Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-15

lcrred to n regular trial. All the bill
provided for was that he should be
tried by a committee Of physicians, OF
which he could select one. Chilling
worth quoted several cases In which
clean persons had been sent to the
settlement as lepers. The Hawalians
were not opposed to segregation, but
they were afraid of the repetition OF
such mistakes as had been made In
the past.
Smith withdrew his motion to In
definitely postpone to allow amend
nents to be made.
BILL PASSES.
Lane said he believed in the meas
IRE but the bill was too broad. How
ever, as II was at present there, was
no projection. for anyone. Anyone
might be sent to the settlement on the
say-so of the doctors. The bill merely
provided for the protection of the peo-
pie but would not affect segregation.
He moved to amend SO that only the
suspect in whom the disease was in Its
incipient stage should be given such
trials. Carried. The bill passed Sec
Und reading by vote of to 1, the
negative vote being that of Smith.
ANOTHER LEPER BILL.
Senate Bill 80. permitting non-phy-
sicians to treat lepers, consumptives,
etc, upon permission by the Board OF
Health, came IN for third reading.
Smith wanted to know why con-
sumption. asthma and other diseases
were included I'm the bill
IN A.. a. a..
cases were considered incurable.
Smith said they were not.
BISHOP FIGHTS 1T.
Bishop said there was danger In
passing such a law. If the Washing
ton health authorities found that the
Territory was passing such laws, which
were n discredit to the Territory, so
that any miserable, perjured wretch
like Wallach could treat lepers, the
Federal government would probably
take over the control OF the settlement
This would mean that the element of
sympathy in It's management would be
withdrawn. He hoped the bill would
be tabled.
Coelho supported n motion by Smith
TO defer action, and II carried.
MYNAHS FIND A FRIEND.
Senate Bill 81, the bird protection
bill, came up for second reading. Dow.
sett did not want the mynah excluded
from the operation Of the bill as these
birds did valuable work as destroyers
Of caterpillars, which did immense
damage.
Hewitt said that the mynahs killed
n rnaly f,iuann9 D..
motion was lost, and the bill passed
third reading.
Chillingworth moved to indefinitel,
postpone House Bill AZ, which created
some more official holidays. Carried
HUNTING LICENSE BILL.
House Bill 1879, providing for q s;
license for hunting with firearms
passed third reading. Chillingwortf
wanted to make It SIS, but found nc
second.
House Bill 1872, providing for tn,
furnishing of information relative t.
the possession of firearms. passed ,thirt
reading.
Senate Bill 1906, repeating the ac
providing for witness fees In crimina
Eases, was referred to the Judiciar,
Committee, although Makekau Tough
strenuously to have 1t pass secont
reading.
Smith introduced bill relating Il
court costs. Passed first reading.
TRUST BILL DEAD.
Senate Bill 10. relating to trusts
came up for second reading. Chilling
worth moved to defer for a week. Dow
set moved to indefinitely postpone
smith supported this motion. Tn,
sherman trust act covered the sub
lect. Hayselden moved to take tn,
bill. This carried.
The House notified the Senate tha
II had failed to concur In its amend
ments to House Bill 1877, the licens,
Dill. Dowsett, Hewitt and Hayselder
were appointed as u conference com
mittee.
A recess was taken until 2 D. M.