The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-08


for reduction on the following
item,
The item passed.
Interest on money TO he borrowed,
500, coo
Minister Brown said there was
S2l0, 900 remaining unissucd from
u former Act, which would only be
issued in the event of the House
undertaking the deepening Of Homo
lulu harbor. The amount was larger
than required, and he moved $780,
600. Carried.
National debt falling due, $4,000.
Passed.
Bureau of Customs-Salary of
Collector-General, $1,000. Passed.
Deputy Collector, $1,000.
Minister Brown moved $4,000.
Carried.
llarbor Master, $4,000.
Noble Crahbe moved $4,000.
Noble Walker held that the item
was not too large for theimportancc
of the Office, and the Office was well
Tiled at present.
Passed as in the bill.
Port Surveyor, Oahu, $1,000.
Noble Crabbe was in favor Of the
item but not of the person in the
Office.
The Chair-The person is not be-
fore the House. Port Surveyor,
Oahu, $4,000, is the question.
Rep. Brown argued that the posi-
ton required q good salary. That
of $3.50 month was not enough.
There was no Office more sought
after than this one, and the tempta-
tons to dishonesty in it were great.
Some might hold that it was better
to give the official good salary, SC
as to stimulate him in making seiz-
ures for the sake of the rewards.
He did not agree with this idea but
was in favor of good living salary,
and moved that the item pass al
$4,000.
Rep. Nawahi was in favor of the
item as in the bill. A dishonest
official would regard an increase as
only so much more Doodle. The
Office was sought for because of it,
opportunities for making money il
legally.
Rep. Paehaole supported the item
in the bill. Previous TO 1880 it was
only S2400. The small salary haC
not caused the opium scandal.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox believed il
paying man good salary, end die
not think $4,000 would be too mucl
for this office. He did not agree
with what he heard against the Col.
lector-General in connection with
scandals in the Custom House. The
blame lay with the late Ministry
who put a lot of men in office solely
as reward for their having carried
around rifles in the revolution OF
1887. They had no other recon.
mendation. Better things were ex.
pected of the present Ministry, and
no doubt good man would be put
in that office. A new broom was
needed to clean out those officers ir
the Custom House. He would sup.
port the motion for $4,000.
Rep. Paehaole spoke against an
increase.
Rep. Brown withdrew his motion.
The item passed as in the bill.
Store-keeper, $500. Passed.
Assistant Store-keeper, S2400
Passed.
Statistical Clerk, $1,000. Passed
Second Statistical Clerk, $4,000
Passed.
Third Statistical Clerk, $4,000
Passed
Fourth Statistical Clerk, $4,000
Noble Homer wanted TO know i
the finance committee had looked
into all these items. What did these
gentlemen do for their money.
Minister Brown could give thu
information. These clerks worked
as hard as any officials in the coun
try. They worked from nine in tn,
morning till four in the afternoon.
Noble Homer was satisfied will
the explanation. But he though
all these large salaries should hav'
been investigated. Up in the coun
try they worked twelve to fifteel
hours day in the mud and slush
and men just as intelligent as tbos
down in the offices at Honolulu die
that for S25 month. 1t was thos
men up in the country who furnishe,
the taxes to pay all these large sala
RES.
Minister Brown said these clerk
would be very glad TO exchang
places with the hon. Noble.
Noble Widemann was glad thcr
was one wise man in toe House
The hon. Noble from Hamakua ha
worked for $3.50 month. Tn
speaker had worked for So a month