Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-13
HOUSE COMPLETES ONE MEASURE
SENATORS STRIKE LEGAL SNAG
SENATE.
Eleventh Day.



Militia appropriations came first at
the afternoon session. The quarter.
masters salary was increased from
$1,000 to s225O.
PAY for Men
| Senator McCandless moved to insert
$4,000 for pay of enlisted men while in
camp under the United States militia.
Having to turn out five days each year
and being poor men with large fami.
lies they ought to get something.
Senator Dickey held the camp would
be vacation with lots Of fun.
| Senator Baldwin twitted the mover
with wanting to shave health precau-
tons but willing to pay for guns.
The item passed.
Band Music.
Senator Dickey moved to strike out
the Hawaiian band items. The band
was nice institution. but not Ter.
ritorial affair. II should be supported
by the county of Oahu and paid for by
Honolulu. The country towns did not
get the benefit of the music.
The mover had support in the vote
from Senators Paris, Kaohi and Naka-
paahu.
Senator Dickey's next object OF at
tack was the Auditors salary, TO
bring 1t down from $3.50 to $4,000. lie
had no second.
Senator McCandless moved to strike
out land rangers, claiming they were
provided for in the Agricultural and
Forestry Act. Being shown that they
were different people he withdrew the
motion.
School Reconsideration.
There was no more controversy and
the remainder OF the bill ran smooth
been shaped up to the Senate's taste,
Senator Wilcox moved reconsideration
OF the educational department. He de-
sired to have the salaries for the in
dustrial school restored to what they
were in the original bill.
Senator Dickey objected, telling OF
all the free benefits the teachers in
these schools would have.
The item of s24OO for two teachers
In the boys industrial school was
raised to $2700. The Senate refused
my increase to teachers in the girls
Industrial school.
Senator Wilcox moved to put guards
and assistants in the boys school back
to $4,000 from $1,000. There were twice
as many boys as before.
Senator Dickey objected that they
had given them half as much more as
last period.
Senator Achi thought they were 60
ing too high.
Senator Baldwin moved $4,000, which
carried easily.
judiciary department.
Deferred items In the Judiciary de-
partment were then taken up. Senator
Achi presented an amendment, placing
the appointment of the clerks In the
First Circuit In the hands OF the Chief
Justice His reason was that clerks to
particular judges refused to do general
clerical work when such judges did
not require their services.
Senator Cecil Brown claimed for each
judge the right to choose his own clerk.
He suggested an amendment to have
the Chief Justice appoint the first and
second deputy clerks of the Judiciary,
and the first, second and third judges
of the First Circuit, respectively, the
third, fourth and fifth deputy clerks,
who, besides clerking for such judges,
shall perform such other duties as the
Chief Justice may direct He accepted
an amendment from Senator Achi to
place the clerks under the direction OF
the Chief Clerk of Judiciary.
Senator AChi moved an amendment
to the bill, providing that the counties
should pay the salaries therein apprO-
priated for officers Of circuit courts.
Senator Brown, answering objectio ns
that such a provision being an amend
ment of the County Act was inCompe-
tent for the Legislature to pass at the
extra session. argued for the supreme
power of the Legislature in the prem
Uses.
Senator Dickey admitted the pIausi-
bility OF the argument but could not
agree with the conclusion.
Senator Baldwin thought the Legis'
lature had not the power at this SEES,
sion to repeal any law. He moved ia
refer the question to the Attorney Gen
eral.
This carried and at 3 p. m. the Sen
ate adjourned,
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