The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-09-09

Bill in Committee of the Whole. No5l
Marsden in the chair.
For the Reform School, $4,000.
Rep. Brown Said it was wrong {
attempt to strike this item out. 1t wa
short sighted, and might come back o.
the heads of its authors 1t was bette
that the boys should cost 81 900 piec
than that they should be put into prison
with common felons.
Rep. Richard had opposed the approp
ration, but was now convinced that i
ought to be passed. The objection die
not seem 10 be aimed at the amount, bu
at the present incumbent. Some one
certainly could be found who would take
proper care of the school.
Noble Widemann The school ha:
been inefficient. The member from
Hamakua says good man can be found
Why is he not there? l am not in favor
of an inefficient school, But we cannot
drop it until some better way is found.
Rep. Il. w. Wilcox had opposed the
item because very few boys were there,
and he thought the item placed there
only to give place to some adherent oil
the late ministry. But if good man
could be obtained he would move passage
at $4,000.
Rep. Nawahi said it cost the country
thousand dollars piece to look after
dozen bad boys. He thought $4,000
enough
Noble Kauhane favored passage as in
the bill. There may be great additions
to the numbers in the school, and if
there are not, the money will not be
spent. My own observation is that that
school has done great deal of good. l
know of great many respectable men
who were once in that school.
Noble Widemann said the school was
not one for book learning merely, but a
school of good morals and behaviour. 1t
was not voluntary with the House to do
away with the school. He would request
Rep. Wilcox to withdraw his motion.
(Rep. Wilcox said he would do so.)
Noble Isenberg said that 81, 900 need
not be spent because it was appropri-
ated. He was very glad the motion was
withdrawn.
Rep. Waipuilani said as Rep. R. W.
Wilcox had withdrawn his motion, he
would move it pass at $1,000.
The item passed at Sl2 900 on rising
vote.
Rep. r. W. Wilcox moved to insert
aid to st Louis College and its branches
10000 1t was no more than right that
these independent schools should be as
sisted by the Government. He did not
make the motion because OF the religious
denomination.
Noble Hind opposed the item. 1t was
an attempt to break down the public
school system. We did not want any
priestcraft. Noble Wideman-Only on
one side). None at all. We can do
without priests. l believe the children
ought to be saved from these priests.
The children should be taught some
thing which could be demonstrated. l
would rather have the islands in the
condition again when the missionaries
first came here than to have the priests
teaching in the schools. l vote against
this to save the children.
Rep. Nawahi said it was no more than
right that the independent schools
should receive some assistance. 1t made
no difference what denomination they
belong to. He would move $4,000.
Noble Widemann-The hon. Noble
from Kohala does not like priestcraft.
There are good many more here who
do not. But this assistance is asked for
Catholic schools not priests. The priests
are supported from France. They get
food, cassock or two and
pair of shoes. That is what they are
living on. The theory of providing
money only for Government schools is
very well but in practice it means all the
for the Protestants and nothing
for the Catholics. Hitherto nobody
dared to say this. He would have been
hooted and blackballed. That is no
longer the case. L shall gladly vote this
$4,000. The table might be turned.
There might be retaliation.
Rep. Waipuilani favored the item.
Noble kauhane said no one must sup
pose that this would lessen the expenses
Of parents who would have to pay
as much as ever. Protestant schools
had received more because they had
been longer established.
Noble J. NJ. Horner said when he
voted for $4,000 he supposed that
would include all that was to be paid to
St. Louis College as we'll as every other
school.
Rep. Knudsen believed that priest
rule was a great evil. The only way to
suppress it is by education. Ii we do
not help them we only make 1t worse.
think that $4,000 is very little. They
are very moderate not to ask more.
Rep. Richard rose to signify his inten-
ion to vote against this item of $4,000.
1t was opening door which ought to be
Kept closed-the supporting OF sectarian
schools. We shall be establishing a
precedent which it will be very difficult |
o break down hereafter. l am aware OF |
he untiring energies OF the teachers of |
he Catholic schools with its good re-
suits, all of which fully appreciate l
Will further state that there is not a
member in this House who takes a
greater or kinder interest in them than
|. 1 always feel disposed to do all
AN to help them and have done good
leal, personally, and will continue to do
10; but in behalf of the Government and
IS member OF this House l cannot vote
n favor of such special appropriation.
3ut if it is considered by this House that
he sum already appropriated for educa-
ional purposes is insufficient then / am
Wiling to vote the sum asked for and
make the following amendment. to an