The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-09

every tCuOOl LSaCueIs bNtII StuDOlr
house, and every schoolhouse bench
in the kingdom. Head work always
cost more than hand and leg work.
Rep. knuisen held that the De-
putty having to I'LL the chiefs place
must be man of equal capacity,
just as The Dcputy Attorney-Gencral
must be rs good man as the At
torney-GeneraI But il would not
do TO put the deputy or the clerk
above the head in any case.
Noble Nidcmann said it was not
a case of putting the clerk above the
head. He took off his hat to this
new deputy, having just learned
who he was. But in this case the
clerk was the superior, these other
officials taking their instructions
from him. He was the mouthpicce
Of the Board of Education.
Rep. Paehaole saw there were two
assistant clerks, which would tighten
the labors of the chief clerk there
fore he would support the motion
to make the salary $500.
Rep. Richard moved to recon-
mend reconsideration of the salaries
Of Inspector. General and Deputy.
Lost.
Passed at $4,000
Assistant clerk, $4,000.
Rep. Marques moved $4,000
Rep. Paehaole moved $1,000.
Passed rs in bill
Messenger and book clerk, $500.
| Passed.
Support of English, Hawaiian,
and Common Schools, 10000.
Minister Brown said the original
recommendation of the Board was
for $50, 900. 1t had been cut down
without any consultation with the
Board. The amount in the bill was
certainly insufficient, and he moved
it pass at 100000.
Minister Cummins moved the item
pass ut S20O.0O0.
Rep. Waipuilani moved the item
he referred TO special committee,
as there had been much talk about
the pay of teachers.
Minister Brown said that in res
ponse to resolutions, full informa-
tion had been given the House, and
nothing more could be ascertained
by committee.
Rep, Rickard supported the motion
of The Minister of Foreign Affairs,
especially as the House had adopted
the principle that Hawaiian teachers
should be paid at the same rate as
foreign teachers, when of equal
capacity and character.
Rep. Marques asked if the item
included support of Catholic indie
pendent schools.
Noble Isenberg replied that aid
was given to all schools subject to
the inspection of the Inspector.
General. If 100000 was voted
there would be something, he be-
lieved, for independent schools
They could not support Catholic, Of
Mormon, or Protestant schools, o.
any that gave instruction in religion
1t had been the custom to vot'
special grants to such Independent
schools. They could not be sup
ported out of this fund.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox would have
been in favor of the increase pro
posed by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, were it not for the discrim
ination shown to have been mad,
,, against Hawaiian teachers. 1t would
not be wise to place such a larg
amount in the hands of the Board t,
be distributed by body that prac
tised such injustice.
!, Rep. Nawahi would favor q libers
supply, but thought something
: should be done to compel the Boar
to be more equitable in the appor
tionment of salaries.
Noble Isenberg said anybody VIII
had observed must be convinced tina
the schools Of the kingdom ha
made great progress. A demand TO
teachers arose which could not b
supplied at home. Everybody kne,
that when you had to go abroad 70
teachers, or clerks, or laborers,
was different matter TO dealing
with people in your own country
The requisite supply of teacher
could not be obtained in San Fran
cisco without offering good pay
The Board would give preference
to teachers who understood bot
languages, and he hoped the tim
was coming when all the teacher
would be Hawaiian. But that da
had not come yet. Public instruc
ton could not be carried on success
fully if the Board was obstructc,
with all these little objections. ii
would support resolution that n
teacher, Hawaiian or foreign, receiv
less than dollar day.
Rep. Brown did not think Their
were more than four or five exclu
sively Government English schoc
in the country ten years ago. From
| 1880 the appropriations had beer
e increased every period to meet til
: demand of IIawaians for instruC
ton of their children in English
e When this process began there wer
t very few teachers in the countr
t competent to teach English to Haw
g aiians. There were not enoug
g now in the country for the service
c lie hoped with the hon. Noble frol
Eauai that thaV ohonll coo tho 1a