The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-08
IN THE SENATE.

There was no preliminary business in
| the Senate and the six months salary
bill was Immediately taken up.
Senator Dickey moved to strike out
the item of $500 for President, Board
of Health. Baldwin said he should be
81. 900 for six months. he to be per-
mitted to practice as well. McCandless
objected to increase in the health ap-
preparation. saying that $4,000 more
than two years ago had been asked
Brown called attention to the new law
providing for salary for the president
and said that $4,000 year was not too
much, and the Legislature has to give
him something. Dickey moved to give
him one dollar year
The item passed at $500 as in the
BILL ten to three. the ayes and noes
being called. Only Dickey. McCand-
less and Kaohi voted mo" the aged
Hawaiian Senator breaking away from
Kalauokalani for the first time.
Senator McCandless moved to strike
out $500 for health officer; Achi moved
to put it at 1920.
Baldwin said there were increases in
the health appropriation. 100000 more
for leper settlement, $4,000 more for
Queens Hospital, $4,000 for Wailuku
Hospital, etc. Senator McCandless,"
said he. sis on the war-path this morn
ing on general principles 1 believe If
would move to strike out the whole
Board of Health he would second the
motion. The executive officer is the
most necessary man on the board. If
he gives some sound reason for it, L
will vote with him" Baldwin wanted
the item referred to a committee to see
what could be done. McCandless said
he wanted that done before; the whole
increase was over $2S7,oOO. He said
that the Legislature intended to turn
over $780,, 600 to the Board which didn't
know what to do with it. They were
toy extravagant.
Senator Brown asked McCandless if
he knew more than the Board OF
Health-if so he had better run it him
self.
Isenberg enumerated new officials /
made necessary by the increase of pop |
ulation Paris opposed interference
with the Board of Health and said it |
was due to that body that the islands |
escape quarantine.
Kaohi said one salary had been APP
propriated for president and executive
officer and it was foolish to have an
other. Kalauokalani said the same and /
that the president should take over all i
the work of executive officer. The mo-
ton to strike out was lost-S TO 8;
noes-Achi Baldwin, c. Brown. Isen-
berg. Kaiue, Paris. Woods, Crabbe. 8;
ayes-J. T. Brown, Dickey. Kalauoka-
Iani. Kaohi. McCandless Nakapaahu,
The motion to pass at $500 was lost
and the item carried at 1920.
on motion of Achi the item of 1920
for secretary was reduced to $1,000
Dickey moved TO combine the offices
Of registrar and stenographer; Kalau-
Dkalani to reduce the salary of regis
.rar from 5000 to $500. lost.
Dickey moved to strike out 1920 for
clerks as a new item Isenberg said
.bev were needed and there should be
10 interference with sanitary matters
:. Brown opposed a niggardly policy
,s applied to the prevention Of cpl
denies. another one OF which would
,ankrupt everyone in the entire coun-
~ Dfckey moved to refer the item to
committee and Baldwin amended that
he entire Board of Health appropria-
ion be referred to special committee.
NcCandIess and Achi said it was
waste of time to do this. as the re-
,o-t= were ALWAYS turned down -
The motion to refer to committee car