Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-15
SALARY Bill GOES
THROUGH THE HOUSE
Work On Appropriations
Was Finished Saturday
Afternoon
HOUSE
18th Day-Afternoon Session

hDll lJuN-AItprnOOn session
The House on Saturday afternoon
finished work on the salary appropria.
ton bill and II now goes to conference.
where there is a possibility that some
of the ridiculous features of It may be
changed.
Several curious things were done at
the end. Kaleiopu succeeded in knock
ing out the Food Commissioner and
Analyst. on the ground that he does
not go to the poi factories and analyze
the poi for bugs, and also that his
work OF examining the stomachs OF
people suspected of having been pois.
oned is useless. what good does IL
do to examine a mans stomach after
he is dead?" he wanted to know. ut
would be better to find the poison be.
fore II kills him"
Kaleiopu also made several attacks
on the Board of Health, which he held
responsible for many ills that trouble
the community. Il
One of the rawest acts of the ses.
sion was the one knocking out Libra,
iian Of Archives Lydecker. Joseph
was the man responsible for this. l.,
Lydecker's name was not mentioned
throughout, but the grab Of his Office
for some other man was evident
enough. Some days before the House
had voted to cut the salary of the IL
brarian from $3.50. to 1925 n month.
Joseph moved to reconsider this item.
which was agreed to. Then Joseph
moved that the salary be restored 10
$3.50 a month. and that words be In.
serted to make the item read, SALARY
of Librarian and Translator Of Arch.
ives. $3.50.
The intent Of this was plain enough.
Lydecker, while a competent and efFis.
clent librarian, cannot talk Hawaiian,
and the move was merely a job to got
the Office for some friend of Joseph's.
II was successful so far as the House
was concerned.
When the House In Committee of
the Whole resumed work on the ap.
preparation bill, the matter OF interpre.
tiers In the Honolulu District Court was
taken up, not having been passed upon
the day before. Rlce's amendment to
have two interpreters at $50 each pass.
ed '.n.. '"..'. s-
Rice moved to strike out the Portu.
suese. japanese and Hawaiian inter.
prefers. The motions carried and the
items were stricken out. ''I
KALEIOPU RENIGS ,,..
On motion Of Kaleiopu. the action
taken on the item for salary of secrc.
tary and registrar, Board of Health,
was reconsidered and Kaleiopu asked
that three items be inserted: Regis
trar General $3.50. clerk 500, clerk
$50. Kaleiopu moved then to strike
out the general item for clerks, ey.
planning that the total for the depart.
ment would not be changed by the
action. The changes were made.
INSPECTORS o. X.
The item of salary of inspectors,
sS2.5O, which before had been cause OF
such vigorous fight, passed this time
without protest.
The assistant inspector at Hilo was
given $50 instead Of $40 as In the bill.
KALEIoPU KNOCKS OUT ANALYST.
The item for Food Commissioner
and Analyst, $l75, was taken up and
Rice stated that Secretary Atkinson
had received a telegram from Wash
ington to the effect that the Federal
Government will take over the Office,
but 1t is not stated when. He thought
the item had better be left In, as tho
Government Is sometimes pretty slow
about taking things over.
Pail objected. Kaleiopn had expe.
rienced change of heart on this mat.
ter and favored it-providing the an.
alyst would visit the poi factories and