The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-06
SALARIES OF MANY MINOR
PLACES ARE UP IN
The HOUSE
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then it would be best to appropriate a
lump sum, then all the clerks should
strike Immediately and together and
nave their wages raised in a rush.
Gandall had the door when the COM
mittee rose.
The Speaker announced that the con-
ference committee on the expense bill
would be appointed on Tuesday, to
which day the Senate had adjourned.
The House hen went into recess.
WANT THE RECORDS BACK.
Upon r~eassembling Speaker Beckley
said that 1t had come to his knowledge
that the minutes of the regular session
of the House had been called for by the
courts. The minutes as submitted were
not the journal of the House. If these
minutes were not returned promptly
then the journal could not be compIet-
ed and turned over to the Secretary in
accordance with law. The stenographer
had a great deal of work to do, he said,
and the minutes were necessary. He
therefore directed the clerk to commu-
nicate with the courts and see if it was
not possible to secure the minutes.
In committee Gandall resumed and
"1NAA AA1C AAAASN oo ~ IN SCoA VI
Thrum in drawing the pay and then
apportioning it he deprecated the
course. but still thought there should
be some differentiation of clerks.
HARRIS DISCLAIMS PREJUDICE.
Harris rose to a question of personal
privilege saying that as a member of
the House and of the committee the
question as to who was employed there
did not enter. He said that during his
membership in the House he did not
think he had acted or spoken in any
way which would Indicate feeling as be-
tween Hawaiian and haole. He said he
came into the House representing Ha-
waiians as well as haoles and had
striven to b. fair throughout. He de-
clared- his best friends were Hawaiians
and that the report made would have
been the same had the employees been
haoleS.
Vida argued against the lump sum
and wanted the matter sent back to the
committee to have salaries specified.
Long and Harris opposed this and Ku-
malae declared that there was no such
officer as examiner employed. He said
he favored rejecting the report of the
committee and he was ready to submit
a list of clerks with the proper sala-
ries which they should receive.
KUMALAE HAS A PLAN.
The report was rejected and Kumalae
Their submitted his list of employees
for the office as follows: Five copyists,
one at $50. two at SIS and two at $50;
indexer. S11O: book clerk, $50; four extra
clerks at $50, a total of $4,560 for the
half year.
In support of his plan he spoke at
length saying there was no such officer
as examiner; that Thrum works only
three hours a day; that there are many
errors because of Thrum's failure to
do his work. Keliinoi sal there seemed
TO be a grudge against the head of the
office, and he thought the proper thing
was to demand his resignation or if
this could not be had then there should
be no appropriation for registrar. Ku-
malae's amendment was adopted.
FEW FIGURES RAISED.
Kalama wanted to increase the salary
of the Waikiki and Kahului water
works from $3.50 to $500, but the House
would not and went on passing items
as in the bill until the park items came, !
when Pail wanted to know how many
people were employed at'Thomas and
Emma Squares, and wanted a commit
tee to investigate, and then wanted the
salaries specified, one man at Emma
and three at Thomas Square, $40 each.
to which the House agreed, the total
being that in the bill, 1850.
On the question of public building
guards, two men at $50 a month each, J
Aylett wanted $50 for each of the four
guards which carried. Long moved 10
increase the salary of the mausOleum
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the difference between the amount in
bill and that he asked was paid by
the Kapiolani Estate and if the peo-
pie had any love for their aliis they
should provide for proper care of their
resting place.
When the Fire Department was
reached Kupihea wanted a special COM
but Harris said he would sub
the estimate of the chief engineer
and move the item pass. The item was
referred to the Oahu members. The
Hilo item passed as in the bill, but the
Wailuku item was referred u the Maui
FIGHT OVER PILOTS.
on the item Salary of four pilots,
SC, 800" Kumalae made a charac-
t~eristic speech devoting most of it to
the ills of the boat boys. He suggested
that 5000 was the old salary and seemed
Harris in response sai1 the
gfeat ships coming here were valuable
and to handle them involved the great
responsibility, and if there was dan
ger through cheap men, the insurance
rates would go up and the big ships
would not ONE.
Vida moved to reduce the amount
% $500. saying the Fearless had re-
iuced the amount Of work TO be done.
rhe amendment was carried. The Hilo
blot was the cut from $1,000 TO 81. 900.
The Kahului pilot was mex up and a
to cut from $1,000 to $1,000
up the Maui men and there was
/ hot fight by the men who were ready
enough to cut down the Honolulu
,ilots, to keep up their own mans
salary. But the House by the close
-ote of thirteen TO twelve cut down the
alary to the $1,000 figure.
PILOT FOR MAHUKONA.
D,,1a, DrOposaa S1=o for q Dilo- at Ma