The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-11
MENACE To
THE PUBLIC
BacterioIogist Declared
So and Office
Cut Out.
HoUsE-FoRTY-sEcoND DAY.

HoUsE-FoRTY-sECoND DAY.
The expected row in the House over
the printing of the House Journal came
within an ace of coming off yesterday
and to hold it in required hard work
on the part of the Speaker and some
of the members. It is only postponed
however.
The one startling feature of yester-
days proceedings was the pronounce
ment by Pail, of Maui, that the terri
torial bacteriologist was menace to
the community, inasmuch as he sent
people to Molokai who were not lepers
and who was liable at any time to cap
ture other healthy people. AS a re-
suit of his speech the office was cut
out
Hughes land bill, measure for
reaching and revolutionizing the pres
ent land system, passed third reading
without dissenting vote.
Morning Session.
A resolution to appropriate $4,000
from the Loan fund for the digging
of artesian wells for the Hamula home.
steaders, introduced by Kaleiopu, was
the first matter of business brought
before the House yesterday morning,
being referred to the Public Lands
committee. 1t was the only business
before the House before the regular
order of the day was taken up.
HOME FOR SETTLEMENT BOYS.
Hughes bill to provide home for
the boys of the leper settlement, which
has been rushed through all stages,
was read for the third time and pass
ed. The bill appropriates $4,000 and
calls upon the Board of Health to
proceed with the work with all con-
venient speed that these boys may be
rescued from their deathly surroundings
and given every chance to grow up
into healthy and useful men. The vote
was unanimous.
NEW LAND LAW.
Hughes land bill, House Bill Sc, was
next under consideration. The bill Is
long one and an important one,
| the reading of which was listened te
attentively by the House.
The introducer made strong speech
in his own particular style in support
of the bill, saying in part:
| 'sThis bill is TO prevent the leasing
| of large tracts for baronial estates
| to enable the small farmers to get land
to shut off dummy buying for large
corporations and to survey the land as
required.
Il am introducing and backing the
| bill at the request of a large nur1bei
| of influential citizens and it is along
| the lines of the party platform and
| the promises of the candidates.
''The bill is long step towards i'm
| proving our land system, one of the
] most important points with which We
have to deal.
| ssSince the promised land was given
| to the children of Israel and Lanai was
given to Charley Gay, land has been tht
great question of all ages. Land be
longs to all the people, theirs to own
cultivate and enjoy and amongst al
/ II ap1
/ seeking for the best laws regarding
| the disposition and uses of the land
cit is argued by reactionlsts ant
pessimists that almost insurmountabl'
| obstacles must be overcome before th'
land can be held by the people. Thai
the land will not support the people
there being no roads, water nor mar
kets. These arguments are neither
sound nor logical, and will not stant
the test of reason nor of time.
'sThis bill will open up the land ant
place the people upon it. One hundred
years ago the people of the bleak New
England coast were told the same OLE
stories by the same old Tories wh'
are now opposing this bill, But the,
crossed impossible rivers and burning
plains and built up this great and glori
Gus republic.
.sHow much easier here with tn
| helm of our native brethren and witt
our fertile soil. our balmy airs an'
sunny skies?
s'We have advanced it IS true, bu
in the most essential features we ar
retrograding. The bulk of our popu
Iation is below the standards of Amer
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