The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-18
FISH VERY DESTRUCTIVE PEST THE CHINESE FIRE CLAIMS USES @H MH CAMP BACK OLD FIGURES AAR WAR AGAIN
REPRESENTATIVES, REGRET CUTS
IN SALARIES.
The Last Few Items in the Salary
Appropriation Bill Considered This
Morning-Ready for the Senate.

The House almost finished with the
salaries appropriation bill this morn
ing. The session ended in turmoil
over a proposition to restore the sala-
ries of the four heads of departments
Attorney Treasurer, Superin-
tendent of Public Works, and Commits
sioner of Public Instruetion,--to the
old figures. The opponents of the mo-
tion only saved themselves by moving
for recess
The bill was done with when the
morning session ended, except for the
fixing of the salaries of the heads of
departments mentioned 1t was sup
posed to be on third reading, but some
members say it is the 7th reading,
others that it is the 9Th, and 5th
When the bill came up, after house
bill number had been cleared from
the track, Mossman moved that the
salary of the Attorney General be
made $4,000 for the two years, which is
the governors estimate rate. Aylett
moved that the four heads of depart
ments be paid at that rate.
Makainai objected. He wanted to
include only three heads of depart
ments,-the Attorney General Treas
urer and Superintendent of Public
Works,-in the motion. Emmeluth rose
to read of some Oklahoma Arizona,
California, New Mexico and other
figures. The previous question was
moved to shut him off but the Speak
er did not put it, and amid a general,
murmur of kicks and running fire of
Interruptions and objections, Emme-
luth once more got off his list of
pcayunish salaries paid on the main
land. Gilfllan objected that Emmeluth
was not telling about the perks" and
there was a general laugh. Emmeluth
stopped long enough to say that if he
was told what perks" were he might
tumble" and Gilfillan said that his
political term for perquisites meant
percentages some of the small-salaried
officers got or funds handled by them.
Emmeluth began a roast of Attorney
General Dole. He said that the latter
had nothing to do and yet sent special
deputies to attend to the work at Wal
/ luku. He remarked that Dole was
spending his time doing personal poll
tics. "I went into his Office" said
/ Emmeluth, land found the whole force
at work trying to traduce the char
acter of an officer of another branch
remarked that ut was a personal cam
paign" from now on, and left fly a
general thunderbOlt for any head of
( department he might hit
The work was very SLOW members
seeming to be in even more talkative
IlOOu imam usual. lbttkleN NtueNeu
his motion for an appropriation for
lunas of jails on the island of Maui and
with the help of Makekau succeeded
/ in getting $4,000 for "jails for Mr.. Beck
| ley" as Speaker Akina put Il. Beckley
I said there were already jails enough for
all the members.
The speaker made an effort to get
House bill number making current
expense appropriations through second
reading, but the House would not have
it. on motion of Emmeluth the bill
went to the finance committee for re-
vision and reference by districts for
which sums are appropriated, to the
members from different islands. Pro-
posals of adjournment followed this ac-
tion but the Speaker held out an allur-
ing hope of getting House bill number
passed finally and ready for the Sen
ate. This seemed to stir the members
and work began but snag was struck
at once. Beckley launched a heavy
weight at registrar of conveyances
Thrum, who, he said, was getting toe
much salary. Beckley wanted the Off
ce cut to $3.50 month. He said the
clerks were not well paid and were
, overworked. They also spent govern
ment Office hours working on Thrum'S
Annual said Beckley He wanted to de-
vote the amount he proposed to cut
from the registrars salGry-$50 pei
month--to a book clerk and janitor
"If there is any office in which tht
color line has been drawn" said Beck
ley "it is that of the registrar, and h,
referred to Representative Kumulaei
. futile effort to get a raise when he wa'
under the registrar, while white maI
had since got a raise.
Beckley's motion to reduce the re-
gistrar to $3.50 a month was carried
and provision was made for a boob
clerk and janitor at $50.
: A recess was taken to 2 p. m.