The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-12

officials. In asking for reductions
OF salaries, however, desire to act
without causing Inconvenience or
hardship to anyone.
The item was carried as in the
bill.
On the second item, "IIer
Majesty the Queen, S1G,000,"
Rep. Dole moved to amend to
$4,000. lie said: ] do not see
why Her Majesty should be paid
more than the highest Official in the
kingdom. The Chancellor stands
next to the King in rank and dignity,
and it is unreasonable that she
should receive any more than he.
The item passed as in the bill.
On the next item, III. X. ii. the
Heir Presumptive, $4,000,
Rep. Dickey moved to amend to
$4,000.
The item passed as in the bill.
On The item. "H. II. II. Princess
Likelike, $4,000.
Rep. Castle moved to strike the
item out, saying: /" 1t is exceeding
| ly ungracious to have to make u mo-
ton like this. suppose these items
are placed i'll the bill because they
were there before, and the Ministry
preferred to ask the country whether
it is willing to grant them. ! sup
ported the other proposals for re-
duction because thought they were
just and proper and right. / am
aware of the fact that in England
allowances are made not only for
Her Majesty the Queen but for
other members of the royal family,
but | do not think this country is
| justified in providing for all the
members of its royal family-for
these two allowances following here.
1t is the duty of the members here,
! particularly of the elective side, to
sec that the public money is voted
properly. | know there are mem
bers on the Government side who
are going to propose reductions in
some items. | challenge any mem
Der of this house hereafter vino shall
propose reductions in salaries that
are not too large now, to show why
these items should not he reduced.
| shall he prepared myself to move
for the insertion of some further
items, and standing as | do, on be-
half of the people of Wailuku and to
some extent of the whole country,
move to strike out the two items,
for Princess Likelike and Princess
Kaiulani.
The item passed as in the bill.
Rep. Castle renewed his motion
with regard to II. L. II. Princess
Kaiulani, $4,000"
The item passed rs in the bill.
On the item, His Majesty's
Chamberlain and Secretery, 81 ,000,"
Rep. Dickey moved to amend to
$4,000, and Rep. Nahale to amend
to 1900.
The item passed as in the bill.
On the item, Household Expenses
500, O,0OO,"
Rep. Castle wanted to know
whether the item was recommended
by the Chamberlain or the Ministers,
and the information not being forth
coming he moved to defer the item
till it should be. Lost.
Rep. Castle said he would ask the
intrOducer of the bill whether the
item included the support of the large
number of hangers-on at the palace.
Minister Gibson said: The honor
able member for Wailuku directs
attention to the ministerial side, but
| do not know if it is necessary to
make reply to observations heard on
the street. | may say that the
knowledge for these disbursements
does not come through the Minis
ters. The money is drawn and dis
bursed by His Majesty's Chamber
lain by His Majesty's direction as
needed. Now, / should regard it
as entirely proper to inquire into
these items of His Majesty's ex-
penses. The Finance Committee,
in the exercise of its duties, will do
so fully, no doubt. This Assembly
has thought proper to build a noble
palace, which is a pride to the ma
ton. That noble building has to be
provided for at greater expense
than the old one. Though not fami-
liar with the items of expenditure
yet | know that there are great
number of servants and that the pay
roll of the palace amounts to about
5000 a year. think an average of
over 40 entertainments are given by
His Majesty at the palace every
year, in the form of breakfasts,
dinners, balls, etc. trust that the
item will pass.
Rep. Dole agreed with the Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs that this item
was rendered necessary by the in
crease of the place, adding: l am
sure we would be delighted to pass
it If we were sure it was spent in
that direction. His Majesty's salary
is his own money and we have no
right to inquire into its spending,
but this item is in the nature of n
public fund and we have u right to
inquire into its expenditure. Eight
or nine thousand dollars year
would Day about thirty servants at