The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-19
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ed States shall award her claim now
pending.
"M K. KEALAWAA,
I" Introducer'
Square Deal Demanded.
Senate Bill 81, to create Board of
Education along lines to give each Is
land representation, was attacked on
third reading by the Kauai delegation.
Sheldon called attention to the fact
that according to the bill the super
intendent and the two Honolulu mem
bers provided for constituted quorum
and could go ahead and do business at
special meetings at any time.
81 do not believe it is time TO turn
the schools over TO the counties yet, -
said Rice, in a strong attack on the
bill as il stood, s.but we in the other
islands demand Just representation on
,this board. This government hands
over lump sum of over seven hun.
dred thousand dollars and we want rep
resentatives on that board to see that
the teachers on our islands are given
fair treatment in the way of salaries. -
The speaker presented statistics to
show that Kauai s teachers were re-
ceiving an average of only $649 each a
year. He compared the expenses of
the school maintenance on Kauai and
in Honolulu and gave notice that he
had an amendment to present. He
moved that the third reading go over
until today to allow him to present the
amendment.
r 4,
perintendent of Public Works the
power to shut off the water from prem
ises against which are delinquent sewer
rates to force payment, on third read
ing was deferred.
Maui Against Booze Bill.
Kaniho presented petition signed
by sixty-fve of the citizens of Maui,
as follows:
"The undersigned citizens of the
Territory of Hawaii, residing in the
Second Judicial District, respectfully
petition the Senate and the House of
Representatives of this Territory not
to change or alter the present laws of
the Territory relating to the manufac
New Bills Presented.
Moanauli introduced bill to amend
the Municipal Act, taking away from
the Supervisors the power to fix the
compensation of the city laborers. The
introducer has a bill in before the
House fixing a minimum rate of $500
a day himself.
Alfonso introduced a bill to provide
for the appointment and duties of Ii
cense inspectors and collectors in the
several counties. Under the bill the
Treasurer is to appoint some one in
each county to see that those who
should take out licenses do so. The
salary of this official is put at 800 a
month.
Kawewehi had measure before the
House restricting the right to impound
cattle at large on the public roads to
day before giving that right to all and
snndry was withdrawn, reconsidered
and indefinitely postponed.
Senate Restrictions.
The House Concurrent Resolution
calling upon the Delegate to secure an
appropriation to purchase the private
fisheries of Hawaii for the use ''of all
the people, came back from the Sem
ate amended so as to make the bene-
feiaries s'citizens and those eligible to
become citizens.''
The consideration of this went over
until the afternoon.
Hihio Wants a Road.
Hihio made the only morning request
for money. a resolution from him ask
ing for $4,000 to open road from Ho-
nokeana to Kaopala, Kaanapali, Maui.
Civic Federation Petition.
The Civic Federation, through its
president, William R. Castle, petitioned
against cutting school appropriations
age.
Library Bill.
Single IS bill to establish free pub
lie library and appropriate $4,000 for
it, was referred to the Education Com
mittee.
Single and Castro Mix.
The House was long in getting into
,, committee of the whole, the first hour
of the afternoon session being taken
up in receiving reports from standing
committees. On one bill there was a
majority and minority report which
brought Shingle and Castro into con-
f1ict, Single accusing his colleague of
having a swelled head. Castro made a
reply effective in that it was couched
in calm and parliamentary language.
This came up over the bill to give
| warehousemen a lien on all goods
stored by them and power to collect a
month s storage bill on everything
once in their warehouse unless a writ
ten agreement calling for less be made
| out The Agricultural Committee had
the matter in hand, the majority re-
port recommending that the bill be re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Castro did not concur, Directing to the
principle of one committee shifting a
bill to- another. He presented a mi
nority report which included substi-
tute bill.
Single stated that Castro was not
trying to work in harmony with his
committee, Castro retorting that he
| was trying to do his duty and not pass
| on all the work.
Finally, as an outcome of the little
family spat, both reports and the bill
itself were tabled, leaving it open for
Castro to present his bill as new
| bill.