Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-10
House Acts Promptly In
Recognizing Public
School Needs
PECULIAR SCHEDULE OF
SENATE IS PUT ASIDE
Second Reading Of Very Important
Item Shows Good Sense on the
Part Of Members of
Lower House

HuSseu lne item III lnc appropriation
bill for teachers salaries at s7OG,OOO
without Il murmur, and. better than
that, IL calmly amputated the obnox-
ious schedule rider tackled on by the
Senate.
There wasn't even any debate over
either action. A member simply
moved that the item of SOC, 900 pass
end 1t passed. Then Rice moved that
the rider be cut of, and it was cut
of. II was easy.
Il had been anticipated that there
would be a long debate over the sal
airy schedule proposition, and when
the lump sum item for salaries hove
IN sight near the usual closing hour
yesterday, Pail showed signs of ner-
vousness. He was on his toes twice
ready to move to adjourn before he
got chance to make the motion.
Rice protested. There are four
hundred school teachers waiting TO
see what we are going to do for
them" he said, and would like to
have this salary item taken care Of,
so we can relieve their anxiety"
But there are five pages In that
item" objected Rawlins. There is
a long rider attached"
"Oh, well cut that on" answered
Rice.
Rawlins grinned. well. II you
will move to cut that out, I'll second
the motion, and we can go ahead" he
answered.
"All right" said Rice. THAT rid
or Is no good and well cut II on"
The item for 100000 for teach
ers' salaries was then read and pass
ed on motion without word of dis
cusslon.
Rice moved that the salary sched-
ule rider be Topped OF. The motion
was put and carried.
This ends the matter until the APP
preparation bill goes to conference,
and II Is believed that there will he
no difficulty over Il even then. The
Senate labored hard to tack the rider
on. but the impression prevails that
the Upper House has been led to Sc,
the error of its ways, and that the
amputating action of the Lower
House will be concurred In.
aaa n aa u II u ~ u a " n n u u
similar bill had already been referred
to the Judiciary Committee, and after
a discussion of two days, In which The
bill was punctuIed right and left, thu
introducer withdrew II. At latel
date another bill was introduced and
referred to the Miscellaneous Commit
tee and reported on favorably. "TC
my mind" he said. this bill isn't
worth the paper it's written on. II IL
rs full of Objectionable features rs tn,
first bill. II Is just as much In con
Gict with section 90 OF the County Act
Another thing; The bill says. 'thi'
Act shall take effect from and after th'
date of its approval Is there an.
provision as to when the road super
yisors shall be elected? The bill Il
faulty In that resTF-."
Rice objected To the section author
izing the road supervisor In each dis
trict to appoint deputies, clerk, assist
ants and employ laborers. II think,
he said, that section will make thu
road supervisor the big man I'm his dis
trict." Rice offered an amendment Il
, make the approval Of the Supervisor
necessary.
KALEIOPU SLABS AT SAM.
Kaleiopu took slap at Sam John
son by moving to cut the salary OF tn
Honolulu Road Supervisor from $24O
, rs In the bill, TO $500 Carried.
Rice had the Waimea. Kauai, maj
reduced from $1,000 to $1,000.
The bill passed as amended, IS to II
LICENSES.
House Bill 1877, the general licens
bill, imposing license fee on nearl
oil lines of business, from barbering
| running garage, passed with amend
ments.
, Coney thought the license on fishin
boats eXhorbitant and intended to kee
out the japanese. "rhe fishing boat
have to be more than 30 inches
Q beam, and now they want to mai
= these poor fellows pay s. for a liz
ense," he said.
s Rice thought that good thin
, "These Japs," he said. won't pay eve
:, their personal taxes. and II you try
seize the boat, they say II belongs
q hui"