The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-17

The matter of outside help had
nothing to do with the question.
He favored $4,000.
Minister Gibson said he did not
feel very well, but, as they dragged
the Interior Departmental, he should
have to make speech, trying to
the nerves as speaking might be.
Reference had been made to the
work of the clerks in his depart
ment. He had no doubt the sixth
clerk there did more work than the
Minister of Interior. AT all events,
he wished he could stick down to
hard work at the desk as long as
that clerk. Still the Assembly might
give the Minister $4,000 year,
while giving the clerk less than
$4,000. This simply showed that
value was set upon the Minister'S
experience and judgment. Value
was always attached to education,
experience, and so forth, in the
appraisement of official services.
Rep. Richardson, in reference to
the remark about w. o. Smith
working for low salary, said that
man drew 500 month besides his
salary out of the incidental fund.
Rep. Thurston said that was news
to him, although he knew that w.
q. Smith was doing all the work of
the office at that time, the Attorney
General, Mr.. Armstrong, being alb
sent with the King on his tour
round the world. He would not,
however, make any excuses for
irregularities of the past, and it was
no use for them to palliate wrong
doing to-day on the ground that
wrong had been done before. AS
he said before, he had nc personal
motives in this matter, but looked at
the question from business stand
point. Could competent man be
found for the position for certain
sum? He had showed that there
could be, because there had been in
the past. The increase from 81 900
for the period in 1880, to SIS, 900 in
1882, and $4,000 in 1884, was not
due to any increase in the work. He
thought $4,000 year was sufficient
for all the labors attaching to the
position.
Minister Dare thought they had
about enough from that entertain
ment committee during the last half
hour. He only wished to say that
there was something more than ap-
peals to be attended to in the At
torney-General's office. There were
interests in charge of the Attor-
ney-Generars Department now,
which if neglected would cost the
country more than ten times the
cost of the department. Mat
ters were to be dealt with,
in which he hoped the kingdom
would be saved more than would
pay the expenses Of the Department
for the next ten years.
Rep. Wight had been surprised,
as member of the Finance Com
mittee, at the large expenditures for
outside assistance to the Attorney
General. According to the promise
just made to the house by the pre-
sent Attorney-G -Gdneral, that was all
thing of the past. He moved,
however, that the salary be placed
at SIS, 200, provided the official give
his whole services to the Govern
ment, otherwise $4,000.
Passed at $4,000.
Salary of Marshal. $4,000
Rep. Aholo moved $1,000, ac-
cording to revised estimates. Car
ried.
Rep. Keau moved to insert
Salary Deputy Marshal. $4,000
Carried.
Salary of Clerk of Marshal. ...... $4,000
Rep. Kaulukou moved 81 900.
Minister Dare moved $4,000.
Passed as in the bill.
Salary of Second Clerk of Mar
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Rep. Kauhi moved $4,000.
Rep. Thurston said if they began
raising salaries there was no saying
where it would end.
Passed as in the bill.
Salary of Sheriff of Maui. .... $4,000
Rep. Kalua moved 1000 and
Rep. Kaulukou $4,000.
Passed at $4,000.
| Salary of Sheriff Of Hawaii e. mn
Rep. Brown moved $4,000 ant
Rep. Kaulukou $4,000.
Passed at $4,000.
Salary of Sheriff of Kauai. $4,000
Rep. Kalua moved $4,000.
Rep. Kauai said the sheriffs shoult
be paid alike, and he could not un
derstand why the sheriff of Kaua
was put below the others.
Rep. Lilikalani, although a repre-
sentative of Honolulu, was nativ,
of Kauai. There was a deficit il
the accounts of the sheriff of Ha
waii, and those of the sheriff O
Maui were also in an unsatisfactor,
state; but the business of the she
riffs Office on Kauai was in goo'
order, showing that competen
man was in charge.
Rep. Palohau was in favor of tn
item as in the bill.
Rep. Thurston supported the iter
in the bill, considering that tn
work of the sheriff was worth So 90