The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-13
LEPROSY BILL.

The second reading of Senate Bill IS
was called, with it to be considered
House Bill 176
Dickey moved to strike out all the
sections of the House Bill after the en-
acting cause and that the sections of
the Senate Bill be considered instead
Achi defended the house Bill. All
along he had heard the cry "No
money, no money"-and here was a
bill to reduce the number of medical
examiners from five to three, which
would save $40 for every examination
of suspects at Kalihi.
Dickey argued that money should not
count in such a matter, showing from
the official report that but 16 persons
We're examined in SIX months. Call it
20 and there would be only eighty in
the biennial period. What should a saw
ing of $500 a year amount to against
the protection of these Islands from
the spread of leprosy
After Paris and Diekey had further
argued against the House proposal Achi
related some eases many years old of
mistakes that were made in committals
of persons to the Molokai Settlement.
Paris replied that Achi showed he
had no use for the examinations and
decisions of any number of doctors.
Achi s motion to give the House Bill
precedence of consideration was voted
down.
The first section of the bill passed in
accordance with the majority report of
the special committee.
BUTTING IN.
Hewitt interrupted Dickey in argu-
ing for an amendment to the second
liquor bill, but was ruled out of order
Dickey's amendment to make the
number of examining commissioners
five instead of three carried, only
three votes being against it.
Dickey, after general discussion by
Paris, Bishop and Dowsett, moved to
strike out the third section. contain
ing the condition, capable of spread
ing the disease as one to be found
by the commissioners Carried.
Paris had the second section recon
sidered, as it involved the appointment
by the Governor of an examining COM
| mission for every case. The defect was
J repaired.
REVIVING OLD KAKAAKo.
When. on Lane s motion. the commit
tees report on the original third sec
tion was adopted, Dickey moved that
the bill be laid on the table. He said
the passage of that section meant the
establishing of a new leper hospital.
McCandless said there was leper
hospital at Kalihi already.
Not to keen people there for
years, Paris remarked.
McCandless. on the motion to table
the bill having bern defeale,. to 6,
| moved to reconsider the section and,
that hniDCr oaTria1 L
| term of detention at the kalihi hospital
not more than one year.
Dowsett moved in amendment three
| months.
Paris asked what was the use of hav-
ing Molokai if they were going to have
another leper settlement at Kalihi.
They might as well have all the peo-
! pie from Mclokai brought down here.
The proposition, if adopted, would do
| more to injure Hawaii than anything
else.
Dowsett's amendment was lost, 7
| TO g.
The period was made one year and
| other amendments carried, with which
the bill passed second reading.
\ motion to Law the Senate bill on
the table carried by the following
vote:
Ayes-Achi. Brown. Hayselden, Hew-
lit. Kalama, Lane, MeCandIess, Woods
S.
Noes Bishop, Dickey, Dowsett. Gan
dali, Isenberg, Paris. Wilcox.
THE LIQUOR BILL.
The liquor bill came up for third
reading.
An amendment was made to except
the sale of alcohol by druggists
RIchpr 70 h. I
moved to amend the distillerv license
fee from So to $500.
Paris seconded, asking why should