The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-23
THE SENATE
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but President Smith pointed out an
error in the draft. After some talk,
however, the error was left for Gle
rical correction and the motion car
ried.
Another report of the judiciary
committee favored the passage of
House concurrent resolution 20 mem
oralize Congress for an amendment
of the Organic Act. so as to have
annual instead of biennial sessions OF
the Legislature of Hawaii Tabled for
consideration with the resolution.
Makekau introduced bill to amend
subdivision of section 125 of chap
ter IA, Revised Laws.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The conference report on House bill
to provide for payment by the Ter
ritory Of counsel assigned to defend
impecunious persons charged with
crime was adopted AL. President
Smith was the dissident.
The conference report on House bill
relating to the appointment of district
magistrates brought out opposition
from Coelho, who moved that the re-
port be laid on the table. The report
was adopted on the following:
Ayes-Brown, Chillingworth, Fair
child, Knudsen, Makekau, Mccarthy,
Moore Quinn, Robinson, Woods-1O.
Noes-Baker, Coelho Harvey, Ka-
lama, Smith,.
AN EDUCATION SCRAP.
House amendments to Senate bill to
reorganize the Board of Commission
ers of Public instruction came up for
decision Mccarthy moved the Senate
do not concur, Woods that it do con
cur.
Chillingworth wanted more time to
consider the matter and moved the
bill be deferred to Thursday at 1C
o'clock
Mccarthy said the House seemed to
look at the matter in an improper
manner. There had been complaints
that the other islands did not have a
say in educational matters. This bill
was introduced to end that complaint
Now members of the House appeared
to think they were being given some
thing for the islands but that Oahu
was being given too much. Hence the
amendment to give the Island of Ha
wall two representatives on the BoarC
instead of one. Superintendent Bah
bit in conversation with the speake
said the Board was largely unneces
sary. He showed the minutes in proc
of the fact that often there was NJ
quorum. Twice in the year the Boart
was needed to advise the department
This bill provided for that and If tn
bill went through as it passed tn
Senate it would settled the matter.
President Smith, calling Vice Pre-
sident Kalama to the chair, took tn
floor and inveighed against the bill
There was something radically wron
if members of the Board of Education
thought it not worth while to atten
the meetings The educational inter
ests of the Territory were too grea
to be left in the hands of any on
man. In times past the most YaluaDl
services were rendered to the couu
try by private citizens serving with
out pay He could bear testimony {
the value of the work of his colle5
CUES in years of experience on tn
Board of Health, and he pointed wit
appreciation to the services on u
Board of Education of such men {
Charles r. Bishop, Godfrey Rhode
and Prof. w. ID. Alexander.
Fairchild heartily supported the bi
and would go further and place a
p the management Of the schools, sa,
ing only the curriculum and standiu
OF teachers, with the counties. A
1t the administrative talent OF the couI
n ffU moe not IN ha found INDIAN ~