The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-08-06
The Hawaiian Legislature
Session 1854.

Session 1854.
S~vsatsstA Day, July 81.
Asseslely souvsred al loa. N. pursuant to aa-
ieurnr1en. FROM the previous day.
ksprsssnsasiys Cecil BrvwD was granted two
weeks leave q absence.
ne 4Sserisly inirlediasely fcrssed into Goa
APrrgpraticn fSu. Representative Nskelsks IN
tie chair.
Representatives EitehcoeS scred to iasers an
ltat1 for the slary Ct Professor q Chemistry in
thshC College, S4ooC.
The Mi-astsr Of Fizanee CONSIDERED that the
iten1 soc1ld Be placed anrccc the appropriations
FOX the Bard Of Ea1caticn- The carator CT the
museum desired that the sam OF $50 for the b.
eu7ial period veGld BE granted for boy - ASST
Motion Withdrawn
Items n the Apprcpriaticr Blll IN the depart
Elsnl q he Ninstsr Uf Finance were taksn Up as
follows
>1lz-y o. Minister. .-....-.-..-.-....S ileo
>ila-y q 8-litcr-Gea-ral- .-.-..-.-..-.---. ipgo
Representative Kanealii moved the above item
be struck cut Of the bill Representative hani1-
kgu moved Il pass.
Rspresenrative Dole said the object q the oaics
Il A1ditUr- General was intended 10 BE check
zpcn the rayusent cf public uioceys. With some
annendnneurs the law would probably &c a benefit.
A biu % amend the Act vas before the Hurse
few DAYS ago and killed. Il provided that the
stature iestead Of By the Goverrraert Ths rsa-
son WY sacb an amendment was fc1nd 10 Be
necessary was that the Ctheers upcn when the
A1dltor-eieuerai was intended to be i check are
not the proper ones 70 appoint him Nov, the
AlilziSte-s know tins vel a. any one. bat they
do rot =ant aay cheek. and 80 by the assistance
q their paid followers. they killed that amend
msEt. This House has perfect right to SpprO-
PIRATE MONEYS and 70 refuse 70 aprrvpriate moneys.
II tins House ind that the Office OF Audstur-Srsn
sral t0r the past TWO years has been useless, It
shCuld Dot rla5e new appropriation for the
04ce. The Acknowledgement has been paid 70 Do
a certain kiad q WORK and ke las not doe Il
CuCtI1uing the speaker said: In the old eocn-
tries there Is class OF whose business Il Is 70
patch no ularbis stsues when they are broken, and
to nj up cracks The present Ministry represents
this crcsed lcA-bls ssar1ary and the AndltOr-Gsn-
eruI hs devoted his whole time to utching up and
making the breaks and bad places smooth. This
l. not what We pay hiri for, and We do not want
such work 10 20 on for the next two years. I am
satisfied that Il We take ter Thousand dollars II
silver CERTIFICATES. seal them up and pitch them
over The PAIL Il would DO Just As much good 20 the
pGbllc as the rupOsed appropriation Il vould Be
boou 70 have 8 good Audltor-Geuera- In the
list Legislative Session petition was sert 70 Hls
Majesty asking 70 have good man appointed 10
this position. Tat man WIS not appointed BE-
cause TIE Ministers knew he would DC check upon
them. and they ADVISED His Majesty TO appoint
ulan who would not be a check UPON them They
DID not want an Acknowledgement; they wanted
tool. and they got L. Section Is Of the Audit Act
declares thus the Auditor Gsnsral shall not follow
anv private business or profession The present
l--cCcilert Of the Office Of AnditCr-Gensr1l has
been employed IN private Business that yielded
services 90 ths Government. tie accounts Cf which
EsG ~ - tZJu-h ms own hands for audit and ap-
prUTlL- He cls also conducted. and * stfu believed
t. be engaged II 4 large Insurance business. his
Official has not only used h.s position 10 screen the
Ministers, bul ls used Il 70 screen himself i Il
the G1ry Of the Assembly 10 appropriate money 70
maintain such an cLlci1I 70 Do this vhItewashlns
kI1d ct work. II the Attorney General were u
Use his power to screen thieves, eubszzleis PERU
rgrs and other criminals, what would be thought
OF Cur dpprgpriaEInE money % keep him IN Office!
IL such was his character not 4 man II the cOur-
TT with aHy self-respect would tolerate him and
70 Legislature would continue his salary. What
theu can be thought q the AuLIt1r General What
ever members who have spoken II his favor my
sly. they know N their irnCst hearts they do not
TER from business poiut Of view would look
az cur own business Affairs He thought It better
20 strike cCt The whole item
Hon f. A. Wi5euaun said: We are asked here
70 provide d salary for Al Auditor General Some
members wish % wipe OF the salary entirely 10
prevent L going 10 the present incumbent. Others
WISH % pass the sIlAry bUt make L a cundltlUn
that the present incumbent shall not receive Il.
The Ministerial members want TO piss the salary
wlt101t rstsrence to the incumbent There Is not
IN independent man II this House who wishes 10
pass the salary fur the present incumbent Even
the Ministers Do not dare ask ~ have Il pass for
the present E0l1er Of the Office. The sentiment
u TINS Assembly rsgi-ul19 the AudItDr-Geuerul
! tlU we'll known The Law bids him do certain
things AID be has rot done them. The Law bids
him not to do certain things and be A,fs done
them. -Geutlaulen. What shall We Do under the
circumstances l am az a loss bli vas
brought into this House u abolish the office and
another 20 amend the Law. By an agency, Mr.
Chairman. Of which l should not be pruud-I
should rather hide my head N sackcioth and ashes
for Is dssistIuce-thesg measures we're Defeated
HlTfr7re "a I UrrnrN rhert1 4
deal Of truth II what The member for Llhus and
E1loa has said about patching up these Minister
uL marble stItues- / shall vote for striking out
the SALARY.
Req. julius Ea1a made his maiden speech to
the eject that L Tot advisable to De hassy In
the mIttzr. bat that since Il had been found that
the present incumbent had not performed the
d1ries for which be had been paid. he deemed it
advisable To rgbuks by not aEarjIng him any sal
aFy for future Noncompliance with the Laws
The salaries dppurti1nsd to Offices we're for the PEI
furu1ance II capable manner By the incumbent,
Of ne Guties attached. he favored the striking
cut Of the sallry- Applause.
On m0tICu- the ayes and nHvs were taken on
the striking odr. As follows
AEE-Bisa0p. Parker. Wideuazn, kAas, Martin,
Frank Brown Cecil Brown EaIua. EanealIi Ma
vahi. Hitchcock, ELdEila, kauha1e, PilipO, God
frey BrDEu. Duie and R1Esl--E.
Ng--Miuizters Gibson Gulck, EApenl; Msssrs.
CleGhGru. EulasLizi, Bush, kAnoa, Macfsriane,
EElllkDu- Eea1. Lii kalani, Baker, AmAra. kaulia,
Akolo. Gardner, kIIua1ano, PaIoha1 and kapi-
heap
The mCtulu was declared lost
Representative Cecil Brown moved an amend
meut That the salary be not paid to the present
incumbent.
Bef1cr l-siou vas taken the COMMITTEES took a
recess Until 81 pm
AFTERNOON
At I'D pm. the the COMMITTEES rsassembIed and
the first business vas the consideration Of she
amendment 0fsrsd By Representative Cecil Brown,
thAE the salary Of A1dIt1r- GsnsraI. passed, be
vote.
The following items u the Bill we're, after some
discussion, passed at the following figures
-lr1rv o. Minister. .-.--.-..s fffG N
~aI1rv % Aaflit1r-tfeu I-----.-.---. fGnN VI
-IIsrv u Registrar Public Aeruuuts.---.- 500 u
Slslrv % Clerk FIaanre Osfce-..-.------- 5000 NJ
81 rlrv o. Col scr1r- General -..------- $50 ~
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