The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-25
} OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4


A program of thirty-five bills for sec
ond reading and four for third reading
was the lengthy order of business for
yesterday. Little inroad however was
made into the work, the morning ses-
sion being taken up with reports and
introduction of new bills.
Kauimakaole asked that the sergeant
alarms furnish the House with fOun-
tain pens. The Senators had pens, why
not the Representatives.
Hoogs suggested that two pens be
furnished, also a house and lot, and
Monsarrat thought chewing gum might
be added to the list. On discovering
that thirty odd fountain pens would
cost in the neighborhood of 800 the
matter was dropped, despite Kauima-
kaole's claim that much ink would be
saved.
House bills 81 and 49, relating re-
spectively to an addition to the Circuit
bench and the sale of alcohol, were re-
ported as having passed their third
reading in the Senate.
Prendergast has bill to reduce the
price of fish to ten cents, which will
benefit the poor man." that is the buy
er. Kaniho's petition to the same eff
Health Committee, the report being
tabled for late consideration with
Prendergasts measure.
The same committee advised that the
petition praying for the abolisning
of post mortem examinations be de
MED. The report was tabled.
The Public Health Comnlittee also
brought in a substitute bill in place of
House bill 66. reorganizing the Board
of Health The bin was ordered print
ed and the report adopted and passed
on second reading.
The same committee further reported
on the Senate bill exempting all home
stead property valued at less than $4,000
from attachment, advising that the bllI
pass with slight amendments.
A resolution to pay James Kaulia SIG
for translating the county bill was
brought up by Mahoe and carried.
House bill 3d. providing that the Eng
nsh and Hawaiian languages be taught
in schools was introduced the first
thing in the afternoon session.
Makekau spoke against the bill, saying
that one language was sufficient
Keliikoa objected that the Hawaiian
language was a necessity; that Hawaiian
youths were not as bright as they used
to be before the English language was
introduced
Puuki thought the languages should be
taught equally. Much of the trouble
caused this session and the need OF an
Interpreter would be thus eliminated.
think" said he, few of the Hawaiian
members of this House understand the
meaning of the English numerals up to
five"
Makekau: Il know how to count Ut
to 133."
Puuki: I'VE shall soon forget how te
eat poi Hawaii will cease to be Hawah
The present generation is not nearly sc
bright as those taught in the days
when the missionaries did not first teacf
us English, but learned Hawaiian mrs.
themselves"
Makekau: This earth is a treasure
1 box. The English is the only key tha
5 we can get at the riches with II the
t honorable member knows enough now
= to go into the next room and count VI
to 1873, 1 think that is enough Ior nm
| 10 know. move to indefinitely postpone
the bill. This tai. about the Hawaiian
t tongue becoming a dead language /:
waste of time"
Mossman got up but thought better o.
r it and sat down again
Avlett: "Our children are being taught
something Hawaiian in the schools; fol
= instance, my children are being taught
10 make fans and mats. l support the
massage of this bill with the amendment
offered by the honorable Mr.. Dickey tC
r make the matter optional"
Kelifkoa here took the chair, much &c
> his own amusement and embarrassment
Robertson: 1T seems to me that if
2 was a native Hawaiian / would oppose
1 the passage Of this bill, as the English
3 language is rapidly becoming the Ian