The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
FORTY THIRD DAY.
TUESDAY, July 20
AFTERNOON SESSION.


countries imported into this king
dom.
Referred TO commerce committee.
Second reading of bill to provide
for the appointment Of two district
justices in the District of Hama, ISL
and of Maui, and to further provide
that Hama he divided and made two
separate judicial districts.
Referred, on motion of Minister
Peterson, to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Second reading Of bill TO amend
Sec. 20 of an Act entitled IAN Act
to repeal Chap. 10 of the Civil Code
and to regulate the Bureau of Pub
Inc Instruction. approved on the
10th day of January, A. ID. 1865.
1t reduces the compulsory school
age TO l3.years.
Rep. Richard explained that the
bill was devised chiefly for the bene-
fit of Portuguese, who had large
families and needed the labor of
their older children. He moved the
bill be referred 10 The committee
OH education.
Minister Brown considered that
the bill was so simple that its fate
ought to be decided at once to save
time. In order TO bring it before
the House he moved it pass to en-
grossment.
Rep. Marques asscnted to the
good intention of the bill, but il in
volved injury as well as good. 1t
might deprive youth Of privileges of
education to which they were enti-
tied. He would move to amend the
bill so as to decide the release of
the child from school at Is only
after its passing an examination for
a certain standard.
Rep. K. w. Wilcox did not think
they we're there to legislate for any
particular class. There was less
necessity for children working here
than in most other countries. He
moved the bill be indefinitely post
poned.
Noble Iscnberg moved an amend
ment TO make the limit a years.
Rep. Kahookano thought the law
fixing the maximum age for compul-
sorry education at 10 years was well
enough and ought to be left alone.
If the bill passed natives might take
advantage of it, with the result that
children would grow up without ade-
quate schooling. Some would pass
the age without being able to read
ard write, consequently would be
deprived of the privilege of voting,
and we would have the evils of an
ignorant population. He supported
the rejection of the bill.
Rep. Riclsard disclaimed any per-
sonal interest in the bill. He had
observed personally the need for a
change. II was very hard for Por-
tuguese with their large families of
eight or ten children TO get along.
There was much work in this coun-
try which could be done well by
children. After hearing all that had
been said, he was yet in favor of the
bills passing.
Noble j. NJ. Horner was in favor
of the bill. An evil in this country
was that children were not brought
up to work. The greatest man that
ever sat in the United States presi-
dental chair, Abraham Lincoln, had
only had about six months school.
ing. Children in that country were
set to work at very early age, and
six years at school was long pc.
Rod.
Noble Cornwel would support The
. motion of the hon. men Der for the
fifth district. This bill might be fol
the benefit of Portuguese children
bnt it would work great injury tt
Hawaiian children. The result o
lowering the school age would b'
that great many Hawaiian children
would be running idle about TIT
streets.
Noble Pua did not agree with tn
last speaker and thought the hi
: should be referred to committee
Rep. Kauhi regarded the presen
& law, making children attend schoo
S from six to fifteen, about as good n
!. it could be made. II parents desir
n cd TO train their children to work
there were several hours before an
after school when they could Civ
, them something to do.
Rep. Marques said the discussio
only confirmed the opinion he ha
r. already expressed, and the bi
(, should leave the age as at present
p with the provision that childre
: could be released at Is il they pass
u ed satisfactory examination. Tn
If bill should be referred to commit
tee, and if it was not he would vot
> for indefinite postponenent.
a Noble Burchardt thought the hi
could be made acceptable with
: provision that children should b
released from school at the age pre-
posed if they passed an examina
ton. He had seen children do yer
good work at cane planting undo
their fathers and also in coffee cult
|, walton. The bill could be so amend
cd as to make it a very workab
measure, and therefore he woul
NJ support reference to committee.
"a Rep. Knudsen spoke from an G,
perience of 25 years in the old tim'
at as school inspector. lie knew I'll
school children in many distric