Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-26
HOUSE TAKES UP CONSIDERATION OF
SALARY MEASURE FOR SIX MONTHS

month. The item passed as in the
bill.
Under the Judiciary Department, the
following items passed without dis
cussion: Clerk Judiciary Department,
S1.35O; Stenographer Judiciary De-
partment ito be appointed by Supreme
Court $500; Supreme Court bailiff.
$500; Messenger and librarian, 800: In
terrreters in all courts not specially
provided for. 1915.
The item Pay of Messengers. 9 at
$780, 5000" was raised to 1920 on mo-
tlon of Mr.. Kalama.
Under the heading OF First Cir
cult" the following items passed as in
the bill: Second deputy clerk. First
Circuit, to be appointed by. the CHIEF
Justice. $780, third deputy clerk. First
Circuit. 5000; fourth deputy clerk. 5000;
fifth deputy clerk. 5000; Hawaiian in
terpreters, $500.
An attempt was made to raise the
following item to S105O: Salary of first
deputy clerk. First Circuit, to be APP
pointed by the Chief Justice" How
ever, 1t passed as in the bill.
The item Salary of two stenograph-
ers, S2iOO." was amended to read
$500, specifying the amount each is to
receive, at 5000.
The first real discussion of the af-
ternoon came when the House reached
the items for the pay of the interpret
crs OF various nationalitics. The first
to be taken up was the salary of the
Chinese interpreter and translator.
which was marked at 5000 the salary
he has been getting for years. 1t was
contended by some Of the members
that the present incumbent was not
an American citizen and was therefore
not entitled to the Office at all. 1t was
Contended by others that II search
were to he made among American cit
liens for competent Chinese inter-
prefer, there might be some trouble in
finding Il suitable person. Still others
said that the man did not have very
much To do. When he was through
with his work in the upper courts, he
could DO what he pleased Mr.. Harris
called the attention of the members to
the fact that the present incumbent
when he had completed his work In the
upper courts, invariably went down TO
the Police Court to do the work there.
Besides that, 1t was necessary to have
in the place a man who could read,
write and speak all Of the different dia-
lects OF the Chinese. This the present
interpreter and translator could o.
Mr.. Fernandez said he saw no rea-
sen why the Chinese Interpreter should
receive SO much money. When speak
ing Of dialects, the Portuguese were
just as bad as the Chinese and their in
terpreter was receiving only $3.50. In
san Miguel. there was certain dia-
lect and in Madeira there was another.
The member thereupon gave an illus
tration of what he meant by the use
OF the word potato"
Mr.. Kelinoi moved to cut the item
down to $3.50 and this finally carried.
The next bone OF contention was the
salary of the interpreter of Japanese
and once more the House was treated
to the narrowing details which were
furnished the members during the
early part of the regular session, when
the present incumbent took up couple
of days time The same old argu-
ments were presented as a reason for
cutting down the salary. Doyle was
only an interpreter and should only
lao mid for Ihnra GhnIlI Ia IA H.
other item for translator. The mem
bers talked for about three-quarters Of
an hour on this subject and at 4:3O
o'clock arose. reported progress and
asked leave to sit again. The House
thereupOn adjourned.