The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-20

the increased salary had hardly gone
into effect till the clerk resigned. /
Formerly the head clerk was an old /
man and he got through the work |
satisfactorily, and the young men at |
present employed should he able to
get along comfortably at existing
rates.
Rep. Palohau thought the member
for Jihue and his friends had chang
ed sides with the Government party
since last session. Then this side
was accused of being cxtravagant by
the other, but now those members
were taking the lead in increasing the
expenditures. Clerks were apt to
complain of their work.
Minister Neumann said one point
had been left out of consideration.
The Assembly was not convened TO
create salaries or increase the eX-
penses OF the country. Members
of the house doubtless considered it
their duty to retrench the expenses
of government and prevent waste.
IutN inlGuls uON'Ncls SV w an 'S-
treme, such as to exercise economy,
not to the Judiciary Department but
to the people Of the Hawaiian
Islands. whose business carries them
to the courts. The present incum-
bent was going to leave whether the
salary was raised or not, therefore
| that was not q factor in the case. 1t
| did not matter who was in the Office
so long as he was polite and obliging
and understood his duties. (Rep.
Kaulukou said he agreed with the
Attorney-GeneraD. He hoped to
make the hon. member agree with him
on another point. For SIMPLE copy
! ing 500 month was good pay. In
such an important department as the
Judiciary more was required than
those mechanical requirements-men
must have brains and education. A
| typewriter was a machine that
could reproduce a members speech
or Il lawyers argument, but it
could not think. He argued that
the courts were for the benefit Of the
people and not of the lawyers, al
though the people might save them
selves some disputes and some ras-
cality when they had lawyers to con-
duct their cases. Therefore. any
mistakes made by the judges or
lawyers, with all the expense caused
thereby, fell, not on courts, lawyers
or clerks, but on the people. Hence
it was important that clerks able to
detect mistakes in time should bC
employed, and competent men
could not be got unless they were
well paid. The hon. member fol
Hilo, being lawyer, knew the i'm
portance of documents in the courts,
which, if not correct, caused delay
and consequently additional eX.
pense. This appropriation was not
important for person or depart.
ment, but for the people for whom
they came there to legislate.
Rep. Kaulukou agreed with the
Acknowledgement as to the import
ance Of having good clerk to dc
the work. but still was unconvinced
of the propriety Of passing the item
Rep. Keau moved 10 amend the
, item to 5000.
Rep. Nahale thought the Chic
: Justice knew more about the need
| of his department than the members
Passed at 5000.
e Salary of Interpreter Supreme
: and Police Court. ........... $3.50
a Passed.
n Minister Neumann said, befor
t going further, he should move tina
a an item be inserted to provide for
}. Portuguese interpreter. He urge,
n the necessity of such an official, o
e account of the large number of Por
n tuguese in the country, who o
II arrival know neither English nor Ha
e waian, and concluded by movin
l. an item of $4,000.
Rep. Keau said Chinese or Jal
anese interpreter was often rt
.e quired. Therefore, he moved thf
10 an item of $4,000 be inserted fc
,e the pay of all interpreters, whic
would be fund for any such nece'
t. sity.
f. Minister Neumann accepted I'll
4. amendment.
Rep. Kaulukou moved the cOl
,e sideration of this item be passe
D. over for the present. The Chit
Justice had evidently not seen
necessity for such an item, or
would be there. There seemed
No be some source of supply for inte
preter's pay, as 1881 had been pa
for interpreters during the perio
m between which and Sc 900 there WI
W ", large difference. He added
W his motion that the matter be r
ferrcd to Il select committee.
Rep. Brown called attention to ;
M item of $1,000 in this departme
w for "Pay of Chinese Interpreter al
Translator"
'oO Minister Neumann said last Sc
wv sion S., 900 was appropriated for Il
judiciary but the Chief Justice hi
'Oo asked for So, 500 more, for payil
ly which the Government had to a
ot for indemnity, and even that W
ty not enough, but they had to drs
he on the incidentals of the Attorne
lat General.
Rep. Kaunamano moved to inse
He $4,000.
n Al 4 IL