The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-02

terday mornng, probably because Carl
Naldi had arrived, and Mr.. kaiue. the
Vice plcsIdeat of the Senate, occupied the
throne next to MIR. Akina.
state OF nervous excitement prevail
cd, possibly caused 10y the arrival oil
Ross Bob"
The pr .,vedings, however, were of an
unusually calm nature. All the members
OF both Houses. with the exception OF
Russo nitsky, were present and listened
to the following resolution offered by
Senator Cecil Brown:
Whereas, by section Il of the Organic
Act, the Legislature of the Territory OF
Hawaii is to consist of two Houses
which shall organize and sit separately
except as otherwise provided in and by
said Act; and
Whereas the said Organic Act does not
in any portion or part thereof provide
that the Legislature of the Territory OF
Hawaii shall at any time sit in toint
conventions; and.
whereas, the action Of the Legislature
in passing the concurrent resolution au-
,horizing this sitting in joint convention
,he true intent and meaning of said Or
yanic Act, and Is not warranted upon
any preteXt whatsoever, now therefore
ne IL
Resolved. That the records of the pro-
ceedingS now held of this Joint conVen-
ton, as well as the records of all pro-
ceedngs heretofore had in both Senate
and House of Representatives by concur
rent resolution ordered the present )oint
convention to apporton the terms OF
eight Senators elected at the last general
election, be, and the same are, hereby
ordered expunged from the record or the
Senate and of the House of Representa-
tives and said expungng to be by the
total erasure and obliterating Of all that
part of each record of the respective
Houses of the Legislature that contains
reference to or is the record of such joint
resolution, and such joint resolution It
self.
Senator Brown made a forcible speech
in favor of his resolution and was sup
ported, not alone by his party, but also
by Mr.. Makekau and other intelligent
Hawaiians.
Mr. Becklev insisted in having the
lost joint resolution, relating to the
terms Of Senators, read, and. as the res
olution, the text of which has frequently
appeared in these columns, had been re-
covered. the Chair ordered 1t read, and
ported by Senator Kanuha and others,
the joint session adjourned until II a. n.
on the 50th day of the session.
Senator Cecil Brown moved to adjourn
sine die. but his motion, which was sec
onded by Senator Carter, was lost a. a
strict party vote, resulting In thirty
Home Unrulies" to fourteen Republi-
cans. ,- . --..
Then Kalauokalani moved TO adjourn
uStii the day assigned. and the joint SEES
sion was thing of the past. 49,.
PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE.
The Senate held a short session yester-
day morning. few reports were pre-
scented. The first was the following re-
port of the Committee on Education and
Public Health. to whom was referred
Senate bill 40. entitled IAN Act to Regu-
late the Observance of Sunday:
The bill changes the present law some
what making 1t In some particulars
strcter. and In other particulars more
liberal.
As the bill stands. 1t would require n
the opinion of your committee. several
changes and amendments, and as the
Legislature has before II more work than
It can faithfully accomplish before the
termination OF the session, we recon-
mend that the bill be laid the table
DAVID KANUHA., ,
ID. KALAUOKALANI
III. +. BALDWIN.
MIR. Baldwin then read the following re-
port of the Committee on Education and
Public Health, to whom was referred
Senate bill No %, entitled IAN Act Re-
latirg to licensed physicians:
The object of the bill is to make it easy
for the Board of Health to secure medi-
cal assistance In cases of unusually Sc
rious epidemics or unusual public dlsas-
ter.
Your committee would recommend that
the words free of cost to the Territory
OF Hawaii" on lines and 3, of section
|, be stricken out. and that a new sec
tion be inserted as follows:
Section Q. The Board OF Health is
hereby authorized to remunerate physi-
clans they may call upon to assist in
suppressing any unusual epidemic, or In
case of any unusual public disaster, by
paying them an amount not exceeding
800 n month: provided, however, that
this provision does not apply to physi-
clans i'm the employ of the Board OF
Health who are drawing regular sala-
rleS"
The insertion of this section will
change the numbering OF the remaining
sections Of the hill.
DAVID KANUTTA.
ID. KALAUOKALANI
! concur In the above report, except-
allowed 10 the extent of 500, In the SEQ
tion n is proposed 10 insert In the bill.
II, y, BALDWIN,
This report was laid on the table 10 he
considered with the bill
Then came the main issue ~ the day,
when Senator Baldwin presented a mi
porltv report, relating % the hills cancel
ling the existing laws referring 10 yaooi-
nation The report read
The minority ~ your committee does
not recommend the passage ~ either NJ
tho above hllls, FOR the following rear
sonsi
since the discovery ~ vaccination by
Ienner smallpox has not heen the ter
rlhle aeaurge 30 humanity that Il Wa be
Fore ihs discovery
Scientific and medical men agree as ia
The nthrienep ~ vaccination as means
~ preventing The spread ~ The disease.
IN former centuries, h0fars the discovery
n vaccination no disease was mors
dreaded eT destroyed more Victims