The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-19
IDENTIFYING KAMAANB mo BR0NERNLAV JOKE HGaAOSN IN "AUOS
MEMBERS GO ON EXCURSION TO
KALIHI.
Bin Favoring Kahunas is introduced.
The Queens Pension Bill is Advanced
a Step-Emmeluth's Warning.

The House adjourned just after noon
for the remainder of the day to enable
the members TO take an automobile eN-
cursion TO kalihi to witness a medical
examination of suspected lepers. The
adjournment was not taken without op-
position, Emmeluth especially object
ed as there We're only thirty days more.
he said in which bills could be acted on.
Another act recognizing kahuuas as
medical men was introduced. Aside
from these matters the House proceed
lngs today were Of a rather routine
character
House Bin No. came up for second
reading and was tabled.
Action on House Bill No. n, relating
to practice i'm criminal cases, was de-
ferred until tomorrow as some import
ant changes are TO be made in it.
House Bin No. 40, an act to prevent
the employment of minors in places
where intoxicating liquors are sold. and
to prevent minors from visiting such
places, was referred to the committee
on public health and education.
House Bill No. Al providing for names
of streets, roads and lanes in the dis
trict OF Honolulu, was referred to COM
mittee on public lands
House Bill No AZ providing for the
numbering Of buildings and lots In the
district of Honolulu was referred 70 the
committee on public lands etc
House Bill No. 43, giving the right Of
appeal to any person adjudged in con-
tempt, by any Circuit Court or by any
judge of any Circuit court, or by any
district magistrate, or by any officer
or person authorized by the laws of
said Territory to take testimony in the
Territory of Hawaii, from such decision
TO the Supreme Court of said Territory
and prescribing the procedure govern
ing the same, and providing for bail
in such appeal was referred to the
judiciary committee.
House Bill No. A and act to establish
and maintain school libraries was re-
ferred to committee on public health
and education.
House Bill No. 40, an act to appro-
pirate pension for ex-Queen Liliuo-
kalani, was referred to Committee on
Finance
House Bill No. so, an act to repeal
Chapter ~ of the penal laws of 1897
TO prohibit gambling and gaming was
referred to Miscellaneous Committee
House Bill No. 81, relating to the
segregation of lepers, was referred to
Committee on Public Health.
Under suspension of rules Makekau
gave notice of bill to regulate gam
bling and gaming
ANel W eilliOd gave HOlltG OF the IOIlOW
ing acts: An act to prohibit cremation
Of the dead in the Territory of Hawaii
without the consent of the family of
the deceased and an act authorizing
the Hawaiian 'Kahunas" who are ex-
pert at diagnosis to practice medicine
in this Territory.
Ewalikc, introduced the following re-
solution which was adopted in part as
follows That due notice having been
given the committee on Public Health
of the House, to attend the eXamina-
tion of leperS at the Kalihi Receiving
Station this afternoon at 2 O'clock and
as it is necessary that information as
TO the methods of examining leprous
suspects in vague be had by this
House. the Speaker is requested to au-
thorize, the committee on Public
Health or any other committee he may
select to accompany the board of ex-
amining physicians this afternoon at
the appointed hour
The chair asked the House how many
wanted to go to the receiving station
for lepers this afternoon, so hacks and
autos could be provided for the mem
bers. Emmeluth objected to the House
adjourning just to go down to see some
| lepers, when there was only 30 days
! left for bills to be taken to the Cover
nor for his signature, and did not think
! it right to adjourn for the sake of TAX
Il
thought it no more than right to have
| the members go down and see how the
iepers were examined. and said that he
| found lots of people over on Molokai
who had no sign of leprosy at all
! Dickey said he did not want a charity
! ride down there, but would pay his
own hack fare. Gle rides a bicycle)
Monsarrat suggested that all members
outside of committee pay their OWL
fare, this objected to by Prendergast
who said q good many members, wouC
find it an excuse for not going. 1t wa:
decided to finish what business there
was before he House and under a sus
pension of rules, a communication from
the Senate was read, notifying The
House of the passing of the following
bills by the Senate: Nos. 10, 13 and IA.
A lengthy communication from tn,
Secretary of the Territory i'm regard Il
information requested by the House o
the disposition of the compiled laws o
1897 was read.
House Bill No. so, an act relating T.
the time within which all wires use,
for telegraph, telephone, or for the pur
pose of operating street railways, o
! for lighting in cities end towns of owe
two thousand population shall be plac
ed not less than two feet undergroun
was passed its first reading by title
The House adjourned at 1915 for tn
> remainder of the day in order to alloN
members to attend the examination Q
lepers at Kalihi receiving hospital thi
afternoon.