The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-26


ner and through no fault of hers had
been cut off from an income and neT
method of life changed. he moved
that $1,000 be appropriated for halu-
lani.
Senator Horner was favorable TO
dealing kindly with the young lady.
but he wanted her to display a dis
position of being at last on friendly
terms with the Republic.
Senator McCandiess had hoped the
Executive would drop the matter OF
Kaiulani's pension after the act10h
taken at the special session. He
thought there was not enough surplus
mouey in the treasury to warrant THIS
extra expenditure, and moved the
item be referred to a committee.
Senator Baldwin was not IN faVor OF
too rapid action on this point, ano
seconded the motion to refer to com
mittee. Carried.
The items for judiciary appropr1a-
tions were passed without question
until the salary of the Japanese inter
prefer was reached. Senator Brown
thought as the interpreter was Whlte
man he should have as much as the
Chinese interpreter. Minister Damon
explained that the Chinese Interpreter
was useful to the Government In
many ways outside the court. Minis
ter Smith did not favor raising the
salary, and spoke of the perqulsltes
the Interpreter received. Senator
Hocking's motion to increase the
salary to $1,000 was carried.
Senator Hooking moved thaG the
salary of the clerk of the Second CIR.
cult be raised to S2400 The duties of
the position took all the time OF the
clerk and the remuneration should be
| larger.
The Attorney General said that If
the clerk of Maui was to have a
| larger salary such increase OF sal
| orv would necessitate al increase on
ali the other islands.
Minister Damon said that in max.
ing out the Appropriation bill it had
been the object 70 have the salary Mt
the position and not the individual.
Senator McCandless wanted the
money saved for schools, roads ana
bridges. Senator Hocking's motion
was lost and the item passed as IN the
! bill.
| With this exception the items un-
der the Judiciary were passed as pro-
posed in the bill.
Owing to the absence of Minister
Cooper the appropriation for the De-
partment of Foreign Affairs was
passed over. awe want the Min
ister to explain the $136,000 military
paw roll" said Senator Brown.
Under salaries of deputy assessors
and collectors the Minister of Finance
stated that the appropriation was IN
creased slightly on account OF increased
taxes to be collected. The $28,32O Tor
salaries of clerks, $35, 600 for pay o.
postmasters and $32,8 $40 for pay oi
mail carriers were referred to the
| Eipanoo C0n mittoo
| During the consideration OF the item
"Salary of General Appraiser, $o4OO,
4 which is an increased expenditure
Minister Damon announced that l
was the intention to employ an exper
appraiser, as it had been shown that
i'm properly appraising goods, the Gov
eminent would gain far more thar
the salary of the appraiser and III
clerks came to.
Minister Smiths experience as At
torney-GeneraI had shown him tina
there were systematic attempts to de
, fraud the Customs, and it was neces
sary, if possible, to head this bushes
off. In reply to question by Senate
Baldwin, Mr.. Damon said the ap
praisers would go to ports outside G
Honolulu if they were needed. ~
The salaries of the pilots, Sl4, 4OC
was referred to the Committee o.
f on Commerce.
+ The salary for Customs guards ha
decreased from last year, Mr.. Damo
, explaining that the department. ha
obtained more efficient work from
few guards at 800 month tina
from a larger number at $40.
The $500 for " "expenses, pilot boats
port of Honolulu, watchmen and tn
keeper Diamond Head signal station,
f was referred to the Com mlttee o
: Commerce.
f At II o'clock a motion to adjour
! was entertained. Just previous TO &C
iournment, President Wilder appoln
I ed Senators McCandless, Baldwin an
Lyman on special committee to col
? slider the Kaiulani pension.