The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-15
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istiug leases.
The amendment carried.
Coun. Brown moved to add to the
Article. "All leases thereof now in
existence are here confirmed
Del. Carter-Nalid leases.
Pres. Dole moved to insert the
word valid" answering Coun.
Brown by saying that they did not
wish to confirm lease that might
be invalidated by the courts.
Coun. Brown accepted the amend
ment. aud his amendment thus car
ried, and the Article passed as
amended.
Min. Smith offered a new Article
rs follows: "All persons holding
office under the Provisional Govern.
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands at the
date OF the PRONUNCIATION Of this
Constitution shall continue to hold
and exercise all the powers to them
granted until said first day of Sep
TENDER, 1894, unless such Offices
shall sooner become vacant
Other amendments in the same
line being offered, all we're referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
ARTICLE gl-MAJoRrry Rule.
Wherever 10 this Constitution the
Legislature or either House thereof;
the Executive or Advisory Council;
the Cabinet, or other body, is autho-
rized or emdowered to do anything,
a majority Of all the members to
which such body il entitled by law,
shall be sufficient to act, unless
otherwise expressly provided.
Pres. Dole moved to strike out
Executive or Advisory" and insert
Council Of State"
Carried, and the Article thus
passed.
Coun. McCandless moved to in.
sert q new Article a. follows:
mo public money shall ever be
appropriated for the support Of any
sectarian, UNCONVENTIONAL or private
school, or any school not under the
exclusive control Of the officers Of
the public schools"
The mover said the public schools
should be built up with the public
money, as in the United States.
There was great need here To day
for a high school.
Min. Damon hoped this Article
would pass. III so IL would save the
country from one Of the most serious
Of difficulties and causes Of friction.
Del. Carter added To the argu.
ments already given that Of the ex-
action Of educational qualifications
for voters. When such were re-.
| quired aud might bs raised IN future,
Il was the duty OF the state tn pro.
vide the best possible means Of
education.
. Del. Baldwin thought care should
be us, d in this matter. IL ought To
90 to q committee. There were
many private and dcnonIinaf ional
schools that had been susi aimed by
Govern ment assistance in the past
which we're doing great deal Of
good especially 10 educating and
training Hawaiiaus.
, Coun. Allen hoped the Article
would not be hastily adopted. lie
supported reference and paid a high
tribute Ia the work done by the
schools for girls OF the Catholic and
English Sisters, rs well ~ Kawaia.
hao and other ssminari.s through.
out the islands.
Min. Smith strongly opposed the
proposed Article. Tn. education
uf the public schools was not to be
compared with that impaired tn
girls by private boarding schools.
The Government could not afford to
sustain such boarding schools for
both girls and boys as those now
being conducted by denominatio nal
enterprise.
Pres Dole was in strong sympathy
with the principle Of public support
being given only To public schools.
Yet he felt that such u sudden break
in existing conditions ~ this Article
would make would be disastrous.
He did not think public money
should be- spent on private schools
that were confined to work the same
rs that done in the public schools.
Some oil the schools aimed at were
doing very valuable work in afford
ing family and religious training to
boys and girls who would otherwise
be without the benefit Of such good
influences. He had a letter from
Miss Pope, principal Of the Kawaia-
hao Seminary, saying that tho trus-
tees had resigned owing to the low
financial condition Of the institu-
ton, and asking for u grant Of 5000
to continue the good work hitherto
achieved by the seminary. He Of
fered the following amendment to
Coun. McCaudless' motion: "No
public money shall be- appropriated
for the support Of any sectarian,
denominatioual or private school
not subject TO the inspection aud
supervision Of the Board Of Educa-
ton"
Min. Damon said the passage OF
the original motion would not affect
the aid granted to UNCONVENTIONAL
and private schools for two years
from April last. The only school
in this country that would be hit at
the present time by the PRESIDENT
amendment was that Of the Sisters
OF the Sacred Heart, aud that school
was doing such excellent and Chris,
tian work in the training of Hawai-,
ian girls that il would be a great
wrong to discriminate against it
Under the original resolution the
schools would have two years to con
slider their position aud make new
arrangements for support.