The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-26

| to $3.50. There have been complaints
made to the House and Senate against
| the commissioner, charges had been
made that Pratt had taken the money
from settlers on the lands, turned the
money into the Treasury and later told
the people that they must get off Of the
lands. From what he had observed of
the administration of land laws when
ever poor settlers desired to take up
lands, the hardest kind Of conditions
were imposed on them. Whereas
strangers who had not lived here long
had no difficulty in getting public lands
opened. Poor settlers at Hilo had
made application to have lands opened
up but they had been refused lands
whereas Portuguese had made applica-
ton for public lands and had gotten
them over the poor natives. The COM
missioner did not have to pay his own
expenses in travelling around the ISL
ands as had been represented by
| previous speaker, but such expenses
were paid out of the incideitals.
Senator Lane favored the reduction.
| Senators Dowsett and Smith spoke in
favor Of the $500 item On vote
the amendment to reduce the salary
was lost and then passed at $500 per
month as in the bill.
After some discussion the salary Of
the pilot at Hilo passed at S16O month
although Senator Brown wanted it to
be raised to $500
The Kahului pilot was down for $500
a month but, on motion Of Senator Lane
the item was cut to $175 a month. The
Hilo pilot boat boys was raised from
$50 so to $3j a month. An item of $50
for the pay of Portuguese interpreter
in the Judiciary department was in
serted and passed.
The salary of the clerk to the judge
of the third circuit was raised to 500
a month. The salary of the first de-
putty attorney general was increased to
$3.50 a month and the salary of the
clerk to the attorney generals depart
ment was raised to $3.50.
An attempt to cut the salary of
Superintendent of Public Schools Bah
bitt fr m $500 to $3.50 a month failed,
but after a long debate the item of
$706,000 for the pay of teachers was
cut to $6O6,OO Senator Dowsett NOV
ed that the sum of $7O6,OOO be reduced
to $6060OO and that this item is appro-
priated upon condition that
1. No person employed as a teacher
by the Board of Education shall re-
ceive a salary in excess of 5000 per
month.
?. No person employed as a teacher
by the Board of Education in receipt
of a salary of not less than 1925 per
month shall receive an increase of such
salary in respect of the position now
held by him or her.
3. No person employed as a teacher
by the Board of Education shall re-
ceive a greater salary than $125 per
month in any position of teacher where
the salary of the present incumbent
does not exceed 1925 per month.
Senator Mccarthy asked if this would
include the pay of those teachers whose
salaries had been paid from current
receipts
Senator Smith wanted to know if this
matter had the support of the commit
tee on education or was it a personal
contribution by the Senator
Senator Dowsett replied that it was
his own and that he had not consulted
the committee. He felt that he had q
right to introduce a motion on his own
account if it was in proper form.
Senator Mccarthy said there was no
doubt that discrimination had teen
shown and cited the case of two young
graduates from the Normal one had
been sent to Kauai on a salary Of $40
a month and the other kept here at $50.
Now it is proposed to increase the one
on Kauai to $40 and the one here TO
$S5. He believed the pay should be
strictly in accordance with the merit
of the teacher. He added that there
will be a proper amendment made to
1.-THE bill at the right time and asked any
member of the Senate to put in one if
he had any suggestions to make.
Senator Hewitt moved to adopt the
report of Senator Dowsett as to the
$606,O 900 and it carried. The item OF
$4,000 for truant officers was stricken
out