The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-26
HOUSE:
Continued from Rage One.)

( btlNO Oh Jut Cutlltbu do vel ttS ILittt
mental well-being. In the city it was
an easy matter for little children to
90 to school, having street cars to ride
on. but in the country the children,
| especially the little ones, had a hard
time He believed the question should
| be submitted to the Board of Health
for an opinion.
Moanauli made a long address, say
| ing among other things that If many
| bows could be put to work at fourteen
and learn to do work, they would be
better off than many of the Kameha-
meha and st. Louis graduates, who had
been kept in school to receive some
| higher education and who were now
| walking around idle on the street or
else working as stevedores.
A Vicious Bill.
Alfonso stated that the Education
Committee had given the matter care
full attention and had held public
meeting, largely attended, over it. At
that meeting it was claimed that the
bill was one Of the most vicious pieces
of legislation possible. Leading edu-
cationalsts of the Territory claimed
tHdG IRE IOIiHuIdtiNt pGtIpu btGN cen
six and eight years Of age was the i'm
portant school period for children. 1t
was generally agreed that the real in
tent of the bill was to reduce the eX-
penses of the Department of Educa-
ton.
"The Education Committee can not
stand for bill of this nature. It be
lieves that any saving that must be
made in the expenses of the Territory
must not be made al the expense of
the Department of Education, at the
expense of the children of the Terri
tory. | therefore second Mr.. Long s
motion that the report be adopted, -
concluded the member from Hilo.
Would Hurt Hawaiians.
Correa stated that the bill, if pass
ed, would turn ont 7S9 Hawaiians
under eight years of age and as many
more between fourteen and fifteen
years, which would be deplorable He
had signed the report to table the bill
and favored its adoption by the House.
COrrea gave it as his opinion that
the children had much easier time
getting to school now than at any time
before, and now was not time to talk
of the hardships to children getting to
school. If the Hawaiian members
wanted to see the children of Hawai-
ians educated and the race progress,
they should vote for the tahling of
the bill
Kaniho supported the report and
moved the previous question.
The report was adopted and the bill
tabled.
Enabling Act Passed Again.
Douthitt then presented the report
of the conference committee on the
Senate amendments to the Enabling
Act.
The report was as foreshadowed in
this paper yesterday. DOuthitt explain
ed the report, answering several cues
tions put by Castro. who wanted to
know if the lists mentioned in the re-
port were included in the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors. Castro doubt
ed if the measure would hold good I'M
less the report could refer to the min
utes of the board by page and date
Douthitt thought that if the Govern
or was satisfied, the Mayor was satisfied
and the Supervisors were satisfied, the
House ought to be satisfied
Castro said it was not question of
satisfying other people alone. The
members ought to be satisfied that the
measure was in proper order He for
one did not think it was.
On the vote, every Oahu member
voted aye and every outside member
was kanalua until the last Oahu Repre-
sentative had said his aye. Then the
vote turned out to be unanimous.
Bills Recommended.
The Education Committee recon-
mended the passage of Shingle s bill
to establish the Library of Hawaii. -
The passage of Longs bill to provide
for the disposition of the proceeds of
the sale of agricultural and other prod
ucts from Lahainaluna seminary, the
reform school and other like institu-
tions.
Third Readings.
House Bill "a, Castro, forbidding the
circulation of paper intended to be-
come a circulating medium, except
clearing house certificates, passed on
third reading.
Deputy Sheriff Bill.
Kamahu showed that his intentions
are better than his judgment by offer
ing an amendment to the bill allow
ing the sheriffs of Maui, Kauai and
Hawaii to appoint their deputy sheriffs
instead of having them chosen by the
| electors of the different districts to
make the bill include the city and
county of Honolulu. The amendment
was out of order to this bin and was
| tabled.
Inconsistent Voting.
Then Kamahu and Like showed their
lack of shrewdness by voting against
| the bill, while every Republican mem
| Der from Oahu but Kinney voted aye
! Thus the Democrats went on record as
! opposing the principle of the appoint
| ment of deputy sheriffs. This will tie
their hands if they want now to pre-
sent an amendment to the municipal
/ charter, an amendment which the Re.
| publican members could not vote
/ against without showing that they put
| politics above the good of the commu-
nifty. Real good politics would have
| made the Oahu Republicans vote
against the bill. or enough of them to
make showing of consistency in any
! opposition they will certainly want to
| ma Ike AGAINST Such 81 unoocuro nryl,,;,r