The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-26
HOUSE HOT
FOR WALLACH.
E-FIFTY.rHIRD DAY.

HOUSE-FIFTY.THI DAY.
The anger of the House Of Rcpreser
/ tatives against the members Of th
] Board OF Health, which has been seeth
= ing ever since the lesser branch o
r the Government told the greater tina
its resolution regarding j. Lor Wal
lach was not worth consideration, brok
forth in the House yesterday, Kaleio
pu introducing another resolution ant
with it the hope that the next Legis
lature would show the saucy and in
sulting Board of Health who was mas
ter in the Territory. The resolution
came just as the House was prepared
to take an afternoon off and conse
quently was not generally spoken on
as would have been the case if noon
had not been so near or if the dis.
cussion could have been carried over
into the afternoon. The resolution
was:
Whereas, A communication has been
received from the Board of Health of
the Territory of Hawaii refusing per-
emptorily and absolutely to comply
with the resolution properly passed
by the Legislature of this Territory, re-
questing said Board of Health to per.
init j. Lor Wallach to treat limited
number of persons suffering with the
disease known as leprosy, under the
supervision and subject to the proper
regulation of said Board of Health,
And Whereas, Said request was made
by this Legislature for the purpose of
| giving the unfortunate persons afflict-
ed with this disease every opportunity
possible to be cured, it being the opin.
| ion of this Legislature that no rem
edy or suggested remedy should be
neglected which might benefit those
now suffering with leprosy and lessen
the possibility of a further spread of
this disease;
And Whereas The action taken by
the Board of Health in refusing said
request is arbitrary and insulting to
this Legislature, and in disregard of
the duty which said Board owes to the
unfortunate persons afflicted with lep-
rosy and by law placed under the care
of said Board;
"And Whereas By reason OF the fact
that this session of the Legislature is
nearly at an end, insufficient time re-
mains for carefully considering and
proper action to be taken regarding
the aforesaid refusal of said Board;
"Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, by the
House Of Representatives of the Leg
islature of the Territory of Hawaii, the
Senate concurring, That the action of |
the Board of Health of the Territory
of Hawaii in refusing as aforesaid the
request of the Legislature, that ]. Lor
Wallach be permitted to treat certain
persons suffering with leprosy for
certain time, with view toward af-
fecting their cure and establishing, if
possible, the fact of the existence of
remedy for said disease, be strongly
condemned as wholly disrespectful and
insulting to the deliberate opinion and
judgment of the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii, unjrstifiable, ar
bitrary and despotic, uncharitable, and
in utter and merciless disregard of the
desire of these unfortunate persons to
receive such treatment, and their hope
thereby to find for themselves and for
those likewise afflicted, cure for the
aforesaid disease;
"And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
the next Legislature of the Territory
of Hawaii be requested to consider this
matter and to take in connection
Herewith, such action as to such Leg
islature shall then appear proper;
"And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
a copy of this resolution be sent to
said Board of Health
He iouted the reasons given by the
Board of Health and demanded why
the man should not have been given
trial.
''On account of this action of the
Board of Health there is now doubt
in all our minds that this man can
sure leprosy," he said and the House
Rice called for an aye and no vote
and the rollcall found the members il,
unanimous in condemning the Board.
Kaleiopu said he had presented the
because of the relations ex-
sting between the House and the
Board. He reviewed the whole Wal
ach affair to date, and demanded why {
he Board of Health, a small depart
nent and part of the Government, 9
should have defed the House and set
tself up to insult the members.
''Some of us may be back here in
he next Legislature and then this mat
er can be taken up and the Board L
VI Health dealt with" he threatened. e
Morning Session.