The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-28
THE SENATE.

| are both armed with guns for it," said
| Bishop in the course of the only enliv-
ening breeze that stirred the quiet
| waters In which the Senate moved yes
| terday.
The breeze blew up at once, like a
trade wind coming over the ridge, when
the Tantnlus Park bill was reached in
the regular order. The bill had been
| taken from the table on motion of
Achi Thursday afternoon, and so was
down for third reading. Dickey. as
soon as the bill came up, moved that
ii go to a committee OF three from
Oahu, as the park was a matter In
which Honolulu was chiefly interested.
1t was at this point that Bishop OBJ
jected. There are only Lane and my
self left in OAHU he went on, with
Dowsett and McCandless out and the
bill would be killed. sure"
II don't see the usefof a committee"
Dowsett said, in answer TO Bishop.
"The bill has already been reported or.
If we are out nov 18th hatchets and
axes and guns, let us see what he can
shoot and cut right now"
All the same, bishop amended Dick
| .
special committee of FIVE, which amend
ment Dickey accepted and then it was
lost. The order coming to read the
bill and a petition from the Research
Club favoring the proposed park, Paris
moved that the bill go to a committee
to be appointed by the chair, and this
was voted for to save time. President
Isenberg appointed Dickey, Woods and
Lane us the committee.
PINKHAM'S LATE REQUEST.
A communication from the President
of the Board Of Health, the same letter
that had been sent TO the House yester-
day, asked for an investigation of his
department. 1t was given to the Achi
special committee that now has Pink
ham on the grill.
Senate Bill 81, the tax bill, passed
third reading. Achi, Brown. Lane and
| McCandless voted against it.
Senate Bill SO, to license emigrant
agents at the rate of $500 per year
i passed third reading, Achi being ex-
cused from voting because he said he
I, did not understand the bill.
House Bills, So, 126, 129, 1872 and 10
were read first time and will be reat
for the second time today.
Senate Bill Sc, the livery lien bill, OF
second reading was amended in ac
} cordance with the recommendation
= made by the Miscellaneous COMMITTEES
, and passed. 1t will be read for thu
third time today.
House Bill "a, relating to the pay o.
1 deputy assessors, on second reading
was laid on the table.
House Bill 40, repeating license laws
, on second reading, was laid on the ia
I BILE to be taken up with the license bill
House Bill 1856, to tax social clubs, OF
, second reading, was sent back to th
Il Ways and Means Committee to be TAX
e en- up with the license bill. This wa
4 after it had been vainly debated TO
half an hour. The tax fixed in the bill
II for bona fide clubs is 5000 per annum.
C The Senate then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
1t was not until the afternoon sessio
that the House of Representatives be
: gan to get interesting yesterday. Dur
o ing the morning there had been routin
6 business doing galore but soon afte
luncheon Chairman Fernandez of tn
Health Committee rose and said tina
e he wished to read letter from tn
Board of Health which he had jus
received.
: PINKHAMS LETTER.
V One could almost imagine a SINE
of chloride of lime as he unfolded tn
mssive and passed 1t to the clerk.
1t ran thus:
r. Honolulu, Hawaii, March "a, 1905.
Hon A. Fernandez, Chairman G
IL House Health Committee, Honolul,
T. II.
Sir: suggest, before steps ar
taken that may further complicat
matters, that your Committee look in
, to the legal status of the Board G
Health relative to the examination c
lepers.
II believe your Committee will the
concede that the law lays the sole dut
on the Board of Health and that tn
Board of Health has no power to dele
gate it's authority to the Legislativ
branch of the Government.
THE question of the constitutions
powers of the Legislative and Execr
tive branches of Government have VI
avoidably been forced to the front
the matters before you.
House ana DeleSdte Dy making a I y.
Board of Health, it would weIcom
should the Legislature so wish and prt
vide the means, re-eXamination, III
der the Board of any or all lepers 6
desiring, either at the Receiving Sta
tion or at the Settlement.
However, the Board of Healtl
. under its responsibility under th
law, would take the ground tha
, it alone should determine on tn
!, experience and practical knowledge {
the examining physicians, that sue
examinations might be conducted wit
the skill the Board believes necessar
to correct determination and justice.
1T is necessary the examination {
lepers be conducted by physicians skill
ed in the use of the microscope as al
piled to the investigation of lepros.
, The following physicians are known
the Board to have had this experienC
and are the only ones brought to Il
notice save possibly one non-citizen.