The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-24
SENATE
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fDrcement OF the gdHpIlhS law.
report of the committee was adopted
passing the bill on second reading.
The members of the judiciary Com
mittee, Knudsen, Chillingworth and
Makekau, regard with favor the pro-
posal for an annual session OF the Leg
islature. They recommend the adoption
of House Concurrent Resolution No. II,
memorializing the National Congress to
amend the Organic Act so as to provide
for regular yearly session. The report
was tabled and taken up with the reso-
luton on the order of the day.
Reports Are Adopted.
The Senate adopted the conference
committee report on House Bill No. 20,
allowing the payment of fees by the
Court to lawyers appointed to defend
impeeunious criminals. The report as
submitted by the conference commit
tee recommends the passage Of the
Douthitt measure as it was originally
nassed by the House. President of the
Senate Smith cast the only dissenting
vote.
The conference committee report on
House Bill No. Is, amending the pres
ent law regulating the appointment OF
district magistrates, was adopted by
a vote of 10 to 5, Senators Baker, Coel-
no. Harvey, Kalama and Smith casting
the negative votes and Brown, Chilling
worth, Fairchild, Knudsen, Makekau,
Mccarthy, Moore, Quinn, Robinson and
Woods, being in favor of the adoption
of the amendments. Coelho moved for
the tabling of the bill, taking the stand
that the necessity of district magls-
trates passing an examination would
disaualify number of efficient magls-
trates in outside districts.
A consideration of the House amend
ments to Senate Bill No. 81 produced
an extended discussion on the Commits
sioners of Public instruction. >McCar-
thy moved the Senate do not concur IN
the amendments and Woods moved for
concurrence.
Senator Chillingworth moved that
action on the amendments be deferred
until Thursday.
Senator Mccarthy declared that the
House had failed to look at the bill in
the proper light. He said that the bill
had been introduced by the Education
Comm tee for the benefit of the people
at lar2e-the whole Territory, and that
no attempt was made in drawing up
the bill to discriminate in favor Of any
one county or locality. He stated that
there was only business for the COM
mission once a year and that IN the
opinion of Superintendent of Public In
struction Babbitt the commission was
absolutely unnecessary.
oI "a
Vice President Kalama to the chair and
registered an emphatic opinion against
the passage of the bill.
Smith Opposes Bill.
elf it has come to pass when the
commission does not attend to its work,
there is something wrong that is In GER
tain need OF remedy said Senator
Smith. 1.-The experience of the past
has shown that the services of such
men as Charles Bishop, Professor Alex
ander and Godfrey Rhodes are invalu-
able aids in the guidance of the school
and health departments. When the
administration of department includes
the expanding of the largest single ap-
preparation, there should be more than
one man responsible. Suppose Superln-
tendent Babbitt should resign and an
other man of less experience be his
successor. An efficient commission with
a knowledge of local conditions would
be essential, and it is essential now.
While | believe thoroughly in the gen
eral policy of giving additional respon-
sibility to the counties, the time has not
vet come when the Territory can relin-
uuish control of the educational sys-
tenn. When the present superintendent
says there is no need of commission
it is time to call halt. / condemn the
idea that department such as the de-
partment of Public Instruction should
be left in the hands of one man. | am
not fighting against your counties, but
this bill providing for only two meet
ings of the commission yearly is against
the interests of the community. Such
a commission should meet once month
and take an active part in the admins
tration of the department that employs
approximately 500 teachers, with 1880
children in school attendance
Praise For Boards.
In concluding his remarks Senator
Smith took occasion to pay tribute
to the members of the health boards
and education commissions in the past,
whom he declared had rendered public
service Of great Importance without re-
enumeration.
Senator Smith supported the motion
of Chillingworth to defer but Senator
Fairehild objected. He said that he
supported the amended bill and that he
favored its passage. He said under the
present system the will of the majority
of people was nullifed He declared
that the plan of county representation
was good one.
II don't believe that all the brains
are locked up under the high hats of
the Oahu people, was the remark of
the Senator from Kauai.
Senator Robinson said that he had
been told by Superintendent Rabbit
that it had been almost impossible to
secure a quorum of the commission
members.
The motion for the adoption of the
amendment was carried, Senators Chill
lingworth, Mccarthy, Moore and Smith
casting a negative vote.
Senate Bill No. Sc, one of the vac
cination bills, was reeommitted to the
Committee on Public Health.
Senate Joint Resolution No. l, pro-
viding for the fixing of the Office hours
of al cyavarpu,ont PROM,