The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-09
HAWAIrS SENATE
ENDS ITS SESSION
Il Ratifies the Nominations of Good
Men for the Three Depart.
mental Vacancies.

At precisely IL o'clock Saturday
morning the senate. after tweleve days
in special session. adjourned sine die
The last hour of the session was spent in
rush of business. The appointments by
Governor Dole of j. II. Fisher as aud
itor, A. n. Kepoikai as treasurer, and
Henry Z. Cooper as superintendent of
public works were confirmed by unan-
imous vote, except in the case of Coop
err two Home Rule senators voting
against him.
Immediately upon assembling Secre-
tary Savidge read communication
from the Governor asking the use of
the legislative hall on Monday in
case the senate had not adjourned for
the Eustis meeting, and inviting the
attendance of the senators. Upon mo-
ton Of Senator Dickey the secretary
was instructed to reply that the senate
would be out of the way before that
time.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
December 6, 1902
Hon. Clarence l.. Crabbe, President of
the Senate:
Sir: Your committee on the Health
Departm ent beg leave to report that
they have made as complete an exam
- alton of the workings of the same
as time would permit. The accounts
are well kept and the system seems to
be a good one. Your committee object
seriously to the custom which prevails
in this department as well as Others of
carrying in the cash bills for incident
ais which have been paid by officials.
The cash balance should be entirely in
coin and cash drafts.
! Your committee had meeting with
the full board of health and asked
them questions on certain points which
were satisfactorily answered. The lep-
er settlement seems to be working
smoothly and satisfactorily under the
! new management; the number of lep-
ers is gradually diminishing and no
complaints are registered against the
present superintendent. The number
of male children of lepers now in the
settlement is 81 and your committee
is Of the opinion that these should be
removed to home as soon as possible
The last legislature appropriated $20,-
600 for the maintenance of the chill.
dr. en- of lepers, but this is not available
=
committee suggested to the board the
advisability of their asking for 6
liberal appropriation for boys home
in their estimate OF expenditures fol
the coming period.
We were informed that in all the
years since the establishment Of thu
Kapiolani home for the daughters G
lepers, only two girls have developed
nlx F<af
from the settlement as soon as possible
after birth, never longer than si'
months after birth. The present boart
removes them Immediately after birth
A complaint was lodged with mem
Der of the committee that leper sus
poets had been taken from their homes
directly to the receiving station with
out being first examined. The board
denied this and said that all such case:
were examined by three different ply
sicians before being sent to the receiv
ing station except in cases where the,
were sent down from the other islands
and then they had been examined by
the government physician. Your com
mittee thinks that in all cases the frs
examination of such patients should b.
at their homes.
Complaints have been made in regar,
to the working of the plumbing de
partment but your committee has hat
no time to examine into them. The!
would recommend the appointment o
!. commission Of three members of tn
senate to make a more thorough in
vestigation of the department and re
port at the regular session.
, Your committee recommends tn
confirmation OF all the appointments o
the Governor in this department.
) Respectfully submitted.
II. p. BALDWIN,
G. II. DICKEY,
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