The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-17
Afternonn Sessinn

| O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
The committee reassembled at 1: AZ
o'clock
Mr.. Amara moved to insert $500 foI
erecting land marks to enable vessels to
enter the harbor of Kapuuiki, district OF
Waialua.
Mr.. Aholo thought the honorable mem.
Der had better confer with the Minister OF
the Interior as to what kind of marks he
wanted
The item was passed.
Mr. Aholo moved to insert Road tax
unexpended, to be expended in districts
where collected" to be inserted separately
for each district, as recommended by the
Committee on Finance. Motion agreed
to.
Mr.. Paehaole moved to insert an item OF
81 900 for swinging crane ut Pelekumu,
MOlokai.
Mr.. Thurston was not in favor of increaS-
ing the Appropriation bill but he thought
this amount could be spent to great adj
vantage at that place. He had been there
and assured the Assembly that there were
many difficulties in the way OF landing.
Mr.. & can -
The motion to insert was lost.
THE QUEENS HOSPITAL.
Hon Mr.. Bishop moved to insert in the FL
nance Department an item, Hospital fund,
estimated receipts, all receipts to be paid
to the Queens Hospital, $4,000.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson thought it
ought to be inserted under the head of the
Interior Department. The accounts were
rendered to it.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said that previously it
had always gone in the Finance Depart
ment.
Mr.. Kaulukou said the House khad
already made an appropriation for the
Hospital.
Hon Mr. Bishop said that if Mr.. Kaulu-
kou did not want to vote anything for the
Hospital let him say so.
Mr.. Kaulukou said the items in the FL
nance Department had all been consid-
cred.
Hon. Mr.. Walker said there were sew
eral items in that department which had
been referred to committees and not yet
acted upon.
The motion to insert the item in the FL
nance Department was carried,
Mr.. KauIukou asked if the other item
passed for the Queens Hospital went into
the hands of the trustees or remained i'll
the Treasury.
Hon. Mr. Bishop said it remained i'll the
Treasury If the Hospital tax was suffi-
cient the first item would not be drawn
upon at all.
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Richardson moved to insert in the FL
nance Department the following items as
recommended by the committee to whom
they were referred Salary of Assistant
Storekeeper, 81 400; salary of Third Stat
istical Clerk, $24OO; salary of Keeper
steamer warehouse, 81 200.
Mr.. Aholo moved that these items be
passed for the present and the committee
take up the Attorney Generals Depart
ment.
DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Salary of Attorney General. $12 900.
Mr. Dickey moved it pass at $4,000.
Agreed to.
Salary of Clerk of Attorney General
$4,000
Mr.. Kauai moved it pass at 5000.
Mr. ThurstOn moved it pass at $4,000.
The idea seemed to prevail that the Chief
Clerk of department must be paid high
salary They should pay a man for the
work he does. For many years the salary
was only 800 a month, and they had such
men as Justice McCully and w. o. Smith
to fill the position for that pay. 1t was
raised to 1925 per month. 1t had only
lately been raised to high figure. When
he (the speaker) was office boy in the At
torney Generals office he obtained a good
knowledge of what work there was to be
done The present incumbent, whom he
highly esteemed, had lucrative business
outside He noticed in the Attorney Gen
erals report for the past period an item
for legal assistance.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said allusion
had been made to the work done in the In
terror Department, but the Attorney Gen
eral had one clerk while the Interior De
nartment had six clerks. He hoped thu
item would pass at 5000 as in the revised
estimate The Attorney General needed ;
a lawyer for this Office. He is wrongly
| named Instead of being called clerk ht
is Deputy Attorney General. When th'