The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-19


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condemnation ui private hshrfs iirhf
fnf the benefit 0i the 'orteas uf rdf
sons eligible tH become c.tilsHs ' iio
Thought further HriIou along the samc
lime should he taken with dtihetatiun
to avoid possible conflict.
tO.lhO called for nn ave and no vote
ON Mlkrknu' "a motion in table the bill.
The motion was lost ON d tic vote,
SENATOR thlllngwofth. fuirchHd, X
lama, Makckau Woods and President
smith voting anmatiycly, and Baker,
Brown. Harvey, Moore. Mccarthy
Quinn and Robinson falling into line
with Coclho.
Senator Fairchild immediately moved
10 defer action for ono week, and the
motion was carried. The afternoon
session proved. however that tho Sen
ate majority WIS not going TO let the
fish bill rest in peace for week
The third reading of Senate Bill No.
6s, relating TO the terms Of Circuit
Courts. was deferred to March 9Th.
upon the request of senator Baker who
declared that he wished to hear from
his constituents before casting his note
Final Endorsement.
Senate Bill No. %, making amend.
ments in the existing laws so as to per
init the Registrar of ConVeyances to
make needed changes in he Keeping OF
records, passed third reading ON "a unau-
imous vote. The measure was intro.
duced by Senator Kalama. Another Ka.
lama bill, Senate Bill No. 90, relating
to the lien of District Court judgments,
received final endorsement at the hands
of the Senate. House Bill No. % also
passed third reading.
Senate Bill l0l, providing n penalty
/ for the sale of opium, was referred to
| the Judiciary Committee. The Senate
! joint resolution introduced by Senator
Fairchild, fixing the Office hours of
| government departments from $3.50 a.
| m. to . O'Clock p M. was referred to
the Ways and Means Committee.
Senate Bill 81, the bill introduced
! by Senator Chillingwortb with the OBJ
| iect of putting the National Guard on
the basis desired by the United States
Government of all militia organizations,
passed second reading without dis
senting vote.
Senate Bill No. %, relating to the
issuance of marriage licenses passed
second reading. Senator Coelho ex.
planned that it was intended to strength
en- the measures of prccaution in the
issuance of licenses. The Judiciary
Committee had reported favorably on it.
The consideration of Senate Bill No.
% on the order of the day produced an
extended discussion on the question of
compulsory vaccination which the bill
introduced by Coclho-plainly intended
to uullify.
The bill amends the existing law so
as to make it imperative for physi-
elan to secure either the presence or
written consent of parent before vac
cinating child. In moving for the
passage of the bill Coelho lightly said
that it contained no radical changes
and was simply intended to safeguard
the work of vaccination
The Public Health Committee had re
ported favorably on the BILL with the
exception of Senator Fairchild who
did not concur in the provision making
it necessary for the written consent of
"A parent to be secured.
Vaccination Bill.
In explaining his refusal to approve
the written consent provision Senator
Fairchild said that the insertion of such
a clause would tend to weaken the eff.
ficiency of the law He pointed out that
the mere refusal of a parent to be pres
ent at vaccination or to give written
consent would make vaccination i'm
possible.
Senator Smith took the floor ano
moved to strike out the entire quail
flying clause that made either the pres
ence or consent of child 5 parent OF
guardian necessary.
1.-The real issue before u.s. sait
Senator Smith, "is whether we ar,
going to put an end to the law of com
pulsory vaccination. If this bill SHOULD
pass as it stands it would assuredly put
a summary end to the compulsory feat
are of the law now in operation.
at has been proved by the expert
ence of other countries that vIccila
ton is protection from the scourg,
of smallpox. We know what terribl,
havoc that disease can work. The cpl
demic in these islands in 1853 and 1888:
cost many lives. The present law is /
safeguard to the community. To leav,
the question of vaccination to the de
cision of a parent will break down the
present law. That is the issue befor,
us to decide"
Senator Knudsen said that as Their,
appeared to be considerable doubt a
to the exact legal Interpretation of tn,
bill's verbiage he moved that it be re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee, an,
his motion was carried
House Bill 55, another vaccination
measure providing a heavy penalty TO
the violation of its provisions by physi
clans, was also referred to the Judiciar,
Committee, to be considered in con
, junction with the Senate measure.
House Bill l0s, to promote the con
} servation of resources and the stimula
; tion of immigration, was taken up OF
/ third reading, but that is as far as i
went with the Senate divided on tn,
n A. 4. L. Al.