Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-13
LEPER SEGREGATION
PUZZLES senate
Solons Debate Long On
Committee Of The
Whole
SENATE


and professional men assembled in
the Senate Chamber yesterday after
noon when the Committee of the
Whole was in session. Chillingworth
was In the chair.
The presence of these prominent
men was desired by the Senate in or
der that they might express them
selves openly on the subject of the
segregation of lepers. The segrega-
tion law has not been effective in the
past and a new bill, drafted by some
of the best legal talent of the city,
came before the Committee of the
Whole for consideration.
Coelho made speech urging that
anyone be permitted to treat leper
given up by physician. lie cited
an instance where Forester II. A. Hos
mer treated and cured boy, run
over by train, and VINO was given
up by a physician. He said Hosmer
used an herb Some of the Hawaii
ans are experts on these herbs, he
said, and he argued that they should
be permitted without fear of prosecu-
ton to treat any leper given up by
any physician.
Present were members OF the Board
of Health, including President Rob-
insOn, Kalauokalani, DR.. Wayson, and
Morgan; Messrs. l.. Tenney Peck, J..
f. Hackfeld, +. l.. Waldron, +. A..
Schaefer, +. NJ. Swanzy, c. II. Cooke,
Il. !. Spalding, Jared G.. Smith, A. G..
NJ. Robertson, DR.. Judd, +. A. Mott
Smith, Secretary of the Territory;
J. A. Kennedy, Dr.. Cooper, w. A.
Kinney, Judge A. w. Carter, Mrs.
Mary Atcherley.
Secretary Mott-Smith was given a
seat near the Chair; Atkinson occu-
pied Senator Kalama's seat.
Atkinson Speaks
Atkinson stated that the question
OF leprosy is one of the most impor-
tant facing the Administration. In
Norway, he said, the lepers are de-
creasing in number, while those In
Hawaii are increasing.
Under the bill now under consid-
Grafton those who are leper suspects
may be treated at the station at Ka-
lihi for six months. They may, II they
wish secure private physicians to
treat them, at their expense, during
their detention at the station.
Chillingworth Quesries Robinson
In response TO Chairman Chilling
worths question Robinson stated that
there had been no determined effort
made by the Board OF Health to get
the alleged lepers under control. One
OF the reasons, he said, was the liti-
cation which arose from the Anna
Marie Maunakea case.
Smith. who. was formerly president
of the Board of Health, moved that
the bill pass second reading.
Coelho said that other members in
attendance, lawyers, physicians, and
business men, should be heard from.
DR.. Cooper stated that 1t was nee
essary and important to have bacte-
biologist as one of the members of
the Board of Examiners. He said
that the monarchy had better control
over lepers than the present govern
ment.
Coelho Speaks for Helpless
Coelho urged that others than H.
censed doctors should be permitted |
to treat lepers, whose cases had been
pronounced hopeless by physicians.
Other Business
A communication from the resi-
dents OF Hanalei, Kauai, was read. |
They asked that wharf and ware
house be built as soon as possible. |
The communication was laid on the
table, to be considered with the APP
bill.
Knudsen stated that the question
Of wharf and warehouse for Hama
lei had been constantly urged by the
residents of Hanalei.
A communication from John W.
Gilmore, president OF the College of
Hawaii, was read. He stated that
$4,000 Of Federal funds would lie
between now and July /,
and that practically all of this
would be spent for the neces-
'ary live stock and other equipment,