The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-21
Bic BILL
WAS RUSHED
House Finished Its
Work in a
Hurry.
(From Wednesdays doily)

House of Representatives yesterday or
Its third reading.
The whole thing went through witt
a rush when 1t started. and In less
time than 1t takes to tell 1t, the law
makers and salary jugglers had dis'
posed of the one matter that has oc'
cupled their time since the beginning
Of the extra session. The vote on the
I'LL stood twenty-one to five.
The morning session was enliveneu
by two or three incidents that were UNI
premeditated and unlocked for. Inc
session ended in turmoil, caused by
motion to restore the salaries OF the
Attorney General, Treasurer, Superlh-
tendent of Public Works and Comnnis-
sioner of Public instruction to the hg-
ures that Governor Dole thousht WERE
the correct ones Had not motion to
adjourn been made and carried the
nroposition would have undoubtedly
gone through.
:, the afternoon there was even more
talk,,y indulged in than usual. There
was an lnwonted flow of Hawaiian hu-
NOR 10 which Kaniho contributed very
largely. He told several anecdotes IN
his native tongue, which seemed to hit
those who understood the language as
lust about right They were too fragile
70 stand translation, however, for they
SeII rather fiat on the unframed ears
NJ the haoles, who were not Sufficientiy
acute to appreciate these gems OF hu-
NOR in their original setting.
MORNING SESSION.
As soon as Akina had called the House
to order he proposed that for the tilie
he,nr the Appropriation bill be dropped.
HI
This bill has to do with current ex-
nenses There was considerable talk over
the advisability of this, some members
being In favor of burying the Approprla-
tion bill forever and for aye. before tax
ing up anything else. The disposition 10
do away with any future resurrectiohs
OF the bill which had been before the
House for something like forty days was
oyerpowering, and at length the sugses-
ton of the Speaker was rejected.
After the House had returned to Its
Arst love and the matter OF hiking saia-
ries was once more under way, Mossfnah
moved that the salary of the Attorney
General be made 5000 for the Two years.
as set down in the Governors estimate
Aylett then came forward with mouoh
that the heads of the four departments
be paid the same salary as suggested by
Mossman.
There was verbal storm precipitated
hv this. Makainai objected to the sug-
eestion of his fellow-representatiVe he
wanted to make the salaries that were
worth 80 200 payable to the Attorney Seh-
eral, Treasurer and Superintendent OF
Public Works. Emmeluth made a speech
against Attorney General Dole. The AT
torney General he said, was doing moth
ing and employing deputies to do the
work that he should be doing himself.
He accused that officer Of being de-
signing politician. His office force was
engaged in helping him foster MS poilu-
cal ends. Emmeluth told how he had.
on one occasion, gone to the Attorney
Generals office, and found the entire
force of clerks engaged In attempting 10
traduce the character OF another omciai:
who was employed in another branch OF
the Government. After this jeremiad.
John subsidized.
Beckley renewed his motion of the day
before, and asked the House to appropri-
ate 5000 for jaiIs in Maui. The motion
was carried, and Beckley got his jails
without a dissenting voice.
House bill No. came up at this point
and was referred, upon the suggestion
of Emmeluth, to the Finance Committee.
He made the further suggestion that the
bill be considered by Island committees.
and that after each had made thor
ough study Of the matter under discus
sion, they report back to the House. This
was finally adopted
lust at this pass OF the mornings work
Beckley launched broadside that was
most effective in its results and when
resulted in reducing the salary of the
registrar of public conveyances from SZoo
to $3.50 1t was a neat bit or political
work, and, while the ground plan of the
whole thing was plainly discernible, II
was Just as interesting. Tor all that. he
prime mover of the thing was kumalae,
who quit that department some time
since because he could not get raise
in his salary. No sooner had Kumalae
handed in his resignation than haole
was appointed to the place he had just
vacated. and In a short time was given
the same salary that the native clerk
had asked for. 1t was thus this morning
that the eN-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. lie said that Thrum
thought nothing OF sending his clerks all
over tho city of Honolulu TO gather mate |
rial for an annual. when they were sup |
posed 10 be engaged In Governmental |
work The color line was drawn with
unusual severity and Thrum never
thought Of giving his employees holiday, |
or raise IL salary. especially II they
were Hawalans, When a holiday came, /.
tho poor deputies" as Heokey insisted /
Ia calling them, were constrained 20 work /
hehlud closed doors, Beckley suggested I
that the House take the 500 Topped on /
Thrums salary, and appropriate tho |
Same 20 book clerk and a ianitor, Dur /
ing ha speech, Ia which he accused /
ThTum ~ several very complimentary /
things, ihs one-lima deputy across the I
House ~ Representatives would every .
nos ana then suggest something 90 tho /
Hpraksf The reduction WAS carried ~ I
aR oYeFs helmins majority. ANA kumalAs I
Haa satisfied.
phefsupop lhs iiouss took ils midday /
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AFTERNOON sERhiua
Toe aaiafy VI ihr Attorney aaHsrai s#a
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