The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-19
nance Of prisoners tss.oco was passed.
PLEA ron KNOWLEDGE

PLEA FbH kNoWisLDUb.
Kalci0pu left tho chair 10 designate
n vote against the item Of 10000 foi
the establishment Of library as the
! worst crime imaginable. Education
: was needed for HawailanH. Ignorance
, IL crime and 10 prevent the spread
! OF knowledge a worse crime. There
, was opposition from the country NOM
bers, but the libraries could be circu-
lating ones. Today many Hawailans
are wasting their time and money IN
saloons and other places and neglecting
their families because they do not know
their duty toward others.
Rice thought there were enough rich
people In Honolulu to support the IL
brary. The Territory had no money
for It and he moved the item be strick-
en- out
Hughes explained that the item was
for a circulating library and intended
for general public benefit. Many chill
dren had to leave school early and were
untitled for life's battles and there are
no means now whereby they can get
an education This circulating library
is formed for the benefit OF such and
because It will help to educate these he
would support the measure. Cut out
unnecessary items II the appropriation
must be cut down, not this one.
Rice asked Hughes If the Territory
hadn't got along very well so far,
which drew a retort that there were
very few Hawaiians iIt responsible
positions and that could not pc called
getting along very ~ell.
A show of hands led to a demand
for a standing vote. then for the ayes
and noes, the vote standing IA ayes,
| II noes.
PROMOTION JUMPED.
The item of $4,000 for promotion
was jumped upon by Rice, who moved
to cut 1t to $4,000. Hughes jumped up
to say that every Republican member
had been elected on a promise to help
the Promotion Committee. On vote
the item was cut to $4,000.
PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS.
The item of $4,000 for maintenance,
repairs and additions to government
property reused the ire of Rice again.
who demanded specific items. The
proposed division was Oahu, $4,000.
Hawaii, $1,000; Maui, $4,000; and Kauai,
$4,000. which was fair. Rawlins also
objected to unspecified items, instan-
cling the switching of the waterworks
money last session for the Nuuanu dam.
The items were called for.
WHARF REPAIR MONEY.
Rice suggested a division of the
s45, 900 put in for the repair of wharves,
as Oahu, 10000 Hawaii, $4,000; Maui,
$4,000; and Kauai $4,000. Oahu did not
need much repair money having just
had $500, 900 spent on new wharves.
Hughes appealed to the common
sense of the members. Honolulu han
died ninety-nine per cent of all the
shipping.
Rawlins wanted to know what about
the 100000 of loan money, lying idle,
on which the people were paying in
terest. Why not build the Hilo wharf
from that He suggested that $4,000
be given to Oahu.
Rice agreed provided Hawaii got
500 900.
Hughes asked what for. He had only
seen one wharf on Hawaii and that
would not need $50, 900 for any repairs.
Rawlins reminded Rice of the action
of the Oahu members in passing the
Income Tax bill and again demanded
the appropriation of the money OF the
Loan Bill, "unexpended by order Of the
Governor"
Akau objected to saying that Hawaii
only had one wharf, and named sew
eral others.
Hughes moved that the committee
rise and report, but a vote was called
first on Rice's motion, which passed
by 10 to 10.
HEALTH OF HONOLULU.
The item of $4,000 for expenses of
sewers in Honolulu was under fire, but
passed after Rawlins had pointed out
that the health of Honolulu was the
health of the Territory.
AN EMBEZZLEMENT CLAUSE.
Rice got through an amendment to
the bill which provided for the addi-
ton of the embezzlement clause for de-
partmental heads switching moneys
from one item to another.
The committee then rose and report,
ed progress.
SENATE COMMUNICATIONS.
Senate Bill SO was sent in for action
by the House and House Concurrent
Resolution Z was returned agreed to.
An Act relating to marriage licenses
was also sent down and passed first
reading by title.
House Bill 81 amended as to date of
coming into force was returned, the
amendment being concurred in. This
bill refers to the fees for licenses for
banking.
BILLS SIGNED.
Secretary Atkinson informed the
House in a communication that the
Governor had signed House Bills IL,
CO. IS, and and Senate Bill II.
LOAN BILL COMMITTEE.
The speaker named the following
committee to act with the Senate COM
mittee in considering the proposed Loan
Bill: Rice, Akau, Alawa, Pail, Coney.
Hughes and Kaleiopu.
MORE BILLS.
Kaleiopu introduced a bill to provide
a medical inspector for public schools.
which passed first reading, and an act
changing the filing fee for annual for
eign corporation exhibits was also CIV
en- first reading.
TO VISIT MOLoKAI.
A notice from the Health Committee
was read regarding the inspection trip