The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
146TH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. ID, 1892.
Morning Session.

The Assembly convened at 8
o'clock for prayer, after which the
roll was called and then the minutes
of the previous meeting we're read
and, as usual, approved.
Noble Williams, from the Printing
Committee, reported Bill 221, to
amend Section of the Act to re-
organize the Judiciary, as printed
and ready for distribution.
The Minister of Finance gave
notice of intention to introduce a
bill relating to the protection of
funds of depositors in the Postal
Savings Bank. Later on read by
title.
The Attorney General gave notice
of bill relating to proceedings in
bankruptcy. Later on read by title.
Rep. White, under suspension of
the rules, gave notice and had read
for the first and second times bill
to admit railroad material free of
duty. Referred to Committee on
Commerce.
On motion Bill 21O, relating to the
salary of the Auditor General, and
Bill 127, relating to the re-arrange-
ment of the Board of Health and
touching on the salary of the Presi-
dent of the Board, were taken up
for consideration, as they had to be
disposed of to allow consideration
of the salaries of the two offices in
Dictated.
Bill 210 came up first, ON second
reading.
Rep. Smith favored reference to
the Judiciary Committee. He did
not approve of the Legislature hav-
ing the disposition of the salary of
the Auditor General in the manner
proposed; it should be a fixed
amount. He favored reference to
the committee or else indefinite
postponement.
The Minister of Finance said that
he agreed with Rep. Smith. The
reason the Cabinet had introduced
the bill was because there was de-
sire on their part to have the House
give an expression of opinion. He
and his colleagues favored salary
for the Auditor the same as that of
a Cabinet Minister. They appreci-
ated and recognized the value of the
office. The Cabinet would support
reference to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Rep. Robert w. Wilcox did not
favor reference. That was only a
pretext for longer delay in the
finishing up of the Legislative bust
ness. The session would not end un-
til the middle of February if this
sort of action was to prevail. AS he
was now situated the Auditor-G Gen
eral was above everybody. The
Legislature can regulate the pay of
the Queen, the Cabinet, and other
officers, but cannot touch the pay of
this officer. The Auditor was the
boss of the Cabinet. Although the
Auditor was not the Pope of Rome
some people regarded him as infalli-
BILE. He had, himself, poor opinion
| of the Office and would abolish it if
he could.
Rep. Smith offered an amendment
to the Audit Bill that "the salary
shall not be less than "a Cabinet
Minister'S"
Rep. Bipikane favored the passage
of the bill as presented without the
amendment.
Rep. Iosepa considered that the
amendment was only whipping the
devil around the stump. The Cabi-
net were the busy bees that wrestled
around from flower to flower and de-
posted their store of honey in the
Treasury vaults. The Auditor Gen
eral was drone in the hive who
lived luxuriously off the store pro
vided by others.
Rep. Kauhane considered that the
Office was an important one. He ap
proved of the law as it was now but
would support the amendment that
the salary be appropriated by the
Legislature, but an amount not less
than that of Cabinet Minister.
Rep. Kanealii moved the previous
question, which being carried the
ayes and noes were called on the
amendment proposed by Rep. Smith
and supported by the Cabinet, re-
sulting in it's defeat by vote of 2.
to 10 as follows:
Ayes-Ministers Wilcox, Robin
son, Jones and Brown; Mobiles Der
ger, Ena, Cummins, Williams, Kau
hane, Hind, Young, Walbridge, An
! derson and Dreier; Reps. Wilder
Edmonds, Akina, Smith and A. S
J. Wilcox-19.
+ Noes = Mobiles Hopkins, Pua
, Peterson, Male, j. M. Horner, Hoa
, pill, Marsden, w. Y. Horner; Reps
: Bipikane, Pua, Kauhi, r.. w. Wilcox
{ A. Horner, Kaunamano, Kamauoha
Waipuilani, Kapahu, Nahinu, White
Kanealii, Kaluna and Iosepa-22.
Absent-Nobles Baldwin, Corn
well and Thurston; Reps. Ashford
Aki, Bush and Koahou.
On motion the bill was ordered t.
engrossment and for third reading
on Saturday.
Bill 127, above referred to, wa
> taken up, and on motion of Rel