The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06
THU LEGISLATURE.
One Hundredth and Est Day.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 1892.


WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 1892.
A quorum was obtained at 1906 and
the minutes of the Tooth day were
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Iosepa presented a petition
from Waikiki against the lottery,
tabled with bill; also one from Kipa-
hulu praying that no women be APP
pointed school teachers; that the par
ents elect the policemen who shall en-
force school attendance and that no
one be appointed principal who can
not sing.
Referred to the Committee on Mis-
cellaneous Petitions.
The same member presented petit
ton from Kaupo that all lands on
public roads be fenced. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands.
Rep. Waipuilani presented petition
against the lottery bill; tabled with
bill; also a petition for road damages
from two people in Kona. Referred
to a committee to which such petit
tions were previously referred.
Also, two petitions asking for an
English school at Honaunau. Re-
ferred to Committee on Education.
Rep. Kaunamano presented petit
ton from Hamakua against the lot
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At 1920 the House proceeded to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Appropriation Bill.
Buildings and Furniture, Govern
ment buildings, $4,000.
Minister Macfarle1e said the item
had been considered by the Ways and
Means Committee and it should pass.
Noble Marsden wished the item SO
worded that any excess might be ap-
piled to the completion of the new
market building.
Minister Macfarlane said $4,000
would be required for the completion
of the market. The Ministry contem-
plat I'd some further reduction in the
bill, which they hoped would leave
them some funds available under Sec.
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the market.
Noble Marsden said he had consult
ed engineers who held that ZOO
will not be needed to complete the
market. He would amend the item
ment buildings"
Carried with the amendment.
The report of the select committee
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Sup. 1t recommends aid to several
private schools.
Noble Marsden strongly opposed
emit situation. If the House were moi
careful it would undo all it's econo.
mics.
Rep. Smith said education was such
an important matter that it could moi
hard. He favored moderate apprOpri
atoms.
Noble Baldwin favored passing
something for these schools. He ia
vored the schools being supported a:
far as possible by private enterprise
but the Hawaiians were less and les
able to support their children becaus,
of the hard times. Hawaiian girl
were educated at these schools all,
the work was more important thai
any other done. The schools are Grip
pied for lack of funds.
Minister Macfarlane said this was
matter of finances entirely. 1t wa
all very well for the member for KolO.
and the Noble from Maui to supper
these appropriations, but where wa
the money to come from. He was a
a loss to know how the members coul,
Justify the proposition to insert $3.50
more in the bill when we had no
money enough to meet the existing
appropriations. To crowd this, then
into Sec. ], and leave no money fo
public works, etc., was folly. TIL
schools could be supported, if ther
were deficiencies, by private aid a
previously. The item might be in
serted in Sec. 2, and then if surplu
were available the money might b
spent.
Rep. Ashford said the Minister ha
his entire sympathy in his efforts
keep the appropriations down, but /
could not agree with him in his desil
to put so important an item into SCI
ton 2. There were lavish eXpend
lures already in Section l again
which he had heard not one VOL
from His EXcellency. He did NJ
as a rule believe in the system of a
to UNCONVENTIONAL schools. He tho
oughIy disbelieved in it, but the sy
tenn had been grated in here and tt
supplies for the first and essential ed
cation should not he cut off. 1t w
nonsense to talk about putting tt
item in Section 2, as not one ce
would ever be available for it.
Rep. Waipuilani did not agree wi
the Minister of Finance. He NOV,
the report be considered item by iter
There had been unfair discriminate
Carried.
Aid to Hilo Boarding School, $15C
Passed.
Kohala Seminary, $500. Passed.
Iolani College, $500. Passed.
Makawao Seminary; $500. Passe
Kauai Industrial School, $4,000.
Rep. Smith said this was the on
boarding school on Kauai. 1t h;
never asked any aid from the Cover
ment whatever and had cost lar
sum, all furnished by private ente
prise. The school was $4,000 in del
1t was to the honor of the wealth
men of Kauai that they had for yea
assisted schools on the other islam
while receiving nothing themselves.
The item passed at $1,000.
Kawaiahao Seminary, S15'
Passed.
The item in the bill Permanent II
provements Boarding Schools, 500
the committee recommended
stricken out. Stricken out.