The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-19
ORDER OF rnn DAY.

The house went into committe of
the whole on the Appropriation Bill,
Rep. Kaunamano in the chair.
Interior Department-Continued.
Salary of Surveyor-General les, COO
Rep. Palohau moved to amend to
$1,000.
Rep. Kalua moved it pass as in
bill.
Rep. Dole supported that motion.
The incumbent was one of the hard
est-worked and most efficient Off
cials in the Kingdom. His services
raised the value of real estate
throughout the county.
The item passed
Expenses Bureau Surveying. 80. $4,000
Rep. Nahale moved to amend to
$50, 200, same as last period.
Rep. Kalua wanted the Minister
of Interior to give some explanation
of the increase. The disposition on
previous days had been to increase
items, and lie was surprised now TO
hear motions for reducing items.
Rep. Dole saw, in the Minister'S 8
report, St,s00 for salary of engi-
neer, which would account for the
/ increase.
Minister Gulick referred him to
another page, where it was, "engi-
neer and draughtsman." The ar
rangements for the work of the staff
were changed from former years.
An effort was being made to comply
with the homestead law of 1884.
Rep. Dole still thought there was
new official involved.
Rep. Brown asked if the cost Of
carrying out the act OF 1884 was
included in the increase.
Minister Gulick said it was.
Rep. Brown was in favor Of the
item at $4,000, saying it was well
worth while incurring extra expense
to keep the Portuguese people in
the country by giving them home
steads.
Rep. Wight was always in favor
of reducing appropriations, but still
would rather increase than reduce
those for the survey bureau. The
fact that most of the officials were
foreigners had nothing to do with
his sentiment in this regard. The
great difficulty every year was to
find individuals who could point out
the boundaries of lands. 1t would
be false economy to curtail the eX-
penditure for this bureau. The
matter concerned every one Of them.
Rep. Kekoa was in favor of the
item. People were petitioning the
house to have Government lands
surveyed and divided among set
tiers.
Rep. Nahalc spoke for his motion
TO reduce.
Rep. Paehaole was in favor of
letting the item stand.
Rep. Palohau was in favor of the
amendment. The surveyor had
never been to Kauai. They were
too lazy. They wanted an engineer
and draughtsman. Who had been
doing the draughting all these years?
He was glad to see that the hon.
members for Lihue, Molokai, Wal
luku and Lahaina were converted to
his way of thinking. Hitherto they
had been opposed to passing items
as in the bills, but now they wanted
to increase them.
Salary Superintendent of Water
Works and Clerk of Market $500
Rep. Palohau moved to make it
! $4,000.
Passed as in bill.
Salary First Clerk Water Works. S3 600
Rep. Nahinu moved to reduce to
$4,000.
Rep. Thurston said it was 50, 400
last period. He was sorry he was
not able always to agree with the
leader Of the Government side of the
house, the hon. member for Hama
lei. While not in favor of cutting
down the salaries of heads of depart
ments, he would go with the hon.
member in preventing increases to
subordinate clerks.
Rep. Dickey seconded the motion
to reduce.
Rep. Kalua moved to reduce to
81 400, and said this was the salary
Of the person about whom they had
lately heard so much, and who SC
far as they knew had not taken the
oath of allegiance. For great
many years that Office was fillet
efficiently by Hawaiian at S1,20(
year, but as soon as foreigner
was found for it the salary must b,
raised. 1t looked as if the persol
was taken into consideration insteat
of the Office. This person had re
ceived the position on March 10
but had not taken out letters o
denization till May 10. He wa
holding the office illegally; he wa
only waif keeping himself at publ
expense, and the Minister of Int
rior seemed to be playing with tn
house.
Minister Gulick did not suppos
lengthy reply was necessary. Il
submitting items for the departmen
the incumbent was never considered
. as there was no assurance that anyon
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