The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-26

nienl tnat ne mad received a message
from the Senate stating that the Govern
or positively declined to grant extra
session. The news broke off the argu-
ments, the members realizing that they
would have to get down to work. The
bill was promptly passed
House bill 13, repeating certain obso-
lete laws, passed its third reaung; 21-5.
Robertson here suggested that the
House bills be photographed so that
some showing might be made for the
$500
House bill so, repeating all the gam
bling laws now in existence, came up for
second reading, and after motion to
Indefinitely postpone was lost, was pass
ed and ordered typewriter, Ahulii, Hi
hlo Kauimakaole, Kaniho, Kawaihon,
Mahoe, Makainai, Mossman, Nailima.
Paele, Prendergast and Puuki voting
against.
House bill Sc, providing for the control
of the Government sewers, came up for
the second reading. The committee re-
ported favorably on its passage with
some amendments.
The report was adopted and the bill
passed on second reading.
The Public Health c. mmittee on House
bill 81, relating to the treatment of lep
rosy by any persons without license, and
was considered with the bill The report
was rejected.
Dickey moved the indefinite postpone:
nent of the bill. Il think it is a shame.
1 have many friends among the lepers,
and think it an outrage to allow TON,
Dick and Harry to administer strong
medicines, poisons even. 1t is bad
enough for regular physician to prac-
tice on them, but when 1t comes down
to obliging the Board of Health 10 allow
any one who feels like it to practtce
upon the unfortunates, think 1t should
not be allowed
Makekau: "Our doctors don't ny. to
cure them; they ship them to Molokai,
that is all: and 1t is claimed that many
who are sent there are not lepers at al.
Surely it is right to allow anyone to try
and cure this disease. 1t is wrong to
restrict them. We are going to have
hospital erected where those afflicted cam
be practiced upon by those who claim
their ability to cure them. This is the
time for all fellow Hawaians to take
up this bill in the interest of their race.
Rokua.)
Kumalae: 1--WE have herbs here that
in the past did good. We have discarded
them for the doctors, and see the result.
There is gentleman in town who claims
that he can cure the disease, but&being
unconnected with the Board of Health,
he is not allowed to try. He is a spe-
ciaIist and this would give him an OPP
portunity. We know that young lady
of this town was after eleven years on
Molokai, brought back here, and folks
could not say whether she was leper
or not The doctors here don't know
anything about it, and it is no wonder
under their treatment that the race is
dying OUT
The bill passed its second reading and
was placed in today's order of business
House bill No. 95, an action granting
a franchise for the electric railroad in
Hilo came up for its second reading
Dickey offered an amendment that 21a
per cent of the gross receipts of the COM
pany be paid to the Government.
Emmeluth: 1.-The children of the men,
bers who are attempting to railroad
through such franchises will be grooming
under the lash of these corporations. the
House should be ashamed to present Con-
gress with such resolutions. / am In Ia
wore of allowing the people to speak on
this matter. During the progress OF
election members paraded the streets
talking of equal rights. Now two-thirds
of the House throw away the peoples
rights First, last and all the time,
am here for the interest of the people
who voted for me; after that for what
think the best for the country. 1t is CIV
ing. Mr. Speaker, company the right
to do that of which we complain in the
Rapid Transit Company, to pull up ma
cadamized streets and putting them back
in a half-hearted fashion for the Govern
ment to rectify. There is no limit as 10
freight charges. The poor man living
along the line of the Oahu Railroad pays
twice what corporation does Tor an
equal haul. Is this equal rights? 1t IS
what this bill proposes. Let us call 1t
down. 1t is well said, Poverty IS no
crime but conditions that create power
~ are criminal and we are criminal IN
passing such a measure as TINS ana III
bartering the privileges of the people Tor
insufficient recompense.
The 2lz per cent amendment was car
ried.
Kumalae got so excited that he gave
no opportunity to the interpreter to IN
terpret his speech at all literally
Kaniho kept up a running commentary.
Kumalae's speech was in favor OF pas
sage of the bill
kaniho: Cattle of this prano mas ap
peared before now in this House. we
nut a halter through the nose of the otn-
or cow and refused it grass. Why should
we give this one feed? l refuse to De
/ tbe father of this COW. The honorable
member who supports this bill is a squld'
a cllttlehsh; he moves backwards.
Kumalae: II rise to a point of oroer'
the honorable member is speaking pesloe
the question; he always does.
Tt took better man than kumalae 10
the TOP of his voice and pounding ms
desk, in spite of cries for Interpretation;
Kaniho thought that those VINO n ,aa
been suspected of brides before Tor tue
Tramways Company should be also sus-
pected now.
Kumalae and Kaniho are friends no
longer.
Aylett, constantly interrupted by ram! ram
no. tried to say something, but couion |,
/ motion to Indefinitely postpone the
hill was lost by vote of s-l5.
! robertson: THE bill gives them t"o
Years TO start the work and five years 10
/ compIete five miles. much greater II,
oe,,.a Than the Rapid Transit Company.
Prendergast also spoke.
An amendment that no single iare
should be made more than nVe Genus "as
carried. .,,,.,o, to
nrovide electric lights for the districts Oh
Kevalo Kukuluaeo and Kakaako, as
.hey were Every dark and injurious dur
ing nights. $3.50 Co.
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