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

All members of the Senate but c.
Brown and Baldwin were on hand yes
terday morning.
The public lands committee reported
on the item of 100000 in the appropria-
ton bill for road damages all islands.
recommending that it be cut to s25, 900.
The judiciary committee reporting on
the police items in the salary bill stated
that both the Attorney General and the
High Sheriff advised that the eight
hour law did not affect the police. The
law applies to offices, however, and
extra appropriations are recommended
for turnkeys and patrol wagon driver
The six months salary bill was then
taken up, and further corrections being
found necessary, a recess of ten min
utes was taken. Upon reconvening, a
recess was taken until two o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A communication was received from
the House saying that the conference
committee report had been referred
back for correction.
CONFERENCE REPORT.
Senator Achi then presented the re-
port as amended to conform with the
desires of the House.
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
The act to provide for unpaid bills
was passed son third reading unani-
mously with twelve ayes. The bill car
ries an appropriation of $17s, 751-S1.
Il 4 1noY
and the emergency appropriation bill
then passed second reading. An item of
SIC, 900 was inserted in the Public Works
section for the reimbursement of Jos.
G. Pratt and the Chamber of Com
merce for work in the matter of fire
claims.
An item of $3.50 was inserted for re-
endorsement of road boards. This is
the Wilcox matter. The total amount
appropriated is s207, 1875.
The current appropriation bill went
over until after the House has acted.
SALARY BILL.
The six months salary bill was then
taken up. Senator Achi moved to in
crease pay of Hawaiia police from ST.
$50 to $2S, $50 in order to give the sheriff
an extra. clerk for Hilo.
What for to give the Car of Ha-
wall an extra clerk?" asked Senator
c. Brown. He said there was too much
money for Hawaiian police and that
three clerks would do nothing but
watch each other. The iteTn passed as
in the bill.
On motion of Achi the pay of police
on Oahu was increased to $50, 160 To al
low for extra turkeys.
Achi wanted to increase pay for
guards and jailers. on the ground that
the eight hour law made a new shift
necessary, but his motion was lost
Senator Kaoki moved to put in IN
item of 5000 for salary of chief engineer
pumping station. Referred to Isenberg
for report.
The salary of gunpowder and kero-
sene oil keeper. Honolulu, was in
CREASED from $3.50 TO $500.
The salary of Waterman, pilots office,
was increased from $3.50 to $3.50.
Senator McCandIess moved the inser-
ton of an item OF $3.50 for bookkeeper
in the land Office. Dickey moved to
make it 5000. which carried.
The salary of clerk and messenger
Agricultural Department was cut from
$3.50 to $500.
BOARD OF HEALTH AGAIN.
McCandiess moved to strike out the
salary of the president Board of Health,
but received no second McCandless
moved to cut the item Of so, lao for gov
eminent physicians 10 5000. J. T.
Brown moved to iten1ize the amount
and the salary specified in each in
stance The item was referred TO