The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-11

month and natives $35. 1t was
proper to have the pay apportioned
in the bill, even to the dividing of
tirc-cent piece.
Noble kauhanc was personally ac-
quanted with the officers in his dis
trict, but he did not know anything |
about their duties. He might pick |
out man as one whose pay should |
be raised, only 10 find on inquiry |
that he was the worst man OF the
lot. 1t was better to leave the pay
ing of the police to the officials
whose special duty was to look after
them. He had no recollection of
the police having petitioned the
House to allot their pay. If the
proper officials do not divide the
money properly, they could be
brought to account for it next ses-
sion. But if the details were pre-
scribed to these officials, and the
method resulted in producing in.
efficiency, the Acknowledgement
would be in a position to say that
he was not to blame, as the House
had taken the details out of his
hands. The experiment was tried
in 1864 and resulted in failure, and
now it was proposed to resurrect
the corpse and infuse life into it,
Noble Widemann referred TO
remark of the hon. member for
Kona, that blood was thicker than
water. The hon. members blood
was thicker than water, and if he
was Deputy Sheriff he would put
only his friends on the force. If
the House appropriated the pay of
individual police, the officers would
still grumble. They could not legis-
late away human nature. He had
often spoken against appropriating
large amounts in q way that would
enable Ministers to make ducks and
brakes of the revenue. But this
was n matter in which large amount
Of discretion must be given the
head of the department. He did
; not vote for alloting the pay of each
; soldier in passing the appropriation
for the Kings Guards. When the
school items were voted there was
. not one member to suggest that the
l pay of each teacher should be APP
portioned. A police force could
: not be hired at random off the
streets, but good judgment must be
used in picking out the men. The
Attorney-General should be left to
build up the police force in the best
way he could, and if he did not do
it well he could be dealt with two
years hence.
Rep. White considered the lesser
evil in question was that Of dividing
up the pay Individually. Old po-
lice who were dissatisfied with their
pay had given notice to persons
= against whom papers had been Is
= sued, out of resentment for the
treatment accorded them by their
superiors. Perhaps, if the Attor-
ney-General was going to issue in
structions, they had better give hin
,, trial.
~ The item passed.
% Pay of police, Maui, $4,000
y Passed.
~ ~ Pay of police, Oahu, $4,000
;, Passed.
=, Pay of police, Kauai, $2S, 800
Passed.
:, = Incdentals, and civil and crimina
-, - expenses, $4,000. Passed.
~ Encouragement of coffee culture
- to be expended by the Minister o
the Interior among homesteader
, and kuleana holders who shall hav
- under coffee cultivation not less thai
~ ~ five acres, $4,000, as recommended
~ by committee.
~ Rep. Paehaole moved that tn
~ item be deferred till the House ha
~ acted on the several bills upon tn
~ subject.
40 40 Rep. Brown said the idea of til
i, committee was to encourage tn
-, ~ small holders. The money woul
g nearly all be distributed in the dis
"a trict of Kona. He moved that tn
=" item pass.
- Rep. R. w. Wilcox spoke in fave
~. W OF postponement.
~ Passed as recommended.
~, Additions TO Honolulu Electri
h o Light system, $4,000 recommend
- ~ ed by select committee instead {
ho $44, 200 as in the bill.
n' Minister Brown moved the lite
-, - pass as recommended. AS to th
~ other recommendations of the con
y mittee, there was bill before ii
- House authorizing the Minister
y" " the Interior to dispose of the hous
do do lighting plant TO private corpor
~. ton.
% -, Noble Marsden moved that Il
W " item be deferred till the bill
40 10 question has been disposed of.
' "s the bill failed to pass the Minist
~ " would have the plant on his hand
in. Noble Widemann did not thu
ise much of the hon. Mobiles motto
ng The question was whether tin
,e1 should 90 on spending uncount'
not thousands on the private lightiI
lilo system or stop it there. II thu
Inv could not sell the plant, then give
RI. away or smash il to pieces.
gar Noble j. M. IIorner was n
usually quick at seeing niger
of the fence, but he was afraid the