The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-29

to mention this because il had been sa
{ they could do without a Superintendent
I Public Works. II they were TO go on wit
sewers, water works, harbor improv
, ments, bridges, etc, they would require
t capable man who would do the work 80
, it would stand
Mr.. Thurston did not agree with NJ
Dickey's motion to cut the office off e.
tirely, but he thought that s., 900 was an
pie salary: In 1882 the appropriation wa
5000, and the services were as good the
As now. In the subject of salaries tn
House ought to take a firm grasp. H
/ thought they could get man TO look ate
| one or two buildings and build bridges 70
$1,000 a year. During the past few year
| there had been gradual increase of sal
aries. The honorable member then a
/ length stated the different salaries as pail
I to the heads of bureaus, and the Govern
ors of the States in the United States
This House had been trying to find out
| how much the Government was in debt
| but could not get the information. He had
heard that morning on the street that
there was a due bill of $4,000 run
ming at 9 per cent, owing to Mr.. Spreckels
Where was the money coming from to
pay that? 1t seemed to him that they had
better go slow, or else they would have to
go slow at someone's bidding.
His Excellency Mr. Gibson said there
had been a good deal of discussion which
had not been confined TO the question be-
fore the House. He desired to reply to a
few of the remarks made by Mr.. Thurston
He had made reference to the salaries of
officials in the United States, and had asso-
ciated the incumbents OF office with the
multitude of people, but he (Mr Gibsonl
felt there was no proper application of his
remarks in the way he would have the
House understand. He quoted to them
the salaries of officials as being so moder-
ate on account not 50 much OF their work
as of the millions of people represented in
connection with the office. 1t was true
that the Secretary of State of that great
with its fifty millions of people,
receives 5000 per annum, but he had four
or five under secretaries under him and
about two hundred other officials con
nected with the Consular and Diplomatic !
and other bureaus. OF these not less than |
fifty were gentlemen qualified by educa- |
ton and training to do the Chief Secre- |
,ary's work. And, besides, this worthy |
and present able Secretary had a state
mansion as a private residence, and he
hoped the way could be seen to furnish
His Majesty's Minister of Foreign Affairs
With private residence, at public expense.
\ gain, there is a Secretary of the Treasury,
With five Auditors of the Treasury and
Yearly 1000 employees. He might also
peak of the Commissioners of Indian
Affairs, Commissioners of Pensions, the
Governors and other United States officers
eferred to. But it is useless to recite their
alaries as being moderate or small in CON
equence of the fifty millions of people of
heir country. Many years ago he resided
Washington, and in consequence of an
Important event in the history of his life
hlch required statements to be prepared ,
the State Department, he had an oppor- ;
unity of observing the work of that de-
The Secretary of State of a !
'untry of fifty millions had 70 more to :
} than to sign his name to a portion of
Re State papers presented for the consid- q
alton of the Government He felt as
red that the Secretary of State did not +
I'VE as much personal official work to do
His Majesty's unworthy Minister of f.
oreign Affairs. But the chief considera-
IN before them is to retrench the expend- h
Tres of the Government Applause. ,
nd on this point he was with the patri- T
lc members of the House. Renewed h
plause.l The Governments indebted -
IS had been spoken of, and that there W
re obligations due on demand There p,
obligations, but these have been ar 81
nged with honorable Accommodations. f.
e condition of the country called for -
W departure, and he was prepared to ~
let the circumstances with an earnest .,
d determined economy Loud APP
use.J They had been too extravaganza
a government and people. Itwas true in
It the effect of the Reciprocity Treaty Il,
i been to raise the prices of the means r.
living, but their extravaganza had gone TT
'ond their prosperity. In the multi pr
lie of carriages and expenditures of all or
DIS they had been lavish of their re- 4,
rces without check or limit Retrench, sb
begin with the Ministers; they can or n
'ht to afford to live on $4,000 year, NJ
let there be a corresponding reduction W.
around. Applause He wanted to of
the Kingdom of Hawaii placed on so
nd, economic and independent basis mr.
re is noble prospect for this little
te with increased production and gem
prosperity among her people; and rel
It is there to hinder her advancement? Ka
there be careful and economic adj
istration OF public affairs, and let us &c
e in the advancement of the prosperity -
ne Kingdom
r. Wight said the remarks of the Min
: OF Foreign Affairs had greatly graft
the feelings of the members of the =
Ise. He hoped he would carry out the
ntion with as much force as he had ex-
sed it, He had no hesitation in saw
that If the Cabinet strongly advocated
the country could attain to
position mentioned by His Excellencv. =
d appear ridiculous that about two
Is OF the appropriation was spent in
les. 1t was perfectly right 10 borrow
ey for permanent improvements; but
PROV it to pay salaries and for temper
works to burden those who come after
not right. He hoped the Minister OF
ign Affairs would strenuOusly carry
What he had said, and that the salary
'ouId not take up so much money. Ii