The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-21


different jails and prisons on the Islands
CECIL BRowS,
WALTER VI. GIBSON,
JOHN T. DARE,
JOHN W. KALUA,
+. PAHIA.
Mr. Richardson moved the report be
adopted.
Mr.. Keau moved the report be received
/ and laid on the table, to De considered with
/ the Appropriation bill.
The report was adopted.
/ MINORITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on
POLICE MATTERS.
/ Mr.. Brown presented the following mi
+ nority report on the pay of police of Oahu,
/ Maui, Hawaii and Kauai:
Hon. j. 5 Walker, President Legislative
Assembly-Sir: As one OF the Committee
OF Thirteen, to whom were referred the
item, Pay of police of Oahu, Hawaii
Maui and Kauai, | herewith beg leave TO
report that it is impossible for me to con-
cur in or recommend that the report pre-
scented by other members of the committee
to this House on the 18th instant be
adopted.
In the first place, the assignment OF pay
outer districts of Oahu are made up with
out any regard to the area of the districts
or the number of Inhabitants. The pay of
all deputy sheritfs, in my opinion, should
be equal, and no discrimination in their
pay should be made III any district. |
further think it impolitiC for this House to
fix the pay of police officers that should
be left to the Marshal and Sheritfs, who
are better able to judge of the amount TO
be paid, and how much the services rem
dered are worth. The report of the COM
mittee presented on the 18th instant adds
a sum OF $40, 800 to the amount asked for
in the Appropriation bill, and it is sub
mitted that the Attorney General, from
the information laid before him, is better
judge as to the amount required for the
Police Department of the different islands
than this Assembly. The pay of the
Deputy Marshal has been already passed
by this House, and should be taken out of
the appropriation for police on Oahu.
As this House has been asked to econO-
mize, it seems proper to remark that
where the Ministry ask for certain sum,
which, according to their estimate is sui
fcient for the purpose for which it is
asked, it is bad policy to recommend the !
passage of items which increase the
amount asked for in the sum of $4O,8OO.
l am therefore of the opinion, and rec
ommend that the House pass the items as
they stand in the Appropriation bill as
submitted to this Assembly.
CECIL Brown.
indorse fully the above minority report, |
and adopt it as my own.
c. II. DICKEY.
Without passing upon the point to the |
propriety of fixing the pay of individual
policemen in this Assembly, referred to
above, | concur generally with the eonclu- !
sionS of the above report.
S. b. DOLE.
On motion of Mr.. Keau the report was |
received and laid upon the table.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Dole read first time proposed |
amendment to article 10 of the COnstitu-
ton, relating to the withdrawal of money
from the public Treasury; and also pro-
posed amendment to articles 50 and 6S of |
the Constitution, relating to Justices of the
Supreme Court. Ordered to be printed.
NEW BILL.
Mr.. KaulukOu read first time an Act to
provide for five Judges of the Supreme
Court. Ordered to be printed.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
Mr.. KaulukOu also presented reSOlu
ton that an item of 81 900 be inserted in
the Appropriation bill to pay one D.
Kaaua for damages to his land by the
opening of new road in the district of
Hilo Referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
His ExcelIency Mr.. Creighton presented
the following statement:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legislative
Assembly-Sir: have the honor to pres
ent the following replies to the questions
put to me in the resolution introduced by
the honorable member for Wailuku, Mr..
Castle, and passed by the House on the 14th
instant:
l. Nine hundred and sixteen (916) return
have been issued to Chinese
since September l, 1885.
2 Thirteen hundred and eighty-seven
Il, 387) Chinese have left the Islands since
1885.
8. Eighteen hundred and seventy-one
q SD Chinese have arrived in the King
dom since September /, 1885, of whom
about six hundred and forty GAO entered
without passports in accordance with the
regulation at the time in force.
4. Two dollars (S2) is charged to each
person receiving passport.
5. The fees, less the expenses of the pass
ports, are turned into the Treasury as
realiZatiOnS
RoBT. j. CREIGHTON,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Dole said that the Custom is for
Chinese who never intend to go away to
get passports and mail them to their
friends in China, who come into the coun-
try on them If the Government wishes
to prevent this the passports should be
handed TO the Captain OF the vessel when
the passengers are on board, and previous
to the vessels departure. 1t was a profit
able business for Cinnamon to buy the
passports here, send them to China and
sell them there for as high as $25
His Excellency Mr.. Creighton said that
no such thing occurred. The greatest pos
sible pains were taken to identify China
men, and passports were refused except to
those who produced tax receipts, showing
them to be residents, and to have paid taxes