The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-15

when it said certain road improve
ments were not made because there
was not enough money for them.
The Minister could not draw blood
out of rock, but now he wanted
blood to run it into hole that he
did not know anything about. The
balance wanted above what was
necessary would make roads through
the whole District of Kona. The
member for Hio wanted the money
appropriated without knowing whose
bones they were. There were bones
of chiefs scattered all over the
islands. Was that any reason why
they should set Hawaiians all over
the kingdom to watch those bones?
If the Minister had come in with a
specific statement that Kamehameha,
his wives, or his cousins were buried
at particular places, he should still
doubt the propriety of voting the
money. AS the member for Wal
luku had said, if there were any
bones of chiefs there, they should
be taken up to the mausoleum pre-
pared here for that purpose. If
those bones must be taken care of,
the committee could find out whose
they are, what they are, and which
should be taken care of.
The motion to refer to commit
tee carried.
Salary of Postmaster-G General. ...S 5000
Salary of Deputy Postmaster
General. ...-.............. 6.0OO
Passed.
Pay of Clerks in the Post Ofllce. S32 $40
Rep. Dickey moved to reduce to
S32, 600. By the report he saw
that $3.50 month was the highest
salary of other clerks, and he
thought that should be enough for
the postal savings bank clerk, which
was put at 5000.
Rep. Thurston remarked on the
increase over former period.
Minister Gulick referred, in reply,
to table 10, "Comparative State
ment of Annual Receipts" which
showed an increase in the postal
revenue, from S14, ,325.22 in 1881,
to S56,050.1S in the year ending
March 81, 1886. This increase was
due to greater diligence and effici-
ency, and further Improvements
being contemplated the requirements
would be larger.
Rep. Dole thought the odd figure
looked like calculation of the needs
of the bureau. The Minister had
reported that improvements had not
been fully carried out on account of
want of means, but why was the APP
preparation not expended by So, 1000.
He did not agree with the idea of
aimlessly voting generous appropri-
ations, and leaving the expenditure
entirely to the discretion of Minis
ters. The heads of departments
should state their wants with pre-
cison, and then the Assembly would
be responsible for the cost of SER
vices for which they had provided
with an intelligent knowledge of the
wants. He moved to refer this item
to select committee.
Rep. Thurston would he glad to
vote the increased amount if for
necessary improvements. Inc Post
master-General (Mr. Kaulukou) had
just kindly informed him that the
increase was intended to raise the
salaries of present employees. The
speaker did not think it was requi-
site to make horizantal increase
all through. He was in favor of re-
ferring the item to select COM
mittee.
Rep. Dickey offered an amend
ment to refer the following item
Pay of Postmasters, S17, ,000-to
the select comNittee proposed, at
the same time Withdrawing his
amendment to reduce the first item
to 100000.
Rep. Kaulukou admitted that the
item, as it stood, represented an in
crease over that for last period, and
referred at some length TO the large
amount of labor and responsibility
devolving on the clerks. He thought
a committee would hardly be able to
gain any more information than the
Minister had furnished, therefore
the item might as well be passed as
in the bill.
Rep. Dole said all that talk did
not amount to anything, because the
department had formerly been con.
Quoted just as well as now and or
half the amount. He hoped the in
stalment of the hon. member fol
Hi!o as head of the department was
not going to make it more expen
sive. All that talk about great res
possibility, care, and the convent
ence of the public applied to thu
last ten years.
Rep. Kaulukou said the posta
money order system had not been il
existence for ten years.
Rep. Dole admitted that, but sait
that last biennial period that haC
been in existence. Ability was no
shown by spending a great amoun
of money, but by doing great dea
with very little money. Give
greenhorn from the country hun
dred thousand dollars, and he woulc
run the Post Office beautifully, bu