The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-15


beneath the dignity of the Legisla-
turc, and by and by, if it continued,
they would be spending half their
time over the pay OF police in Puma.
Probably some clerks had friends in
this House who would try TO raise
their salaries, but If clerk was
found going behind the back of the
Minister owe. him, to pull wires for
this purpose, it would not do that
clerk any good.
Rep. Kahookano supported refer
ence TO COMMITTEES. The House
had right TO control the salaries of
Government officials. The Custom
House clerks were specified in the
bill, with the salary paid to each,
and lie did not sec why the Interior
clerks should not be also specified.
Minister Brown, in reply to Rep.
Richard, said the two junior clerks
were employed in typewriling, and
were being trained in the routine so
that they would he fit for promotion
to the clerk ships.
Rep. White was of opinion that,
after the explanation by the Minis
ter Of Finance, there was all the
more need for inquiry. If the Gov
ernmen, had started n school to
teach youth printing or typewrting
IL was something new. He had al
ways understood that the Govern
ment employed men to do its work
who were fit for il from the start.
Noble j. M. Horner considered
this proper matter for inquiry.
There were several changes and
considerable increase. He would
ask the Acknowledgement if the bill
just passed transferring the care of
| prisoners would not entail additional
work on his department.
| Minister Peterson answered that
il would, but the corps in the Mar
shal's office and the prison could
handle the additional work without
other help.
Noble Widemann agreed with the
Minister that it was not seemly fol
the House to interfere with the pay
of every clerk, but this item was 4
different matter. He did not think
that, with the reduction of work in
volved in legislation of this session,
there was any need for two new
clerks at this day. For himself he
was ready to pass the item with the
exception of pay of two new clerks.
Noble Mccarthy. pointed out q
mistake that was being made. There
had not been two new clerks en-
ployed, but two boys helping in the
Office had been paid out of incident
ais, and their services were neces-
sary. The transfer of prison and
postal business out of the Office
would not made more than an hours
difference n week, as it is all sub.
mtted from those bureaus in 8
finished state simply for the Minis.
tcr's inspection and approval.
Rep. Brown had no doubt of The
right of the House to vote money
but it had not the right of going
into the Interior Department, in
dividually or collectively, to dictate
how the department is to be run
The Ministers were responsible tt
the House for the manner in which
they conducted their departments
Rep. Rosa thought the difficult,
, could be got over by getting the re
, CURED information from the Fl
nance Minister. 1t was absurd Il
f tell the native members that the In
terror office was being turned into .
: schoolroom. Those boys were Ha
: waiians and that was the best wa,
t to train Hawaiians for public life
: He had served ten months in pub
4 lie office without pay, and it wa
2 part of the best training he eve
: had.
t Noble Widemann did not doub
that the two youngsters just out O
n school getting $50 month was
: good thing.
: Minister Brown-They have bee
e in the Office two years.
e Noble WidemaDn-The questio
y is net whether it is good for til
Il boys, but whether it is necessar
j. for us. Ii it is necessary, let u
If vote it.
(. Rep. Nawahi contendcd that til
d House had the authority to de-
re with all salaries including those {
the Ministers. If the position take
g. by the Minister was correct, all I'll
10 House would have to do was TO vol
} 100000 for the public expend
a lures, and let the Ministers divide
lie up TO suit themselves. These boy
t. he believed, had been paid out of
D lump sum appropriated for exit
r clerical hire, and not out of inc
dentals as stated. Ii paid out
II incidentals, why not continue to ps
he them out of that fund! The Apr
he priation OF lump sums was :
At evil. 1t permitted heads of depar
lie ments TO practice favoritism, SUE
Sc as paying white policeman $50
he month, while native policema
of perhaps on the same beat, only g
S35. The same thing was done wi
he respect to the pay of teachers. I'll
was the opportunity of the Legisl
e. ture, as, after Propagation, membe
would have no control over the Mi
listers. lie understood that I
, Al, Il 4,