Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-04-04
NO LONGER NEED
Of VACCINATION
Penalty Clause Stricken
Out by House
Bill 9.
| SENATOR Russell MAKES
VERY STRONG PROTEST
Measure from Mass Of the People,
Independents Say "Give Them
a Trial'---Work in
Senate.

The Senate met at 1880 o'clock yes
terday afternoon but, owing to the
slim attendance of the members, those
who were present voted to take recess
until o'clock BY that time, nearly
all the Senators were present and a
lively afternoons session was the re-
suit.
Mr.. Kalauokalani reported for the
Printing Committee that House bill
No. 2 which had been missing for some
days. had turned UP safe. This done,
Mr.. Russell. under suspension of rules.
gave notice of his intention to intro
duce the following acts:
/. An act to protect birds. their
nests and eggs.
2. An act to amend Sections 81 and
80 Of An Act entitled AN Act to reor-
ganize the Judiciary Department"
Under the same suspension of rules,
the bills were read he first time By
title aud then refarreS To the Printing
Committee.
Under unfinished business, the ap-
pointments of the Governor which were
submitted in message sent to the
Senate n few days ago. came up for ac-
ton. On motion of Mr.. Kalauokalani.
consideration was deferred until Mon
40 hnf 1 tg taI m hn m M
bers will be all ready for the big fray
that is expected.
Senate bill 20, relating to licensed
physicians. was brought up on second
reading.
1t will be remembered by readers Of
, the Bulletin that the committee to
whom this bill was r9ferred reported
that. II the Board of Health was to
take the services of any physicians
during times Of stress, they should pay
each man at the rate OF 3iO0 n month,
Mr. Carter arose to the defense Of the
doctors. saying that It was not doing
them Justice II the doctors could be
called in to work for nothing why
could not people In other lines OF bust
ness he required by the government
to do the same.
Mr.. Carter stated further that he had
S been the one who had audited the
plague bills and he knew something
about how the doctors were paid. II
/. was not to them that the money went
and, II the members would only pull
% the string. he could tell them just
where the money did go. The doctors
MS class did not get their just deserts
Mr.. Kanuha made long argument
on what the doctors of the city should
be willing to do. They were highly
educated set of people and could easily
deceive the unsuspectlng. This belne
the case. they should be willing to do {
little when called on. Mr.. Kanuht
went along on this strain until he made
the statement that the theories o.
physicians could not be relied on. The,
could easily deceive a person ant
y could hatch up an epidemic when the,
pleased and no one would be the wisel
for II. He stated further that Mr.
Crabbe, who had spoken briefly jus
before him, could not say that 1t wal
bubonic plague the town was suffer
Ing from something over a year ago.
At this point Mr.. Crabbe arose an,
D challenged the speaker to prove tina
Il was not the plague that the city wa
suffering from at the time mentioned
Senator Kanuha answered that. wheI
the plague was said to be epidemic II
Honolulu. he was staying out at tn
Kamehameha schools. DR.. Wood of tn
Board OF Health had ordered the stu
:, dents at the institution to keep ava
"a from the Chinese restaurants and te
e shops OF the vicinity lest they tax
the plague.
}. Mr.. Kanuha stated further that h
2. was unable to get home from tn
schools many times and that then h
went 20 the tea shops which had bee
forbidden by the Board of Health
Since he did not get the plague, he wa
lead to believe that there was n
plague in the city.
- Mr.. Kanuha then branched off int
the indiscretions OF the Board {
the Board of Health at that time, II
T. accused the guards placed about China
4 town OF allowing rich Cinnamon to G
= beyond the lines on the payment
"a certain sums as brides. Then agai
y the soldiers who were placed on guar
=. were in the habit OF going into Chin
.n town and doing all manner OF vi
things.
Mr.. Kanuha said he could not III
derstand how It was that. In near
every instance. only one person in
house died OF the so-called plague. TIL
Il was not so in Others countries whe
plague was known to exist. In the