The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-19
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that the ex-clerk hit back at his one
time superior, and he hit back hard.
Beckley was induced to present motion
asking that the salary of that officer be
reduced according to the figures above
quoted. Beckley did all in his power to
help his friend. He said that Thrum
thought nothing of sending his clerks all
over the city of Honolulu to gather mate
rial for an annual, when they were sup
posed to be engaged in Governmental
work. The color line was drawn with
unusual severity and Thrum never
thought of giving his employees holiday,
were Hawaiians. When holiday came,
the poor deputies" as Beckley insisted
in calling them, were constrained to work
behind closed doors. .Beckley suggested
that the House take the 500 Topped off
Thrum's salary, and appropriate the
same to a book clerk and janitor. Dur
ing his speech, in which he accused
Thrum of several very uncomplimentary
things, the one-tfme deputy across the
House Of Representatives would every
now and then suggest something to the
speaker. The reduction was carried by
an overwhelming majority. and Kumalae
was satisfied.
Thereupon the House took it's midday
recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The salary of the Attorney General was
the first thing for consideration when
the House came to order. Kaniho was
the first speaker on the floor He thought
that the salary of the head of the legal
department should be 5000. To attempt
to raise this officers salary at this time
would be breaking trust with the people
Kaniho then told modern fable, In Ha-
waiian slang, of the man who shot at a
heap of rubbish with a shotgun. Just
what its application might be, the haole
element could not tell, although the anec-
dote appealed quite strongly to the risi-
bilities of the Hawaiians. He had no
sooner finished this story than he told
another. about some boys playing mar
bles and shooting at hole, that was
equally lucid. Whatever it was, 1t was
too much for Johnnie Wise.
Aylett replied that the Governors es-
innate was about right, all things con-
sidered A motion by Ewaliko was made.
making the salary of the Attorney Gem
eral and the heads of the other depart
ments 5000. To retain these officers at
1000 would be equivalent to passing the
bill at the Government figures.
Emmeluth made county government
speech. He advocated voting the saia-
ries just as they stood in the bill. EN-
meluth said that If the other members
of the Legislature had worked as hard
as he had, county government would now
be :. tangible reality instead of an indefi-
mite abstraction.
This speech was followed by Haaheo,
WING said the Appropriation bill reminded
~ kof a little child who, when asked II
it had had breakfast said, Yes" When
asked If it had dinner and supper it
would make the same response. So it is
with the House and the Appropriation
bill They are saying the same old
things over and over to the same old
questions.
The public Treasury, said Makainai,
will be in just bad condition when
the Home Rulers are through with things
as 1t would have been had the Govern
ors estimate been accepted in the first
place. The Independents mistook
changes for reforms.
Mossman favored putting the salary at
$1,000. The United States Attorney was
being paid $4,000, yet Mr.. Dole did much
more work than the occupant of that
Office.
vote was taken and the salary of the
Attorney General was raised from $1,000
to $1,000. The salary of the Treas urer
was passed at sS,OO0
Dickey proposed that the Appropriation
bill pass it's third reading, but the OBJ
structionists were not yet ready. Hihio
moved that the salary of the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction be made
$500. Dickey was in favor of this, as
the House had increased the work of
that department considerably during the
past few days by making the Superin-
tendent inspector of the schools of Ho-
nolulu. Makekau was also In favor Of
making the increase from $1,000 to IS. 900.
A question was put to the House by
Emmeluth. He wanted to know how
many of the members of the House knew
anything about the duties of the Super
intendent of Public Instruction. Make
kau rose to appoint of order. He said
Emmeluth had no right to question the
House unless he presented the same in
writing. Emmeluth was granted the
privilege of speaking. The Superintend-
ent had done nothing more than sign
warrants. Emmeluth said that he had
come into the House a fat man and he
had done nothing but jaw. But even
with that one form of exercise he had
been able to reduce his weight. The
speaker continued making criticisms
against the salary paid the Superintend-
emit. The haole Home Ruler said, In con-
clusion,, that "this is no simian senti-
ment, Mr.. Speaker"
Upon a vote being taken, the salary of
the Superintendent was made $780,
The Commissioner of Public Lands
was readily given a salary of $780, when
the item was proposed.
AT this period of the afternoon bust
ness a hitch occurred. Akina showed
his Tom Reed-like knowledge Of parlia-
mentary law by untangling affairs in
itah
Emmeluth, who by this time had grown
quite weary of the making and unmak-
ing of salaries, said that the House
could vote as it wished; he was going
home. He pretended to be as good as
his word, for, like the gentleman In the