The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-16

man to bring people here when there
was no law to prevent them leaving
the country as soon as they saw fit.
Kaleiopu thought the item had been
already killed. us n letter had been re-
ceived from the chairman OF the Board
Of immigration stating that no money
was required from the Legislature. He
called for the reading OF tho letter.
The letter was resolution from the
Board OF Immlgrat on. which had pre-
vously been made nuhlic
Kaleiopu seconded Kanths's mot on
and the office of Commissioner of I'm
migration was cut Jut.
| The pay of the depI.y tax assessors
Of the various counties passed as in
the bill and an item uf 500 a month
for a second assistant clark for the
Superintendent of Publlc Works also
passed
| A sum of $500 for engineers, archi-
tects and craftsman was questioned by
Kaleiopu. who scented job for the cut
out assistant superintendent. He
knew there were other engineers en-
ployed and thought one engineer at
5000 and an architect at $3.50 enough.
The item passed.
KANIHO SEES FAvoRITIsM
| In paying the sewer engineers. Ka-
n!ho wanted to know why one of the
three, haole, should get s125 month
and the other two only 800 a month
Rice explained that probably he was
the head man of the three. but Kaniho
said the three stood watch and watch
and had equal responsibilities. He
| though. there was some funny business
about 1t.
| Quinn explained that the SIPS man
was an expert who had set the pumps
up and had been in charge ever since.
The item was, however, deferred. as
the one way to shut up Kaniho.
THE PROPER THING.
Kaleiopu asked for a reconsideration
of the salary Of the Superintendent OF
Forestry and asked that the amount
| be put back to $3.50. Kaniho took adj
vantage of the opening to move that
| it be cut to $500, but his effort was q
vain one and the salary passed at $780,
KANIHO RAMPANT.
| Kaleiopu also asked to have the cut
| of the Superintendent of Entomology
reconsidered and put back to $3.50. Ka-
niho put in his amendment to place the
salary at $3.50. AT the present time the :
bugs were running loose in Kohala and
there was no Superintendent of Ento-
mology there to kill them. What does
| he do all the time while the bugs are
eating potatoes in Kohala? Why
should a man who sits in his chair all
day get more than $3.50? All he does Is
smoke cigars.
| Rice labored with the cannon ball of
Kohala and urged him to wait untih
next session anyhow, as he was GER
| tam to pe a member.
Kaniho, however, said he believed in
killing evils as he met them and in
baling out his canoe as soon as the
waves filled it, not putting off things
Now is the time to act" he shouted.
| His amendment was lost and the,
salary placed at $3.50, which did not
discourage Kaniho from wanting TO cut
out his assistants.
Rawlins got the Hawaiian inter-
prefers of the First Circuit Court
raised to $125 each and Joseph wanted
to put the court stenographers back to
5000 each.
Rice wanted to know where the
money was to come from for all the
raises and the motion to reconsider
was lost.
JUDGE WHITNEY'S SALARY.
Kaleiopu moved to raise the Homo
lulu district magistrate to $225, the mo-
ton being lost. For interpreters for
this court Rice wanted to appropriate
S12O month and let interpreters be
hired out of this sum when necessary.
Kaleiopu pointed out the absurdity
of this and Rawlins also gave testi-
mony as to need of the various inter-
prefers.
Pail relieved the situation by moving
that the COMMITTEES rise, his motion
being cheerfully carried.
House Bills 2O4, 207 and 20S We're
given second reading, after which the
HOUSE rose, the session lasting until
after o'clock.
TWO SENSIBLE REPORTS.
Coney presented two minority reports
as soon as the House resumed its ses-
sion One of these was on the bill TO
allow anyone to treat lepers, which he
wanted tabled, his report saying that
the bill was not specific enough. 1t
also exposes the Settlement to design
ing persons who do not really intend TO
treat lepers but go there with ulter.or
motives, perhaps to visit relatives and
friends and mix up with them, and per-
haps to make notes of the situation
and send exaggerated reports of con-
ditions there.
The other bill over which he differed
from his committee was the one ap-
pointing vice president of the Board
of Health. This the committee wanted
to table, while he recommended its
passage on the ground that 1t would
greatly expedite the business of the
office in the event of the disability OF
the President or his absence from the
city, particularly where vouchers for
bills and salaries call for his signature.
The business of the office should not
be hampered, and particularly where
the position calls for no pay.
EYc[pTI0N TbKEN