The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-09

/ should show some recognition of his Serv-
+. ices. He has had a large family To bring
up. but had saved money and was in com
/ Portable circumstances. That fact l.
/ brought up against him in connection with
this bill But IL i credit 10 4 man TO
bring up a family, edEcate them thorough
/ ", and at the same time save little
| money Mr. Parke had shown a good ex-
! ample TO the young men OF Hawaii He
/ always took q great interest in health mat
! tiers. Leave This matter 20 the people and
! it would be found thaJ three-fourrhs OF the
! population would say, Pass the bill. :"
! The House would do no more than what
was right to pass this bill.
Mr.. Lilikalani said he was not in favor
OF any OF the permanent settlement bills,
except that for Mrs. Emma Barnard.
Mr.. Dickey said pensions should only be
given in case OF disability. For thirty-four
years Mr.. Parke had enjoyed a salary I'M
der the Government. and he did not see
amy necessity for giving him $1,000 year
when he was not in need of il.
Mr.. Kaunamano said Mr.. Parke had
rendered good service during the time he
had been in the employ OF the Govern
ment. He Is IN comfortable circumstances,
which is 10 his credit, and not against it.
Ii he had invested money and been able to
save, it was matter the House had moth
ing TO DO with. What the House should
do would be to recognize his long term of
Office 1t had been said a pension 81 aid
not be given to Il man who had been dis
charged from office No reasons had been
given for Mr.. Parke's discharge.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said there was no man
in the country who had II stronger claim
for generous consideration for services
rendered than Mr.. Parkc. He had listened
with pleasure to all that had been said in
his favor. He believed 1t to be true He
had known Mr. Parke very well within
few days of forty years. Throughout his
whole incumbency of office he had never
heard his faithfulness or honesty ques-
toned. He was always ready in times of
sickness, danger or trouble. 1t was not
true that Mr.. Parke had saved much of
his salary. He was very generous man.
not only to his own family. but to others.
He knew that he was not entirely free from
debt A few years ago he invested in a
small plantation, which of late had been
profitable. 1t was only small interest,
but if he had depended on his salary, he
would not now own so much as his house
After saying all this he (the speaker) would,
as matter of principle, vote against this
bill, but he did not like it. He had voted
against similar bills at past sessions. He
thought this permanentsettlement business
would establish bad precedent, and lead
another bill before the House which APP
pealed strongly to his sympathy, but even
that he should feel obliged to oppose.
Mr.. Keau moved the ayes and noes
be taken. Agreed to.
The motion to lay the bill on the table
was then put and lost on division by the
following vote:
Ayes-Bishop, Lilikalani, Kauhi, Brown,
Pahia, Wight, Kauhane, Kalua, Castle,
Dickey, Kaai, Thurston. Paehaole. PaIo-
hau-14.
Noes-Gibson, Creighton, Dare, Cleg-
horn, Parker, Hayselden, Keau Baker,
Amara, KauIia Kaulukou, Kaunamano,
Nahinu, Kaukau, Richardson, Kauai-16
Mr.. Kalua moved that the bill be
amended to read 81 200 instead of $1,000
per year.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved it be 81 500.
The motion for 81 200 prevailed.
Mr.. Dickey moved an amendment to
section g which was amended by His EX-
cellency Mr.. Creighton and Hon. Mr.. Cleg-
horn, but it was withdrawn in favor of one
offered by His ExcelIency Mr.. Dare 1t
reads as follows: provided, that if the
Hon. w. c. Parke shall at any time accept
a salaried Office under the Government the
pension shall cease" This amendment
was carried and will be attached to the end
of section ,.
The bill passed as amended to engross-
ment, and was ordered to be read third |
time on Saturday.
PERMANENT SETTLEMENT on T. W. EVERETT. |
Consideration of an Act to make a per-
manent settlement of $1,000 per year on
Thomas w. Everett.
Mr.. Brown moved the bill be laid upon
the table. Lost.
Mr.. Hayselden moved the bill be amended |
to read 81 200 per year.
Mr.. Dickey said that Mr.. Everett was in
the prime of life, an auctioneer doing
good business, and administrator and
SnerlH. 1n6T6 was no reason Whatever TO |
pay him pension. He was not entitled
to a pension so much as Mr.. Parke was.
He moved the bill be indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. Hayselden said Mr.. Everett was in
feeble health, and this would be something /
for him to fall back on. He would only
get it in case he gave up his office.
Mr.. Dole said in that case they had bet |
ter give pension to every officer. Mr.. !
Hayselden had said Mr.. Everett was not !
well. He (the speaker) saw him a short |
time ago and he was looking in robust |
health. The fact of it was Mr. Everett at
tended to his business, does not want to re-
sign and does not want pension. 1t is |
also fact that the Administration wants /
to get rid of Mr.. Everett, and had offered
the position to Mr.. Kalua to keep his !
mouth shut. Mr.. Kalua had refused the
position; for it would take more than that !
to buy him. 1t would be disgraceful
proposition to pass pension for man
who was in good health.
Mr. Hayselden said he did not know
what had got hold of Mr.. Dole. This !
morning he was speaking in favor of grant |
ing pensions to all who had been twenty
f,,o IN, Sorxica o,J ,,Dv- a. save +I,o