The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-26
Your obed;ent servants,

ii. G. MCGREW, Nj. u.
JARED K. SMITH, NJ. d.
+. r. DAY, NJ. d.
A. B. LYONS, NJ. d.
Minister Jones moved to reduce the
salaries of the Cabinet to the rate of
$4,000, which would make the item
SSSS6. (Kokua and kue.)
Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved they
pass at $4,000. The sum was not too
great. The question was not what
these particular Ministers were worth,
but what the office was worth.
Rep. Smith favored $4,000.
Acknowledgement Brown said the
Cabinet held that in thepresent finan-
cial situation of the Government, any
cut should begin with their own
offices. 1t would not detract in any
way from the responsibility or dig
nifty of the office.
Noble Marsden said the remarks of
the Minister would have some weight
if they were following a cutting
policy; but instead of doing SO, they
were raising almost every item in the
bill. The cut proposed amounted to
nothing. The revenues would not
equal the expenditures, and the
Cabinet would have to come before
the next Legislature with deficit,
perhaps, as large as $250,000.
Noble Young agreed with the men,
Der from Lihue. 1t should not 60 below
$4,000. 1t was mistake when the
salary was reduced from $4,000. We
wanted men and good men.
Rep. Bush agreed that the salary
should he placed at $4,000 year. II
the man was not worthy of his pay
| abolish the office.
Rep. KaunamanO was astonished at
the conduct of this economical House.
1t was evident that if the Cabinet
had only asked for $1,000, the House
would have been so scandaliZed as to
vote them out at once. 1t was plain
! what these men wanted-a ST., 900 sal
airy for themselves when they got in.
Passed at $4,000.
Stationery and incidentals, $500.
| Passed.
Pay of Clerk and Interpreter, Homo
lulu Police Court, $4,000. Passed.
Pay of Chinese Interpreter and
! Translator, $4,000. Passed.
Pay of Portuguese Interpreter and
Translator, $500. Passed
Printing and binding Sth volume OF
Hawaiian Reports, $1,000. Passed.
| y
| Passed.
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Salary of Minister, $4,000. Passed.
Salary of Secretary, S5333. Passed
Salary of Clerks, S54OO. Passed.
Salary of Minister at Washington.
| $4,000.
Noble Hind moved the salary of
the Minister at Washington be
stricken out. OF what use was it?
What did the man do? He considered
this item perfect outrage.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox favored the sum
though native Hawaiian should
have the billet.
Minister Jones said little could be
done towards obtaining treaty unit
the change in administration. The
Cabinet felt it very important that
the present incumbent should be re-
tanned there. He has large acquain
lance among Congressman.
Rep. Ashford moved to make thu
amount $4,000, to cover drafts already
drawn. An experience of severa
years had shown the inutility of hav-
ing any envoy at Washington. The
envoy had not been able to stave of
| IllG bltl tOI
hours. From 1886 to the present
there had been nothing for him 30 do
The country did not want any fire,
trade treaty with the United States
1t wanted relief from the present
treaty. The sugar industry coulc
not be benefited by any free trad,
treaty. Wewere importing 3,50O,0
worth of American goods fire.
and getting little or no return for it
He was convinced that the Ministe
was totally superfluous, and yer,
expensive superfiuity. He saw n
need of this representation at boil
ends. Let any necessary negotiation
be carried on here. Moreover, tn
country was represented by an Amer
} lean citizen resident in Boston, wher
, he was known to be engaged in bust
ness, and where his despatche
| were sometimes dated. Such an APP
5 pointment was an outrage. Tn
l country was now enjoying the SAM
privileges as the rest of the world, bu
: paying S350,000 year for them. Fl
made his motion in all sincerity, be
l | lieving this sum could be saved a
well as not. Any negotiation coul
be carried on as we'll under the Ha
5 waiian flag in Honolulu as by a
American citizen and resident i
' Boston, making short visits to Wash
ington when his business permitted
Rep. Bush made q speech agains
D the salary of the Minister-the Minis
s ter being of no apparent use there.
q Noble Thurston said the cOuntr
D would not always be dependent o
: sugar, thank God. Next year Their
B., would be 100000 pineapples plante
in Honolulu alone. 1t would soon b
5 the second industry in the country
A shipload could be disposed of i
Boston alone every three month:
They were relying on the removal {
the duty. Yet the member from til
Third Ward said we had nothing
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