The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-28

lunas. Senator Baldwin believed the
sheriffs should receive better compen.
sation; efficient officers were needed.
Senator Northrup said that in his
| eleven years residence on the island
Of Hawaii he hsd become impressed
with the importance of the Deputy
Sheriff's Office. The best policy was
to pay good man what he was worth.
The item was passed, raising the
salary to 49, 800. Other items were
passed without discussion as follows:
Salary of Deputy Sheriff, North Ko-
hala, $24O0; salary OF Deputy Sheriff,
South Kohala, $l0S0; salary of Deputy
Sheriff, Hamakua, S2400; salary of
Deputy Sheriff, North Hilo, $l44O;
salary of Deputy Sheriff, North Kona,
S1440; salary of Deputy Sheriff, South
koua. Sl440; salary of Deputy Sheriff,
Kau, $2040; salary OF Deputy Sheriff.
Puma, 1850. When the item "Pay of
Police, Hawaii, $780," was reached,
Minister Smith explained that the in
crease over the previous lperiod had
been made at the suggestion of the
Marshal, and Sheriff OF Hawaii. The
increase in the population and the
character of the new people had made
1t necessary to keep q larger force.
Senator WaterhOuse said, the more
policemen, the better. They were
needed on Hawaii to look after the IL
licit liquor vendors. Senator Hooking
objected to the steady increase of the
police. "The Chief Justices report
says that crime is increasingly re-
marked President Wilder.
The Attorney General again spoke
of the character of the new population
on Hawaii. "If they were Anglo
Saxons, with their wives and families,
we wouldn't need such police force"
The item passed "a read.
The Attorney General then asked
that the salary of the deputy-sh
at Wailuku be increased to $4,000,
Senator McCandless took up con,
siderable time on the point. The
item passed as 5000.
Senator Hooking then moved that
the salary of the Makawao deputy be
raised from $2,400 to So 600. Nc
Candless forgot his roads and bridges
for the time being and seconded the
motion. Minister Smith drew atten-
ton to the fact that ii this mans
salary was raised, all in his class
should follow The deputy at Wal
luku was deputy sheriff of the whole
island and had greater responsibilities
than the others. Minister Damon
said he didn't know much about the
sheriff g department., but he did know
that the success of a department
depended on the man at the head,
"You can make or break a depart
ment in the selection of the respon-
sible heads.'
Respect to -T7rmer Legislator.
At this point Minister Damon call
ed the attention of the Senators to
Mr.. Godfrey Rhodes, who had Just
came into the hall. Mr.. Rhodes once
presided over the Legislature and
Mr.. Damon asked that the rules be
suspended that he might present a
motion requesting Mr.. Rhodes to
occupy seat on the floor of the
Senate. The motion was carried and
Mr.. Rhodes escorted to q seat on the
right of the President. Mr.. Rhodes
thanked the Senators for the courtesy
shown him and remarked that it was
pleasure TO note the change for the
better that had taken place since he
was president of the Legi -Iature.
The Senators then turned TO appro-
priations again. The salary of the
Makawao deputy was not raised, but
passed as in the bill, S2t00
Other items were passed without
discussion as follows:
Salary of deputy sheriff, Lahaina,
1920; salary of deputy sheriff, Hama
1920; salary of deputy sheriff, Molo-
kai $1,000; pay of police, Maui $31 900;
salary of deputy sheriff, Lihue 1920;
salary of deputy sheriff. Hawaiian
1860; salary of deputy sheriff, Hama
lei S156O; salary of deputy sheriff,
Koloa $3.50; salary of deputy sheriff,
Waimea $2400; pay of police, Kauai
$4,000; salary of deputy sheriff, KOo-
laupoko $1,000; salary of deputy sheriff,
Koolauloa $1,000; salary Of deputy
sheriff, WaiaIua $1,000; salary OF
deputy sheriff, Waianae $1,000; salary
Of deputy sheriff, Eva $l44O; pay OF
police, Oahu $4,000 salary of two
clerks, receiving station $3.50; salary
Of Supreme Court officer $2I60; salary
Of hack inspector $2400
Salaries Of physicians receiving sta
ton aud prison, $2400. Pay of jailors,
guards and lunas, $50, 900. Salary of
clerk, Translator aud copyist, $240O
Minister Damon fathered the appro
prlatiOns for the bureau OF public in
struction. The item, the Inspector
generaPs salary, was passed as read,
$500. Considerable discussion aris-
in consequence of the new item of
$4,000 for a deputy Inspector for Homo
lulu, all the items under "Public In
structiOn were referred to the COM
mittee on education.
Appropriations for the Com mission
Of Public Lands went through as fol-
lows Salary Of Land Agent, $4,000;
salary of Secretary and Sub-Agent
Fifth Land District, $4S00; salary of
First Clerk, $2400; salary of Second
Clerk, $500 pay of Sub Agents, $4420
lone not to exceed $500 for island of
Hawaii, and four not exceed $3.50 each.