The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-15
cination, passed third reading Ito.
POWERS OF COUNTIES.

President Smith from the chair first
called attention to what he deemed
indefinite phraseology, end later
from the floor pitched into the mea-
sure with gloves.
Makekau, at the first bloom of dis
sent, moved that the bill be deferred.
Moore stated that the ways and
means committee had the advice of
counsel authorized by the Senate in
considering the bill. 1t was only in
consonance with the generally accept
ed policy of increasing the functions
of county government. Fairchild adj
ded that their advises were w. A.
Kinney representing the democratic
party and A. G.. M. Robertson the
Republican party.
Smith moved an amendment strik-
ing out words giving boards of SUI
pervisors power to discontinue hos
pitfalls and schools.
Fairchild contended that if boards
of supervisors extended aid to hospi-
tails they should have certain
amount of supervision over them. He
was unable to answer the legal op-
inions of President w. o. Smith, yet
did not think that the Senate should
CD absolutely guided by one lawyer.
The bill should be deferred until the
Senate could have the advice of coun-
sci.
Mccarthy moved to defer the bill
to tomorrow and that the ATTORNEYS
who drafted the bill be invited to be
present at its consideration
President Smith agreed that where
private institutions were aided the
| counties aiding them should have
some control, but where the Terri
tory owns the institutions the coun-
ties should not have the power to
cripple or abolish them.
Mccarthy pointed out a condition
in the bill making county control de-
pendent on surrender by the Terri
tory.
Knudsen said there was no subject
in which the pepole took a more In
telligent interest than schools. In
the County of Kauai, if there were
local management, dilapidated
school building would be repaired in
a few weeks, where they would have
to wait for years for the authorities
in Honolulu to do the work. The
speaker expressed WEAKNESS over the
odd foggy notions OF the president
Fairchild said that all over the
United States the curriculum, was in
the hands of state boards but the
general management of the schools
was in the counties. They were II
that Senate to do business and wer,
competent to do their business with
out the direction Of the Chamber o
Commerce.
The bill was deferred till tomor
row.
Several House bills on third read
ing, which related to counties, wer
deferred until other pending bill
have been further considered
Senate bill relating to contempt, Oh
third reading, was indefinitely post
poned by adoption of the judiciar.
elho, was alone in raising his hant
committees report. It's author, Co
for it.
HOUSE MEASURES.
House concurrent resolution declar
ing it the sense Of the Legislature
that the Auditor of the Territor!
semi-annually make public advertise
ment for supplies FOR departments o
the Territory was adopted On motion
of Mccarthy Immediately after it
reading.
House concurrent resolution, eX
pressing it as the opinion of the Leg
islature that the expenditures Of tn
Board of Agriculture and Forestr.
should be according to a schedule APP
pearing in the resolution, was REFER
ed to the public lands committee.
Senate bill relating to the DISPOSE
ton of fines, costs and forfeited bal
returned by the House with amend
ments, was referred to the ways an
means committee.
House bill providing an annual Ii
cense on the business OF wireless tele
. graphy passed first reading.
| On the oral recommendation of tn
: ways and means committee, Fairchil
saying merchants and others had bee
consulted, House bill relating to mel
chandise licenses passed second reaC
{ ing.
: KAUAI AT PAR.
Fairchild presented a report of tn
: ways and means committee on Hou'
d dill amending the County Act reli
o tive to salaries, saying II had bee
a "held in the committee owing to IL
N belief that general retrenchment
the Territory and counties was adv
= sable, but when the majority vote
)G increase the salaries of counties
G. other counties took place, your cor
lie mittee deemed it unjust to hold bat