The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-05

THE SENATE.
The Senate began the second day of
the extra session with an evident de-
termination to get through with the
appropriation bills as rapidly as possi-
Bile The deficiency appropriation bill
for the departments, which is old Sen
ate Bill 122, whose passage at once was
urged by the Governor, was taken up
on report in it's favor by Bishop from
the Ways and Means Committee, and
passed second reading. 1t will be read
for the third time today. The bill car
ries appropriations of $25,425.20, and
was changed so that the tax office was
given 5000 instead of $1,000, and the
Department of Public Works $11, 900
instead of $4,000, half of the sum be-
ing for roads in the Fourth and half
for roads in the Fifth District.
The item of $4,000 for the Bureau of
Forestry was stricken out.
The Supreme Court was given 5000
and the Department of Justice $400 ad-
ditional.
The Land Registration Court was
cut from $40 to 800, at its own re-
quest.
The Land Office was given $500 addi-
tional for incidentals.
An item of $3.50 to reimburse Judge
Lindsay for time lost during his illness
was passed in the form of an appropri-
alton, for salary for the second magis-
trate of Honolulu, it being understood
that the money would go to Lindsay
eventually.
The item of $500 for the pay of Su-
preme Court stenographers was strlck-
en- out.
Items of 1925 and $3.50 per month
for salaries in the school department
were stricken out.
Paris moved the appropriation of
$1,000 for INDECENT sick of islands other
than Oahu, and it carried.
Dickey moved the insertion of $1,000
for the free dispensary at Honolulu,
but received no second, and the bill
passed as amended. 1t will be read
for the third time today.
MONEY FOR SENATORS.
Before the deficiency bill was con-
sidered, the Senate took up Senate Bill
No. ], appropriating $4,000 for the ex.
penses of the extra session and passed
it on second reading. 1t will be read
for the third time today.
| McCandless reported, on request of
! the President, that the House would
take up the current appropriation bill,
which is Senate Bill No. 4, and the
Senate took up Senate bill No 2, the
salaries bill. Lane moved to. increase
the salary of the chief clerk in the Sec.
retarv's office from $3.50 to $l75 per
month, but it was lost.
The item of $4560 for pay of ste
nographers and additional clerks, on
motion to raise it to $1,000, created a
lot of discussion on n motion to refer,
and finally passed as in the bill.
The salary of the Treasurer was cut
to $3.50 per MONTH and that of the
Registrar to 1925. The bookkeeper and
insurance commissioner were cut to
$175 per month.
The item of $4,000 for clerical help in
the Treasurer s office was referred &c
the Ways and Means Committee, after
some heat had been raised in its dis
cussion.
And then item ten, making appro
priation for the pay of Supreme Court
stenographers, was reconsidered and
referred to the same committee.
The salary of the tax assessor OF
Oahu was cut from $3.50 to $225; the
salary of the deputy assessor of Oahu
was cut from $175 to $3.50. The bal
ance of the tax office expense went Il
the Ways and Means Committee.
The Maui tax assessor was cut from
$175 to $3.50 per month.
The salary of the tax assessor OF
Hawaii was cut from 5000 to SITS PEI
month.
The salary of the Registrar Of Con
veyanees was put at $175 per month
and of his deputy at 500.
Ten thousand dollars was appropri
ated for pay of clerks in the convey
ance department.