The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-15

DIR. COOPER WRITES TO THE
HOUSE.
The House Committee May Bring in
Three Different Report on Yesterdays
Inspection of Immigrants.

The house may receive three different
reports from its committee on the Porto
Ricans. Emmeluth has one report in
preparation, understood to embody his
ideas against allowing such people as
those seen yesterdays to come into the
country, Gilfllan will present a report
similar to the one that was presented
to the senate by its committee and ku-
mulae is at outs with both reports.
The members of the house committee
We're not ready this morning to make
any report. A letter from Or. G. B.
Cooper president of the Board Of Health
was received, telling of what was done
by the health authorities yesterday in
looking after the Porto Ricans. The let
ter was laid on the table to await the
committee reports 1t contained the
following:
When the resolution of the Legisla-
ture reached me at p. m. / very short
ly learned that already all but about
fifty of the Porto Ricans had been
placed aboard local boats, they having
first been bathed and their clothing and
belongings thoroughly sterilzed by
heat. The remainder, those to whom
the resolution of the Legislature would
apply had been treated according to
our plans and were ready to depart.
II found that Quarantine Island,
which is now thoroughly and complete
ly under the control of the United
DUTIES, is dDSOlultly WITHOUT IdClllIlGS
for caring for these people: There are
now held on the island by the United
States authorities a number of persons
who have been exposed to smallpox
and measles undergoing the usual qua
rantine attention. The facil. les for
housing, feeding and caring in general
for the Porto Ricans is absolutely want
! ing, the capacity of the present esta-
! blishment being absorbed by the per-
sons now held there. And while they
! are capable of expansion l would hard
1 ly have deemed il wise to quarter fifty
I women and children in such close prox-
| unity to smallpox suspects even If the
! local board had been in control.
I'm conclusion, Sir, l would say that
l consulted the Attorney General as to-
| the powers of the Board to carry out
the directions of your resolution No.
and he advised me that the Board of
! Health is without power to confine per-
! sons who have been declared clean and
! free of disease by the federal quaran-
tine authorities, when those persons
| have come from an American port with
a clean bill of health"
DIR. Cooper stated that arrangements
had been made for the use of the chan
mel wharf and warehouse
| Emmeluth introduced a resolution to
! ask attorney general Dole the following
| questions.
rs there anything in the Organic act
creating the Territory of Hawaii which
4. in specific language faces the consider
alton by this legislature of legislation
other than appropriations? If no such
specific restriction is created in said
act, what should prevent the legisla-
ture passing any desirable other legis-
lation during this session."
| Makekau, and Kumulae opposed the
| resolution on the ground that the SEN
ate had already received from Dole an
answer to a similar inquiry, but after a
long discussion the resolution was
| adopted.