The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-10
THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS


very good man in the Kauai Office,
$4,000, passed; deputies, clerks, etc,
$4,000, deferred for itemizlng; ex-
penses, $4,000. passed.
Bureau of Conveyances-defer
on motion of Chillingworth.
Public ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
($275), $4,000, passed; secretary,
clerks, stenographers, $4,000; deferr-
ed school supplies, etc, $26, $50, de-
ferred; normal inspector, including
travelling expenses, $4,000.
Baker said one man could not do the
work.
Fairchild explained that, with mucn
of the business transferred to the
counties, the superintendent would
divide the work of inspection with
/ the inspector.
Robinson moved salary of 1925
month, not including travelling ex-
penses and allow the superintendent
and inspector something for that pur-
pose.
| Fairchild contended that there were
plenty of good men ready to do the
work for $3.50 a month with $50 for
travelling expenses.
Smith said the counties were not
yet ready to take over the schools
and the education and health depart
ments should still remain in the Ter
ritory. There was a large increase
| in number of the schools and the call
for efficient inspection was urgent so
that we might get as much as we
could for the money
Mccarthy favored passing the item
as in the bill and Fairchild so moved.
Smith moved $4,000 salary and $50
expenses month, $4,000.
Baker insisted on his amendment
for man for Hawaii Maui and Mo-
lokai, and the matter had again to
be explained TO him
Kalama said the proposed allow
ance for travelling expenses would put
normal instructor in the poorhouse
The man had practically no home. He
moved to make the item $500.
Fairchild said the ways and means
committee was being ignored. Elk
penses were being raised all along.
Smiths motion for $4,000 carried.
Fairchild produced items for Office
staff as follows: Clerk, $4,000; secre-
tary, $4,000; stenographer, $500; ex-
penses, $500.
Moore and Robinson each moved an
amendment to the schedule, and the
items passed thus: Secretary, $4,000;
stenographer and book clerk, $500;
expenses, $500; total, $4,000.
! Smith moved to insert industrial
training, $500, which the House cut
out.
Fairchild said in some cases the
industrial training did not amount TO
much, but elsewhere it did consid-
cradle good, and since they were IN
the item.
Coelho told of excellent work done
by some teachers on Maui, who went
to the homes of the pupils and taught
them useful arts.
Harvey thought it might be very
well for the country, but in Honolulu
it was no use. There were High
School graduates shoveling coal ror
him on the waterfront.
The motion was lost
! School supplies, 100000; books, ll0-
raries, $12,5OO; material, lace making,
$500.
Coelho moved to amend by inserJ-
ing industrial training after libraries
and making one item of all at $26, $50.
Fairchild seconded the motion.
n Robinson insisted on segregating
items, which carried.
School supplies at $4,000 passed,
but Coelho protested that they were
tying things up. So much might not
be needed for supplies, and besides
there was to be purchasing agent.
With local representatives on the
Board every island would be assured
of a fair deal.
!. Quinn moved the item pass as in
the bill-books, supplies and lace
making, $29,5OO.
Robinson said if industrial training
WAS lItluutu III a lulllD gum blAC "hOiN
amount might be expended on that
single object
Mccarthy argued that as tools were
not supplied the industrial training
did not amount to anything.
The item passed at S23,50O for
books, Libraries, supplies and lace
material.
Robinson, replying to an unavailing
plea to restore the item for school
agents made by President Smith, stat
!. ed that one agent on Maui was draw
, ling the salary while another man was
doing the work.
Teachers, $775,000
Mccarthy explained that the item
was the estimate for salaries on the
!, old schedule before the 3 per cent
cut was made and allowance for Al
new schools.
| T,bo ito. YNagoa1