Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-07
vAcclNArios AND LEPRosY



.UIilahupa UI. IaI uh RHv.u#
N1luauU didn't think % would hp.H
au, t0 have o. physician ACCOMPANY OBJ.
House
PUBLICITY INADyIsNBLE
This question uI .UUr1HN" said
John lughW, "is one that touches uf
au deeply ~ ia.J very important
Question I am NOT boz favor OFT ills
resolution or the amendments : duu't
think We ought Co give any more pub.
licity than necessary 10 this matter
Nor do I favor the members OF Iuis
House going over tD the Board ul
Health and being shown q lot OF
slides that they don't know anything
about I want Co De informed on tins
lCprusy natter however lei tine
House appoint a committee with power
To call the best physicians ON this sub
I"cl ], seems tD mu thu receiving sta
ton would De the proper place tJ carry
on such an examination.
In the meantime 90 seems tu me u
would be- best To- postpone any action
ON these loprosy bills until after "a,
return Of the committee from Mulu-
Eai.
me resolution WAS adopted
BILLS INTRODUCED
sheldon gave notice that he would
introduce bill authorizing the use Of
ypcwriting machines IN making pub
lie records. The rules were suspended
aud the iii passed first reading b!
I lille.
Notice Of the introduction OF bill
violating to the registration Of partner
ships was given by Ruwlins. Passed
I first reading by title.
A communication from the Senate
was read by the clerk. stating that SEN
ate had not concurrod In the amend
ments to Senate Bin 30, and that u
committee from the Senate nad DCen
appointed 10 confer with House com.
nittee ON the matter. A conference
committee consisting of Rawlins, Pal
and MahOe was appointed by the
Speaker.
a communication from the clerk OF
4 the Senate informed the House that
d House Bill ! haa passed third reading
by che Senate; also House Bill 90.
Kaluia introduced bin providing
tor the compensation of assessors
Passed first reading.
MahOe introduced u resolution APP
prOpriating $4,000 for a wharf at Ka.'
81 nuaha. Naianae, oahu. Referred ~
"A Lands Committee.
Mahoe also introduced resolution
T. vppropriating $4,000 for u wharf a
"a Puea, Walanae. Referred to th-
LANDS Committee.
The report of the Health COmmitto,
! ON Kuniho's bill to do away with com
u pulsOry vaccination was received. IN.
committee recommended that the hii
Ue ,aDIcd
Hughes moved that action be ing>.i
n ,nitely postponed. THE inventor o
vaccination" he said. was one OF Ia,
greatest hcucfactOIs of mankind. S;nc
It's discovery smallpox has been prac
Ideally wiped Oul. In those States an
countries the laws and customs u
which We follow. vaccination Is com
- pulsory. II We do away with II her,
n the first think We know. we will huy
n smallpox here IN addition To our Otno
"A dir ases
III kanihO. who Is the most ardent ad
=" yOCate Of characterization, deliyere
himself Of a few views on the subjec
-. Ills bill provides for the repeal OF tn
law providing for the punishment ,
\ parents or guardians who do not ODE
{ the rules Uf the Board Of Health an
! have their children yaccinatcd. II
4 stated that his bill does not pryOhib
< vaccination, but leaves 1t To the pal
sntS as to whether or not their chi
dren shall be yaccinated.
MahOc also got rid of a few ideas o
q the subject. lie said he thought IA
vaccination law Is what Is causing III
, loss of many lives of ilawaiians. 81
tore II went into force the Hawaiian
> numbered more than 100000. Sine
z the law went into effect the dreadil
disease known as lcprOsy has beconi
: prevalent among the IlawaiiauB. ThI
vaccination law Is responsible for tina
III the vaccination laws he sal,
care responsible for the prevalenCy ,
q 'rprOsy, why should we submit TO thcl
\ any longer?" This bill gives the. pa
ents discretion as to whether the
s children shall he vaCcinated or not.
2 at Is due to vaccination that lepros
3 has spread, So let us support the bill
} KaIeiopu took hand In the ma
Z ter 1T appears from the remarks
4 the previous speaker" he said, "thi
2 lcprosy Is caused by vaccination.
4 this is so, why do those who think !
not vote to abolish vaccination entr
~ ~? why do they submit to II? IA
bill only makes vaccination discrt
- tionary."
Kaleiopu fairly tore the air In h
n excitement He regretted, he sal,
- that so much argument should
- wasted on a bill which is only inciden
al to the main issue-that of abolisl
ing vaccination entirely.
III It is So as has been stated, tn
vaccination is responsible for lepros
| ask that vaccination be abolish'
entirely"
Sheldon supported the report of II
committee, saying he thought the do
tors ought to know more about VA
cination aud It's effects than membe
OF the House.
Manoe taxed again but didn't 81