Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-20
LEPROSY QUESTION
ALREADY Threatens
Several Bills Dealing
With Mai Paks
introduced
HoDse OF REPRESENTATIVES,


fNlTu Odv-NINCFnOOn SESSION.
The ever present leprosy question .
has cropped up thus early IN the pres. /.
vEt session Of the Legislature, and .
even though ]. IOr Wallach, who de. /.
moralzcd the last session with his /.
female rock and dried worm remedy /.
is gone, the prospects are that the
subject Is one that will be- nearly as |
much agitated as II was In 1907
Several leprosy measures were in. 7,
PRODUCED into the House yesterday |.
afternoon. The most important OF |
these was presented by Representa-. !
tive Huddy. his bin being the admin.
istratiOn measure outlined by Govern.
ar Frcar In his biennial message. This
provides that treatment rather than
segregation shall be the keynote of
the administration policy in dealing
with those afflicted with this terrible
disease. and provides for tho erection
and maintenance Of suspect hospitals
On the various ISLANDS where those
thought to have lcprosy may have the
benefit Of treatment until II Is assured
that nothing can be- done for them
Another measure dealing with this
troubled subject was announced 10y
FurtadO. who glyc notice thrt he
would introduce a bill providing for
the treatment by persons other than
licensed physicians Of persons Urnict.
cd with a declared disease.
interpreter stgmped.
A bill to establish the initiative and
referendum and the recall was intro.
duced by FurtadO. Important as this
measure Is. the interpreter was stump.
ed. He could not translate the words
initiative and referendum" into Ha.
waiian, and the Speaker also confess
cd that It was beyond him. Finally
the obstacle was surmOuntcd by the
interpreters explaining in Hawaiian
what the effect of the act would he.
Like gave notice of the introduction
of u bill to create the Office of Register
Oi Deeds In the counties of Hawaii,
Maui, Kauai and the city and county
Of Honolulu, defining their powers and
fixing their salaries
Hlhio gave notice that he would in.
troduce a bill to procure statistics re.
latiye to name owners engaged in
agriculture.
Income Tax.
kealawaa proposed bill providing
for a graduated income tax.
Kama had bill 10 repeal Section
lOl7 and 1860 Revised Laws, relative
to the manufacture of poi.
Kamahu introduced a bill that would
provide for the exemption from eXecu.
ton sale of a homestead occupied by
a debtor and his family.
petition signed by 30 citizens was
presented asking for an appropriation
Of $4,000 for government road from
Lokoaka to Laelaeiwi, at which latter
place the Federal lighthouse Is tn be
located, in the district of South HilO.
Nawahine gave notice of the intro.
duction of an act creating the Office o.
Transportation Commissioner.
kealawaa presented resolution to
appropriate $1,000 for a One.room
school building at 10 Miles Olaa.
Kawewehi wanted $4,000 for the
construction OF a Jail at Kailua.
An administration bill introduced
provides that all money arising from
the agricultural and industrial pur.
suits at Lahainaluna School and the
Boys Industrial School at Waialce,
shall be used for the maintenance of
those schools.
Invite congressman to Come.
concurrent resolution was pre-.
scented by Castro to the effect that In
the name Of the people of this Terri
tory cordial invitation il extended to
the members OF Congress to visit Ha.
wall during 1909 and that the Dele.
gate to Congress be requested person.
ally to extend this invitation to the
Congressman.
A Juvenile Court bill which was pre-.
scented provides for the establishment
OF juvenile courts along the lines up.
ON which such courts are established
on the mainland. Actions in this court
shall not be OF a criminal nature, the