The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-02
HOUSE

The concensus of opinion among the
members of the House, as expressed
yesterday in debate, is that Normal
School inspectors are what has been
| the matter with the schools of Ha-
wall. Accordingly, for the next two
years, the schools will have to get
| along with one instead of three, one
TO inspect the schools on Hawaii, Maui
and Kauai, leaving the Oahu seats of
learning to be overseen by the Superin-
tendent of Education.
There was a desire on the part of
some members to cut out all the in
spection, but it was decided that per-
haps one inspector could not do SO very
much harm.
The members were decidedly of the
| opinion, however, that there was no
need of medical inspection of the schools
and the amount put in the appropria-
tions to pay for that inspection was
summarily chopped out.
The appropriation for the pay Of the
| teachers passed successfully at $775,-
900, while Rice wanted to increase it
to 100000 to allow of the employ
ment of new teachers. Kaleiopu stat
ed that paying the teachers more was
not the same as giving the children
more education, and Single remarked
that there were other things than
school teachers to consider, so the figure
stood at $4,000, boost of $4,000
over the Governor IS estimate.
The House was in good humor so far
as the Honolulu pilots and the boat
boys were concerned, raising their sal
aries, while there was debate as to
the necessity of retaining the Diamond
Head lookout and the steamer whistle
A revised tax law was introduced. a
law whereby the owners of automobiles
| will be taxed cent a pound for their
buzz wagons to raise a fund to be
spent only on the roads.
The third reading OF the bill to ap.
, propriate $4,000 for a statue in honor
of the memory of KauikeaOuli found
the House almost unanimously in favor
| of the extravaganza.
Today the matter of appropriating
| for the Board of Health will be taken
up, and it is expected that there will
| be some warm debating. 1t is under
stood that the appropriation for bac
teriologist will be cut out and that the
salary of the president of the Board
T of Health will be cut down to $50 a
month. If the latter happens, there
will be great chilliness develop in the
feet of those who have been lobbying
for the job.
More Homesteads Wanted.
Realawaa opened the business of the
House yesterday, the thirty.sixth day
of the session, by presenting resolu-
| ton that the Public Lands Committee
find out whether or not it is possible
| to have the government land known as
| KaunihO Lepeloa, at Kamaee, North
Hilo, opened for homestead purposes.
Shingles Milk Commission resolu-
ton was read a second time and re.
ferred to the Health Committee, and
the order OF the day was taken up.
Cohen Wouldn't Vote.
House Bill 1877, Furtado, the new
show license bill, was read third time
and debated Castro thought license
| fee of $500 year on moving picture
shows fair fee, but objected to re.
quiring that it be paid semiannually.
He thought that $3.50 at jump in adj
vance would be too much to ask of a
man with small capital, as many were.
| He offered an amendment to make the
license payable quarterly instead. The
amendment passed and one or two other
verbal changes were made.
On rollcall, Cohen asked to be ex-
cused from voting, permission being
gwen him to keep silent and give the
bill his moral support alone. The bill
passed twentyrsix to none.
Volcano Stables to be Paid.
House Bill $50, Alfonso, for the re.
lief of the Volcano Stables, Hilo, for
$3.50 spent on a quarantine station un.
der orders of the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry, was passed on third read
ing. Rice explained that the Auditor
had held up the payment because the
matter of letting the contract to the
Volcano Stables had not been adyer-
tised, although given in good faith.
There was no opposition to the bill
on the roll call.
Kauikeaouli Statue.
House Bill 1866, Like, to appropriate