Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-12
HOUSE.
Extra Session.
Tenth Day.
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
The hands of the clock pointing to
2:3O o'clock without the appearance Of
either Speaker Beckley or Vice-Speaker
Knudsen on the scene. Mr.. Kealawaa
called the House to order. On motion
OF Mr.. Chillingworth. the House went
into committee Of the whole for the
consideration of deferred items in the
current expense bill.
lncidentals Item Reconsidered.
On motion of Mr.. Chillingworth, the
following item was reconsidered: In
cidentaIs, civil and criminal cases,
$4,000. The same member moved to
increase the item to $4,000. This
would cover all such matters as the
fishery cases. Mr. Kumalae moved 10
make the amount. $4,000. Mr.. Chill
lingworth accepted the amendment and
the item passed as amended.
kslaupapa Items Reported.
The following report by the special
committee on leper settlement items,
was adopted:
Your special committee. to whom
was referred the item for Segregation.
support and treatment of lepers. $780,
0O0,' and "Kalaupapa store, s11,250."
beg leave to report that we have in
vestigated these items and would rec
ommend the following changes in order
to grant the reasonable petitions and
requests of lepers themselves made to
the committee who visited the leper
settlement during the regular session,
to-wit:
"O The lepers asked that they be
allowed Sl6 a year for clothes instead
of $40 as at present, part to be in cash.
Your committee would recommend
the increase to SIG but will leave the
matter OF giving some of II in cash to
the discretion OF the Board of Health,
and would therefore recommend the
item to be amended to read as follows:
'kalaupapa store, provided clothes
ration allowance be issued to lepers
quarterly at the rate of SIG per year for
each person, $4,000
The Increase OF $3.50 Is In the opin-
ion of your committee sufficient to COW
er the increased allowance asked for II
we may be allowed to base the same on
the showing of the past year as shown
on page 292 of the report of the Board
of Health.
"(2) Regarding the item for 'Segre.
CATION, support and treatment of lep-
ers, 100000, your committee would
recommend the following changes in
order TO satisfy the reasonable petit
lions of the lepers for a slight increase
In their food allowances. After care
full consideration, your committee
deemed 1t wise to subdlvide said item
and to amend the same to read as fol-
lows, to-wit.
Segregation, support and treat
ment OF lepers, s24,500.'
Provisions and ration supplies for
leper settlement, provided the paiai
ration be 25 pounds and the beef ration
be pounds per weekly ration, S35 500.
Your committee was assured by the
superintendent of the leper settlement
that the estimates as originally submit
ted included an increase sufficient to
pay for the proposed increase Of week.
ly ration allowances, but would recon-
mend these changes In the wording OF
the items to show to the lepers that
their petition for food has not gone
unnoticed but has received respectful
consideration.
SAM F. CHILLINGWORTH,
"R. w. AYLETT,
-, X. PAELE,
Special Committee"
Talk on Vaccine.
On motion OF Mr.. Aylett. the follow
ing item was reconsidered: "Disin-
fectants, $1,000" He moved further to
reinsert the words "and vaccine"
There was a long discussion OF tho
item after which the amendment by
Mr.. Aylett was lost and the item stood
as formerly amended by striking out
the words and vaccine"
On Pumping Plants,
Mr.. Harris reported as follows for
the special committee to whom was re-
ferred the item Running expenses
pumping plants (3) $12,5OO": The
amount requested Is made up on the