The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-20
UNANAILING EFFORTS TO KEEP
DOWN PAY ROLLS.
Members of the House Who are OPP
posed to Increasing Salaries Find
Themselves in a Minority.

The House continued the considera-
ton of the appropriation bill this
morning, beginning with the salary
of the land agent under the Depart
ment of Public Lands. The commit
tee to .whom this department had
been referred recommended reduc-
tion of Il number of the appropria-
tions for salaries under this head. but
in each case the recommendation for
salaries were overruled and the items
passed as in the bill. Representa-
tives Atkinson, Loebenstein, Richards,
McCandless and Wilder presented u
solid front against increase in sala-
ries in any department, and they
stood vilaiently bS each other in the
efforts to have the appropriations re-
duced to the present basis, but they
were in the minority. and the items
carried at the figures named in the
bill
Representative Gear presented re-
port of the Committee on Health and
Education to whom had been referred
the appropriations under the head of
Department of Public instruction.
The committee recommended the pas
sage of all the items in the Senate
bill with the exception of those of
the salary of the deputy Inspector OF
Hawaii. at $4,000 and that of the dep
uty inspector of Maui. Molokai and
Lanai, at $500, with $500 each addi-
tionnl for travelling expenses. The
committee was of the opinion that
these two offices could be merged in
to one, under "A good man, and they
recommend inserting in place of the
items an appropriation for the salary
| OF travelling normal Instructor at
$4,000, with $500 additional for trav-
ehng expenses. Representative Ma
haulelio concurred in this report, as
dId also Representative Atkinson with
the exception that he believed thaU
the item of $500 for travelling eNpen-
ses should not be allowed as the sal
ary was large enough to cover both.
The recommendation of the COM
mittee were adopted, and the Office of
the two deputy inspectors done away
with, and that of "a travelling normal
instructor inserted as recommended
by the committee.
During the discussion on the ap-
! preparation for salary of sub-agent OF
the land Office for the first district
some very sharp words passed be.
tween Representative Richards and
the speaker, during the course OF
which the honorable member from the
First district told the honorable spea.
ker to keep his mouth shut and attend
to his own business, and requested
Interpreter Wilcox to translate that
to him in plain language.
The speaker assured the gentleman
that there was no occasion to get eN.
cited over the matter, as he had not
meant any harm, and had simply re.
marked that the members from IIilC
were not agreed about the salary OF
their land agent, as one recommend
ed the cutting of the appropriation ii
| two, and the other contended that il
was little enogh. The exchange OF
civilities created considerable excite
ment among the members.
Representative Loebenstein pro
pounded question to the Minister ot
Interior relative to the land taker
from the St. Louis College in eXchang,
for other land, for the purpose of tn,
Nuuanu stream improvement. He
wanted to know the date of the agree
ment, the land given to the college il
exchange for land taken from them
and the names of the owners of tn,
land that was given to the college il
the exchange. He also wanted t
know if the exchange had been com
pleted. and if not, why not.
Adjourned until 2:30.