The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-25

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There was n discussion "a to who
ther the salary Of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs could now be recon
sidered
The chairman held that the third
reading was a reconsideration and
therefore any item passed upon at
this reading could not be again
brought up.
Mr.. Brown contcndad that it was
competent for the house to suspend
the rules.
The chairman amended his ruling
according 10 h" ptcviOu- speaker
claim.
The ayes and noes were taken ON
the motion tn pass the salary #
Minister Of Finance as in the bill.
and it was lost on the following
vote:
Ayes w. o. Smith. Waterhousr.
Allen, Brown, Hatch--5
Noes King, Damon. Emmnlu'h.
Tenney, Morgan, Suhr. Mott, Ena,
d. B. Smith,.
The amendment 10 make the sala
ry $1,000 carried.
Under suspension OF the rules the
salary of Minister of Foreign Affairs
was reconsidered and reduced to
5000.
A motion to reconsider the salary
OF the Clerk of the judiciary made
by Mr.. Allen found no secondar.
Mr.. Emmeluth asked for infnrma
ton as to tho duties OF the Auditor
General, when the salary Of that oil
cial, $500, was reached.
Ministers Damon and Smith r..
piled, showing that the Auditor
General could not engage in any pri.
vate business, and that a faithful in
cumbent Of the office was almost in
dispensable.
MIR. Emmelnth wanted to knew IL
he audited the books Of the depart
ments and bureaus.
Minister Damon answered that his
function had been to prevent the
transposition OF funds to purposes
Tor which they were not appropri.
ated.
Minister Smith considered that
wit h an assistant the Auditor Gen
eral could audit the books.
Minister Damon praised the ser.
vices and fidelity Of Mr.. Ross, III.
retiring Auditor.Gcncral. IIc had
no complaint against him in thuS"
respects. Mr. Ashley had greatly
improved the system in the treasury
accounts, aud with Mr.. Laws as
Auditor.General he anticipated a
great improvement all round
On motion Of Minister Smith, the
salary Of Registrar Of Public Ar.
counts, previously increased from
SjiOO to $500. was put back 10 the
smaller figure.
\ motion To reduce the salary II
clerk of Finance Office from $500
to 5000 was lost, Minister Damon
having assured tho Councils that
the incumbent was worl hy nf the
higher figure.
Mr.. Eua's motion tn rrduc. the
Deputy Culi"rtortG"ncral ~ Gus.
toms salary from sjiOO Ia 5000 was
lost.
a motion tn raise H." - nrckcrpcr's
salary from $1,000 to $500 was lost.
Mr.. Morgan mnv,ri 10 reduce the
salary oi the Hnrhor Master lr.m
5000 ro,"i on second reading Il
SbiGO.
Mr.. Waterh0us., Minister Smith
and Mr.. Allen opposed the rcduc.
ton, pleading the increasing amount
Of work.
Passed al $500.
Mr.. Ena moved 10 strike out TIA,
item Tor appraiser. Lost.
Minister Damon moved To amend
the item, 10y substituting the word
pay Tor salary" So ~ not To max,
II a permanent office, tho amount
being $500. Carried.
Minister Damon moved To max,
salary Of guards, Honolulu, $}O,2iU
rs recommended by special r,mmit
tee, instead Of S2i,WIO as ia bill
, CARRIED
, Mr. Morgan asked the Minister
OF Finance il the shipping of Hill
was equal To that If kabuiui.
Minister ID anon understood the,
, were about the same.
Mr.. Morgan said Hlo had ~ vrs
sells only Ia Kahului's 30 last year.
= Mr.. Allen said the vessel, ai Ka
uhiui N''' sIlbli'T, ana thtft wa
:. little difference in the aggregate
tonnage.
The salaries Of both collector.
passed at S3UU each.
Mr.. Allen moved to increase salar,
of custom house Office boy to $i2Ol
= from $3.50. Tho official was NOR,
than u mere messenger, hs assisted
in clerical work. Carried, with ia,
addition Of "clerk" to the title.
The Attorney Generals salary wa
prun"d Of $500 like that If the OF nc
Ministers.
The salary Of Deputy Attorney
General, deferred last week, past,
at 5000 as in the bill
Mr.. Nor an asked for the reason,
Tor reducing the salary Of first clr,I
to the Marshal from the present
figure, $1,000 10 1000 IL" uudcr
. stood that the position Was one -
great responsible ity.
Minister Smith admitted that ia,
work was uucrOuS, aud he would u,
. glad To leav" his salary rs al pc
= sent. llo moved S36W, which car
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}. Mr. Brown moved To reduce tn,
, salary Of JaiIor. Oahu Prison, I,
1 $1,000 from SDikL