The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-17

S1h"'oi AM argument amounts to-
The people OF West Hawaii want a
razor TO cut their own throats The
Senator, therefore, would give it to
them. -
The argument is made here that
the people of West Hawaii want to get
IN with East Hawaii so that they can
get money TO run on when they have
not enough themselves, said Achi.
Farls pleaded again for one county,
and Bishop protested against wasting
time, the responsibility being upon the
Senators from Hawaii If they wanted
TO make one county and go home and
face their constituents, that was their
lookout.
Then the Paris amendment making
five counties insteau of six was carried.
On motion of Paris, the original com
mission bill, Senate Bill II, was taken
from the table and considered with
House Oil No. l.
The chapter was about to pass when
AehI wanted to know whether the
making of Hawaii into one county
would compel all jurymen to go to Hilo
and all courts to be held there Ii
wouid be a great hardship if it did.
'Of course said Bishop, ''that is
one of the joys of county government. -
the reading went on. Chapter 2, rela-
tive to the county of Kalawao, passed
as it came from the House
In chapter 3, DicKey moved that the
SPECIFIC definition of districts all be
stricken out, letting the districts re-
main as now. The motion car
ried and Achi said he did not
understand what it was all about.
Therefore, Paris moved a reconsidera-
ton in the interest of the Kauai dele
cation, which wanted to include Nil
nau in the district of Waimea. Then
the chapter, on motion of Hayselden,
was referred to special committee or
five, each island to be represented. The
following committee was named: Hay
selden, Paris, Achi, wilcox and Lane.
The Senate next took up chapter 4,
which relates to general powers, liza
bilities and limitations of counties. The
grammar of the chapter was amended,
and the chapter passed.
Chapter 5, relating to county seats,
their fixture and removal, passed.
Chapter 6, reciting the names of
county officers, their general duties, and
the manner of their election, was given
to the special committee already ap-
pointed to amend it with reference to
the election of supervisors by districts.
Chapter z, as to qualification of or
fcers, was passed.
Chapter 8, relating to the bonds of
county officers, was amended on the
fve-county basis, and the bonds of the
officials increased. The chapter passed.
RELATING ro SALARIES.
Chapter 9, which was that portion
relating to salaries of county officers
in the several proposed counties, was
taken up next. McCandless moved, in
the beginning of the debate, that the
salaries of supervisors be placed at
$500 a year instead of 5000 He said
that county government would not be
a success if it were made expensive.
The idea was to make county govern
ment a success. He would, in fact, be
in favor of making supervisors serve
for the Arst two years without any
pay at all. This talk was drawn by an
amendment from Paris to give super
visors mileage of ten cents mile each
way.
Dickey favored smaller salaries, or
no salaries, but thought mileage should
be paid. And then, on tie, President
Isenberg cast the deciding vote in IA
vor of the $500 salary. a motion to
add mileage to this was lost.
After this Achi moved to strike all
salaries out of the bill. He did not
believe that members of the Legisla
ture from outside districts should fix
salaries of county officers in Oahu.
These salaries should be fixed by the
in the several counties.
Paris did not agree to this, and
neither did Dowsett 1t would leave
the way open to good deal of graft
ing. If man was running for othce,
he should know what pay he was go
ing to get.
Action on the county bill was de-
ferred at this point until 2 p. m. to-
day, and Kalama from the Health Com
mittee reported an amicable adjust |
ment of the Molokai junket trouble. |
The Senate is to pay 5000 and the
House $3.50, and the Senate is to have |
100 permits The report was adopted !
md Senators Dowsett, Kalama, Bro n, |
Achi and Gandall were appointed
special committee to report on cond1- |
ions at the Settlement. The Senate ,
hen adjourned in order to give the |
members a chance to attend a fire drill :
20 which they had been invited by {
chief Thurston.