The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-26

h0. Harvey kalamA and Smith casting
The negative votes and Brown. Chilling
worth. rhiUhid. knudson. Makcknu,
Mccarthy. Moore. Quinn. Robinson sui
Moois being in favor ot tho adoption
0f tho amendments Coclho moved for
the tahliug of the BIN, taking .hc stand
that the necessity of district magts
tmtos passing All examination would
disgualify "a number of efficient magis
trate- boz outside districts.
A considcm ion of tho House amend.
mcnfs to senate Bill NO 81 produced
au extended discussion on the Commis-
siDucrs ut Public Instruction. McCar.
thy moved the Senate ap not concur Doe
the amendments and Woods moved for
concurrence
senator Chilliupworth moved that
action ON the amendments be deferred
until Thursday.
Senator Mccarthy declared that the
House had failed TO look at the bin in
the proper light. He said that the bill
had been introduced by the Education
Committee for tho benefit of the people
at largc-the whole Territory, and that
no attempt was made in drawing up
the bin to discriminate in favor of any
one county or locality. lie 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.
President of the Senate Smith called
Vice President Kalama to the chair and
registered an emphatic opinion against
the passage Of the bill.
Smith Opposes Bill.
"If it has come to a 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. ''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 a department includes
| the eXpending of the largest single APP
preparation, there should be more than
one man responsible. Suppose Superin-
| 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
| yet come when the Territory can relin-
| quish control of the educational sys
TEN. When the present superintendent
says there is no need of a commission
{, il is time to call halt ! condemn the
| idea that a 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 19,5O0
| 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.
| muneration.
Senator Smith supported the motion
| of ChillingwOrth to defer but Senator
| Fairchild objected. He said that he
| supported the amended bill aud that he
favored its passage. He said under the
| present system the will of the majority
| of people was nulliied. He declared
that the plan of county representation
was good one.
81 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 Babbitt
that it had been almost impossible to
secure 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 recommitted to the
Committee ON Public Health.
Senate Joint Resolution No !, pro-
viding for the fixing of the office hours
of all government departments from
Endorsement at the hands of the
Senate.
"Unless some oifiee.holder has Il
friend here, said Senator Fairchid,
81 move that the resolution pass on
third reading
-Four dissenting votes were east by
Senators Chillingworth, Kalama, Ma
kekau and Harvey.
Bills Are Referred.
Senate Bill No. ll3, relating to con,
tempt proceedings, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee,
Senate Bin ia. amending the laws
regulating the treatment of leprosy
was referred TO the Public Health Com
mittee
House Concurrent Resolution No. II
putting the Legislature ON record n,
favoring an annual session, was post
poned TO Thursday, ON the motion OF
Senator Moore.
Senate Bill ll5, amending the new
immigration bill. WAS referred to tn,
Ways and Means Committee.
A petition was read protesting
against change in the compulsory
school age, the document bearing th'