The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-03-26


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on the dsslcets suhlscs
UNREAsoNAnLn AND UNJUST
'lhe salaries sailed fof by this hlll
are unreasonable. uncallrd Tor and un-
Just" said Hughes. speaking uron hia
mo, lon 10 table the whole bili when
count, government carried IN the face
~ strong minority. the interests of
these was pr0tnsed protection Now.
after two years ~ county government.
We are making raid on the county
treasures for salary grab. The pub
Ne servants should get fair rcmunera-
tion for their services, but the people
should get one hundred cents ON the
dollar.
Take the salary OF 5000 year for
supervisors. That viii be SIS an hour.
as much as was being paid for 100
laborcrs on the roads. The salary was
put at $50 because IL was shown that
the work did not interfere with their
regular work.
Take the county clerk of oahu, a
capable young man, but where else
could he draw 5000 month"; That In
a bankers salary and too much for
the work he has to do. What does the
auditor have To do to earn 5000 n
month? Why should the Legislature
20 into the peoples pockets to pay him
that which he does not earn?
"The treasurer of oahu Is running
n business outside OF the county busi-
ness. why should he be getting 5000
a month?
Then take the county attorney OF
Fawaii He is II necessity and neces-
sity knows no law, and cannot sup
port raise for him.
II cannot support this bill which, II
II passes, Will be betrayal of the peo-
pie and the hardest blow that county
government will ever have received"
KALEIoPU TO THE RESCUE.
Kaleiopu wanted to pass the buck up
to the Senate. Why should a member
of the House make such arguments on
the third reading of this bill? The
member made no howl In the commit
tee of the whole, except at the one
item about supervisors. The 1905 Leg
islature did not promise that supervi-
sors should not be compensated. but
provided for their pay until the matter
could be better considered. The bill
coming from the Senate would show
the member from the Fourth that the
salaries of territorial officials had all
been raised. The school teachers want
their pay raised. He was willing to
vote for the raise of territorial salaries
If the pay OF the county officials be
raised. II one is swallowed the other
should be.
'If county salaries are to be cut I
will have an axe out for the territorial
salaries and will make the pay of the
heads OF departments 5000 a month! ]
move the bill pass as read" said Ka-
leiopu in conclusion.
Sheldon asked for postponement of
the bill until Friday next to give the
members time for consideration.
Kaleo reminded the House that he
had favored the pruning of the items
when in the Committee Of the Whole,
but the members acted hastily in pass
ing the items, too hastily for one man
to stem the tide. He agreed with the
member requesting an adjournment.
coNEY FEELS GROWN UP.
Coney objected to the impression
which seemed to prevail that he and
the other members We're in leading
strings. He was big enough to take
care of himself and had known what
he did when he brought in the bill.
Why did not the Oahu members de-
eide what they want In the way Of
fixing Oahu's salaries and give the
House less hot air about It. But oahu
members knew nothing about Kauai
and had no business butting in.
Rice moved that Rawlins be allowed
to speak on the postponement, Sheldon
1t by asking that he be the
last.
THE GOVERNORS HOOKS.
Rawlins stated that the enthusiasm
Of the occasion had swept the House
off its feet. oahu had been cut out of
$4,000 by the income TAX amendment
which the Oahu members had unani-
mously agreed to, and this will partly
be made up by the fines from police
courts. Oahu is In bad position now.
Kauai is the richest island of them
al, having more money than II needs. |
Maui is benefited by the income tax
amendment, but Oahu loses. oahu
,annot afford to raise taxes all around |
but must go carefully. He did not |
believe in sending out n bill for The
Senate to get its hooks into or the |
hooks of the Governor either. A bill
,ught to leave the House properly or
not at all. He asked for delay until
Hughes withdrew his motion to in
definitely postpone and the motion 10
onsider again on Thursday was car
led.
GOVERNOR GRATIFIED.
The message from the Governor was
cad, being n form of bill covering
laims against the Territory incurred
rior to June 80. 1905. The total of
hese items was $7037.17.
1T is gratifying to note" said the
communication accompanying the bill
the constant reduction In the volume
( claims or unpaid bills at each ses-
ION OF the Legislature since that OF
DOB. The following amounts have been
ppropriated for such purpose at the
arious sessions held since the organ
;ation of the Territory: 1901, $79,-
1867; 1903 s20s,749.Si 1904. 800, ,G65. SO,
nd 1905, s1s.3c4.19.
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