the item was referred. Seconded by Senator Kalauokalani and carried. 177. Pay Roll, Waiakamilo, $3,360.00. Senator C. Brown moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator Kalauokalani and carried. At 11:40 o'clock Senator Kahilina moved to adjourn until 10 o'clock Monday. Seconded by Senator Kalauokalani and carried. EDGAR CAYPLESS, Approved by the Senate: S. E. KAIUE, President of the Senate. Clerk of the Senate. TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY Monday, June 17th, 1901. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock. After prayer by the Chaplain, the roll was called, showing Senators Achi, Baldwin (excused), C. Brown, Carter, Paris, White and Russel absent. The Journal of the Twenty-seventh Day was read and, on motion of Senator Nakapaahu, seconded by Senator J. Brown, approved as read. Senator Russel moved that the Senate go into executive session. Seconded by Senator Kalauokalani and carried. EXECUTIVE SESSION. Senator Russel then presented the following report of the Committee on Public Health and Education on a resolution relating to the rumor of the existence of bubonic plague in the city: Your Committee on Public Health and Education, to whom a resolution, No. 14, was referred, begs leave to report as follows: On May 29th, June 4th, and June 10th, there were altogether four cases of disease in Honolulu which, after a thorough investigation, we must pronounce to be very suspicious of bubonic plague. Two of them in Emma Hall yard, corner of Beretania and Nuuanu, and two others in the neighborhood of the Stock Yards, near King street. All four have ended in death, and those of Emma Hall showed indications of contagiousness, since the second case was nursing the first. Three of the deceased were Chinese and the fourth a Japanese. A number of dead rats have been found in the neighborhood of both spots of infection, which also presented the symptoms of the same disease. Yesterday one sick rat was found in a third place, namely Iwilei, a fact indicating the possibility of the disease soon appearing in that quarter. There is no doubt that this disease is the same as we had in 1899 and 1900. Whereas practically in both cases it must be taken for bubonic plague, certain peculiarities it presents, as well as somewhat desultory bacteriological investigation failing to give a positive proof, do not justify as yet to definitely state that it is such. Anyhow, since in the course of two weeks there have been only four cases, and no cases for seven days since, the committee is satisfied that, in the interests of the community, it is better not to raise any alarm by publicity. There are chances that the disease will not spread further, or if it does it will be in the same way of a few isolated, distanced cases which gradually will be stamped out. The investigation into how the disease is treated by the Board of Health has convinced us that the most proper method is adopted; infected houses are properly disinfected, the healthy inmates are inspected every day for fifteen days, clothes of the deceased destroyed, bodies cremated, rats caught, killed and burnt, and all this in a quiet, businesslike way. Although U. S. Marine Hospital Service officers have, as it was their duty, reported facts. to their headquarters on the mainland, those facts will not appear in print for a long time. The local press has agreed to avoid publication. There is only one fact of first magnitude in connection with this subject that has impressed us greatly, and which will continue to remain in a source of danger if present, as well as in the future, to-wit an extremely filthy and unhygienic condition of nearly all quarters of town occupied by the poor. It is the highest time to provide sanitary laws for the condemnation of unsanitary buildings, for prevention of erection of dock buildings in the future, for most crying sanitary improvements of the town, etc. This, however, cannot be made without a total reorganization of the whole system of the public health service, which we have totally failed to do at the last session. Since things cannot possibly remain in their present condition for a long time without greatly endangering the public welfare, we hope that individual members of the Legislature will give their thought and study to this subject in interval between sessions, and that at the next regu lar or extraordinary session all parties will unite in a decision of the urgent necessity of such reform. We recommend, therefore, that the resolution be laid on the table. N. RUSSEL, J. B. KAOHI, W. C. ACHI. Senator J. Brown moved the adoption of the report. Seconded by Senator Nakapaahu and carried. At the request of the Senate, the Clerk read, part by part, the recommendations of the Committee on Ways and Means on certain items in the Appropriation Bill as they appear below: 210, Pay Roll, Government Buildings, $6,000.00. Senator Achi moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator J. Brown and carried. 211, Salary of Keeper Mausoleum Grounds, $780.00. Senator Kalauokalani moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator J. Brown and carried. 212, Salary of Janitor and Keeper Capitol and Judiciary Grounds and Buildings, $2,400.00. Senator Crabbe moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator Kalauokalani and carried. 180, Regular Pay Roll, Electric Light, $12,600.00. Senator Achi moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator J. Brown and carried. 183, Pay of Lighthouse Keepers, $9,459.00. Senator Kalauokalani moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator C. Brown and carried. 186, Pay of Gunpowder and Kerosone Oil Keeper, Hilo, $1, OI0.00. 187, Pay of Gunpowder and Kerosene Oil Keeper, Honolulu, $3,000.00. Senator J. Brown moved that these two items pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator Nakapaahu and carried. Senator Achi moved that the items between 192 and 199 pass as in the bill, as follows: 192, Salary of First Assistant Clerk, $2,400.00. 193, Salary of Assistant Clerk, $1,200.00. 197, Pay of Shipping Tenders, one at $75 and one at $50, $3, 000.00. 198, Pay Roll, High Lift Pump, $1,900.00. Senator Russel moved that the following new items be inserted in the Appropriation Bill: 446a, Erection of Quarantine Station for Animals, Hilo, $750.00. Senator Carter moved to amend to the effect that the word "erection" be stricken out, leaving the item to read as follows: Quarantine Diseased Animals, Hilo, $750.00. This amendment was accepted by Senator Russel. Senator Kalauokalani moved to amend further by making the amount of the appropriation $500 instead of $750. Senator Carter withdrew his amendment striking out the word "erection." Senator Kanuha moved the previous question. Seconded by Senator Russel and carried. The chair then put the question, which carried, the item reading as follows: 446a, Erection of Quarantine Station for Animals, Hilo, $500.00. Senator Paris moved that a similar item for Mahukona be inserted in the Appropriation Bill. Seconded by Senator Achi. Senator Paris withdrew his motion. Senator Carter moved that the following item be inserted in the Appropriation Bill and numbered 182: 182, Salary of Stockman in charge of Quarantine Station for Animals, Hilo, $1,200.00. Secorded by Senator Achi and lost. Senator Russel moved that the following item be inserted in the Appropriation Bill: Salary Veterinary Surgeon of Hilo, $2,400.00. Seconded by Senator Achi and carried. Senator Achi moved that the following item be inserted in the Appropriation Bill: Veterinary Surgeon, districts other than Hilo, $2,400.00. 372, Incidentals, $3,000.00. Senator Achi moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator J. Brown and carried. 373, State Entertainments and Ceremonies, $3,000.00. Senator Kalauokalani moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator J. Brown and carried. 374, Preservation of Archives, $3,000.00. Senator Achi moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator Carter and carried. Senator Achi moved that the following item be inserted in the Appropriation Bill, according to the recommendation of the committee: 374a, Fire-proof Vault, $2,500.00. Seconded by Senator Carter and carried. 375, Expenses of Election, $15,000.00. Senator Achi moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator Kalauokalani and carried. 376, Printing and Advertising, $1,800.00. Senator Achi moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator Carter and carried. 377, Compiling and Publishing Revised Laws, $8,000.00. Senator J. Brown moved that the item pass as in the bill. Seconded by Senator Nakapaahu and carried. 532, General Expenses, $10,000.00. Senator Kalauokalani moved that the item pass at $13,000.00 as recommended by the committee to whom it was referred. Seconded by Senator J. Brown and carried. 533, Medicines for City Dispensary, $2,000.00. Senator Paris moved that the item pass as follows, as recommended by the committee: 533, Medicines, $9,000.00. Seconded by Senator Kalauokalani and carried. 534, Support of Non-Leprous Children of Lepers, $12,000.00. The recommendation of the committee was to the effect that the item pass as follows: 534, Support of Non-Leprous Children and Buildings for Boys, $20,000.00. Senator Carter moved that this item be divided into two parts, as follows: 534, Support of Non-Leprous Children of Lepers, $10,000.00. 534a, For Erection of Buildings for Non-Leprous Children, $10,000.00. Senator Achi moved to amend to the effect that the appropri ation for the first of these items be $12,000 and the second $8,000 Senator Carter accepted the amendment and the motion carried as amended. 535, Insane Asylum, $34,000.00. Senator Kalauokalani moved that the item pass as in the bill. |