The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-24
The SENATE'S
LONE HAND
Various Nominees
Are Confirmed
Promptly.
DR.. GARVlN IS
AN EXCEPTION
Board of Health Matters Get Con.
siderable Discussion-WraneIe
Over the Appropriations.

| | The Greatest Legislative Show on
Earth" gave it's fourteenth perform
once yesterday with an UNMARRIED pro-
gram as an attraction.
The curtain rose promptly at 2
O'Clock, and after the rendering of the
Icustomary overture Senator Achi
moved the suspension of the rules, in
order to take up the Governors ap-
pointments
James H. Boyd. for the office of Su-
lperintendent of Public Works, was the
first appointment considered, and on
motion by Senator ]. T. Brown, was
approved.
w. H. Wright for Treasurer and E.
| S. Boyd for Land Commissioner, were
also on the motion of j. T. Brown ap-
proved.
DIR. C. L. Garvin, member of the
Board of Health was the next item
called out by the clerk.
\ dead silence followed this an
nouncement, which was finally broken
by Senator Cecil Brown, moving to APP
prove of the appointment.
oily Bill was on his feet in an in
slant, and shouted, Il move to reject
the appointment" which was ''kokua-
ed" by nearly all of the Independent
members of the Senate.
Cecil Brown was then recognized,
and wanted To know the reason for
wanting to reject the appointment. AS
far as he was personally concerned,
said Mr.. Brown, he did not know Dr.
Garvin except by reputation. The doc
tor had arrived during the cholera cpl
derlic, and had rendered valuable SER
vice in stamping out that dread dis
| ease. If the Senate intended to adopt
such tactics by rejecting the appoint
ments of good men on the Board OIL
Health they would not have any Board
of Health at ALL I'm the states" con-
| tinued Mr. Brown, lit was customary
to approve all the reputable appoint
ments made by the President or Gov
ernors, and those that were turned
down owed it to their unfitness for the
position"
L
ernor to fill up vacancies on the Board
of Health, because the members of the
board would necessarily have to neg
lect great deal of their practice. If
there is any good reason advanced as
| to why DR.. Garvin should not be ap-
Iproved 1 would vote to reject. but until
such proofs are produced L Will sus-
tain the Governors appointment.
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ton to section so, chapter of the Or
ganie Act. which governs the power of
the Governor in appointing the mem
bers of the Board of Health
1t was the majority in the Senate
who turned down the Governors ap-
pointees at the last regular session.
Isaid Senator Carter, and for no reason
at all except that they were appointed
by the Governor If the majority had
lonly changed the laws doing away with
the powers of the Board of Health
There would not be such serious oo-
lection to turning down the appoint
Iments, there would then be no neces-
sity of having any Board of Health
under those conditions. It was toe
late in the day, however. to make any
lchanges in the law; the golden oppor-
ltunity has passed by.
Mr.. Carter said a prominent physi-
clan had told him that if the Leglsia-
ture turned down any more mem
bers of the board, there would be
hard time to get any one to take their
places. Any physician of standing
would not accept an offer to serve on
1.-The board IL they had such a Legisla'
ture to deal with.
What would happen to the kakaaKc
district If there was no Board OF
Health % continued Mr.. Carter. dis
ease would become rampant, and the
people of Honolulu would have 10 q
through the horrors of another cpl
demic Members of this Senate mus
: remember that without the board tn'
city's garbage would not be collected
and pretty condition of affairs woule
exist. Who would perform the WORK.
he asked.
THE Public Works Department,
answered Senator Russell.
. Senator Carter contradicted thl
! statement and said the entire garpag
: system was under the control OF Tn
: Board Of Health, and it was too Id.
? in the day for any change to De mao
4 in the laws In order TO switch the wori
!. over to some other department. JUS
l. because oily Bill'' wanted to reJec
the appointment was no reason why
should be done.
CAS- for my esteemed contemporar
Or. Russell, he no doubt THINKS t,ia
the Acknowledgement or some o.ne
= could perform this work or coliec.iii
garbage" Mr. Carter then inquireu
the siberian statesman II ne tnoueh
that an appropriation for the coiiec.ip :,
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