The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-16
NO CHANCE
At ASYLUM
sENATE-FoRTY-F1rTH DAY.

After. reading the minutes on Satur
day the clerk g attention was called /,
what seemed to be an error, by Senator
Knudsen, in the matter of the salary
of auditor, Kauai county. There wa
no evidence that he had moved to place
the salary of that official at $500 8
year but his intention to do so was Sc
strong that he moved to have the min
utes changed and the vote reconsider
ed so the amount could be inserted in
the bill. All of these things came to
the Kauai Senator and the work pro.
ceeded.
Senate Bill No. GA came back from
the House with an amendment to which
the upper house agreed. The House
did not reciprocate in the case of Bill
No. IL which had been amended by the
Senate, so it was sent back and will
go to a conference committee.
WALLACE MAY GO.
In so far as the Senate IS concerned
Wallach may go to Molokai or any
other old place and practice his system
of olive oil and tar cure for leprosy.
The Health committee reported favor
ably on the resolution that he be al
lowed to go, thus:
Your Committee on Public Health to
whom was referred House Concurrent
Resolution No. 9, also Senate Petitions
20, 80, 81, 80 and SO beg leave to report
that II has had the same under con-
sideration and recommend the granting
of the prayer of petitioners and that the
Resolution be adopted.
Public sentiment, we find, Is very
strongly in favor of granting j. Lor
Wallach a chance to demonstrate and
prove what he claims he could do with
his remedies; this fact the Board OF
Health is also aware of, and we are
informed every facility for making the
tests without interference by any one
is now being made by the Board of
Health.
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
The matter of management of the
Insane Asylum has had the attention
of the Health committee for some time
and was the subject for a hearing by
that committee few weeks ago when
those interested were present and stated
their sides of the question. The re-
port is here given:
"That upon investigation we find
the Insane Asylum to be under the
supervision of committee of the Board
oe
physicians. This committee is in a |
majority of the Board of Health and |
has full powers for the regulation of |
the affairs of the Asylum and treatment |
of the inmates.
"To add another board as contem-
plated by House Bill No. 1874 would
bring about conflict of authority and
an unwieldy administration of treat
ment that could only be detrimental
to the welfare of the patients and use
fulness of the Insane Asylum.
''At such time as the resources of
the Territory will permit provision for
a consulting physician would be wei
come, though other items are more es-
sential at present.
"We are informed the board knows
of no instance of injustice being done
in the commitment of persons to the
Insane Asylum.
"The situation in the Territory diff
fers from that of the mainland.
"In the country, physicians live at
such distances it would be impossible to
convene a lunacy commission before
district magistrates. |,
cit would be possible to draft law
at future session to establish luna y.
cy commission to sit in Honolulu and 7
review the commitment of district mag I
before final commitment to !
the Insane Asylum. In order to bring =
this about place, other than police 7
station, must be provided for deten- p
tion and observation before a final q
declaration of insanity can be entered
and final commitment made. o
"The Board of Health has urged the c
of an Infrmary in con-
ncetion with the Insane Asylum as the
most sensible, economical and proper h
means of solution of this problem of Il
and other problems that a
affect the Board. s
"Your committee believes any changes b
in the management of the Insane Asy h
UNI, if necessary, should be comprehen- II
live and appropriate to readjusted II
physical conditions, and therefore rec ii
,mmends that the bill be tabled.' al
From the same committee Senator "
Joelho reported on the medical or nj
1onse Bill No. "a, measure introduced m
n the House at the solicitation of the
medical profession in Honolulu. This a. q,
ill also had a hearing before the SEN
tie committee at which time Judge
Dole, Col. Halves and w. A. Kinney OF
against its passage. The fol- rs
owing night there was meeting of az
he nhvsicians with the same commit oh