The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28

case. this $4,000 is being properl,
spent, and its expenditure meets Will
popular approval. If that is true, {
personal grievance is being aired here
and this House is too august body
for that 1 enter my protest, as a mem
Der of this House, against persona
grievances being aired here"
Mr.. Fernandez, also member OF the
committee, said that Judge De Boil
lad told him that Chester Doyle was
fully qualified to act as interpreter
and had given satisfaction to the
| court. The man displaced had not
Judge De Bolt told me that Chester
Doyle could not translate japanese
writing into English, nor transcribe
| English into Japanese. If Chester
Doyle is not competent to act as inter-
prefer, then, while this House cannot
| remove him, we can refuse to pay
! him. / move. therefore, that the re-
! port be laid on the table to be con-
: sidared with the appropriation bill. ="
| This was seconded by Harris, and car
ried
The House then took up the order of
the day, which was the second reading
of Senate Bill No. 1. The committee
was not ready to report. and the matter
+ of the appearance of the Board of
Health before the House was taken up
on the report of the special committee.
and discussed by Mr.. Harris, who
thought the board should be notified if
it was desired that they should appear
at 10 a. m. today.
The report was laid on the table and
Mr.. Chillingworth moved that the
Board of Health be notified to appear
before the House at 10 a. m. today.
This was seconded, but Mr. Kumalae
he Of he
notified to appear before the House at
80 next Thursday evening, speaking
at some length in support of his mo-
ton.
Kumalae's motion received no sec
ond, and Mr. Chillingworth asked that
the original resolution be read for in
formation. This being done, Mr. Chill
Iingworth said that the only matter
referred was the charge that some per-
son connected with the Board of
Health had tried to compel a Hawaiian
woman to dispose of her land because
she could not pay the cost of connect
ing with a sewer. If the Legislature
is to go beyond that, and enter upon a
general inQufsition and impeachment
OF the Board of Health, then that can
not be done under the resolution as
it stands. The Board of Health has
replied that it is prepared to refute the
specific charge. But it is against the
dignity of this House to bring the
members of the Board of Health here
Under false pretenses, and then enter
upon a general impeachment of the
whole course of their official conduct
L will say to the Hon. Mr.. Kumalae
that the committee of public health, |
of which 1 am chairman, will do it's
full duty to the people of the Terri
tory" said the speaker. 81 therefore |
move that the investigation of the |
Board of Health proposed in the House |
be limited entirely to the specific !
charge made by Mr.. Kumalae."
Mr.. Kumalae said he had other |
charges against the Board of Health, |
and he wanted a general investigation |
of the conduct Of that body.
The Speaker, at the conclusion of |
Mr.. Kumalae's speech, said that Mr.. |
Chillingworth point was we'll taken. |
The investigation, under the authority /
granted by the resolution, could not |
take wider scope than the specific |
transaction charged. If it was desired |
to have a full investigation of the con-
duct of the Board of Health, then a
resolution to that effect would be in
order.
MIR Kumalae moved that all COM
plants made at the time of the ap-
pearance of the Board of Health be
heard and investigated, and receiving
no second, Mr.. Chillingworth offered
a written resolution, as follows:
Il move that in the matter of the
appearance of the Board of Health be-
fore the House. that prior to their
appearance they be handed written
copies of the charges preferred against
them, and that such investigation be
limited to charges of which notice has
been given
KumaIae asked who was to prefer
the charges. He could not. He was
not an attorney.
Chillingworth said this was another
to consume time, whereupon
Kumalae offered an amendment that
the Board of Health, when they ap-
peard, should be questioned on all
made against them relative
to. their conduct of affairs. This was
carried. 10 to 10, which virtually killed
the Chlllingworth resolution. Kumalae
moved that the Board of Health be
called before the House at 7:30 p. m.
on Thursday. There were various
amendments as to the time at which
the investigation should be held, Ku-
malae accepting one calling it for
p. m on Thursday. This was carried,
and a motion to adjourn was lost.
Mr.. Fernandez, from the printing
reported a number of bills
printed and ready for distribution.
Kumalae moved that House Bill No.
be read by title second time. This
Is the act to repeal certain sections of
the law relating to poll tax and road
tax. The bill was referred to the
finance committee.
House Bill No. 2 was taken up and
read by title. being an act TO prohibit
the cremation of bodies of deceased
Eersons without the consent of the
fsnlilies of such persons. Referred, in
the usual course, to the health COM
nittee
Mr. Kupihea, under the regular or
der, introduced the following:
Resolved, That special police com
mittee of five be appointed, and that
thew shall act suhiect m tho rIeaSura |