The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-02-28
Teachers Likely
To Get Raise But
Less Than Asked
Senator Rice After Kinney'S Scalp
Various Bills To Help Homestead
ing-TavareS WOnld Have Super
viSorS Name Magistrates
BY HOWARD D. CASE
Correspondent of the MAUI

anticipated, Maui solons have buckled
to work and are contributing
their full share of bills, resolutions,
petitions and other measures to the
legislative hopper, all of which are
apparently sound and timely, and
which bid fair to escape the merciless
committee ak and go sailing through
TO receive the signature Of Governor
c. j. Mccarthy which will make them
law. The only rift in the lutte, as far
as the house delegation is concerned,
at least, is that Maui is not represen-
tated on the educational committee,
While some of the Valley Island SOL
ons are inclined to be a little put out
over this apparent oversight on the
part of Speaker Link" Holstein,
there has been no general complaint.
Whether the situation will be correct
ed is problematical.
Considering Teachers Salaries
Maui people will be interested to
learn that the statehood and woman
suffrage measures have been present
ed and are now well along in COM
mittee.
Both houses have received a petit
ton from the teachers asking for an
increase of 33H percent on their
salaries. Committees have the petit
tons under consideration. Recently
the senate ways and near commit
tee met with delegates from the Ter
ritorial Teachers Association to talk
owe the matter. No definite promises
were made, although it seem certain
now that the teachers will get some
sort of a raise. At this conference it
was pointed out that, to raise salaries
in accordance with the request of the
pedagogues, an outlay of 100000 will
be necessary.
The main question raised was
where this money is to come from, as
the tax rates for the ensuing year
have been fixed already. Superin-
tendent Henry w. Kinney is now
will be gone over by the committees
probably before the petition is report
ed out.
Move To Gust Kinney
What is apparently a direct move to
GUST Superintendent Kinney is the bill
introduced in the senate on Monday
by Senator II. w. Rice. This mea-
sure provides that the superintendent
of public instruction be a graduate Of
an American university or college. A
similar measure regarding the quail
fications of principals is being draft
ed to be introduced later. Although
Superintendent Kinney was born on
Maui, he received his higher educa-
lion in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lepers Oppose Federal Control
In the house on Monday there was
introduced a petition from a number
of the inmates of the Kalaupapa Set
protesting against federal
control over lepers. Under the able
management of the present superin-
tendent and the resident physician
we are enjoying the best of care and
treatment, as far as circumstances
will allow Them" the petition says.
These gentlemen are untiring and
indefatigable in their endeavor to am
eliorate our conditions and relieve our
s~ufferings."
On Monday Representative Pascho-
al introduced a bill providing that no
license fee be. charged any theatrical
performance or exhibition or motion
picture show eff the treasurer or
sheriff is satisfied that the entire pro
ceeds are to be donated to any school,
religious or charitable institution, or
for the promotion of art and not for
Would Change County Elections
A bill by Senator NJ. G. Pacheco Of
Oahu makes the county election of
Hawaii, Maui and Kauai fall on the
first Tuesday in November instead of
in June, to conform to the system
has already been provided for
in another bill for Oahu.
Wade Asks Relief
Three bills for relief have been in
froduced by Representative A. F.
Tavares, chairman of the health and
police committee, as follows: Herbert
A. Wade, in the sum of $642.35, repre-
salary withheld from Septem-
Der /, 1916, to August 81, 1917, while
he was principal of the Haiku, Maui,
Russell A. Newton and Sebas-
tan Tavares, S245.25 and $50, respec-
for overpayments on home
stead assessments.
A bill by Representative Brown, in
PRODUCED on Monday, provides that
who are licensed to appear
only in the district courts, may ap-
pear III lut ClINull NOul 10 III Ndoto Ol
appeal in which they + interested.
Brown Asks Farm Loan Act
The first measure introduced in the
present session by a Maui member of
the house was Representative Browns
resolution providing that
the Federal Farm Loan Act be amend
ed so that its provisions could be eX-
tended TO Hawaii. In local govern
circles there has been consider
able discussion as to whether this
could be done, as it is generally sew
eral years after the drawing that a
homesteader secures a clear title to
land. THE general farming in
in Hawaii, if it is to be dew
is in need of as much assist
ance as that generally demanded by
conditions on the mainland, says
Representative Browns measure. A
bill creating a farm loan board to
give financial aid to farmers and
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