The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-14
SENATE GETS A MOVE ON
HOLE MADE IN APPROPRIATION
BILL TODAY.
Numerous Items Passed, and Very
Few Cuts are Made-Provision for
Most of the Courts.

A great deal of work was done by
the Senate this morning. In the two
hourS of the session a long string of
items were passed. One feature de-
veloped, however, that was trifie un-
usual. Home Rulers voted for men in
place of offices. At one time the mat
ter became so open that names of the
officers were freely used. Kanuha
created a job in the court for man
who had been messenger ten years,
when Judge Wilcox's appropriation
came up the Home Rulers fell over each
other to get it through on account Of
IL being Wilcoox Senator Crabbe sue
ceeded in reducing the salary of the
police court clerk, but afterward had
the matter reconsidered and the sal
airy raised again. In a stage whisper
he remarked that the clerk was a Re-
publican and had vote. Bill White
wanted to knock out the office of sec
ond district magistrate because the
judge was a Republican. He said as
much on the floor Senator Kanuha
was continually asking who the men
were in the various offices before he
would vote. DR.. Russell, who reserves
under his vest a vein of humor, jump
ed up at one stage when a minor office
was being considered and said: II
move that the item pass at $4,000, for
am afraid the gentleman holding that
office may be friend of mine"
The first thing to claim the attention
of the Senate this morning was the bill
from the House appropriating 90 900
for the expenses of the special session.
1t passed first reading and will be read
a second time tomorrow.
The general appropriation bill was
then taken up.
Under suspension of rules Mr.. Kanu-
ha moved to cut the messengers in the
Judiciary department from three to
| two, and to add an item to read first
messenger and librarian, 1400;" car
ried.
Pay of interpreters in all courts not
specially provided for, $4,000; passed.
Salary first clerk, $3, 600; second
| clerk, $4,000, and third clerk, 81, 400. DR..
Russell moved to strike out the item for
fourth clerk, $1,S0O Achi and other
Republicans opposed. The item passed.
Salary of stenographers, $780, was
changed to salary of three stenogra-
pliers, $4,000"
$4,000, and of Hawaiian interpreters,
Sc, 900.
Chinese interpreter and translator
passed at $4,000.
Japanese interpreter and translator
passed at $4,000.
Portuguese officer in same capacity
passed at 81, 200.
!
/ trict court, passed at $1,000.
| Salary of second district magistrate,
/ Honolulu, $3.50, passed at $2,400.
/ Under suspension Of rules salary of
clerk and interpreter, Honolulu, was
changed from $4,000 to $2,4OO.
Salary of second clerk, district court
passed at $1,SOO
The following salaries of MAGISTRATES
passed Eva, $1,6S0; Koolaupoko, 81 900;
Koolauloa. $500; Waialua, $1,000; Wal
anae, $780,
Salary clerk second circuit, passed al
81 500
Salary district magistrate Lahaina
200; district magistrate Wailuku,
$3.50; district magistrate Makawao
$2, 200; district magistrate, Hama, 81,
200; Kipahulu, $500; Honuaula, $500
Molokai, $1,000; Lanai 5000; all passed
When salary of clerk, third circuit
$l,SO0 came up Achi led an attack on
the item. He wanted it made $1,000
asserting that the office was a sinecure
1t passed at $1,000.
The following salaries of district ma
gistrates passed: North Kohala 81. 200
South Kohala, 81 200; North Kona
$1,6SO; South Kona, $1,000; Kau, 81, $50
clerk fourth circuit $2,400; assistant
clerk same, $1,000 stenographer, 81,
400; district magistrate, South Hilo, SO,
600; travelling expenses, $500; travelling
expenses judge and clerk second cir
cult $780, travelling expenses clerl
third circuit, $500; clerk and interpre
ter South Hilo, $1,000; district magis
trate North Hilo.- $500; district magis
trate, Hamakua, $4,000; district magis
trate Puma, $500.
Clerk fifth circuit, 1880: distric
MAGISTRATE Lihue, $4,000; same Koloa
Sl,2JO; Waimea, $1,6S0; Hawaiian. 81,
600; Hanalei, $1,000.