The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-08

CONSTRUCTIONS AND BUILDINGS ACT
3 The select committee To which wa.
referred the " Act to regulate the construc
ton of buildings in the city OF Honolulu
and elsewhere within this Kingdom, in
troduced by the Minister OF the Interior
recommend the passage OF the Act with
some changes and amendments.
The report OF the committee was ac
cepted and laid on the table 10 be con
sidered with the bill when it came up.
KISDLISG or FIRES ACT.
I. The select committee to which was
referred the 4" Act to regulate the kindling
of fires in the city of Honolulu" intro
duced by the Minister Of the Interior
recommend the passage OF the Act with
with some changes and amendments.
DISASTROUS coNFLAGRATIoSs ACT.
). The select Committee TO which was
referred the " Act to prevent disastrous
confagrations, - introduced by Mr.. Dickey,
report that the provisions OF this bill being
fully covered by another BILL the passage
of which had already been recommended,
the Committee recommend that the bill be
laid on the table.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
The whole of these reports were signed
by Chas T. Gulick, Paul Neumann, Cecil
Brown, w. r. Castle, J. T. Baker and
James Keau. Mr.. Bishop did not sign,
but assented to the report.
NOTICE OF NEW BILLS.
Mr.. Kekoa gave notice Of the following
bills: To amend sections , and of chap
, -, I of ralo tinC
To internal taxes; 10 amend section 1,
chapter IA, of the Session Laws of 1870, re-
lating to the sale of ava to amend chapter
40 of the Session Laws of 1884, relating TO
the Homestead Act; to prescribe punish
ment for the offense OF bad and insulting
language.
LICENSING BARBER SHOPS.
Mr. Nahale gave notice of bill to license
barber shops.
ROADS IN HAMAKUA DISTRICT.
Mr. Kaunamano offered n resolution
that the sum of $1,000 be appropriated for
improving and repairing roads in the dis
trct of Hamakua, and for fences to the
jails at Honokaa and Waipo. Laid on
the table to be considered with the APP
preparation bill.
MORE INTERNAL TAX LEGISLATION.
Mr. Nahinu gave notice of bill TO
amend sections lG and 80 of chapter 43 of
the Session Laws of 1882, relating to in
ternal taxes. Also, bill relating to the
holding of elections.
REFUND OF COIN.
Mr.. KaIua offered a resolution that the
sum of S65 be returned to one NJ. KeaIoha >,
on account of piece of land. Referred to
Finance Committee.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved the order of the
day. Carried.
Consideration of the Appropriation bill
in Committee of the Whole, Hon. A. S.
Cleghorn in the Chair.
His Excellency Mr. Gibson said that as
the report of the Board of Education was
before the House, and the Finance c ON
mittee had examined and reported on the
accounts, he would move that the House
proceed with the consideration of the De-
partment of Education. Carried.
Salary of Inspector General of Schools
and his travelling expenses, 81 900. Passed
Clerk of the Board of Education. $4,000.
Passed.
Support of Hawaiian and English
schools, 100000.
Mr.. Dickey moved that this item and
the following one, support of common
schools, $40 1000" be united and fixed at
$4,000. 1t was a proper way to spend
money on education. 1t appeared from
the report and census that about one
quarter of the children of this land, be-
tween the ages of six and fifteen years, were
not attending school. There was n COM
puIsory education law, and there was no
reason why the children should not go to
school. The trouble was that there were
not sufficient school houses in the outer
districts TO accommodate all childrens
The Hon. member then went on to speak
of the state of the schools in the district of
Makawao, which he described as entirely
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson supported
the motion as far as the uniting of the two
items under one head was concerned. He
thought the discretion in expenditure
should remain with the Board of Educa-
ton. He was also of opinion that the vote
should be $15O,OOO if they had the money
10 SDdLcs WHICH, Alt uOuOlCu. Inc LAVA
iian Kingdom was doing very well for the
cause of education. This was not the
only money applied in that way, the total
educational expenditure exceeding $780,
900. No one could doubt the value of ed
ucation, or that the money voted for the
purpose would be properly expended.
There were abundant reasons for increas-
ing the vote, as with japanese, Portu-
guese, and other nationalities coming in,
the facilities should be ample for their ed
ucation, because schools were the best
means of amalgamating the citizens of
the future in this country into homogene-
Gus whole While he agreed with the
union of the two items at $4,000, he was
not prepared to say that the sum should be
increased.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said that by keeping
the items separate they could get at the
actual cost of the purely Hawaiian schools.
That was the advantage of keeping the
votes separate, and it was all important.
He saw no disadvantage from it. The
for the past biennial period
was 800, 900, and that was larger than for
any previous one. 1t would be seen that
nearly $4,000 of that vote had not been ex-
pended. Although there were many chill
dren not going to school, to provide accom-
mediation for them would not increase the