The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-30
Senate
Confirms
DR.. WaysOn
AS MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH-LANE TRIED TO DE-
FEAT CONFIRMATION.

When the name of DR.. J. T. Wayson
for confirmation to the Board of Health
was called in the Senate today, Lane
moved that the name be not confirmed.
Smith moved that the name be con-
frmed. ChiIlngworth seconded Sen
ator Smiths motion.
Senator smith urged the confirmation
of Wayson. While the Board of Health
had chosen not to grant the request
made by the Legislature in it's concur
rent resolution to permit a certain per-
son to practice upon the lepers still he
believed that the board had acted with
sincerity He felt that while perhaps
the board might, have acted otherwise
than it did, for the resolution was not
wide in the scope of it's purpose. The
resolution would not have made the
plan widespread for Wallach would
have been allowed to attempt his treat
ment under the regulations of the
board. The board had not perhaps act
ed as wisely, he thought, as they might
in this matter but they had felt that
they were justified in their action. He
spoke of the great work that had been
done the community by the board in
fighting epidemics. He referred to
the excellent cooperation of Wayson
in the work of the board 1t would
look like a piece of spite work if Way
son were not confirmed.
1T is not question of spite said
Lane, Il have no feeling against him.
But it is entirely matter of principle
with me. The legislature passed a con-
current resolution asking that the board
of health grant a certain request but
that board had not seen fit to comply
with the request and 1 feel that as
matter of principle that the nomination
of DR.. Wayson as a member of that
board should not be confirmed"
Smith withdrew his use of the word
spite.
CbilIingworth spoke in favor of the
confirmation. He said that there was
no question to many of them that there
was doubt as to the merit of Wallach's
remedies but the people seemed to re-
gard him as a second Messiah and
seemed to think that he could cure
them. The result had been that the
resolution to permit the man to prac-
tice had been favored and the legis-
lature had rather passed the buc,- in
this respect up to the board of health.
He felt that DR.. Wayson had shown
great force of character l.. voting not
to permit Wallach to practice, in the
face of the knowledge that his confir-
nation might be endangered.
Coelho glso supported the confirma-
ton. He said that as a matter of fact
Wayson had originally supported the
plan submitted by President Pinkhan
of the board of health, whereby Wal
ZACH was to be permitted to treat the
lepers. But later the majority of the
board had decided against this plar
and Wayson had to side in with the
majority.
Lane inquired if Wayson had voted
for or against the request that Wal
ZACH be permitted to practice.
Coelho said that Wayson had voted
as the majority had done.
Kalama asked if they cut away the
present nomination would not they hav,
to do the same thing with the othe
nominations of the board. He was tol'
that Wayson was the only one to b.
confirmed now.
The vote to confirm resulted as fol
lows. ayes, ChilIingworth, Coelho, Gan
dali. Dowsett, Hayselden, Kalama
Knudsen, Mccarthy, Smith and Bishop
10: noes, Brown, Lane, Makekau an
: Hewitt. 4. Absent Woods.
All of the other nominations by tn
. Governor were confirmed.