The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-14
HOUSE PASSES ITS FIRST
BUDGET BILL

The salary of magistrate waialua
was increased from $500 to 1920
The salary of bookkeeper and deputy
registrar was Increased from $500 to
81, $50.
An item OF s525 was inserted for three
months for the deputy insurance COM
missioner
An item of $4,000 was inserted for
commissions tax collectors. upon mo-
ton of Dickey.
The salary of bookkeeper public
works Office was reduced from $1,000 to
s1sO5o
Keeper of Mausoleum was raised
from s1s5 to $3.50.
I The salary of superintendent public
obstruction was cut down from s2,25O to
1S0O. secretary $1,000 to 5000.
An item of $500 was inserted for
registrar under the Torrens Land Act,
also civil engineer at $3.50. two clerks
at 5000. stenographer at $3.50, were in
serted under the same act
City sanitary officer was increased
from 5000 to s1.O5O, milk inspector from
$3.50 to $500.
The salary of deputy auditor was re-
of Achi
Senator McCandless pleaded for an
increase for the superintendent of pub
lie instruction to $3.50 as paid to other
department heads. He said he was one
of the hardest worked officials in the
Territory. The item passed at $3.50.
Senator Achi moved to put in an item
of $3.50 for the Secretary of the Terri
tory, saying he had double the work
now under the county bill Lost.
McCandless moved to increase land
commissioner from $500 to $2,25o. No
second
Kaiue moved to insert salary for
baniff. second circuit $3.50. Lost The
bailiff for fourth circuit was stricken
out.
The bill then passed third reading 9
to 4-Dickey Kaiue, McCandless, and
Achi voting No"
An opinion was received from assis-
tant Attorney General Weaver saying
that the legislature could provide that
salaries of court officers should be a
charge against counties
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate Bill No. 1 making appropria-
ton for current expenses for two years
was laid on the table.
Bills No s and 9, the six and eighteen
months current bills respectively, were
laid on the table to await final action
by the House.
The eighteen months salary bill wDs
then taken up. Senator Brown moved
the insertion of the items for courts
to be charge upon the counties.
President Crabbe ruled the proposed
amendment out of order.
What for?" asked Achi.
ION the ground that we have no
right to set the salaries of any county
officers, but realize that we made
mistake, but this is contrary to the
Organic Act"
Senator Brown said the legislature
could fix the salaries, but if they did
MT then the supervisors should.
Achi said the opinion of the Attorney
General was good, he had offered the
amendment at the request of the Chief
Justice and second Judge, and he
wanted the courts kept out of politics.
Crabbe insisted that this was an
amendment to the County Act. but
Brown regiied that the legislative
power was supreme.
Dickey suggested that these were
not county officers but territorial Of
fcers; court business was not county
business, and the bill gave the coun-
ties the right to appoint only county
officers.
Dickey appealed from the ruling of
the chair. and the chair was sustained
6 to s-Achi and Brown and Dickey
voted not to sustain and the salaries
for courts must be fixed and paid by
the supervisors.
Senator McCandless moved the inser-
ton of an item of s2.475 for kindergar-
ten teachers. Carried. The same SEN
ator secured an increase of salary for
superintendent of Public Instruction to
$3.50.
The bill then passed second reading
Adjourned.
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