The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-29
PRUNING OFF SALARIES.
MR. DAMON's RETRENCHMENT
MEASURE.
The Chinese Registration Bin Colonel
Sopor's Leave Other Important
Matters.

The Councilmen assembled early this
afternoon for the regular weekly meet.
ing. Those who answered to roll call
were: President Dole, Vice-President
Wilder Ministers Hatch, Smith, Damon
and King, Councilmen Smith, Emme-
luth, Allen, Waterhouse, Ena, Tenney,
Mott, Morgan, Bolte, Mendonca.
The first petition read by Secretary
Rodgers was from the international
Schntzen Club and asked for Sunday
concerts. 1t was placed with the other
petitions.
protest against Sunday concerts was
next read. 1t was from the Kawaiahao
Y. NJ. G. A.
Minister Smith presented a request Tor
the pardon OF Henry Dereshell, serving
time Tor opium smuggling. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Minister Hatch reported on the matter
OF Sunday concerts. He said that in the
opinion OF the committee such concerts
would be violation OF the law. Mr..
Hatch said that personally he favored
/ the concerts.
| The report was adopted. Mr.. Morgan
moved that the Judiciary Committee
be instructed to prepare a bill amend
| ing the law so that concerts would be
permitted. Carried . to 3.
! Minister Damon presented the salary
roll for the two years beginning April IF,
/ 1894. He said the general revenues of
the country amounted to $500, 900. The
pay rolls would use l,5l0S3S. A pro-
vision is that no bureau shall draw a.
/ l,t in a IA al
of the department to make greater re-
auctions than were suggested in the bill
The salary list for the ensuing
biennial period will be, according to
this act. about $50, 900 under what it
was for the two years now ending.
Regulations have been made in many
directions. In some bureaus it has
been found necessary to increase the
old appropriation.
In the Judiciary department the re-
duction is So $50. In the Foreign de
partment there is an increase OF $40. In
the Finance department, the Customs
bureau gets more and other branches
less. The Auditors salary is reduced
from $500 to $2,4O0. This bill will
have its first reading at the next meet
ing. In the meantime it will he
printed. Quite a number OF amend
ments are to be offered.
The bill requiring Chinese domestic
servants or laborers to furnish photo
graphs to the Government and to de-
post $50 as a forfeit to leave the coun-
try, had its first reading
Mr.. Emmeluth moved to strike
out the words "domes servants" tC
exclude this class. Minister Smith
7 thought this was going too far with an
Ia. Mr al th
it was time to call halt, that the line
must be drawn somewhere. 1t was bad
enough to have laborers. ID. b. Smith
took the same view, saying that there
were enough Chinese domestics in the
5 country. Mr.. Morgan wanted the pro
! visions of the bill to apply to Japs al
well as Chinese. The latter, he said
0 were letter citizens than the former
!, MIR. Tenney presented some amend
nents. One was to invest thu
money deposited by the Chinese
in the Postal Savings Bank, fo
y the man; to be given him if h'
u leaves the country. Another chang,
I suggested by Mr.. Tenney is to have thu
J Chinese register on arrival and furnish
e two photographs. Mr.. Tenney said h
. wished to see an effective law that woul'
o remedy the evils OF Chinese competition
: TO mechanics, and at the same time per
y nit the planters to secure labor.
: After hearing an explanation by tn
" Attorney-General, Mr. Tenney withdre'
Il his amendments.
= Mr.. Wilder wanted TO know ii any {
4 the prominent Chinese were consulted i
m tins matter. The photograp
y feature lac thought might b. OF
p" jectionable to them. He said he va
az in favor only OF law thu
m would insure labor, while satisfying til
opponents Of Chinese in the trades an
IA business. Mr.. Bolte, secretary OF III
n. Planters Labor and Supply Compan.
Va answered that the bill as it now rea
Il. was agreeable TO the Chinese. Phou
an graphs were necessary for identification
al The local Chinese did not ca
H. much about restrictions imposed
h Chinese yet To come They did n
~ want themselves disturbed On motto
IN of MIR. Tenney the entire matter was ]
RI. ferred to II special committee consistlI
m. of Messrs Tenney. Emmeluth, Wilde
ge ID Is. Smith and Bolte.
les The bill providing salary OF 81 20
to Tor the Oahu deputy assessor instead
no commission was made "A law.
or President Dole, AS Commander-l
nd Chief, asked for 5000 to provide NJ
nd forms for the drum corps. Allowed,
'ur Minister Hatch asked to be allow
no 1865 80 out of the proper fund TO co
aid plete the equipments Of officers by
to- purchase of swords, belts, caps, blous