The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-24
THE SENATE
Continued from nage 60

officers for the salaries in the bill well
and good but the members from the
other islands ought to be presumed to
know the needs of their own districts.
Woods described some of the condi-
tions on Hawaii. 1t took the Puma
deputy sheriff four hours to ride the
trail to Kapoho, or s-mile camp, and
IL his mount cast a shoe the officer
would have to walk
Achi moved that the salaries for the
different islands be referred to their
respective delegations for report Car
ried and a recess of half an hour was
taken to await the reports.
THE REPORTS RECEIVED.
Achi reported verbally for Oahu Civ
ing its sheriff $1,000. county clerk $500,
attorney S2400 auditor $1,000, treasurer
$500. deputy sheriff of Honolulu $500,
of waialua $500, of Koolaupoko $I20. of
Eva $1,000. of waianae $500, of Koolau-
loa $3.50, etc.
Wilcox reported for Kauai, with
amounts pretty much as in the bill.
Dowsett jumped on $500 for the
county clerk of Kauai, contrasting 1t
with Oahus allowance of 5000 for its
clerk and mentioning the elimination
of the registry work from the duties of
the office as in the original bill.
Wilcox and Gandall amended their
report in that particular
Dickey reported for Maui.
With the exception of a furtive ex-
clamation over certain items, besides
the Kauai tlerkship matter, everything
passed without opposition until the big
island reported.
Paris presented the report for Ha-
wall. 1t gave the full limit of the bill
and more to salaries.
TROUBLE BREAKS OUT.
Dickey was on his feet promptly with
remonstrance. The great variations
in salaries as between the islands was
going to make trouble all over the
group.
Paris wanted to know what was the
use of asking the Senators from the
different islands to bring in reports
and then propose to throw out the re-
port of one island because it did not
suit the ideas of some Senators.
| Dowsett thought the Hawaii delega-
ton had not sufficiently considered the
bill, when it made the salary of the
county clerk $780,
Paris replied with a reminder of the
size of the county under consideration.
Bishop could sympathize with the
Senator from Hawaii, but there had
been no promise that the reports of
| the committee would be adopted. Ev-
cry other island had cut down sal
aries. while Hawaii had whooped them
| up.
Woods complained of the butting In
| of Senators from other islands when
those from Hawaii had reported with
special knowledge on the requirements
of their own island.
Dowsett said the motion by Achi re-
ferred those matters to the different
delegations to make recommendations
but 1t was the Senate's prerogative tc
pass upon their reports.
Achi asked who would be to blame
No matter what they all did they would
be blamed by those wanting the Off
ces for cutting down, and by other.
for raising salaries. If the Senator.
from Hawaii We're willing to be blam
ed, that was their own matter. They
had big island. Oahu was only one
sixth part the size of Hawaii
Paris said the Senate appeared t,
forget what had been done with tn,
bill. Instead of two counties, as IL
the original bill, Hawaii had beef
made one county. Taking it as
whole, there was more reduction in tn,
submitted proposals for Hawaii thai
for any other island.
Dowsett personally did not care, a.
Hawaii would have to pay for it's owl
officers, but it seemed absurd to hav,
; such very high salaries for Hawai-
when other counties were cutting down
Brown was very much surprised a
the objections after the action of tn
Senate in referring salaries to the dele
cations. 1t was fair to suppose tina
the Senators from Hawaii knew wha
their constituents wanted and wha
was right.
Dickey moved to amend the Hawai-
report so as to make the clerks sal
airy the same as for other counties
and adopt the rest.
Wilcox noticed that the Hawaii re
port had salaries of supervisors in
cluueu WHICH the OtneTS ulu not. Fdrl
, replied that Maui reported on the pa
of supervisors. Dickey held that tn
salaries of supervisors must be mad
uniform.
Achi moved that the report of Ha
wall be adopted.
McCandless did not think the Hawai-
Senators realized that the work of tn
clerk was cut down. He moved tina
the clerks salary be referred hack t
the Hawaii delegation.
President Isenberg cut the debat
short by calling for show of hands
when the report was adopted by tn
vote of IL members.
SUPERVISORS PAY DOUBLED.
The president asked for decision o.
the question of salaries of supervisors
McCandless moved it be $500 as Il
the bill. Dickey objected that a mo
ton was unnecessary, the item not be
ing in question, but this was dispute
and Bishop moved that the salary b
$500 for all supervisors.