The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-05

huFNni but Hruld NtfF HHt"t HHf
cripple the wcfA ~ collecting lakeH u
rcfiain ~ The outside taxation de.
iflUis. and your committee tncrcfor'
recommends that the bill b. laid upon
the table
THE FARMERS COLLEGE
Senator Dowsctt. from the Cominittc,
on ways and Means reported on th'
matter ~ the Agricultural College M
follows!
The Committee ON ways and Means
10 which was referred =. II. No. ~.
making special appropriations for the
use of the College OF Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts Of the Territory OF Hn-
wall. highly approves OF the objects or
the bill and the appropriation Of $4,000
for the erection OF blu lding or build
ings for the use of said college out OF
the Loan Fund which we recommend
do pass.
But the committee feels that II
would be better to eliminate the whole
of Section 2, making Sec. to be Sec. 2.
In place of appropriating $4,000 for
the maintenance of the college N this
bill your committee recommends that
for the current expenses OF the next
biennial period for the maintenance
| and support of the College of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts of the Terri
tory of Hawaii We think 1t would
be better to make this change which We
strongly recommend.
Senator Coelho reported adversely to
the bill relating to public health on
the ground that the present laws are
ample for the purpose.
House Bill No. 1874, relating TO the
pay of laborers was read by title and
passed first read g. Bills 1853, 16O and
1856 also passed first reading.
House Bill No. 112 was reported upon
and the report was laid on the table
to be considered with the bill.
Senate Bill No. so. providing for the
appointment of vice president of the
Board of Health passed second read
ing. Recess was taken at 1880.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was called at
1870 and the first bushes was reading
communication from the Secretary
announcing the signing of Senate Bill
No. So, relative to the age of boys and
girls in making MARI age contracts
with the consent of their parents.
The House notified the Senate that
1t had concurred in the amendments
to House Bill No. lis.
COMMITTEE OF The WHOLE.
The Senate at this stage of the pro-
ceedings resolved itself into commits
tee of the whole with Senator Knudsen
in the chair.
Superintendent Babbitt explained the
need of so much money. an increase
in nearly every instance over the
amounts appropriated last year, In
great detail. He said that of the books
sold by the department during the last
two years about twelve thousand dol
lars had gone into the Treasury as
government realization He stated
further that all books used in grades
on the other islands are used in cor
responding grades here so that If a
child buys books there and moves with
his parents to Honolulu he would not
be at any expense for books. CThere
are instances in the lower grades in the
High School where this is not the case.
Mr.. Rabbit, possibly, has not been
informed of the fact) 1t was i'm
possible for him to say what the value
of the books on hand is; an inventory
is being taken.
He expressed himself as favorable to
the continuance of the course in lace
making and in this he was supported
by Senator Smith.
ORPHANAGE AND MATS.
He said he had dropped from the
appropriation an item of three thou
sand dollars without a conference with
the Governor because he did not con-
slider that it could be called a public
school, it might be a Kindergarten. He
did not believe there would ever be
a chance here for a girl to make
living out of lace manufacture, but 1t
taught her to use her hands and the
first principles of design. Replying to
Senator Knudsen he said he was not
qualified to say whether the time If
spent in making lauhala mats would
not be to better use.
There was a question relative to an
item for repairs to n schoolhouse at
Holualoa, a claim made by M. +.
Scott on which he was questioned He
Sdlu ne Hdu never recommended III
sorting the item, for the work was
not authorized by the department and
should not be paid for Asked by
Senator Dowsett as to certain increas-
ed appropriations he said when he
went into office there was very little
left of the ten thousand dollars appro-
priated in the fund for school repairs
and there had been no money for the |
purpose since December He showed |
an estimate of the work to be done |
during the period and where the |
amount asked for at this session will |
be spent superintendent Babbitt was
here excused and Superintendent Hol-
loway called to explain his items.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Under this head superintendent Hol-
loway told where the money Is to be |
expended and of his original estimate, |
or request for appropriation being cut
down very much by the Governor. If
the amount called for in the bill is not
allowed he would have to curtail the
work of that department. If the
of money is increased the work
will be increased in like ratio. He said
he considered the item of five thousand
dollars for fighting fires a necessary
one. One fire during the period closing
had cost half of the money agreed |
upon to eXtinguiSh Forester HOsmer |