The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-27

room for them. There is class here
admitted TO citizenship, who came herr
totally void OF education: they hav5
been foisted upon Jhe country by the
Government, TO its burning shame. We
want no such people here unless their
offspring may be educated, and they
cannot have these advantages unless
there are facilities. We want their chill
6ren provided for. and the law says
they must be. We dc not believe il
right to neglect this department of the
Government. This House hopes to have
before the session closes an increase OF
revenue unthought of by the Minister
when the budget was fixed up.
Minister Damon-We have appropri-
ated SIS, 900 more than we did last year
and the still further addition of S12.-
600 would entail upon US a dangerous
point, Notwithstanding the schemes the
member may have for raising money
This is money that must be paid every
month: the Secretary comes every
month for his money, and will not
wait a day. II il is not ready for him
then there are 90 teachers without
their salary. a gentleman came to the
Office today. q New York man. and
subscribed for $4,000 worth of bonds
and remarked as he did so that it was
because he had seen during his stay
here that the Government was running
its affairs economically. l wish tO
say TO you that if you appropriate
more money than you have, or than
your revenue can be, there will be
trouble
Rep. Cluney-I know that out Pa
lama way there is not room enough in
the schools TO accommodate the chill
dren. do not believe in cutting down
where it will deprive children of the
advantages of an education. If there
is to be a cut, let il be somewhere else
Rep. Ryeroft-I was present with the
committee when it called on the Board
of Education, and / was satisfied that
the demand was just The Board has
no representation here, unfortunately
and il depends upon the committee OF
the House to look after its interests.
am not surprised at what Rep. Cluney
has said, though l had not heard of il
before, but after l had heard that 19(
children in the neighborhood of the ICE
works were deprived of an education
because there is no school house, | an
not surprised at anything. If taxes were
properly collected there would be nc
trouble about school appropriations, fol
there is not a country richer in re-
sources on the face of Gods earth thar
this one OF ours. Sugar is our mair
industry now, but tell you that twenty
years from now sugar will not be in it
Minister Damon-It may be very vel
10 say that Hawaii is the richest Gov
eminent on the face Of the earth, but
when il comes TO getting taxes ii takes
hard pull, and do not know who are
the stronger. the men who come to oul
window with drafts on the treasury, OF
the people We send out to collect the
taxes: it seems TO me like an even pull
Rep. Winston-It's apparent TO me
that it is a necessity and that we have
schools. think We should not be stint
ed in this one special item. have beer
around today and found schools in de
plorable condition for lack of room.
would ask how the Minister expects Il
raise this extra 81, 900 which he is viii.
ling to appropriate?
Minister Damon-By stopping work
on roads and bridges in Puma and Ko-
hala.
Rep. Richards-That's what.
Rep. Kamauoha did not wish to be
understood as opposing education. The
trouble is that too many high-priced
teachers have been imported here in
stead of utilizing the talent that has
been graduated from Punahou. This is
the first time l have ever heard OF
children running around for the rea-
son that there is no room in the school,
houses. think the truant officers have
been neglecting their duties. The trou-
bic seems to be that the Board has been
neglecting itself and dealing in ex-
| travaganees in the way of fine school
houses. l know that in my district new
school houses have been built when the
old one would have been all right, and
suitable. l move the item pass as the
Minister suggests, i. e., s3S4,000.
Item passed at 1884 900, increase of
7 s1-,yIu IL tue UuuSSl anu SlZ,tUU less
than the committee recommended.
Salary Of School Agents, $4,000
| Passed.
Rep. Kaumoha asked that the Bu-
reau of Public works be taken up.
Rep. Richards moved a suspension OF
I the rules in order that he might read
report of Committee on Finance, to
whom certain items had been referred
! Carried.
The member read the following re-
port:
Your committee to who the matter
was referred find, after investigation,
that positions of clerk of market and
fish inspector cannot be combined"
Rep. Hanuna moved that the report
of the committee be adopted. Carried.
Commissioner dblic / -nds.
Salary of Land Agent, $4,000. Passed.
Salary of Secretary and Agents, Fifth
District, $4,000. Passed.
Secretary OF Clerk, 81, 400. Passed.
Recommendation of committee to
strike out appropriation for second
clerk was adopted on motion brought