The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-11
TEE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTY FIFTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

NoOIe MaClArlane supported inc
of the committee,
it was in the line of public improve
ment, and would yield profit to the
in taxes.
The item (S17,5O0 to build
road to lands back of HoLo-
mIu) passed and the report
was referred to the Minister Of the
Interior.
Police of Hawaii, $4,000, as re-
commended by committee.
Noble Marsden moved the item
pass.
Rep Brown called attention to
the increase from S2l0, 000to $685.
900 in the pay of police, and an in
crease of $4,000 in incidentals. He
asked the Acknowledgement tor eS-
plantations.
Minister Peterson said the item
for Hawaii was n reduction from the
estimates furnished by the Sheriff.
That was hard island to police and
a great many crimes had lately hap
pened there. On Oahu an increase
in the number of police was neces-
sary. With the details required for
seizures in bankruptcy, watching
vessels, etc, sometimes Honolulu
was left with only eleven and four
teen men for patrol duty. Then
their pay was so small that it was n
subject of unfavorable comment all
over the kingdom. An increase of
So month to each man signitied q
large aggregate. There was not 80
much increase as was apparent in
incidentals, the difference from the
former appropriation being caused
by the transfer of certain accounts
to this as the more appropriate one.
Noble Burchardt asked what was
meant by assistance to the Sheriff
of Hawaii in the estimates.
Minister Peterson replied $l75 a
month for the Deputy Sheriff of
Hilo.
Rep. Heokano asked how the in
creases in officers pay would be put
in force.
Minister Peterson said he would
issue instructions to the Sheriffs.
Rep. Hookano was afraid that the
Sheriffs might not carry out the or
ders after the Legislature was pro-
rogued.
Minister Peterson--I can assure
the hon. member that if am Attor.
ney-General the instructions will be
carried out. =
Rep. Hookano was in favor of thu
old system, as followed in 1884 o.
1886, of inserting the pay as, "De
putty Sheriff, so much; so many of
fcers, so much"
Rep. Brown said that if the nun
Der of officers was inserted, any dis
trict wanting more officers could no
get them. 1t was better to pass tn
Items as recommended, and if an,
Deputy Sheriffs did not carry ou
instructions they would get thel
walking tickets. The pay woul'
have te be apportoned with discre
ton. Police in Honolulu, for in
stance, should have more pay tina
police in the outer districts. TIL
Acknowledgement was the head Q
the police, and the House had COZ
fidence in him.
Minister Peterson, while conced
ing good motives to the mover, sal
that if the change would interior
with the object desired it would b
an injury. That plan was adopte
by Mr.. Gibson's Government j
1884, but it proved failure an
they were glad to abandon it
1886. He was positive that thrt
months trial Of it now would resu
in failure. 1t would certainly d.
tract from the efficiency of the Sc
vice, and he hoped the House wou
not adopt it.
Rep. Nawahi was not in favor
having the items passed in a lun
sum. Deputy Sheriffs discrlmins
ed against native policemen, al
. these should be protected by Il
law. 1t was all very well for the A
torney-General to promise what
would do, but from rumors thicke
ing the air it was possible that som
body else would be in the Attornc
Generals seat next week.
Noble Horner said it seemed
him they ought to stick to their b
siness as lawmakers. If they ma
f., sufficient provision for the police
, Hawaii, the rest should be left
the proper officials. If the Min
tiers would not carry out the law s
tisfactorily, there were means
replacing them with other me
They could not foresee what cont
gencies or emergencies might ari
in the next two years requir
changes in the force. 1t had be
found in business that il was Il
y we'll TO stipulate too many deta
where the work was TO he done
subordinates. He gave an illustl
ton from the early history of sug
planting in these islands.
Rep. Waipullani was in favor
passing the items IN detail. If I
proposition before the commit
, was correct, why WAS il not appll
! to the pay OF District and Poll
JusticesY Under the block 81
method Deputy SheIiffs exercis
favoritsm and Disseminated agaiI
the red-skinned policemen. w
shouldn't native officer of eqI