The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-12
SENATE CUT
NUMEROUS ITEMS
OUT OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS SAL
AIRY APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
DtCKEY CONTINUED FIGHT.

At the afternoon session of the SEN
ate yesterday, the nominations of Drs.
J. NJ. Whitney NJ. +. Grossman and
George II. Huddy as members of the
board Of dental examiners were con-
firmed.
The eighteen months salary appro-
priation bill taken up on second read
ing. The bill was amended so as to be-
come operative January 4 instead of
January 1, 1904. This was done in order
to avoid any possibility of double sal
aries being paid for the first three days
under the county government law.
The item of $500 for Mrs. Emma Ber-
nard was cut to $500, and the item of
S72O for Mrs. Mary II. Stoltz was re-
duced to $500 The item Of 5000 for
Sergeant H. f. Peterson was cut. out
altogether, as the man has recovered
his eye sight, lost during a sham bat
tie of the National Guard. There was
some talk of approprating salaries for
clerks of the judiciary department in
order to keep the courts out of politics.
No action was taken however.
The salary for the jailor of Oahu pri-
son was increased from S2.7OO to $4,000
Senator Dickey led a fight to reduce
the salary of the Treasurer from $3.50
to $4,000. The item was not reduced.
The salary Of the registrar was reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000. while that of the
de putty registrar was fixed at $3.50. The
items for clerks were stricken out.
The salary of corporation clerk was
fixed at $225O and the recording clerk
and stenographer were granted $3.50
each. An item of S2700 for deputy in
surance commissioner was inserted.
The item of $31. 900 for tax commissions
was stricken out. The salary of the
superintendent of Public Works car
ried at Sc, 200 and that Of the super
vising engineer at $4O5O, the latter be-
ing inserted in place of the assistant
deputy superintendent. The item of
$S,005 for the care of the lighthouses
was stricken out. 1t was stated that
the United Stares government would
take care of this detail.
The item of 5000 for gunpowder keeper
at Hilo carried. McCandless asked for
a standing vote. President Crabbe got
mad and threatened to resign if there
was so much questioning of his course.
Senator Dickey poured legislative oil
on the troubled Senatorial seas, by
saying that it was no reflection on the
chair as the Senators had a right to
ask for a standing vote,
The salary of the Superintendent of
Public instruction was reduced to- s5,-
400. The salary of secretary of the
school board was reduced from $36oe to
$1,000. The item for school agents was
reduced from $4,000 to $S375. Superinten-
dent Boys Industrial School was cut
from $1,000 to $500, matron girls school
$1,000 to $500; guards for the boys
school reduced from $270O to $1,000.
The salary of land agent second dis
trict was reduced from $E350 to 5000
Clerk first land district was stricken
out. Ranger third district was cut
II ON 5000 to $40. Salary rangers 4th
district was also stricken out.
An item of $500 for forestry super
irtenGeGt was inserted.
The salary of President Board Of
Health passed at S4JJ0. The executive
officer passed at Fhe same figure; the
secretary was reduced to $4,000 and the
registrar was fixed at $1,000. The Sen
ate then adjourned