The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-17

s., 100. Passed.
Committee took recess from II to l 80.
Afternoon Session.
Committee of the whole resumed at
l :35.
Bureau OF Immigration-Salary of In
spector-G General, 1880. Passed.
Japanese Inspector and Interpreter,
So 900.
Noble Crabbe wanted to know why the
japanese Inspector got more than the
Inspector-General.
Minister Brown explained. Under a
convention this Government engaged
with that of Japan to employ certain
number of these inspectors and physi-
clans. While he was Minister of Foreign
Affairs this agreement was modified 30
as to require only one man. The present
incumbent, MIR. Nacayama, was very
efficient, as his colleague, the former
Inspector General, could testify.
Rep. Kanealii moved $4,000.
Passed as in bill.
Incidentals, 81 800. Passed.
Minister Spencer moved to insert,
Maintenance of New Hebrides depot,
s., 1000. Carried.
Postal Bureau-Salary of Postmaster
General, $1,000.
Rep. Marques moved $4,000. After
the salaries of Chief Clerk of Supreme
Court and Chief Clerk of Interior De-
partment had been reduced to $4,000, he
saw no reason why the salary of the
Postmaster-General should not be re-
duced to the same figure. There was
only considerable work in the Office once
a month on the arrival of mails, the
Postmaster-General being able to attend
to matters outside the rest of the time, as
they had seen.
Rep. Brown moved it pass as in the
bill. A difference should be made be-
tween the head of bureau and the chief
clerk of department. He did not know
whether the honorable member had a
laundering after the Office. 1t was mis-
take to say that there was nothing to do
except once month.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox was in favor of the
item as in the bill, until the honorable
member compared the Office with that
of the Surveyor General. Then he be-
came in favor of reducing the salary.
The SurveyorGeneralr required to be a
man of scientific attainments, and it
would be hard to get one to take the
place OF the present incumbent; whereas
the Postal bureau could be conducted by
man without any technical ability.
Minister Brown hoped the item would
pass as in the bill. The Postmaster
General in the past period had handled
over a million dollars OF the peoples
money, and the position was therefore a
very important one In most other
nfr;n no ocfn q
member of the Cabinet.
Noble Baldwin said that previous to
the past period the salaries of heads OF
proper salary then, the proposed item
should be increased rather than reduced
as the WORK in all these bureaus had
greatly increased.
Noble Widemann was opposed to re.
| duction. The Postmaster-General had
as much work as any official. Besides
the money of the savings bank in his
charge, a large amount passed through
his hands monthly in the money order
| system.
Passed as in the bill.
Pay of clerks, $33 900.
Noble Crabbe wanted details.
Minister Spencer gave the following
list: Bookkeeper, $3.50 month; LIST de-
livery clerk, $3.50; I'd delivery clerk, $75
1st registry and parcels clerk, $125; &c
ditto, 800; 1st sorting clerk, 500; &c
ditto, SIS; Sd ditto, $25; Postal Savings
Bank, first clerk, 5000; Cd ditto, 800
Money Order Branch, first clerk, $3.50
I'd ditto, s75.
Rep. Paehaole wanted to know If the
same number of clerks were to be EN-
ployed in the current as in the pas
period.
Minister Spencer was unable to an
swer that question offhandedly.
Noble Phillips asked why the frs
clerk in the Savings Bank branch get
500 month, and the bookkeeper ant
another first clerk only $3.50 each. The
bonds of both clerks are exactly TIT
same.
Minister Spencer supposed they wer,
paid according to their work and respon
sibility.
Noble Widemann thought the reason
was that the bookkeeping was divided
between different men III the various
branches.
Noble Phillips said everything excep
the savings passed through the hands O
the regular bookkeeper.
hep. Marques moved 10 REFER the item
to select committee. He wanted t
know if clerks in all branches were pait
on uniform basis. He had heard o
changes in the office, in which clerk
were paid less than those preceding
them, and where reduction was mad
in one case in order to permit of an in
crease in another.
Minister Spencer said nothing of tn
kind had been done since he becam
Minister.
Noble Macfarlane did not believe tn
House or a committee should meddl
with arrangements OF salaries by head
OF bureaus. Such course would DIES
troy discipline IN the services. Still, a
the Minister had not been long enoug
in office to become fully acquainted wit
the details of bureaus, he thought thes