The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-19

There is a limit of time within which
claims may be filed, but there Is no
limit of time within which they shall
be heard and determined, and there Is
no provision providing that all claims
must be presented to the commission
or that in case of failure 10 present
a claim within the time limit, il shall
be forever barred.
The bill provides for no assurance
to the claimants that any thing will
be done for their benefit after they
have submitted their claims to trial
and decision. There is no provision
for payment; nor any assurance that
any further action will be taken by
anyone in the matter, for the report is
to be made to the Governor, and may
be by him pigeonholed.
If any benefit is to accrue to the
claimants in the way of assisting them
in repairing their losses, it is not pro-
vided for in this bill. A quick decis-
ion and early settlement following,
even if the award be arbitrarily arriv-
ed at, is required in this matter, but
this bill practically defers any benefit
for a period of two years, or until
the next Legislature.
A committee of investigation, which
is really the effect and perhaps object
of this bill is not what is required,
but a court of claims or arbitration,
with pienary powers, ought to De con-
SIlIutSQ TO even IL neceS-
sary hear and determine the justice
and correctness of the claims, and rem
der a judgment decisive of the amount
of loss and provide for its settlement
within some definite period.
This bill is not in line with equity
! and justice, and / recommend that the
same be laid on the table and that
Senate Bill So be substituted and pass
ed.
WILLIAM WHITE.
NICHOLAS Russell.
April IS, 1901
The bills together, with the reports
were deferred for consideration until
next Monday.
! Mr.. Achfs resolution of yesterday to
declare that date the 4Sth day of the
session was laid on the table after con-
siderable discussion.
The Governors veto of the anti-vac-
cination bill was then taken UP and Mr..
Baldwin moved that the veto be sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Baldwin said that even now we
have smallpox all around US. The
President of the Board of Health had
wisely denied the landing of troops
from infected ships and that If vaccina-
ton was to be done away with, this. al
least, was poor time lot Suc0 dCllOH
Mr.. J. T. Brown was seriously oppos-
ed to the Governors veto in this case
and urged that in the past vaccination
had not been carried out without dis
elimination; favoritism had been prac-
ticed in the schools and he had seer
discrimination where the white chill
dren of a school had been sent home
while the native children had been kept
and vaccinated. willingly or unwilling.
lily. This should not be: the rich espe.
Icially had been allowed to escape
There were other things. It had beer
said that the native race would all bt
dead within the next fifty years. Sucf
allegations made the natives suspicious
Now in the matter of vaccination th'
Hawaiians refuse to be ordered to q
to a certain physician. In cases ply
sictans have advised the natives to re
fuse to be vaccinated; these DOCTOR
have afterwards been appointed t.
places by the Board of Health and have
then insisted on every native being vac
cihated. This was inconsistent
Mr.. c. Brown pointed out that while
all white children were vaccinated il
early childhood the native children wer
not. He cited his own case and though