Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-05

He went ON to say that the United /
States SHOULD first try to cure its own /.
lepers and then suggest something for
the uufOrtunates. What about the
food? Would there be two kinds or
would food be sent out here for the
people of the Mainland and the natives
be deprived of their natural food. Be
fore Hawaii should give the care of her
own lepers into the hands of the Fed.
eral Government. the latter should
show some advance in the matter of
curing its own lepers.
PuIaa and Sugar.
Mr.. Pulaa said that by the bringing
Of the lepers into the Territory would
mean jeopardy to the sugar industry,
the mainstay Of the country. The sugar
made here would not be eaten by peo-
| pie on the mainland because it would
surely be considered contaminated.
Mr.. Kaniho brought ont the fact that
he and Mr. Pulaa who had just spoken,
we're brothers. The latter was for the
resolution. while he was against 1t.
Taking up Mr.. Pulaa's argument about
sugar. the speaker said that thousands
of lepers had been at the settlement
and vet not one word had been said
about the disease affecting the sugar.
There was plantation on MOlokai
ind yet nothing had been said about
the sugar from that place being con-
taminated Mr. Kaniho made reference
TO the report of the Senatorial Com
mission saying that their superiority
should be recognized. People at the
settlement-some three hundred-had
petitioned TO have the place put under
the care of the United States. These,
in addition to the number Of citizens
who had signed the same petition.
made total of three thousand who
wanted Federal control of the settle
ment.
Kaniho then passed the buck up to
, Speaker Beckley and Mr. Kalama, rep
resentatives from Maui, saying that
the three hundred lepers who had
signed the petition referred to- had yot-
ed for them. Were they going to vote
against the unfortunates? II they did
he clearly intended to publish such ac-
ton on their part Kaniho's next ar
gument for Federal control was the
complaints against the food furnished
the lepers which had turned out to he
true. lie completed his speech by
moving to throw the resolution into
the waste basket.
AyIett's Views.
Mr.. Aylett made reference TO the tua-
tua plant. which he had growing in
, his own yard Work toward the cure
of the lepers was being done right here.
, II would be the greatest injustice in
the world TO make laZaretto out Of
the settlement at MolOkai In the
first place this would be made the
dumping ground for mainland lepers.
At this point Mr. Aylett said the thing
to do was to pass the bill which would
allow anyone who pleased, to treat lep-
rosy. In this way. the waste of money
would be prevented. People might
laugh at these laws being passed. but
the history of the disease and tho
great expense could be pointed out to
them. It was mp to the people Of the
Territory TO take care of their own.
If the matter was turned over TO the
Federal Government, the people from
the mainland would be taken care Of
and the natives left out in the cold.
There were several more who want
ed to talk of the subject and were al
ready on their feet but Mr.. Aylett
moved the previous question. which
motion carried, thus shutting off all
further debate.
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of Mr.. Kumalae to adopt the concur
rent resolution. Before proceeding 10
the call of ayes and noes, Mr.. BeCkley
said he had somewhat to say with
reference to remarks made by Mr.. Ka-
niho in his speech. He wanted TO tell
the member that no attempt at intim-
idating any other member Of the House
would be tolerated by the chair and
that II 1t was done again he would DO
adjudged in contempt.
The Speaker said he also wished to
remind the member from Hawaii that
although he was of the same political
afiiliation, he had come out of Maui
as a lone star and as representative
with Il good majority and had gone
into the fight under the tacit UNDER
standing that he stood against Federal
control OF the leper settlement at Mo.
lokai. He was not on Maui when the
election took place but was right here
In the city of Honolulu.
The vote, on being taken, showed u
= clean Republican and Home Rule Di-
vision with the exception of Speaker
: Beckley, who voted with the Republic
, cans, making the total q to in favor
! Of the concurrent resolution.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris, the House
took recess until o'clock. Mr. Ke-
; liinoi offered an amendment setting the
time for 1880 o'clock but 1t was not aC-
cepted.
The County Bill in Hawaiian, which
; the morning paper has been so wor-
ried about, was placed In the hands OF
the Printing Committee during the
, forenoon in plenty of time for consid-
. Grafton for II now turns out that it will
! probably not come up until Monday.