The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-06-20

During the past ten days the Assembly has
worked pretty industriOusly, sitting on an aver
laee about four hours a day, besides doing a good
IDEAL OF Committee work between sessions. While
- Sesrz Q zalIy crops out in the debates not a
.rris 81 heSmpracticable spirit, yet the tone of
ms.-Sers is far better and more business-like
than at the commencement Of the session. y
proof Of a modicum Of good sense was the indeE-
mite postponement Of the bill to increase their own
number, aud a still further proof would be a
proposition to reduce the pay Of the Represent
atives to $50 per session-the sum would DO
ample compensation.
Quite a number Of bills which were brought
forward several weeks ago, still hang fire among
them Il the hours Of labor bill, and that for
licensing the distillation of spirits on plantations.
On the latter, the Minister Of the Interior as
Chairman Of a Special Committee reported favor
ably, last week. \ spirited debate may be ex-
pected when it comes up for discussion.
The Attorney General, as we anticipated on
his taking office, has proved himself most en-
phatically a worker, and n useful member of the
House, both Us n debater and a Committeeman.
Among the many important bills introduced by
him, we may mentiOn-One to authorize the
Minister Of the Interior to take possession Of
and for the use of the Honolulu Water Works
mp to the Konahuanui ridge, Tor the Pal) being
un sm~endmsPs of the Act OF 1860; a bill to
authorize shArag Of attachments in mssHe
prOcess-a statute much needed here a bill for
the confirmation of sales of real estate the Ocean
Telegraph Encouragement bill, (Which is printed
in full Elsewhere in to-dny's paper) a bill to
authorize the addition of q per cent. on invoices
where the costs and charges are omitted q bill
to quiet titles to land by inheritance and a bill
providing for an electric telegraph between the
Post OEce and Coco Head besides n number of
others either brought forward or of which notice
has been given.
The spirit Of economy with which some of the
Honorable members are inspired, is neither con-
slant nor cOnsistant-witness the determined
+. effort made to pass permanent settlements As
at is, they have voted to saddle the Treasury with
the annual payment Of two pensions, one of
!, 81 200 and one of 81 900. And there seems a
! settled purpose on the part of the majority to
: reduce the salary Of every r0rkiEg officer under
The Government. Without dwelling particularly
IN the reduction of the salaries of the Ministers,
for whom it is the opinion of good judges that
| Is, 900 is none too much,-an onslaught appears
I o be made on the taS Of subordinate officers,
ilN1l u ~ ElAe1 NANINAAA NA-AAG VI OGEAA
c Afe5. and Police Magistrates. Members appear
: l6t to have learned that in order to obtain good
E ervice n fair compensation must be given. The
> 'oIice Magistrates of Hilo and Lahaina have
. 9th been reduced to the standing of country
T District Justices, and the pay of the Magistrate
{ Honolulu has been reduced $500 a year.
here are several reasons why the salary attached
! , this last named post should not be reduced.
I u truth, The Police Court OF this city transacts
r much larger amount Of law business than any
I Their in the Kingdom, at n much less cost. Thus
9 appears by the last Biennial Report of the
hief Justice, that the Supreme Court disposed
Cf 3zI cases in all, in Court and Chambers, dur
ulg that period. The Circuit Courts Of all the
ingdOm, by the same Report, disposed of 7sI
rses IN all, in the same period. The amount of
appropriation for Judges and Clerks Of these