The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-03
HOUSE BEGINS WORK
ON LAST BUDGET.
CONTINUED from page a.)

Executive Chamber. Territory OF Ha-
wall. July LIST. 1908.
As soon as 1t had been spread upon
the journal of the House Harris NOV
ed to sustain the veto and this was
done by vote of nineteen to four. the
noes being Kaniho, Fernandez, Pa
ele and Wright. Wright tried to have
the matter reopened on a basis of the
motion being the wrong one but ne
could not.
SALARY BILL CONSIDERED
The House then passed to consIera-
ton of its last bill, that for the
eighteen months salary account. The
permanent settlements were got
through when an attempt was made to
get the bill into the hands of a spe-
cial committee but it seemed impossi-
bic to do this and the work wens on
The permanent settlements were pass
ed at s12,450. Under the Secretary of
the Interior Oil tried to have the stat
istician cut out on the grounds that
the officer would do all his
work in six months and could not en-
ploy himself for the longer period.
Progress was good until the item,
assistant to the Attorney General was
reached, when that was cut out, some
members maintaining that this WAS
unnecessary with county bill in oper-
alton. Keliinoi moved to insert d. pu-
ty Tailor, $3.50, which was adopted.
Vida had pay of jailors and guards
made S26,730. The item lunas, $1,000
caused a deal of discussion. certain
members, among them Kalama, SEEM
ing to be unable to understand the
fact that oahu prison becomes pehi-
tertiary under county progression;
finally the item passing.
Vida had the Territorial Detective
services item sS4OO divided: Oahu
$4,000, Hawaii 5000. Maui s1o5O Kauai
s1O5O.
ADVANCES AND CUTTINGS.
Harris succeeded in having the sal
airy of the Registrar of Public Accounts
advanced to $500, but the attempt to
raise the salary of the Deputy Regis
trar to s4O5O failed, the amount being
left at $3.50. The Corporation Clerk was
cut down to $500 from $3.50. The next
change was in the civil engineer under
the Land Registration act. 1t was NOV
led to make the salary 5000 instead OF
$685. there being much talk before the
item passed as in the bill, the Speaker
having the deciding vote. The salary
of the stenographer Of the court was
then raised to $4,000 in accord with the
six months salary bill. Vida had in
serted $1,000 for Commissioner of Inn
migration and Advertising Agent.
NEW PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS.
The Department of Public Works
items passed as in the bill with the
addition only of $500 for keeper Of
wharves and buoys at Kahului. The
salaries of guards for public buildings
were placed at s432O and of the mauso-
leum at $3.50. Keliinoi succeeded in
having the item $4,000 for pilot at Ka-
hului stricken out, the object being
to permit the collection Of fees. Har-
ris was caught mapping off first and
Immediately tried to have the item re-
inserted but after long fight the
speaker refused to permit the rein
sertion.
The pay roll of the pilot boats was
put in the bill at sS64O which is 1920
less than it should have been to be in
line with the six months bill.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Greenwich got to the Superintendent
of Public Instruction having 1t cut
down to $500. When it came to As
sistant Secretary the salary was raised
to $3.50. Those were the only changes.
though several attempts were made
and in more than one instance the sal
aries left away below what they will
be during the six months of this year.
Under the LAND bureau the same
condition prevails, the bookkeeper's
salary being left at lower figure. that
of the second district sub-agent be-
ing kept down to $50 a month after
January. though to that time he will
get SIS. There was similar condition
in the ranger third district. he being
kept down to $40 for eighteen months
after drawing $500 for six months. The
House then adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
! The Senate adjourned Immediately
after the opening routine, there being