Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-05
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items, signed by himself and Senator
Dickey. which contained the following
statement:
The Auditor says that he believes In
economy. and further says that the
clerks salaries in his Office are ample
for the services rendered by them. The
salaries of clerks in said office are as
follows: LIST clerk. $l75 a month: End
clerk. 1925 month; Bird clerk, 500 n
month; 4th clerk. s75 a month; 9Th
clerk, SI5 n month. The Auditor claims
that the clerks salaries in other offices
of the Government ought to be scaled
in the same way. We therefore recon-
mend that the clerks salaries remain
ms in the bill.
Six Months Salaries.
The bill appropriating salaries for
six months ending December 81. 1903,
came up for second reading, with re-
ports Of special committee, Senator
Cecil Brown in the chair.
On the pay OF Government physi-
clans, Senator Paris moved the item
pass as in the bill.
Senator McCandless hoped the re-
port OF the committee would be adopt
ed. 1t was in the line of economy on
that branch which ought to be started
in every department.
Senator Paris argued strongly for
keeping the pay of Government physi-
cans where 1t was.
Senator Dickey explained what the
committee proposed in words like the
report, adding that they had raised the
South Kohala physician from $50 TO $40
a month as an exceptional case. Up TO
within the last few years all the Gov
eminent physicians got was $4,000 for
two years. but 1t gradually crawled up.
There were more white people in the
country than formerly and the physi-
clans consequently received more pri.
vate fees.
Senator Paris-"They have to reg
lister birIns, marriages and deaths
now"
Senator Isenberg-"And under PEN
atty OF $50"
Senator Dickey answered that this
work amounted to nothing. He had
done 1t twenty years on Maui and 1t
took him about ten minutes every three
months.
The item passed as In the bill, 6 to 6.
Auditors Salary.
Senator Dickey moved to reduce the
salary OF the Auditor from $2250 to
$500. He wanted TO reduce all heads
of departments.
Senator Achi asked IL the Senator did
not know that the Auditors work
would be increased under the County
Act.
= Senator Isenberg objected to cutting
down heads of departments and clerks.
Living was much higher in Honolulu
than In outside places. Senator Nc
Candless said let them eat rice. When
the Senator had all the well-boring to
himself he skinned them, but ne coulu
not get labor then without paying good
wages.
Senator Dickey said General Hart
well only received $4,000 a year when
he was Attorney General, but now they
were told nobody could take the Office
for less than $4,000 year The head
of a department could live on the same
as the chief clerk.
Senator McCandless spoke of the loss
of the customs and postotiice revenues
arguing that II they paid out all the
revenue for salaries the Territory
would become bankrupt. At present
three fourths of the revenue went for
salaries. He moved to make the item
$4,000.
1t passed at s2250 as in the bill.
All remaining items passed without
change and the bill passed second read
ing, to be read third time tomorrow.
Loan Bill Deferred.
On motion OF Senator Paris to defer
the Loan Appropriation Bill. amended
by Senator Dickey, the bill was laid
on the table to be taken up when
called.
A communication from the House OF
Representatives announced its passage
on third reading for the bill appropri-
ating money for Its own unpaid bills
OF the regular session and expenses OF
the extra session.
Adjourned at 1880.