped on the shore OF the
quarantine Island, ] saw child OF
eight or nine years lying In the broil-
Ing sun, evidently afflicted with con
sumption, from its emaciatcd Condi-
Close by stood "A man afflicted with
lung trouble, who was too feeble 10
walk 10 the quarantine sheds ! east
my eyes along the wharf, and saw
there many sitting down exhausted
exhausted by rgssOn Of physical dis
eHse gnd physical hamilton.
\ spent the rest ~ my time trying
90 get permission from the quarantine
authorities 10 lot the entire Leglsla-
ture go over there ana see the condi
want them "a take statements Tor the
conditions. bpt ! wanted them 90 see
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