Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-30
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amount for library here He has re-
piled that he will not do SO unless the
Territory itself will do something to-
ward the maintenance of library. II
the Legislature will make an appropri.
alton, he will give something like $780,
900.
ut Is true to a certain extent that
we are in financial difficulties. but we
ought to be able to make start by ap.
propriating this sum. Probably after
a while the County of Oahu may be
able to take the library over and sup
port It."
Nawahine wanted to know why the
County OF Oahu should not shoulder
things the Territory needs more than
libraries. He moved the amendment
be tabled. but there was no second.
Kama proceeded to divest himself of
few ideas on libraries. He favored
the bill and the amendment, believing
the time might come when the library
might do his confreres some good. Be-
sides, they have children who will ben
eft from library. Such library
would be a memorial to the Legisla-
ture of 1909.
Unfair to Territory.
Rice said he opposed the amendment
as a matter Of principle. rs 1t fail"
he asked, that the Territory should
support library for Honolulu. Mr..
Carnegie has given libraries to cities
hut do not know of single instance
where he has given one to State or
Territory. I'll be glad II Honolulu
could get library from Mr.. Carnegie.
though Il might be white elephant on
their hands. But II they want II, let
them get II themselves. We are here
to get necessities, not luxuries. We
are always confronted with the fact
that Honolulu wants luxuries Yet they
want to pay the same tax here that we
pay in the country districts.
IF this amendment goes through. the
next Legislature will be bound, II the
building goes up, to appropriate 500,
900 for a library. There may be the
, same cry from the teachers. but the
Legislature will be bound Just the
same.
Only a Bait.
I'VE all know that this talk OF the
library being a circulating library Is
to vote for the bill.
"If this bill were a library for Hilo
} the Oahu members would say Hilp
ought to pay for Its own library. II
would not be fair for Honolulu and
the rest of the Territory to pay for a
library for Hilo. move that this bill
be tabloid"
This was a privileged motion, which
allows Of no debate. Single. the In
PRODUCER Of the bill wanted to talk, ant
Rice withdrew his motion out Of cour.
tesy to Single.
Single said that II the bill provided
for a library at Nawiliwill. Il woult
meet with the unqualified approval Of
Rice.
1T would not" replied Rice. II be
lieve In playing fair to the people"
81 asked Mr.. Rice" resumed Shinglc
ito go upstairs to the Governor ant
find out something about this bill.
only want to talk on the bill from d
business standpoint.
A Case Of Deception.
"Mr Carnegie wants to deal with
the Territory. He will give the Terri
tory sl5O0OO for a library, not fol-
Kauai. or for Honolulu. but for the
Territory. But he doesn't want to put
sl50.000 into library unless he know,
II Is going to be run and supported
There Is no use In Mr.. Rice trying I,
deceive you -"
Rice sprang to his feet. "Mr Shin
gle has no right to say am trying I,
deceive the members"
Shingle withdrew the remark. Thei
he went on to state that the trustees
of the Honolulu Library Association
refuse to deal with the County of oahl
regarding turning over their presen
property. He denied Rice's statemen
that the library Is not to be n circulai
ing library and that that promise wa
only being held out as a bait to &c
the votes of the country members.
II the library is to be established tn
next Legislature will not be oblige
to appropriate for books for tn
schools, for they will be able to dra,
from the Carnegie library. This an
another item, the two aggregating SIS
600. can be eliminated from the nes
appropriation bill.
He stated that the Bill under consi'
GRAFTON is an administration measur,
approved by the trustees of the Hon,
lulu Library Association. And
, seems to me that when they put III