The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-09
MONEY FOR
TERRITORY
Coming Report on
Appropriation
Bill.
A MEETING OF
THE CONFEREES
Changes in the Salary List-Set.
Element for the Queen-BHI
Two-Thirds Done.

With the progress now being made
in the Conference Committee there is
reason to believe that when the Legis-
lature reassembles tomorrow there will
be ready for the two Houses the report
upon the Appropriation bill. During the
four hours of labor yesterday there was
rapid progress made. Much more than
half of the salaries division of the bin
was gone over and agreements reach
| ed upon the items discussed This was
largely due to the business methods in
| troduced and followed by Senator Bald
win, who was chosen chairman of the
committee. 1t was not, however, ac-
| ton without elaboration, for when
there came any radical difference in the
| figures of the two Houses explanation
was asked by the members of the COM
mittee and rational consideration was
always sufficient to smooth away the
differences.
| The result Of the days work was the
adoption of more of the Senate's figures
than of those of the House, and on the
whole this means largely an approach
| to the amended figures of the Governor,
In some instances there was a mate
rial difference between the two Houses
and there was a mutual giving way.
| This was the case in the matter of the
hack inspector, but that was such
small matter that it did not involve a
great amount of debate. The same was
true of the guards of public buildings
| snd the clerks in the office of the bu
reau of conveyances.
When the committee met at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning there was a full at
| Tendance of the committeeman. Sena-
tor H. P. Baldwin was at once chosen
chairman and the assistant clerk of the
Senate, w. II. Coney, was made clerk
| and the interpreter of the House, John
H Wise, interpreter. There was lit
tie of preliminary work done and the
reading of the items of the appropria-
tons was on. Makekau had few
words to say early in the day, however,
| for he thought it would simplify mat
tiers If in the adjustment of salaries the
Items from both the House and Senate
bills should be read and the highest sal
airy mentioned for the office Should be
the one adopted. This did not meet with
favor however, and there was no gen.
eral plan of procedure agreed upon.
but instead the items were TO be treat
| ed separately
The permanent settlements were first
passed. the amount being 1000, of
which SIS, 600 goes to former Queen Lili-
uokalani and the remainder in sums
of $500 each to five others.
| The figures of the Senate were fol-
lowed in the office of the Secretary OF
the Territory, as they were in the mat
/ &1aa n
First Circuit. though the House confer
ees succeeded in preventing the de-
creases in the salaries of the district
magistrates of this district, as con-
ltenplated in the Senate bill. Through
out the list of district judges the higher
figures were used in every case
| Under the police provisions there
was a general sentiment in favor OF
Ibetter salaries, and the figures when
| showed advances were adopted with
the exceptions only of the sheriff and
deputy sheriff of Hawaii and the depu-
lty sheriffs of South Kohala and Hama
The schedule of the Senate as to the
nav of the police of Honolulu was
adopted with the exceptions of the
hack inspector and his assistant, the
former getting $500, which came off the
Halter.
The Treasury was cut in the salaries
lof the clerks. though the head of the
department gets an added thousand.
The same rule held in the Bureau OF
lConyevances. In the Public Works De
lnartment there was general lifting OF
salaries from the superintendent down
TO the watchmen, though the pound
master had to suffer to the extent OF
500 a wear. The pay roll of the Fire
Department was passed at S72.2SO. but
Everything under the head was dropped
l+o come under the current expense ap-
preparations.
The Superintendent of Public In
istruction gets the back pay coming 70
him. but must act as an Inspector IoI
1.-THE CITY schools. while in all other items
the school system fares well The pilots
will have to get along on $500 month
This means when the committee hao
ladiourned at 4 O'Clock yesterday after
moon that two-thirds of the Dill nat
been considered though the Board %
Health is vet to come, which may max
some DELAY. The adjournment was hae
: luntil 9 O'Clock this morning. when 'ht
, work viii be rushed so as to permit o.
the getting ready OF the bill LOT eii'
meeting of the Houses on wednesday.
The acting Governor yesterday notl
fed the Treasurer that the Dill proNio
, ing for the expenses of the extra sec
sion. the bill carrying S1I,ooe' hao Oeet
signed by him