The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-23
|WRANGL|NG
SENATORS
AMuddIe Over the
Appropriation
Bill.
APPROPRIATIONS
MAY BE MADE
Acting Governor Sends a Com.
munication About Bonds to
the Legislature.

| The entire afternoon session of the
Senate was given over to the consid-
Grafton of the minority and majority
reports from the Committee on Pub1ic
Health and Education.
| The question as to whether or not
four normal inspectors should be en-
ployed, occupied the most of the time
of the Senators.
Senators ]. F. Brown and Kanuha
were very much opposed TO the en-
ployment of four inspectors, giving as
their reasons that the inspectors du-
| ties were very light they. throwing the
| burden of their work upon the should
ers of their subordinates
There was no morning session, that
being given over to the committees in
order TO allow them to prepare their
reports.
The afternoon session opened at 2
clock, and the first business to be
| transacted was the minority report
from Senator Russell of the Committee
on Education. Senator Russell wanted
to wait until Senator Achi would ar
rive and present the majority report.
but upon the suggestion of Senator C.
Brown the report was presented, which
| is as follows:
The President of the Senate.
| Sir The minority of the Committee
| of Public Health and Education begs
leave to report in regard to the items of
public instruction referred to him as fol-
lows:
The minority agrees with the rest of
| the members of said committee in re-
gard to the item of 100000 as is in the
| bill as pay roll for support of schools
| the Department of Public Instruction
having produced sufficient evidence of
| the necessity of a large margin for thir-
| ty or forty additional school teachers
during the next biennial period; also for
the pay of teachers during the next bien-
NAL period, also for the pay of janitors
| and yardboys in larger schools.
The minority also agrees with the ne
cessity of paying the Superintendent his
back salary to April l. 1901, IN the amount
of S. 1920.
| AS for the third item in the list, salary
of four normal inspectors at 5000, total
of $4,000. and the last item of school
agents, 81, 560 the minority recommends
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the offices of school agents be dispensed
with and transferred upon normal in
spectors who, in my opinion. can do that
work more satisfactorily and without any
Iprejudice to their other duties. / also
recommend that another normal inspect
or be allowed to the large Island of Ha-
waii, since that Island has the largest
number of school children scattered up
ON a very large area and the service of
one inspector never can be so effective
as on the other Islands with smaller
number of children and smaller area.
The minority recommends that the third
Item be read thus: Salary of five normal
inspectors and school agents, at $1,000
$50. 900
| And that an additional item next to
this be inserted viz: Travelling expenses
Iof five normal inspectors at $1,000 each
5000.
The minority further recommends that
the item first should stand as already
passed by the Senate and that an add
ItionaI new item of s1,163.5O for the pay
lment of back salaries due to teachers Dc
inserted.
In respect to the items of the Reform
school the minority agrees with the
iother members of the committee.
Yours respectfully,
n. Russell.
Senator c. Brown moved the repor
be tabled to be considered with major
lity report on the same matter. Carried
Senator Aehi arrived at this 1uncture
land Immediately presented the major
lily report as follows:
Hon. S. z. Kaiue, President
Sir: Your Committee on Education
whom several items were referred re
specially report as follows:
First. Items 22S and 229; back salar!
of Superintendent from June IA, 100,
, July /, 1901 Your committee founo ina
the above officer did not draw any sai
larry from June ID, 1909, as there Is
salary of the office; the salary was ora"l
Inv the president of the Board OF Eouca
Ition as Minister of Foreign Office before
Thu Superintendent performed MS gu
ties as stated In the Organic Act an
We believe he ought to be paid reason
: labls commentator for the services
, rendered We recommend tnat
j amount be inserted in the Appropriate
!. him as follows: Back salary OF Superir
d tendent from June "A, 1900, TO Aprh
; 1901, s3,ss2.5o
= second. Item go; salary OF four MOI
: lmaI inspectors at 5000. $4,000. we Ioun
3 out as follows: One inspector Ior -
+ Islands of Kauai and Nnhau' '.,,,s,T
: lars, and the Island OF oahu,
the District of Honolulu, LvV 10,
: lone inspector fer the Islands OF Mau
IMolokai and Lanai, $500 scholars; one i
Isnector for the Island of HaWah. 90
scholars: one inspector for the Distri
. iof Honolulu 5000 scholars
We believe. according to the sta,eme men
made by the superintendent and seer
Itary of the Board, that amounts sa n'
for the inspectors are money wen speI
One OF the inspectors (Mr, Buche'