The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-20
SENATE AGAIN CUTTING
SEVERAL SALARIES Topped OFF
THIS MORNING.
kanuha Wants to Knock -eut livery
Office not Occupied by His Special
Friend-Superintend of Education.

When the Senate opened this morning
consideration of the Governors APP
polntments was deferred to next Thurs
day.
The appropriation bill was then TAX
en- up and the following items disposed
Of;
Pay of pound master, Honolulu, pass
ed at $40.
Salary of veterinary surgeon, 81 200.
kanuha and Russell wanted to strike
out. Baldwin, Paris, Achi and others
wanted to refer to committee. Refer
red to committee on health.
Pay of lighthouse keepers, IS, 459 went
TO public lands committee.
ray OF Keepers of wharVeS and buoys
Lahaina passed at $40.
Pay same at Hilo, $1,000. Mr.. Kanu-
ha objected There was too great a
difference between this appropriation
ana the one for Lahaina. DR.. Russell
ana John L. Brown put up a stubborn
fight, resulting in the passage of the
| item.
Gunpowder and kerosene oil keeper al
Hllo, $,OlO, and pay of same for Ho-
nolulu, $1,000 went to the public lands
committee
Salary of Superintendent of Honolulu
water Works and clerk of market.
mamma moved to make il 81 600 Car
ter made speech eulogizing the good
work of Andrew Brown, who had
Drought the revenues of the bureau nm
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. Russell
moved to make it $4,000, cutting out the
duties of clerk of market. Achi made
a hard fight for the item as in the bill.
Baldwin moved for 5000. On a show
OF hands the item passed at S. 400.
Salary of clerk, SO, 600, provoked cries
OF strike it out" from the Home Rule
side of the house. Kanuha said he
could run the office with one man.
Crabbe interposed that he could NOT
run one side of it with a dozen men.
The item passed, Bill White and John
L. Brown voting with the Republicans,
Salary of first assistant clerk. 81, 400
kanuha and his followers demand
ed that 1t be struck out. Carter want
ed 1t referred to committee. Baldwin
voted with part of the Home Rulers
against this, but the item went to the
public lands committee.
Salary of assistant clerk 81. 200. went
to the same committee
Pay of reservoir keepers nav Of
plumber and assistant, pay of tap in
spector, pay of shipping tenders. nav
ron hlgh lift pump pay of two en-
slneers went to the public lands com
mittee.
Pay of market keeper. $1440. stirred
up a big row. The Home Rulers de-
manded that it be struck out and
seemed to be supported by Baldwin.
The item was struck out.
Assistant market keeper, 1920" was
changed to market keeper" and pass
ed.
superintendent water works at Hilo
Laupahoehoe, Koloa and Lahaina pass
ed as in the bill
All the items under the head of pub-
lie grounds went to ways and means
committee.
All fire department items went TO a
special committee consisting of Crabbe
Carter and j. r. Brown. All items re-
latlng TO pilots went to same commit
tee.
Salary Of superintendent of public
instruction, $4,000, was taken up. Ka-
nuha moVeu to reduce TO Sc, 600, adding
that the superintendent had little work
To do his normal inspectors taking
most off his hands. The present super
lntendent seemed to be active bur there
mad been no results.
Or. Russell: Does the speaker Offer
the Senate as an instance?"
hanuha continued in a mild roast OF
the superintendent.
Russell moved an amendment IN road
salary of superintendent and inspector
for Oahu, excluding Honolulu 81 200. u
hanuha accepted this. Baldwin moved
TO make il IS, 900. Kalauokalani would
agree 10 this, but the Superintendent
now having four assistants. had much
less to do. Paris supported Russell The
Item passed at 1920. This carries the
| office of superintendent, but requires
the superintendent to inspect the
schools on Oahu outside of Honolulu
Recess to 2 p. m.