The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-09
TIN LEGISLATURE
TTlIRTY-FOURTH DAY.
FRIDAY, July s, 1892.
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Afternoon session.
The committee re-assembled Mt
! :3j and consideration of the subject
before them (permanent settlement
on the Queen Dowogrr) resulted IN
the postponemrnL of the item for the
present.
Items undcrth division "A,tornev-
Generals Department" we've NV
considered
Salary Attorney-General, $4,000,
passed as in the Bill.
Salary Deputy Attorney General.
$1,000.
Noble Peterson favored the item
as in the bill. The incumbent should
know as much law as the Attorney.
General.
Rep. Ashford favored reduction
of $1,000. He considered that $4,000
was sufficient pay for the position.
Item passed at $4,000 as recon-
mended by the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Salary of Marshal, $1,000, passed
at $4,000.
First Clerk to Marshal, $1,000,
Minister Whiting said the duties
of the office were onerous. lncum-
bent had many details to attend to.
Good reasons could he given why the
item should pass at $4,000.
Noble Horner said that il seemed
to the committee which had exam
med the Marshal's Office that this
employee had only little over one
hundred men to take care of in ac-
counts. He thought that sips per
month was plenty pay for the place.
He had met a man yesterday, a good
accountant, who would gladly take
the place for that amount.
Noble Neumann said that the Com
mittee on Ways and Means were de-
serving of the thanks of the House
for the work done but in this instance
it looked as though the committee
was in error. The Office under dis
cussion was one of the most one
rous in the city. Besides it is in
tended 10 take out the next item and
reduce the force by one clerk, thus
throwing additional burdens on this
first clerk. He did not favor re-
duction.
Noble Marsden said that the com
mittee had had obtained information
relative to the work done by the
clerks in the Marshal's office. Would
not state who their authority was, as
1t would be liable to work injury
to the party who had supplied them
with the information. 1t was a no.
torious fact and crying shame that
the clerks in the office had nothing
to do but fall over one another and
smoke cigars. The reduction was
necessary.
Rep. r. W. Wilcox favored the
item at 5000. The office was one
of responsibility and required capa
BILE and responsible person. He con.
sidered that the House had made al
error in reducing the salaries of Other
chief clerks. Capable men were re.
quired for such offices and they
should receive proper salary.
Rep. Smith favored the amend,
ment that the sum be $4,000.
Rep. Ashford was also in favor OF
$4,000. 1t was true that the clerk,
had so little to do that they were fall
ing over one another, swapping ties
smoking cigars and reciting fist
stories, but that was not the fault OF
the salary but of the administration
1t was not the fault of the presen
Marshal alone but of his predecessor
also, who had been so Internally lazy
that things shaped themselves with
out any exertion on the part of tht
heads of the office TO direct.
On standing vote 2l19 the item
was passed at 5000.
Salary second Clerk Marshal, So,
400.
Minister Whiting asked that thi
item and also one referring to "Pa.
of Police of Maui may be deferred
for the present.
Noble Baldwin had doubts of an,
benefit resulting from wait. Tn
Committee had labored with tn
Marshal but he had refused to max
any particular changes at the time
He had Afterwards written to tn
Committee, but the speaker though
that ample time had already bee
given.
Noble Young said that it had bee
understood that this item was to b
struck out or else he would not hay
voted for $4,000 for the one pre-
viously put.
On motion, the item was struc
out.
Salary of Jailor of Oahu Prison
$4,000.
Noble Peterson moved that tn
item pass at $4,000. This was on
of the softest positions in the King
dom.
Noble Marsden thought that til
item should pass as presented. TIL
. jailor had charge of all of the DIES
Derate criminals i'm the country