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


and biz idra in presenting the bill Nns
III cons defaiiun ~ the physical well
being ~ the children AZ we'll as their
mental we'll being In the city u was
nn easy matter for little children 10
60 20 school. having street cars 20 ride
on but in the country the children,
especially the little ones. had hard
time tie believed the question should
he submitted TO the Boatd Of Health
for On opinion.
Moannuli made long address. say.
Ing among other things that II many
boys could he pat 10 work at fourteen
and learn to do work they would be
better of than many Of the Kameha.
meha and 81. Louis graduates, who had
been kept in school TO receive some
higher education and who were now
walking around idle on the street or
else working as stevedorcs.
A Vicious Bill.
Alfonso stated that the Education
Committee had given the matter care.
full attention and had held n public
meeting. largely attended, over IT, At
that meeting it was claimed that the
bill was one of the most vicious pieces
of legislation possible. Leading edu.
cationalists of the Territory claimed
that the Formative period between
six and eight years of age was the i'm
portant school period for children. It
was generally agreed that the real in
tent of the bill was to reduce the eN-
penses of the Department of Educa-
tion.
"The Education Committee can not
stand for bill of this nature. 1t be.
lieves that any saving that must be
made in the expenses of the Territory
must not be made at the expense of
the Department of Education, at the
expense of the children of the Terri
tory. ! therefore second Mr.. Long Is
motion that the report be adopted, -
concluded the member from Hilo.
Would Hurt Hawaiians.
Correa stated that the bill if pass.
ed, would turn out 7S9 Hawaiians
under eight years of age and as many
more between fourteen and fifteen
years, which would be deplorable. He
had signed the report to table the bill
and favored its adoption by the House.
Correa gave it as his opinion that
the children had much easier time
getting to school now than at any time
before, and now was not time to talk
of the hardships to children getting to
school If the Hawaiian members
wanted to see the children of Hawai-.
ians educated and the race progress,
they should vote for the tabling OF
the bill.
Kaniho supported the report and
moved the previous question.
The report was adopted and the bill
tabled.
Enabling Act Passed Again.
Douthitt then presented the report
of the conference committee on the
Senate amendments to the Enabling
Act.
The report was as foreshadowed in
this paper yesterday. Douthitt explain
ed the report, answering several ques-
tions put by Castro, who wanted to
know if the lists mentioned in the re-
port were included in the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors. Castro doubt.
ed if the measure would hold good I'M
less the report could refer to the min
utes of the board by page and date.
Douthitt thought that if the Govern.
or was satisfied, the Mayor was satisfied
and the Supervisors were satisfied, the
House ought to be satisfied.
Castro said it was not a question of
satisfying other people alone. The
members ought to be satisfied that the
measure was in proper order. He for
one did not think il was.
On the vote, every Oahu member
voted aye and every outside member
was kanalua until the last Oahu Repre-.
sentative had said his aye. Then the
| vote turned out to be unanimous.
Bills Recommended.
The Education Committee recon-
mended the passage of Shingles bill
to establish "the Library of Hawaii. -
The passage of Longs bill to provide
for the disposition of the proceeds of
the sale of agricultural and other prod
ucts from Lahainaluna seminary, the
reform school and other like institu-
tions.
Third Readings.
House Bill "a, Castro, forbidding the
circulation of paper intended to be.
come circulating medium, except
clearing house certificates, passed on
| third reading.
Deputy Sheriff Bill.
Kamahu showed that his intentions
are better than his judgment by offer
ing an amendment to the bill allow
| ing the sheriffs of Maui, Kauai and
Hawaii to appoint their deputy sheriffs
instead of having them chosen by the
electors of the different districts to
make the bill include the city and
county of Honolulu The amendment
was out of order to this bill and was
tabled.