The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-26
The American League Resolution
Referred to a Committee.
CAPT. TRIP WANTS HIS WAGES
The Board OF Education Bin Passed
Emmeluth's Resolution Adopted
The Schuetzen Club Heard From
Councils Go Into Executive Session.
THURsDA4, Jan. 25.

THURsDAA, Jan. 25.
The session of the Councils was
opened at 1:35 PM, .Presiden
Wilder in the chair, Ministers Da
mon, King and Smith, and Council
lors Brown, Ena, Waterbouse, Allen
Mendonca, Bolte, Young, Morgan ant
Tenney being present.
The minutes of the preceding
regular meeting were read and ap
proved.
Mr. Emmeluth came in during the
reading of the minutes.
The minutes of the special session
held on Saturday last were also read
and approved.
Mr.. G. Brown presented petition
from the Hawaiian Hardware Com
pany for refund of duty on goods
which had been returned by that
firm.
Referred to Finance Committee.
Minister Damon presented petl-
tion from Captain Trip, as follows
HONOLULU, Nov. %, 1893.
To the President and Members of the
Executive and Advisory Councils
of the Provisional Government of
the Hawaiian Islands, in Legisla-
ture Assembled:
| GENTLEMEN-In the Legislature of
1892 the Committee of Ways and
Means recommended the reduction of
the salaries of various Government
officials for the sake of economy; this
was done, and by agreement of the
Legislature all salaries were con-
tinued at their old rate until October
IL, 1892, and from thence at the re-
duced rate. The Appropriation Bill
was passed in such a manner as to
show this. I was at that time, and
until the 1st of August, 1898, Jailor of
Oahu Prison. My salary at the old
rate was $50 per month; it was re-
commended to be reduced to S125 a
month. The vote for my salary should
have been, according to the practice
in all other cases then, eight months
at $3.50, or $1,000, and sixteen months
at $125, or $1,000; a total of $1,000. In
stead of which only $4,000 was voted.
This was done, as L am informed, in
error, through the absence of the then
Attorney General, Mr.. Cecil Brown,
from the session at the time the vote
was passed. I therefore petition your
honorable body to restore the amount
which was thus accidentally deducted
from me, and direct that the same be
repaid to me, that L may then be
placed on the same footing as all other
Government officials at that time, and
not be Disseminated against, as has
oeen done by my having alone of all
the officials to accept a reduction of
salary; $3.50 per month was taken
from the salary that was appropriated
for the jailor by the Legislature.
Yours truly,
Referred to Finance Committee.
Attorney General Smith presented
a resolution forwarded from the
Schuetzen Club, which was passed by
that body last week. The resolution
recommends policy of non interfer
ance on the part Of the political
clubs.
The Council ordered the receipt of
the communication to be acknow-
lodged and the communication to be
placed on file.
The Attorney General then pre-
sented the communication from the
American League recommending an
increase in the Council.
MIR. Emmeluth moved the resolu-
tion be placed in the hands of special |
with instructions to com
municate it to the Annexation Clubs |
on the various islands, requesting |
them to obtain the sense of the mem
bers on the subject.
Attorney General Smith thought
that the course suggested wonld prob
ably be ultimately found advisable,
but it was hardly the course to be
taken first, as the resolution mplied
4 fundamental change, the first radi.
,al departure in this Government. II
would be better course, be thought,
20 refer it to committee, to report
at the next meeting. The members
IF Annexation Clubs would probably
lesire some indication rs to the views
If the Councils on the subject.
Mr.. Brown regarded the PROPOSE
ion as step toward a permanent
form of government. 1t had been
said that the Councils were not re-
of the whole nation.
As the country was situated at pres
mt, he thought the step little pre-
nature 1t should be referred to a