The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-12

The item for Tailor Oahu Prison wa
increased from s27oO to $4,000.
SALARY FIGHT AGAIN.
Senator Dickey moved to reduce TIL,
salary of treasurer from $3.50 to $4,000
THE idea Is utterly ridiculous" sale
he. I'VE are paying heads of depart
ments twice what Is being paid ir
States getting in ten times the amount
| of taxes"
Dlckey quoted salaries in other state.
showing but two paying more thar
| SO. 900 year for treasurers.
Senator Brown replied that these off,
GERS had perquisites, and besides living
| only cost half as much In the States
He didn't believe in making officers live
| from hand to mouth; they should be
permitted to maintain the dignity OF
the office. II believe in paying a man
what he is worth" said Brown. That's
what we do in this world unless it is
some people who We're born with sill
YER spoon in their mouths and a gold
brick under their arms"
II was a Dickey at one time" said
Baldwin. II belonged to a committee
that reduced all the salaries in the gov
eminent on first reading, they were all
Dickeys in the House then. 1t was all
farce though and before the third
reading, some one had friend on Ka-
uai who couldn't live on the salary,
then another had a friend in Honolulu
and third had friend on Hawaii and
before 1t was over we had the salaries
all back again." -...
Dickey thought the treasurer could
live on $500 n month; many others lived
on less than 5000. They can live in
Oklahoma on $780," he said. II don't
believe there is over 500 difference in
honor. We are not monarchy now,
we had to spend money before for fuss
and feathers but we are only the small
est Territory in the Union now"
Dickey suggested that 1t be made
$500 and Achi said it should be 5000.
Baldwin couldn't decrease salaries"
said Achi, land the government was
overthrow. We don't want to be over
thrown"
Kalauokalani moved to pass as in the
bill which carried.
On motion of Senator Baldwin the
salary OF registrar was reduced from
$4,000 to $405O. The deputy registrar
was fixed at $3.50, Achi pleading for the
increase because of new duties.
The items for clerks, etc., were strick-
en- out.
The corporation clerk was put in at
$3.50. Recording clerk and stenograph
er were each put in at $3.50. An item of
$1,000 was inserted for deputy insurance
commissioner.
The item of s3l 900 for tax commits
sions was stricken out. Superintendent
of Public Works salary carried at 5000.
The assistant was stricken out and
engineer was inserted at
s4O5O.
NO MONEY FOR LIGHTS.
Senator McCandless moved to strike
out the $4,000 for lighthouses which
carried. President Crabbe STATE! that
he had been informed by the Gov
ernor that the federal government
would be asked to make a survey and
take over the lighthouses.
CRABBE THREATENS TO RESIGN.
The item for gunpowder keeper, Hilo,
was carried at 5000. McCandless asked
for a standing vote on the item. Crabbe
objected to the continued questioning
of his count of hands. "If it happens
again 1 shall resign" said the chair
man. IT think I'll resign anyway"
Dickey arose to a question of privi- |
lege and said that 1t was no aspersion |
on the chair to ask for a count of TIE
vote. There We're three methods of vot-
ing and Senator had a right to ask |
for a standing vote.
SCHOOL SALARY CUTS.
Dickey moved to reduce the salary of |
of Public Instruction to !
tEdln f1yn ia1
The salary of secretary of the School |
Board was cut from $4,000 to $1,000. The
item for school agents was reduced |
Boys Industrial School was cut from |
s2700 to $780, matron girls school ,
$1,000 to $500; guards for the boys |
school reduced from $1,000 to $4,000.
LAND OFFICE CUTS.
Senator McCandless moved the in
sertion of an item Of $1,000 for book
Keeper land office, which would be need
I'd in case lands We're sold to settlers. |
Lost.
The salary of land agent second dis
Lrict was reduced from $3.50 to 5000.
Clerk first land district was stricken
out. Ranger third district was cut |
from 5000 to $40. Salary rangers 4th
district was also stricken out.
An item of $4,000 for forestry super
ntendent was inserted.
A motion by Senator Kaohi TO adj
ourn was lost 6 to 5.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The salary of President Board of /
Health passed at $4,000. The executive
officer passed at the same figure; the
secretary was reduced to $4,000, regis
trar was fixed at $1,000.
Senator Baldwin moved that other
changes be made according to the ma
ority report on the six months bill |
out Brown got an adjournment before
discussion had fully begun on the ques-
ion.