The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-26

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sheldon explained that be had In,
trodueed the bill 30 that the road "a.
rcr,ison nigh, be- paid salaries equal
to these Of other county officials.
Corfea thought that shel1on vas
shooting at Sam johnson. the ramo A.
the bill allowing ono man to hold only
one office.
Rawlins said he wanted TO see the
people hold the reins Of government,
but thought the election Of a road su.
pervisor a mistake. The road super.
visor handles the bulk of the money
spent and IL uncontrolled would have
TO much power TO use against the PEG
pie. The speaker had found that in.
competent men were sometimes in con.
troll of road work and the loss to the
county was great. On the outside is
lands IL was not always possible to
get competent man.
An elected road supervisor could
build up machine that would put the
police machine TO shame.
Kalciopu objected TO the bill on the
ground that the law limited the cleo
tion of road supervisor to those able
to read and write English, thus barring
out most Hawaiians.
Kaleo thought that the bill could
be amended to allow those speaking
Hawaiian to be also candidates.
Coney pointed out the difficulty which
getting n competent man. Now, on
Maui, there was no road supervisor, ms
there was nothing for one to do, but
If the office was an elective one. they
would have to have one all the time
just to draw his salary.
Pail said that the people had to
guard the interests of themselves, their
wives and children, and the election
of a road supervisor would be a move
in the way of progress, an evidence of
the guarding Of best interests. The
county system was growing and the
ideas of the people were progressing
through having the power placed in
their hands. By the present law no
incompetent man will be elected, but
it will take away from the supervisors
the power they now have to appoint
their favorites. He would like to in
form the House that if Maui had no
man fit to be a road supervisor, she
had neither any open, leaky one hun
bred thousand dollar dam. If the Judi
why did the members not fix it up in
proper shape and not send it back for
tabling7 The chairman Of that com
mittee was usually ready. to put on
amendment after amendment.
Rawlins resented this remark and
expatiated on the good. hard work his
committee was doing over all its bills
and this one in particular. The square
deal was what he tried to hand out to
all members. not the throttling OF legis-
lation nor the throwing of any uncon-
sidered bills back on the House.
Kaleiopu closed the debate by a
whirlwind speech demanding equal
privileges for Hawaiian speakers with
English speakers in the bill.
Sheldon moved that the matter be
deferred until Tuesday, this motion car
rying.
MORE MONEY ASKED FOR.
A Financial committee report recon-
mending the insertion of an item of
$4,000 in the appropriation bill for
the erection of a breakwater at Ka-
lnanui, Koolauloa, Oahu, was ruled out
of order but admitted on being amend.
ed to read "Loan Bill.' The report
was adopted.
The Public Lands and improvements
committee reported on House Petition
35, asking for $4,000 for the Kapoho
homestead road, Puma, recommending
thdb thc NC w tho
reply Of the Governor regarding the
Road Loan appropriations.
The Finance committee returned Petit
ton %, asking that it be translated
into English, Rice withdrawing the re-
port because it dealt with increasing
the salaries of supervisors from $50 to
500 month, already before the House.
Two of Sheldon's bills were reported
for tabling, one relating to the adoption
of children and the other to the pay
ment of commission to deputy asses
sors.
NEW BILLS.
Hughes presented petition relating
to certain lands at Hamakua, to which
the Pacific Sugar Mill wants title. The
matter will be looked into by the Judi
ciary committee.
Sheldon introduced bill asking for
$4,000 for the Waimea breakwater,
asking that the same be rushed.
Kaleiopu passed in resolution ask
ing for $4,000 for the completion of
Puuloa road, between Moanalua and