The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-17


NOT draw 1a purh N mot murr ihHf
thr NituruDY. GENERAL IT, therefor
ih0ulhi $1,000 Wasn't tnU much GO sos
, tHHi office nH lt uniy meant SALARY NJ
$500 prr tslt fpr the head " h,t
wanted Goo Dut tho pnoo account Dol
iruniiW.I vhy mot mako ~ the Same ua
hnJ been urtr,d upon ln The iiuuH.
Wiz isoOU.
20 believe Bon cutting your cont u,-
CORNING tu the cloth hu went on but
80 do not bulioyo in cutting the SALARY
of such nn important Office as this I
maintain that o. man in the position NJ
Attorney General has a great many
social obligations 10 nll according to
hls office. and cannot M these obliEn-
lions un salary ~ $4,000 or under per
year"
Th.y did not want a cheap man in
tho office of Attorney General. n he
had his way he would pay the Attor-
ney- General $4,000 per year, the chief
Justice $50 600 per year. and the Judges
Of the Circuit Court 10000 Such sal
aries would attract men Of brains and
talents lie then moved to pass the
item as in the bill.
Kanuha said he had the history Of
the office Of an Attorney General in a
state Of over 100000 inhabitants who
only received 81 5000 per year. Iowa
was the State he referred to.
Achi Informed the honorable member
that there were a great many fees at
tached to that office.
He said there were not many men
who could conduct the Office OF the At
torrey- General i'm "A more courteous
and able manner than the present in
Icumbent.
III you want to get rid OF Mr.. Dole.
why don't you strike the item out al
together" said Cecil Brown. Don't
beat around the bush like that strike
II Quit"
Il am in favor of that" retorted
Kanuha. 81 say strike 1t out"
II do not believe there is man on
the island. amongst che Hawaiians. at
least" said Achi, who could fill this
office as acceptably as the present
holder"
"If you think you can pick up a man
amongst the rabbe to fill this import
ant office" he continued. you are mis-
taken. and no lawyer of any standing
would accept the office at such n reduc-
ed salary as proposed by Senator Kan
uha."
| The portly gentleman from Hlo, ].
Brown, arose and said he would sup
port the motion TO reduce II to IS, 900,
but not any less.
Kalauokalani, he OF the penetrating
voice, said he was in favor of the first
named resolution. He was after the
! heads of departments, who received the
! largest salaries, and it did not make
sponsibilities OF office. The blame for
the salaries being cut down, lay with
the Republican party, which had done
/ everything in its power to prevent the
| granting of an extension to the regu-
lar session. On that account, measures
that would have brought barrels of
money into the treasury could not be
acted on. The Home Rule party had
| done all it could to have these bills
| put through, which would have ena.
bled them to grant the present salaries
to the different offices, and probably
would have left them able to raise the
! salaries.
oily" Bill said the members had
been looking askew at him for the
stand he had taken. THE man is not
the one l am looking at" ne said. II
am looking at the office. I am in favor
of reducing the salary. but not so much
as proposed by some. l might some
day hold that position myself. and
! therefore, would not want to work for
a small salary. I move the previous
question, in order to shut off this de-
bate" he concluded.
The motion to reduce the salary ac-
count to $4,000 carried.
The salary of the deputy attorney
! general at $4,000, was next acted on.
II move we strike 1t out" cried ka-
nuha.
II move it pass" shouted oily"
Upon a rising vote the item passed,
| by a vote of 76.
! The salary of the assistant to the
| Attorney General
on the docket
oily" moved to strike ii out, which
! carried.
Salary of the clerk to the Attorney
! Generals department, at SO, 900, was
/ next considered.
Kanuha moved to reduce it to $4,000
| Crabbe inquired who held the office.
He was told John NJ. Kea. II move his
salary be raised. instead" said Crabbe.
with "A grin on his face.
Senator Achi then explained the du-
ties of the office. oily" moved the
previous question.
The motion to reduce the salary was
lost, and the item passed as in the
bill.
Salary of the High Sheriff, at $4,000,
passed without much opposition.
Salary of the clerk to the High Sher-
if, at $4,000, was next.
Kanuha moved to reduce II 10 $4,000,
which carried.
Salary of the Deputy High Sheriff. at
$4,000, was next called.
kanuha moved to reduce 1t TO $4,000.
oily" moved to pass it as In the
bill which carried.
Salary of the Sheriff of Hawaii, at
So 1000, was next.
Kalauokalani moved to reduce it to
81 600
This brought Senator Russell to his
feet, who asked why they did not re- I
duce the High Sheriff's salary. II do .
not believe in cutting one man and .
leaving another" he declared.
The President put the motion before /
the House, which created an endless
amount of confusion. Cries of kama
lua," came from all sides, "Oily"
jumping up and down as II he had the
ST. Nitus dance.
The president finally put the ques-