The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-17
MAY DEFEAT
CITY CHARTER
Municipal Bill Attacked
---Leper Question
Up Again.
HoUsELFoRTY-sEvENTH DAY.

HOUSE FORTY SEVENTH DAY.
The bill incorporating the City and
County of Honolulu was the important |
measure before the House yesterday,
being on the ordar tf the day for a |
third reading. Tt was vigorously as
sailed by several of the members and |
its final passage is beginning to be
doubted.
Rawlins was the principal critic of
the bill, favoring its principles but
finding plenty of fe ult with the man
ner in which it had Teen put together.
The clauses giving The Board of Super
visors the power Of condemning prop
erty were objected to as well as the
omissions from the bill of any pro-
visions for the municipality to take
over the liabilities of the present coun-
ty. The bill was, too, in his opinion,
in conflict in sore particulars with the
Organic Act, the rock on which so
much of the attempted legislation of
the solons is wrecked.
The matter was finally laid over un-
til this afternoon, when it will be again
subjected to the criticisms of those
members opposed to it either in prln-
ciple or as found in the bill.
BRILLIANT ARGUMENT.
The bill to allow anyone to apply
for permits to cure lepers and making
it obligatory on the part of the Board
of Health to issue them was passed,
the debate on it bringing out another
TRADE against the present Territorial
bacterioIogist, whom Kaleiopu SAID
might seize any of the House members
against whom he had a spite and in
oculate them with the bacilli of leprosy.
He also stated that there were hun
dreds of people at the settlement on
the say-so of this man, who could not
be got rid Of too soon.
Morning Session.
The House began Immediately on the
order of the day yesterday morning
after the reading of the minutes, there
being no new business for considera-
tion. This is the first time this has
happened this session.
The order of the day was a short
one, only six bill being posted for a
third reading and one, the Territorial
officials salary bill, for second read
ing. The bills for third reading were:
THIRD READINGS.
House Bill 207, to protect the owners
of bottles use as containers for soda
| waters, beers, ETC.;
House Bill 211, relating to the ap-
| prova1 of buildings to be used as laun-
dries, by the Board of Health;
House Bill 1913, authorizing the Board
Of Health to issue permits to applicants
for leave to treat lepers;
House Bill 197, providing bounties
for the determination of the mongoose;
Senate Bill 81, amending the County
Act, and Senate Bill AZ.
THE LEPER BILL.
Sheldon made a motion to draw the
teeth of the bill making it mandatory
on the Board of Health to issue per-
mits to all and singular to visit the
Molokai settlement to treat lepers. His
amendment was to change "shall =
into .may.'' Silva secondlng ms
motion.
Kalana strenuously objected. he
wonld place the matter beyond the
WI. ,es of the Board of Health and
scented scheme whereby the Board
would nip Wallach's scheme in the, bud
so soon as the Legislature rose.
Kaleiopu also SHE'D at the word
umav.n which he thought inappro-
pirate and playing too much into the
Boards hand.
Hughes rose to remark that the bill
wonld be dead timber and only cumber
the statute book uselessly.
eff we want to play politics, why
mass the bill, but if we want to be
honest with ourselves we should XIII
it," said Hughes.
Kaleiopu rose in protest. He was
not playing politics and demanded tha'
Hughes instantly withdraw his re-
marks. :,
ssThe gentleman is oversensitive'
answered Hughes, who continued IN MS
criticism of the bill, pointing out IT'S
inconsistent clauses.
Correa moved that Sheldon's amend
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