The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-03

it's first reading. 1t provides that all
land used in the cultivation of the
plant, and in the production of castor
oil within the Territory, shall be en-
empt from taxation.
PAY wORKMEN WEEKLY.
The House resolution providing for
the payment of laborers employed by
the government weekly instead of semi
monthly was adopted after some dis
cussion The resolution as it passed
the House calls upon the Auditor and
Superintendent of Public Works to pro-
vide for payment at the end of each
week in view of the fact that many
of the employees are compelled to dis
count their salary warrants at exorbi-
tant rates of interest.
Senator Dickey stated that he was
opposed to the passage of the resolu-
tion without properly considering it.
II paid by the week. he was afraid that
the laborers would spend all their earn
ings in Nuuanu street saloons so that
1.-The old lady don't get any of it," If
paid monthly he thought that the la
borers would have something left to
take home to their families, and If
these employees were so improvident that
they gave away all their money they
were not the right kind of people to
be employed by the government He
moved that the resolution be referred
to the Public Works Committee.
Senator Crabbe said he was in favor
of the resolution. He stated that dur
ing the campaign it had been brought
to his attention that laborers who re-
ceived no specific salary borrowed
money from lenders at twenty-five per
cent and this was because they We're
not paid weekly. I'VE all KNOW" he
said, that since the passage of cer-
tain law by the last legislature, no la
borers can get credit for more than
week, at a time, and they have to bor-
row money now to pay their rent and
food.
LAS to the matter OF their spending
money in saloons it may be so, and
it may not, probably some of them do
but they still need the money to pay
their bills. l move that the resolution
pass"
Senator Dickey withdrew his motion.
saying that the statement made by
Senator Crabbe had placed the matter
in an entirely different light. and that
he could see how such a change would
be of advantage to them. He UNDER
ferred to.
Senator Achi was OF the opinion that
the resolution was in opposition to the
| terms of the Audit act. and that the
resolution should be referred to the
Judiciary Committee. Senator Brown
stated on behalf of the committee that
the resolution did not conflict and the
| only difference IL would make was that
road boards would be required TO make
out their payrolls four times month
instead of twice. He said that former
ly there had been a monthly pay day,
which was finally changed to semi
monthly and II ordered by the legis-
lature the road boards would make out
their payrolls once a week,
senator McCandless stated he had
heard Of instances where AS much as
nifty per cent was paid by employees for
discounting their warrants and he did
NJ believe that a man getting only
from sig 10 nine dollars week could
spend a very great amount IN the
| saloons,
The resolution Was then put ON its
passage all voting In favor ~ u bui
senator AchL
TWO LANGUAGE DISCUSSION,
senator Aohi raised q storm among
the native members when be lnirodvr
~ resolution providing that after
the ffie"nlh day ~ The session all bllis
should be- translated iDl0 Hawaiian be-
fore hrins introduced
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lviieni Hlsilns that bundrrds ~ dollars
could ~ ssysi ~ lhai msnnef f0r tlils
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