The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-15

Rep. Rickard, that the bill pass as read. /
Rep. Brown said the bin had already |
passed third reading, but was returned
10 the committee on revision for correc-
ton. He did not see that ii was neces-
sary to piss it twice.
resident Walker said the bill was not
certified by the secretary as having
passed, but that it was returned to the
committee for correction.
The bill passed.
Consideration of the Appropriation bill
in Committee OF the Whole. Rep. Pae-
haole in the chair.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Salary OF Minister, 10000 Passed.
Chief Clerk, s. 900.
Rep. Baker moved 5000.
Rep. Rice moved it pass as in the bill.
hep. Rosa said he had moved TO raise
the salary OF the Clerk of the Supreme
Court to $1,000, TO make it equal with
that OF the chief clerks of other depart
ments. The House had voted his mo-
ton down with the assistance OF the
Ministers. This salary had hitherto
been $1,000, but this Reform budget
proposed TO increase it bv 81 900. A
Hawaiian clerk such as that of the Su-
preme Court had great deal of extra
labor on account of his knowledge of two
languages.
Noble Macfarlane was opposed on gen.
eral principles to increasing salaries OF
officials, but from his experience in the
Finance committee he could say that
the chief clerk of the Interior had more
work than any other clerk There was
perfect system OF checking in that de-
partment, brought about by years of
hard work by the present chief clerk.
The salary was none too much, and he
, hoped it would pass as in the bill.
KEEP. kahookano supported reduction
: OF the item. He had no doubt the hon
orable Noble (Macfarlane) was correct
| as to the work, but a bill had just passed
to transfer the care of prisoners to an.
other department, and another bill was
introduced to relieve it of the postal
service.
Minister Brown agreed with all that
e had been said about the amount of work
He was sorry the Minister OF Interior
: was detained at home by his physician s
' order. The Cabinet was willing TO take
: the sense OF the House on the question
3 but he believed that the old salary Of
Q $4,000 was sufficient-that is, that q
competent man could be got for the posi-
O ton at that amount.
Rep. Nawahi was in favor of reduction
Passed at $1,000.
n Salaries of assistant clerks, SIS, 400.
Minister Brown moved the item pass
= There are five assistant clerks in tn,
d Office on regular pay-the head one a
$4,000, two at $1,000 and two at 81, 40'
O each. Then 81, 400 is wanted for tw,
r junior clerks, The five had all been SOM
e time in the Office.
# Rep. White moved the item be re
J. ferred to select committee.
2. Minister Brown did not see any use il
d reference to select committee, as h
v had the names of clerks and all abou
20 them right there. He was sorry to see
Ie tendency in this House to usurp tn
It functions OF the Executive. 1t was tn
duty OF this House to pass laws for tn
q good of the country, and not to 90 int
\ every Government office to see what tn
clerks were getting. This was beneat
c. the dignity Of the Legislature, and b
se and by, if it continued, they would b
D. spending half their time over the pay
10 police in Puma. Probably some clerk
had friends in this House who would tr
,e to raise their salaries, but if clerk wa
he found going behind the back of the Mir
Re lister over him, to pull wires for this pul
ut pose,it would not do that clerk any gooC
,r Rep. Kahookano supported referenc
to committee. The House had rigt
,g to control the salaries OF Governmer
e. officials. The Custom House clerk
if were specified in the bill, with the salar
to paid to each, and he did not see why TIL
a Interior clerks should not be also spec
te fed.
Id Minister Brown, in reply to Rep. Ricl
s. ard, said the two Junior clerks were ell
mir tun nd ha,,
c. trained i'm the routine so that they woul
be fit for promotion to the clerkships
,e Rep. White was of opinion that, afte
n the explanation by the Minister OF f
at nance, there was all the more need fc
ID inquiry. If the Government had starte
rs a school to teach youth printing or type
he writing it was something new. He ha
p always understood that the Governmer
It. employed men to do its work who wer
,e fit for it from the start.
es Noble j. Nj. Horner considered this
it. proper matter for inquiry. There wer
w several changes and considerable il
,e crease. He would ask the Attorney
General if the bill just passed transfer
err ring the care of prisoners would not en-
If tail additional work on his department
30 Minister Peterson answered that
of would, but the corps in the Marshal
Office and the prison could handle tn
,g additional work without other help.
ID Noble Widemann agreed with tn
10 Minister that it was not seemly for tn
ne House to interfere with the pay of ever
OF clerk, but this item was different ma
"a ter He did not think that, with tn
re- reduction of work involved in legislatio
I'd OF this session, there was any need fC
We two new clerks at this day. For himse
he was ready to pass the item with tn
g exception OF pay of two new clerks.
Noble Mccarthy pointed out mistak
30 that was being made. There had nc
been two new clerks employed, but tw
out of incidentals, and their service
were necessary. The transfer of prise
a and postal business out of the offiC
We would not make more than an hour
of difference week, as it is all submitte
from those bureaus in a finished stat
We simply for the Minister'S inspection an
e. approval.
Rep. Brown had no doubt of the rigi
IT of the House to vote money, but it ha
Il. not the right of going into the Interit
n Department, individually or collectivel,
to dictate how the department is to
lis run The Ministers were responsible
to the House for the manner in which the
conducted their departments.
On Rep. Rosa thought the difficulty coul
ps be got over by getting the required info
or nation from the Finance Minister
was absurd TO tell the native member
lis that the Interior office was being turne
RS into a schoolroom. Those boys wer
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