The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-09


matter was OF suuceuJ Importance
TO have copies OF the minority re-
port, containing the amended items,
furnished to the members. This was
adopted and the matter deferred ac-
cordingly.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill relating to treatment of
persons afflicted with supposedly in
durable diseases, or cases abandoned
| by physicians, as amended by the
health committee came up for third
| reading. Coelho moved its passage
President Smith took the floor to
oppose the amended bill, saying it
was worse even than the original. II
ought either to be indefinitely post
poned or deferred for more deliber-
ate consideration The House bill on
the same subject should be COnsid-
cred at the same time and with equal
care. That bill was the result OF a
great deal of care on the part of the
Board of Health and others taking
an especial interest in the subject OF
leprosy.
Coelho asked in turbulent tones if
one taking a severe cold that might
develop into tuberculosis was to be
forbidden to take medicine except on
the prescription of a doctor Then,
replying 10 a remark by the presi-
dent. he acclaimed that the kauakas
could cure leprosy, which the doctors
could not, and Mr. Smith (whom he
addressed personally need not try to
scare the Hawaiians about Federal
control Better to have the Federal
authorities take charge of the whole
business than allow matters to go on
as they have been.
In answer to a question he said
the health committee would report on
the House bill, recommending it be
considered in committee of the whole.
There were things in it which should
be amended, in fact according to the
speaker its provisions contradicted
each other.
FINALLY, it was voted to consider
the Senate and the House bills in
committee of the whole at 1880 this
. evening
MAUI ENABLING ACT.
Coelho called up the House amend
ments to Senate bill authorizing the
Board of Supervisors of the County
of Maui to pay claims of officers cleo
ted under the abortive County Act OF
1903 He moved to concur, which car
ried unanimously on call of ayes and
; noes.
CONTRACT ROAD WORK.
Senate bill to amend the Honolulu
municipal charter so as to compel the
doing of all road work costing over
$500 under contract was taken mp for
third reading.
President Smith pointed out that
the bill purported to amend a law al
ready repealed by implication in an
other act passed at this session.
Knudsen thought the objection did
not apply.
The bill passed third reading on
the following vote:
Ayes-Baker, Brown, Coelho, Fair
child, Harvey, Knudsen, Makekau,
Mccarthy. Moore, Quinn, Robinson,
Woods-12.
Noes - Chnlngworth, Kalama,
Smith,.
SCHOOL SAVINGS BANKS.
Senate bill to encourage saving by
school children came up for third
reading.
Robinson moved it pass.
Fairchild wanted to go on record,
in reply to ChillingwOrth's argument
of yesterday, read statistics showing
f that there were only seven Hawaiian
p children out of an attendance of 1873
at Mckinley High School.
A chorus informed him that the bill
| applied to all public schools in Ho-
nolulu and ChilIingworth remarked,
IF there is only one Hawaiian left,
teach him habits of saving.
, The bill was lost on the following
vote:
p Ayes - Chillingworth, Kalama
7 Knudsen, Makekau. Mccarthy, Robin
= son, Smith,.
I Noes-Baker, Brown, Coelho, Fair
. inllu, l1dlNtN' MOOlt, SSulull' NOOhN
S.
PROBATE LAW.
Senate bill defining the powers and
duties of representatives of estates OF
deceased persons was read a third
time. The president called attention
to phraseology that made nonsense OF
one of the provisions. 1t referred tC
provisions of law herein which
Q were not in the bill.
Knudsen thought it must be right
because it was copied from the Cali,
fOrnia statute.
The entrance of Ijichi and staff, re.
turning the Senator's call, interrupt
ed the proceedings.
Coelho moved that the bill pass
e when the president asked why refer,