The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-03
THE MEDICAL BILL.

utilised for The purpose. This ALEC
carried,
THE MEDICAL BILL.
Senator smith reported from the
Health committee on House Bill No. 10
as followsi
"Amend Section to read as fol.
lowsi
"Scction /. Section 1917 Of the Re.
viscd Laws is hereby amended to read
rs follows;
"section 1871. Appointment, Re
moval, Qualifications. For the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this
chapter, the Governor is authorized and
directed to appoint in the manner pre-
scribed in Section so of the Organic
Act, a Board of Medical Examiners
whose duty it shall be to examine all
applicants for license to practice medi-
cine or surgery and to report the re-
suit of such examination to the Board
Of Health. Said examination may, in
the discretion of said Board Of Medical
Examiners, be held in the English Ian
guage, provided, however, that any
physician duly licensed under the laws
of some foreign country or possessed
of a diploma issued by some legally
chartered medical school may be ad-
mitted without examination. Such
Board of Medical Examiners shall con-
sist of three persons all of whom shall
be licensed physicians or surgeons I'M
der the laws of this Territory. The
appointments, unless to fill out unex-
PRED terms, shall be for three years,
subject, however, to removal by the
Governor in the manner prescribed in
Section so of the Organic Act The
members of the Board of Medical Elk
aminers shall serve without pay.
"Strike out all of Sections 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, Z, 8, 8, 10, IL, Il, 10, IA, 49,"
GOVERNOR VETO.
The veto Of the bill providing for
repairs to the bank of the Waimea
river was then taken up. Senator
Smith read from the message three
lines which he considered insulting in
that it referred to the lack of capacity
for legislation The bill passed over
the veto 10 to 0.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Consideration of the names of ap-
pointees of the Governor as reported
yesterday was then called. An attempt
was made to have the message con-
sidered in executive session, but mo-
ton to the contrary was made and
carried.
Senator Coelho, speaking upon the
said personal feelings should
be obliterated and he moved that the
list be considered as whole.
Senator Lane opposed. He was
against the nomination OF DR.. Wayson
who is a member of the Board that
had refused to permit Wallach to go
TO Molokai and for that reason he
would refuse to vote to confirm any
member of the Board.
1t was decided to take up the names
n order of the office. The nominations
,or regents of the Agricultural College
we're thereupon confirmed.
Senator Lane, seconded by Senator
moved that DIR. Wayson be
lot confirmed. Senator Smith said he
'egretted the action of the Board in
the wish of the Legisla
ure on request that was SO safe
guarded. He believed they thought
hey were conscientious in their action.
The doctor has rendered valuable SER
ices to the country without pay and
hey should be recognized. He has
,een faithful officer in the time of
pidemics, is honest, gentleman and
conscientious and his appointment
hould be secured.
l
y laudatory, closing with the sugges-
ion that to refuse the confirmation
you'd appear like spite.
Senator Lane denied this and stated
hat the Board had put itself above
he Legislature He was not opposed
o Wayson but as matter of prin-
ipal he would vote against the con-
Senator Chillingworth spoke in favor
f DIR. Wayson for the stand he had
aiken, knowing that his confirmation
'as in danger. He had not taken the
tep in defiance of the masses but
eeause he felt that he was right.
Senator Coelho spoke in the same
train, citing incidents in the recent
leetings of the Board. I
Senator Kalama said that as the
Their members of the Board would 9
ontinue in Office he would move to {
onfirm. The vote was then taken with 1
ne following result !
Ayes-Chillingworth, Dowsett, Coel-
o, Kalama, Hayselden, Kama, Me- c