The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-10-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
101sT DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 1899.
Morning Session.

Prayer by Chaplain Waiamau. The
minutes of the last meeting were
read by Clerk Mccarthy and Inter
prefer Wilcox and approved.
The following petitions were pre-
sented and referred:
By Rep. Iosepa, from residents of
Wailuku, Maui, against the Lottery
Bill. Tabled for bill. 2. From resi-
dents of Kipahulu, (a) that no
females be appointed to the position
of district school teachers; (b) that
people in the several school districts
elect the truant officers; (c) that no
teacher be appointed to principal
ship unless he or she can sing. To
Committee on Miscellaneous Peti-
tons. 3. From residents of Kaupo,
Maui, that AUDITORS on Government
Lands be required to fence in their
property or else be debarred from
taking up estrays. To Committee
on Public Lands.
BY Rep. Waipuilani, from resi-
dents of Kona, Hawaii, two petitions
against the Lottery Bill. Tabled
for bill. Also, from two residents of
Kona, asking for recompense from
the Government for making road
through their lands. To the select
committee having charge of like
claims. Also, from residents of Kona,
that an English school be establish
ed in that district. To Committee
on Education.
BY Rep. Kaunamano from resi-
dents of the district of Hamakua
two petitions against the lottery
bill. Tabled for bill.
There being neither reports nor
resolutions the Order of the Day
was moved and carried, and at 1920
o'clock the Appropriation Bill was
brought up and the following items
were considered:
Repairs and furniture, Govern
ment buildings, $4,000
On motion of Noble Marsden, the
word "and additions" were placed
after furniture" and the item, as
amended, was passed.
The Clerk read a report from the
special committee having considera-
ton of items relative to assistance
of various private schools. The re-
port recommended that the follow
ing items should be inserted:
Aid Hilo Boarding School, $500.
Aid Iolani College, Honolulu,
$500.
Aid Makawao Seminary, Maui,
$500
Aid Kauai Industrial School,
$1,000.
Aid Kawaiahao Seminary, $500.
The committee further recon-
mend that the item, Permanent i'm
provements boarding schools, $4,000"
be struck out. The report was sign
ed by Reps. Kamauoha, Smith and
White.
Noble Marsden moved that the
report be tabled; the Government
had now no money to give away.
The rendering of State aid to demo
minational schools he did not APP
prove of and especially at this time
when it could not be afforded.
Noble Baldwin was in favor of APP
propriating something to aid the
schools mentioned, but thought that
they should each receive a like
amount. The great difficulty with
the said schools at present was the
lack of support given by Hawaiians
on account of the existing hard
times. He noticed the amount ask
ed for the Kauai Industrial School
was larger than for the others
This branch of education especially
applying as it did to giving young
girls a knowledge not alone of liter,
allure but also of the duties OF
housekeeping, was well deserving
assistance.
Minister Macfarlane said that the
matter was one of finances simply
This report proposed to coolly ado
$1,000 more to the Appropriation
Bill and by members who neither
; could nor would devise ways to meet
the already large demands to b,
: met by the Government. He wa
, in favor of keeping up the privat,
, schools and of giving them aid bu
in the present hard times the caus,
of education must suffer. Thi.
amount would be better spent OF
public works by which bread ant
butter would be put in the mouths
of many who are now in want. Tt
pass this amount for private schools
now is shameful, reckless ant
+ wasteful use of public funds. VIII,
not place the items in Section 2 an(
! then if the Ministry have none,
: they will gladly devote it to thi
, purpose. The receipts for the las
six months had fallen off from % t.
30 per cent below the estimate ant
the returns for the next lS month
would fall off probably as much
This proposed expenditure was no
: now necessary and he was opposed
to it.
Rep. Ashford afforded the Minis
ter his cordial support and sympath
in the endeavor to keep the figure
: of the Appropriation Bill within tn
: receipts, but he did not agree wit
= the idea of placing so important a
> item in Section 2. He did not bt
. lieve in giving aid to denominations
= schools, but it was part of the sys
' ten, and being such he favored tn
items.
Rep. Waipuilani considered tina
!. the amount would be better spen
: if placed in education than in in
n proving roads. He moved that tn
d items be considered separated,
q Carried.
- Aid Hilo Boarding School. Sl,5O