The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-05-21
IN EXTRA sF ssIoN.
The Second Legislature for the Con-
sideration of Appropriation Bills.

After the usual di7possl OF the
regular routine business, McCand-
less, from special COMMITTEES on
Board OF Health items, presented
report. 1t having thoroughly in
vestigated the items OF "segrega-
ton, support and treatment Of
lepers," medical treatment OF
lepers" and "Kalaupapa Store with
the Houses proviso, it believes the
same to be segregated in way
that will produce the most benefit
for the unfortun ates at the settle.
ment, and recommends their pas
sage as in the bill.
With reference to the item of
provisions and Ration Supplies"
it recommends reducing the paiai
ration to %. pounds per week, and
then to paes the item with this
amendment.
1t recommends reducing the
Queens Hospital item from $l2,500
to $4,000, aud that the Trustees in
future make full annual statement
of expenditures aud receipts from
all sources 10 the Board Of Health.
Also recommends Ell amendment to
the freight and passenger guaran-
tee," naming certain places for a
passenger steamer to touch and add
ing ito be awarded after public bid
or tender to the lowest bidder, pro-
vided, however, that passenger
steamer ia used.
"The item passenger steamer SER
vice between Molokai, Maui and
Lsnai, by way of Pukoo, to and re-
turn" was recommended stricken
out and that the following be in
serted in its place: Freight on
parcels for Lepers at Settlement
from all Islands, ST. 200" Passage
as in the bill was recomm ended fol
the "telephon, system Lsper Set
Element" item. 1t believes that il
will be OF great assistancs to the
Board of Health iu the way of Sc
curing supplies, etc., for use at toe
Settlement, aud that from outside
use OF the sams q charge can b.
made which will considerably helI
ia the m aintsnanos OF the system
should the system be connected
with the Wireless Telegraph Sys
tenn. On motion OF j t Brown
seconded by Achi, tina report was
tabled for consideration with th'
bill.
On the Order Of tn, Day bsins
taken up, consideration of Hous
Bill l was deferred until tomorro7
on motion OF Baldwin, seconded b.
Achi. And on motion OF Paris
seconded by Dickey, the Ways AM
Means Committee was instructed t.
confer with the Houss Finauc
Committee with regard to tn
bill. &t
House Bill 3 was taken up on sec
ond reading. An item "Incidental
under the Insurance LAW, SOD" wa
inserted. The item "advertisin
the resources aud advantages @
the Territory" on bsing reconsider
ed, was amended by adding sand t
encourage immigration" the amour
being increased to $4,000. as wa
the item for installing Kindergar
ten" by adding furniture and iucl
dents ls" and increasing the am ,un
to 1850.
On reconsideration, Woods ii
creased the "incidentals" Of tb
! Governors Office to $500. land th
) refundment to the Hawaiian Fert
lizer Go was reconsidered and r.
, ferred to Judiciary. Achi move
i, "Rspairs Wharves, Honolulu. S2f
+ 600" was inserted. Then on Aohi
), motion, seconded by Iseubsrg. IL
? items recommended by the spsci
: COMMITTEES uudsr the Board
Health were inserted.
On motion OF } L Brown, ne
item was inserted under South I'll,
to read king street, Hilo, So .0O(