The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-08

ing to do with the executive branch of
| the Territory.
when Gregg was Minister Of FL
nance he was distasteful to the legisla-
ture. and the legislature asked the King
to remove him. The King told the leg
islature that II was none of its BUSH
ness. and wouldn't do II. Then the leg
islature cut off the salary" said Brown.
Lets take chance and see what
the Governor will say" suggested Isen-
berg.
ACHI'S POI AND SALT.
Achi said that 1t didn't do any good
to refer anything to committees, as the
reports were all voted down anyway.
Let us cut all the clerks down." he
said, 1.-The times are hard, and cut my
own clerks down, and have to cut my
self down too. Sometimes eat poi and
salt alone"
with little pig on the side" sug-
gested Crabbe.
| Achi did not deign a reply.
Senator Baldwin favored commit
| tee to find out what was needed, but
did not believe in taking away the
bookkeepers IL the heads of depart
ments said they were necessary. He
didn't believe 1t, in the province of the
Legislature, to dictate to the executive.
McCandless said investigation was
needed, that salaries had been raised
all along the line, and that the Board
of Health was wasting money. Dickey
said he didn't want to be on the COM
mittee, he favored cutting the salaries
of all officials The motion to refer to
committee was lost five to seven. G.
Brown and Achi voting with the five
Home Rulers against the motion.
FIGHT ON THE EX-QUEEN.
The salary bill was then taken up
again. On motion of Senator C. Brown
the item of 5000 for statistician, and
$3.50 for installing the office was strick-
en- out. Senator McCandless moved to
reduce the allowance of Liliuokalani
from $3.50 to $4,000. saying $4,000 year
was more than the governor received
Northumberland called for the ayes and
noes, and the motion was lost to s:
ayes-Achi, Baldwin, Dickey, McCand-
less, Paris, 81. noes-C. Brown, j. T.
Brown. Isenberg, Kaiue, Kalauokalani,
Kaohi, Nakaapahu and Crabbe, 8.
The motion of Senator Klaus to in
crease the salary of Wailuku district
magistrate from $3.50 to $4,000 was
lost.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Achi objected that the item
for detective services should be under
the High Sheriff and not the Attorney
General. Cecil Brown suggested that
some detectives should be allowed to
the Sheriff. President Crabbe said that
this service should remain secret, and
that the United States had secret SER
vice agents in Hawaii at this very
time.
ANDREWS STOPPED GAMBLING.
Isenberg wanted it left with the At
and said that since An
drews took office gambling had been
stopped in Honolulu. He said that
his servants had told him gambling
all pau. man in executive building too
hu hu now" Isenberg said great cred
it should be given Andrews for his
work in suppressing gambling and con-
victing the offenders. The item passed
as in the bill.
NEW FIGHT ON SALARIES.
Senator Dickey moved to cut the SAL
airy of treasurer from s2,25O to 81, 500 for
the half year He said California Off
Gals get but $4,000 year while Hawaii
an officials wanted $4,000. Crabbe re-
ported that there were perquistes for
California officers. Achi moved to
make it $1,000.
Baldwin said there was always a cry
for economy, but before the session end
ed the salaries were always put back
to the old scale. Dickey, he said, start |
ed out with carving knife three feet |
long; then on second reading he would |
use only pocket knife and in the end |
would throw that away too. McCand- |
less moved to make it s., 900 a year. He |
said circuit judges get only $4,000 year |
and went after the positions even to |
Washington. He said there were some |
twenty-five applicants for the Attor-
Crabbe replied there |
were but three, two of them just from |
the law school. Andrews had not been |
an applicant and the office sought him. |
Isenberg said the judges had difficult
ty to make both ends meet, If they |
were to remain honest. Brown added |
that the aspirants for Office We're after |
honor, not money Only the young men |
Or new corners sought political prefer
ment: the Kamaanas didn't want any !
thing to do with it.
Dickey said he had made inquiries
as to the eighty lawyers whose names
were in the Commercial Record and
out twenty-four of them made over
$1,000 a year, and of these seven were
Judges There were fifty-three then to
,hoose an Attorney General from at
3, 900 year The item for treasurer
carried at s2,25O, 10 to 8, only Dickey,
Achi and McCandless voting no"
Senator Dickey moved to cut the SAL
Try of Superintendent of Public Works
rom $3.50 to $500. Dickey demanded
oil call on the motion to pass as In the
ill and there We're the same three noes.
Senator Achi moved to cut the salary
If bookkeeper in Public Works office
rom $1,000 to sl,050. Lost. Senators
Baldwin and Crabbe voted to reduce,
With the three economical Senators.
Senator Isenberg moved to increase
he sewer pay roll from $3.50 to s2,1Si