The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-02-27
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printing committee that a number Of
bills had been printed and were ready
for distribution.
DISCUSSION OF SCHOOLS.
Senator J. T. Brown introduced a
resolution from the Kau Republican
precinct Club asking that the control
OF education be given to the counties.
! and also that the counties elect district
magistrates The resolution was sign
ed by G. f. Kinney as president Of the
Seventh Precinct Republican Club.
| Senator Brown called attention to the
| fact that the resolution had not been
! signed by Senator j. T. Brown, and
J also asked that the resolution be re-
ferred to committee: II am not ready
to vote as yet upon whether or not the
county should be given control of the
schools" said Senator c. Brown. 1T
is a subject that requires a good deal
OF thought, and there has already been
considerable debate one way and the
other. / am not ready to vote on the
resolution today l don't think with
out committing MYSELF that the Board
OF Education should be changed at
present. We want to keep education
and religion out of politics. If the
Senate adopts resolution like this,
il binds itself to what Is stated in the
resolution-namely, that the counties
! should have control of education with
! in their boundaries. I think the res
olution should go to the education
committee and afterwards to the coun-
~ committee. The county bill will
| come up for discussion in a joint COM
mittee of the House and Senate, and
until these two committees are ready
for a joint meeting this resolution can
properly be left with the educational
/ committee
| Senator Paris stated that he didn't
think the resolution should be received
by the Senate in its present shape. He
said he had received a copy of similar
resolutions from the Kau club, and had
sent them back to be put in proper
shape in the form of a memorial.
Senator Baldwin stated that the COM
munication was not even addressed to
4 the Senate.
Senator Kalauokalani said that the
Senate should not be too hasty in set
ting aside anything from the people,
though he agreed with Senator G.
Brown that this resolution should be
| sent to the education committee. If
a communication was set aside at once,
the people would not care to make
known their wants to the Senate.
! Senator ]. r. Brown stated that he
agreed with Senator C. Brown and
believed 1t n little hasty to act on the
matter at once. He said that he eX-
| pected to have lots of these resolutions
and did not believe that they should
be refused, but that some disposition
should be made of them.
Senator Paris called attention to the
fact that the resolution was out of
order, and that the proper way was to
send 1t in the form of a petition.
- Senator kaiue agreed with Senator
Paris, and said that communications
should be properly presented, and this
one should not be received. He sug-
gested that the proper way was 10
refer it back to the introducer to be
put in proper shape.
}. r. BROWN A REPUBLICAN,?
II am glad to see that Senator Brown
is a Republican" remarked Senator
Baldwin, for l presume he is a MEM
Der of the Seventh Precinct Republican
> Club"
Il "No; am not replied Senator
Brown.
We'll hail him as Republican, any
way" said Baldwin. He brought in
Republican resolution. I believe Sem
ator Brown can put the resolution In
proper shape. 1t is not now a reso-
luton of the Senate, but of q precinct
club"
Senator Paris moved to amend
. Browns original resolution by sending
1t back to the ntroducer This result
ed in a tie vote-six to six-and Pres
ident Crabbe casting the deciding vote
referred the resolution to the commit
tee on education.
Senator Wilcox, under suspension of
the rules, presented a petition from
twenty Kauai school teachers asking
that the schools be placed under the
control of counties, and that the Topics
amendment To the county bill be adopt
ed This was referred to the same
committee.
, Senator Dickey called up his bill
granting a gas franchise to w. w
Dimond and others. and after the first
reading IT was referred TO the printing
, committee. Senator Brown remarked
that these private bills should be trans
lated before being presented, in order
To save expense To the Territory.
kalauokalanis bin relating To ex-
emptiuns, and raising the amount OF
exemption from $500 to 81 900, was giver
It's first reading by title and ordered
printed.
LAW ALREADY REPEALED.
The Halauokalani bill repeating tn,
: Territorial laws relating 60 the impor
: tation Of spirituous liquors Was reaI
also Tor the first time. senator Dicke,
moved that the bin be- rejected, as 4
y repealed an act which had alread.
9 been repealed by the Organic Act, III
10 said that the Territory had nothing Il
g do with the importation ~ liquor "a
9 u Nus 20 Federal matter entirely
[" Senator Northumberland replied that n
r know iHr lHW was dead, bat that II wa
ttil 1000 tho statute books ana shouli