The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-12

morrow and do himself or others boz
oily injury.
Harvey admitted the force of the
objection but sane persons should be
protected He know sea captain
sent to the asylum when no more in
sane than the speaker was.
Knudsen said there were cases Of ho-
micidal mania where the attacks were
intermittent, occurring at intervals OF
say three months. Again there were
cases of criminals who admitted their
acts but pleaded insanity, shammlng
insane conduct and thus fooling the
Jury. After being committed to the
asylum the criminal could appeal ana
be set free.
Baker moved an amenGment to
have board of commissioners for
each judicial district instead of coun-
ty.
Coelho offered an array of points
against the bill. There was the ma
bility of delay in getting the commits
sioners to meet. In the meantime the
subject was detained in a lookup and
expense of his keep piling up. Patients
in an asylum as a rule were saying
all the time they were not insane,
and every time one of them appealed
for freedom it cost SIS to hear his
case before the commission. No room
appeared in the bill for exercise of
the Judgment of the medical superin-
tendent. Under the existing parole
system, which the bill sets aside a
patient may be taken care of by his
friends or, If a Chinese, NAV be sent
home by his countrymen. Examina-
lions must be paid for by the coun-
ties in which they are held, so that
all applications for release from the
asylum would be at the expense OF
Honolulu. A proper bill would be one
simply providing for a medical com
mission to certify to cases instead of
the one physician now performing
that function. He moved that the bill
be recommitted to the health COM
mittee with authorit yto engage coun-
mittee with authority to engage coun-
sci to draft a new bill.
Makekau thought the bill ought to
be passed now with such amendments
as might be proper or else killed, as
the time was too short for action
through committee. He moved the
bill be tabled. Lost.
The bill was recommitted.
House bill relating to public shows
was read a second time with the
amendment proposed by the ways and
means committee.
Chillingworth called attention &c
the fact that the amendment wouId
forbid the showing of a holdup scene
on a moving picture screen. OR 9
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Baker thought the $3.50 a day fe,
too high for the country towns. II,
moved the fee be SIS for Honolulu.
Fairchild said the fee for pictur
shows, was reduced from So to $2.5
in Honolulu because amusement
were sometimes scarce and the view
were educative.
Mccarthy would like to see the an
nual fee for moving picture show
5000 instead Of $500 as in the bill
and $3.50 a day for casual shows O
the kind.
The bill as amended by the com
| mittee passed.
House bill to further safeguard tn
taking of property by railroad com
panies under the power Of eminen
domain was read a second time wit
amendments submitted by the judi
ciary committee.
Knudsen did not think the repeal
ing of other laws should be don
without care. 1t seemed to him tn
bill was for a specific purpose an
should not conflict with the genera
railroad law.
Fairchild saw an opening for
holdup in the provision for apprais
ers. 1t set no time limit on thei
meeting. He was bitten In this wa
, in California, the appraisers havin
q done nothing for four years.
Y An amendment to make the tim
r not less than 80 nor more than
days was proposed, and the bill RI
a committed to the judiciary commit
tee.
G Supt. of Education Babbittt by lie
ter invited the Senators to view
the school exhibit for the Alaski
+ Yukon Exposition at the shootir
gallery on Wednesday and Thursda
= between and 10 a. m.
Knudsen and Makekau Joined in
majority report on House bill pr
viding for the appointment Of Jailo
q by the sheriffs, recommending
passage with certain amendment
q, Chillingworth made a minority repo
: against the bill. saying that the ca
of prisoners should be kept out