The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-17
THIN LEGISLATURE.
TuIRTY-SEUoND DAY.
WEDNESDAY, July l6.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Of lnspcctor-G General, $500 Passed.
japanese Inspector and lnterpre-
ter, $4,000.
Noble Crabbe wanted to know
why the japanese Inspector got
more than the Inspcctor-General.
Minister Brown explained. Under
n convention this Government en-
gagged with that Of Japan to employ
certain number of these inspect
ors and physicians. Willie he was
Minister'S of Foreign Affairs this
agreement was modified so as to re-
quirc only one man. The present
incumbent, Mr.. Nacayama, was very
efficient, as his colleague, the form
CT Inspector General, could testify.
Rep. kancali moved $500.
Passed as in bill.
Incidentals, $1,000. Passed.
Minister Spencormoved to insert,
Maintenance OF New llgbvdes de-
pot, $1,000. Carried.
Postal Bureau Salary Of Post
master-G encral, $1,000.
Rep. Marques moved $4,000.
After the salaries of Chief Clerk of
Supreme Court and Chief Clerk Of
Interior Department had been re-
duced to $4,000, lie saw no reason
why the salary of the Postmaster
General should not be reduced 10
the same figure. There was only
considerable work IN the Office once
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 between the head of bureau
and the chief clerk OF department.
He did not know whether the honor
able member had hankering after
the Office. 1t was mistake TO say
that there was nothing to do except
once a month.
Rep. Il. 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 became in favor
of reducing the salary. The Sur
veyor.G General required to be man
of scientific attainmcnts, and it
would be hard to GET one TO take
the place of the present incumbent !;
whereas the postal bureau could be
conducted by a 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 n million
dollars of the peoples money, and
the position was therefore very
important one. In most other coun-
tries the Postmaster-G was a
member Of the Cabinet.
Noble Baldwin said that previous
to the past period the salaries OF
heads Of bureaus were $4,000. II
that were proper salary then, the
proposed item should be increased
rather than reduced, MS the work il
all these bureaus had greatly in
creased.
Noble Widemann was opposed tt
reduction. The Postmaster-Gcn
had as much work as any official
Besides the money of the savings
bank in his charge, a large amour
passed through his hands MONTH,
IN the money order. system.
Passed as in the bill.
Pay of clerks, $33, 900.
Noble Crabbe wanted details.
Minister Spencer gave the follow
ing list: Bookkeeper, $50 a month
1st delivery clerk, $50; I'd, deliv
cry clerk, So; LIST registry ant
parcels clerk, SIPS; I'd ditto, 500
1st sorting clerk, 500; I'd do. ,$75
Sd ditto, $25; Postal Savings Bank
lst clerk, 5000; I'd ditto, 500
Money Order Branch, first clerl;
$50; I'd ditto, $7j.
Rep. Paehaole wanted to know
the same number Of clerks were t
be employed IN the current as i
the past period.
Minister Spencer was unable {
answer that question offhandedIy.
Noble Phillips asked why the fir:
clerk in the Savings Bank branc
gets 5000 month, and the bool;
keeper and another first clerk onl
$50 each. The bonds of bot
! clerks are exactly the same.
Minister Spencer supposed the
were paid according to their wor
and responsibility.
Noble Wldemann thought I'll
reason was that the boollkeepin
was divided between different me
in the various branches.
Noble Phillips said everythin
except the savings passed throug
the hands of the regular boollkeepe
Rep. Marques moved to refer I'll
item to a select committee. i
wanted TO know if clerks in q
branches were paid on n unifor
basis. He had heard of changes
. the office, in which clerks were pa
less than those preceding them, al
where a reduction was made in OF
case in order TO permit of an i
crease in another.
Minister Spencer said nothing
the kind had been done since he b
came Minister.
Noble Maefarlane did not belle
the lnnSe or q cnmmii1on shnn