Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-06
PILOTS UNDER FIRE
house VOTES TO CUT
DOWN THEIR SALARIES
GREENWEll RULES THAT MO.
TON TO RISE AND REPORT
ON PAR WITH MOTION
TO ADJOURN.
HOUSE.
Extra Session.
Extra Session.
ThirtY.flrst Day.

| ten ClTCulJ SOuTt. luey snOui1 w
sent for and returned forthwith, so that
the work of its preparation could go on
unimpeded and without delay. He
thereupon instructed that the clerk
send communication requesting its
immediate return.
The House thereupon went into com.
mittee OF the whole for the considera-
ton Of the SIX months appropriation
bill
Mr. Gandall continued his speeon of
the morning. supporting the report OF
the committee. Mr.. Vida moved that
the item of s471O for the Office Of the
Bureau OF Conveyanccs be referred
back to the committee for the purpose
Of itemizing the salaries of the respee-
tive indexers. clerks, etc. Mr.. Harris
objected to the matter being referred
back to the special committee which
had already considered the item. They
had made a report. A new committee
should be appointed Mr.. Long do
clared himself In favor Of thrashing
the matter out In committee OF the
whole. On motion OF Mr.. Kumalae.
the committee report. recommending
a lump sum. was rejected.
Mr.. Kumalae next proposed the In
sertion Of the following itemized list
TO cover the employees Of the Bureau OF
Conveyances: Five copyists, one at
500, two at SIS and two at $50, s2i60;
Indexer at sl1O per month, $500; Book
Clerk at $50 per month, $500; Extra
Clerks at $50, s1440. Total, si,560.
Carried by a vote Of 20 TO b.
SALARY of Superintendent of Wal
luku and Kahului Water Works, $780,"
Mr.. kalama moved to amend to 5000.
Lost. Item passed as In the bill; like
wise the following: Salary Of Superin-
tendent of Hilo Water Works, 5000;
Superintendent Of Laupahoehoe Water
Works. $40; Superintendent of La
naina Water Works, $3.50; Superinten-
dent Koloa Water Works. $3.50.
Public Grounds.
PAY Roll of Government Buildings,
$780," passed as in the bill; likewise
the following: Pay Roll, Aala Park,
$50.
PAY Roll, Thomas and Emma
Squares. $780," amended to read Pay
Roll, Thomas and Emma Squares,
three at Thomas Square and one at
Emma Square, $500"
Salaries OF Guards OF Public Build
ings, $780," amended on motion OF
Mr.. Aylett to read, Salaries OF Guards
of Public Buildings at $50 per month.
s1440."
Salary OF Keeper OF Mausoleum and
Grounds, $3.50" amended on motion OF
Mr.. Long to read $3.50.
The following items passed as in the
bill: Salary of Janitor and Keeper
Capitol and Judiciary Grounds and
Buildings 5000; Assistant Janitors,
Government Buildings, $3.50.
Fire Departments.
Regular Pay Rou. Honolulu Fire
Department. $751; 40" Mr.. Kupihea
moved to refer the item to the Oahu
members Mr.. Harris moved to pass
as In the bill. The former motion pre-
vailed. PAY Roll. Hilo Fire Depart
ment, $780, passed as In the bill. PAY
Roll, Wailuku Fire Department, $780,"
referred to Maui members.
Pilots' Office.
Salary Of 4 Pilots, $660O." amended
on motion Of Mr.. Vida to read, $500.
SALARY of Pilot, Hilo, without fees,
$780," amended on motion OF Mr..
Kaniho to read. $1,000. Salary OF Pilot.
Kahului. without fees, $780," amend
ed on motion Of Mr.. Kaniho to read
$1,000. The vote was 10 to ~. Mr.. Ke-
liinoi moved to strike out the item.
Mr.. Pulaa moved TO insert the follow
ing item: SALARY of Pilot, MANU-
kona, $3.50" Carried by vote Of 13
TO ~.
There was a very long discussion
on the subject of pilots. The majority
of the House was for the cutting down
OF the salaries OF the pilots of Homo
lulu to the amount already given but
MIR. Harris made brave defense. en-
phasizing the fact that in the event Of
the resignation OF the present officers
doing duty at this port, incompetents
would very probably be given the
places since good men could not be SO.
cure for the low salary that was pro-
posed, This would react directly on
the people Of the Territory for i'm
mediately incompetents were employed
and one or two OF the big liners such
as the Korea and Siberia were piled
up on the reef. the insurance COM
panies would raise the rates to such
an extent that these self-same steamers
would find 1t necessary to cut out Ho-
nolulu on their regular runs. In fact,
insurance companies all over the
world would raise the rates OF insur-
) ance SO that shipping would all be de-
Elected away from the Islands
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