The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-08
SCHOOL MATTERS
Senate Discusses Depart.
ment of instruction.
Constitutional Amendment Was
Brought Up In the Lower
Branch.
SENATE.
Sixteenth Day, March Z

SlXIeenCn LAY, Mafcn Z.
| The Senate discussed appropriation
| bills and the special items referred to
committees. After the usual opening
Senator Holstein presented a petition
from so people in Kohala asking for
an appropriation for road. 1t was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands and improvements.
The report presented by Senators
Waterhouse, from the Finance Com
mittee, and Hooking from a special
committee, on special items in the APP
preparation bills were received and dis
cussion had later. There was the same
action on Senator Holstein's report
from the Judiciary Committee on
House bill 9 and Senator Browns re-
port from the same committee on
House bill H.
A resolution introduced by Senator
Brown was passed fixing the salary
of the Clerk at $40 per day, the salary
Of the Sergeant at Arms at 81 per
day and the salary Of the Janitor at
81 per day.
Minister Cooper presented an amend
ment to sections $50 and 631 of the
Civil Code referring to the registry
of vessels. The bill passed the first
ing Committee.
The House bill 8, relating to appeals
from the Circuit Court passed the
second reading on the adoption of the
Committees report and was set for
third reading on Wednesday. The COM
mittee reported that the sections in
the act were virtually repealed by
implication by the act of 1892 to re-
organize the Judiciary, but the Chief
Justice had asked for an express repeal
in order to bring less difficulty to
litigants.
House bill II, amending sections
1480-14S3 of the Civil Code relating to
the rate of interest on money, passed
the second reading and was set for
the third on Wednesday. The commit
tee reported that under existing laws
the present legal rate of interest is 9
per cent with maximum rate of 21a
per cent. per month. The amendment
fixes the legal rate at 6 per cent. with
maximum rate of / per cent. per
month except ON maritime risks and
bottomry bonds.
The Senate bill to enlarge Kapiolani
Park by taking in the leaseholds on
the water front at the expiration of the
leases was referred to the special COM
mittee to be appointed to consider
Senator Browns bill providing for the
| issuance of royal patents to the pre-
sent leaseholders.
| Items in the salary appropriation bill
referred to the Finance Committee and
| the special committee were taken up.
| The permanent settlement to the Prin-
cess Kaiulani was passed on the re-
commentator of the committee that
the item was thoroughly discussed at
the previous session and there was no
need for further discussion
An appropriation of $720 for the peri
cd was passed for F. w. Fehlbehr who
has been in Government service for SO
years and is now a cripple and has
no means of support.
The item Of $4,000 for salary OF
shorthand reporters for the judiciary
) Department was passed on the recon-
mendation of the committee. The re.
port of the Chief Justice shows a neet
of increased assistance in the depart
ment.
Other items passed were $4,000 fol
salary of Clerk of Bird and 4th Circuits
Salary of shorthand reporter of thu
3rd Circuit was reduced from $4,000 t
81 800 Action on the salary of Dep
uty Auditor-General and Clerk of Au
Gitor-General was deferred. The item
were stricken out temporarily. Sala
ries and commissions of Deputy Ia,
Assessors and Collectors passed a
100000. All the salary items in tn
Bureau of Customs, amounting to $3.50
$50, were passed after some discussion
The wording of the items in this bu
reau referring to pay of Custom
guards and inspectors for Kahului an
FIilo was changed to read Maui an
Hawaii, respectively.
There was considerable discussion
over the items in the Department o
Public instruction. The committee
report advocated a radical change i
the plan as outlined in the appropria
ton bill. The change practically con
tinued the present system Of school in
spection and in addition omitted on
officer provided for in the bill. Min
lister Cooper defended the appropria
ton bill. He said that the items ha
been carefully thought out and severa
' months had been spent by the Depart
ment in planning them. 1t was pre-
posed to secure if possible this sessio
an appropriation for two additiona
schools for Honolulu. The plans c
the Department were to make the frs
attempt at graded schools. Great car
= should be taken to have the inceptio
in a proper manner to secure the pei
manent lettering of the school sy:
TEN. The plan would require nearl
= all the time of the Inspector-Gener;
and this would be impossible if b
were to continue to tour the Island
as he would be obliged TO do If tn
committees report was adopted. TIL
Tel 70 .