The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-24

j. L. BAKER.
Noble Cleghorn moved the report
be adopted. Carried.
Rep. Richardson moved the bill be
referred to the Revising Committee
to make q verbal correction, moved
by Minister Creighton.
The bill passed to eDgrossment,
TO be read third time on Tuesday
next.
Second reading of the bill to pro-
vide for the keeping of the accounts
in the departments of the govern
ment in the Hawaiian and English.
Rep. Brown moved the bill he
laid on the table. Lost.
Rep. Kaunamano moved the bill
pass 10 engrossment.
Rep. Dickey said the members in
favor of this bill could not have
given it proper consideration. The
effect of it will be that double the
number of clerks will be required in
the departments than are necessary.
ANY Hawaiians who are capable of
keeping books are educated in Eng
lish schools.
Rep. Keau moved the previous
question. Lost, by the casting vote
of the President.
Noble Bishop expressed to his
surprise that a majority of the house
seemed to be in favor of this bill.
He could not see any benefit that
could come of it. 1t will only ac-
casion q process of copying in the
Departments. 1t is step backward.
A great deal of money is spent in
educating Hawaians in English, both
at home and abroad. Every session
the members of this house seem to
he better acquainted with English
than at the previous session. The
bill is in direct opposition to the
message of His Majesty, recon-
mending economy. 1t looks like an
attempt to make places for two sets
of books and two sets of book
keepers. He hoped at least some
of the members would reconsider the
matter.
bill, citing the difficulties of Ha-
waiians in lookingup public records.
Rep. Brown said the hon. men,
Der for Hamakua was in error. The
bill does not provide for records,
other than accounts, being kept in
Hawaiian. If books are kept in
double entry, there will be items of
few words in English that will take
half a page of Hawaiian to express
them. All the hon. members griev-
ances are disposed of in the fact
that any Hawaiian applying for a
Hawaiian version of any document
has only to ask for it, and it is fur
nished him. In ten years it will be
difficult to find young Hawaiian
who cannot speak and write Eng
lish as well as his own language.
Rep. Kaulukou moved an amend
ment providing that all records in
the Government departments be
kept in both languages. The mem,
bers who are opposing this bill have
their own reasons for doing so. Pro.
badly there is "a nigger in the fence
somewhere" and spoke at length il
favor of the bill, without interpreta
ton.
Rep. Brown moved an amendmen
as follows: From and after the
passage of this Act, all accoun
books and records of every depart
ment of the Government shall bt
kept in the Hawaiian language only
Those who advocated the bill before
the house could try this, and SCI
' how they would get along with it.
Rep. Kaulukou accepted the
amendment.
; Rep. Thurston said the speecl
) just delivered by the hon. membel
for Hilo was just what would be eX
pected from him or any man of hi
> stripe. 1t was the speech of dem
> agogue, an appeal to popular preju
> dices, and just such trash as is like
: ly TO catch the ear of the ignoran
!. who never trouble themselves t
think about the propriety or imprc
priety of q measure. The membe
l. knew he was talking absolute nor
sr sense all the time. What is til
le meaning of the petitions that CON
D. in to this house for English schools
t. if not that the Hawaiian people al
desirous of acquiring the Englis
l. language, which is the language
commerce throughout the worlt
er The member for Hilo admitted tn
n. his only object in this bill was
create offices for Hawaiians, al
t, asked if that is not what Hawaii,
" members are here for if not to pr
vide for their countrymen? Al
of member who is here for that purpo
he is here in violation of his oat
IL Members are here for the purpo
of legislating for the benefit of Il
mt country, and to see that the publ
ur service is performed without supe
fluous expense. Does the memb
no suppose that if the books are Ike
or in Hawaiian, any native can ha
ed access to them? This bill is push'
10 by members who wish to pander
miserable mean spirit, and to crea
he officers for friends of its promoter
tn Noble Bishop said if the object
ce the bill was to provide for the I
nd cords of royal patents and doc
n ments of that kind to be kept in III