The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-28

was entitled TO only $500. He could
| not claim any interest at per cent
| Rep. Smith considered that the
/ introduction of the item during con-
! sideration of items in the Interior De
partment, was out of order, for the
! item ought probably to come under
! the Finance Departn5 sat.
Minister Widemann said that Rep.
Smith was anxious to put patch on
! his coat, but that member couldn't do
! it, because there is no hole there.
| Besides he is anxious for this item to
lay over. That could be done if the
! House vote SO, but not if the repre-
! sentative from Koloa says so.
Rep. Iosepa did not want to hurry
appropriating the money, for some
| body had erred causing the $500
| blunder TO the government. The
Superintendent of Water Works de
| liberately took away water from this
claimant against his urgent remon-
STATIONS.
Rep. Smith-My point is that it is
contrary to parliamentary rules to go
back to the Finance Department
when that bad been already dis
cussed. But he was sorry that the
Minister was very touehy that day.
He ought to know better.
Rep. Ashford was surprised at the
| proposition advanced by a member of
the legal profession that the plaintiff
is not entitled to interest. This man
has an absolute right to an interest
He was not interested in the case as
attorney, but as a public officer, it
was the duty of Legislators to see that
justice is done, especially when the
plaintiff is poor Hawaiian.
Noble Peterson agreed with Rep.
Smith.
Minister Widemann then withdrew
his motion for the present.
Salary Of the Minister of Interior,
$4,000. Passed.
Salary of chief clerk, $4,000. Passed.
Salary of assistant clerks, $40, 200.
Passed at $19,S00.
Pay of messengers, $500. Passed.
Incidentals, $1,000. Passed.
BUREAU OF SURVEY.
Salary of Surveyor General, $1,000.
Passed at $4,000, as recommended by
committee.
Salary of employees, S33, 1900.
44O.
Minister Spencer moved that the
three first assistant clerks be paid
S4SOO each. They are very valuable
because of the experience they gained
during long years of service.
Noble Marsden replied that the
present first clerk had been overpaid
for the past ten years. AS regards his
xperience-but that is locked in his
brain; and if he were to die to-mor-
row, nobody would receive any benefit
from it. The details ought to have
been in the Government records, and
not in his brains. Besides, this same
man attends to his own private sur
veying during office hours. He be-
leved that the incumbent came in
during the Thurston administration.
Rep. Nawahi said that the depart
ment needs economi2ing. Let the
Observatory at Waikiki rest for a
while. The Surveyor General intends
sending men up to Hamakua. The
place is said to be inhabited by ghosts.
The Government has not surveyed
Molokini yet the survey of Molokai
has not yet been completed. If YOU
want information from that office con
corning @ certain tract of land in
Honolulu, the department will, in
most cases, tell you that they have
not made the survey yet. Surveying
OF homestead lots is useless, because
Portuguese are leaving.
Noble Marsden: Mr.. Monsarrat had
been paid $4,000 for surveying MoIo-
kai, but he had not furnished the map
yet.
Rep. Waipuilani understood that
that amount only covered the outside
expenses of Mr.. Monsarrat, and he
had not been paid for his survey.
That is the reason why he is holding
back the map and all his notes on
Molokai
Rep. Kamauoha: The department
has employed nine assistant SURVEYORS
for the past twenty years; yet outside
surveyors have been sent to survey
Molokai. He thought the bureau had
made very slow progress considering
the large amount of money appro-
priated for that department.. He
therefore favored the committees re-
commentator.
Minister Spencer moved pay of four
assistant clerks, ST., 28O.
Noble j. NJ. Horner said that Mr..
Monsarrat wanted to complete his
surveys on Molokai, after which he
will make his report to the depart |
ment, so it is no reflection on Mr.. |
at all.
The item passed at ST., 2S0 as recon- |
mended by the Minister of the Inte-
rior.
Expenses of Field Parties S14,54O.
The committee recommended $1,000
Passed.
Incidental office expenses $500.
The committee recommended $1,000.
Passed
Meteorology and Tide Guage $1,000.
The Committee of Ways and Means
recommended it be stricken out.
Rep. Smith opposed striking out
he item, for he considered it a step
backward to discontinue work in that
inc. He thought the committee has
FRED in making their recommends
ion.
Minister Spencer moved the item
'ass at $500. The statistics are valu-
BILE.
The item was stricken out.
Pay of Messenger $500. Passed.
The Committee of the Whole rose
t 3:4S P. NJ. and Chairman r. w,
Wilcox reported progress which was
dopted.
The House adjourned at $50 p. NJ. ,
ntIl Thursday at 10 A. NJ.