The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-01
MANY TO GO
TO MOLOKAI
The Settlement Will be
Investigated by
Legislature.

After the adjournment of the two
branches of the Legislature yesterday
afternoon, the Senate and House com
mittees on the expedition to the Leper
Settlement on Molokai, met in the
House with President Raymond of the
Board of Health, and arranged details
as to the personnel of those who are
entitled to leave on the Legislatures
chartered steamer tonight for Kalaupa-
pa. Senator H P. Baldwin was the
chairman and acted as Interpreter Tor
the native members. Among those pres
ent We're Chairman F. w. Beckley of the
House Committee on Public Health, w.
H. Hoogs, A. CT. NJ. Robertson, f. III.
Haaheo and a few native members. Rep
resentatives Prendergast and EmmelGth
dropped in toward the end of the meet
ing.
1t was agreed after much discussion
that the list of names submitted by the
Legislature committees to the Board OF
Health for special permits, and few
offered by the Board. should be submit
ted to President Raymond as coming
from the Legislature direct. The JOINT
committee was anxious that the list OIL
outsiders be cut down to the minimum,
and some desired that members of the
press be the only persons outside the
Legislature who should be permitted to
go. AS finally agreed, the list stands
| as follows: Senate and House members,
As; Senate and House clerks, 2; stenogra-
piers, 2; interpreters, 2; invited by the
Legislature, President Raymond OF the
Board of Health, Wray Taylor, Commits
sioner of Agriculture and Forestry, w.
| o. Smith, former president Board OF
/ HEALTH DIR. Charles Engels, one repre-
/ sentative each from the Honolulu news
u papers-Advertiser, Star, Bulletin, kuo-
koa, Independent and Republican.
No other persons will be given permits
sion to accompany the junlSet. President
Raymond stated that under no consider
alton could he go beyond the authority
given him, as the chartered steamer be.
longed to the Legislature.
AS there is such a large number OF
ople to make the trip, the steamer vii
I've to be used as a hotel and lodging
Il use while the members are at Kalau
psi 2, there being no accommoda tons OF
shore.
Rs 2resentative Prendergast almos
spoiled the arrangements entered into
He protested against any one but tn,
legisla tors themselves and representa-
tives of the press going upon the char
tered steamer. DR.. Raymond and others
however. Modified the House member b.
stating that the permits granted to out
siders would be only to those proposes
by the committees. If the committee
chose to invite them, he would have tn
permits issued accordingly. The com
rnttee as a whole decided upon thi
question and DIR. Raymond was given
special invitation to accompany the leg
islatcss Superintendent Reynolds wi
also g of the party and will act as tn
guidn the Settlement.
Aftc1, the meeting President Raymon
was n'rgviewed as to plan which wa
|. partly divulged by him during the exp'
dition discussion. This was In effect
tplan which he intended to present to tn
Board Of Health meeting on Wednesds
but was prevented by stress of other in
= portant business. The plan conten
l. plates the general reorganization of II
management OF the Leper Settlement