The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-25

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about IS days. During that time an
inspection Of various places about the
islands will OF course be made by the
party
>%@+<1+@~sa 500 t-3t
every chance to get lands. While on
the contrary, the old residents here |
were finding It difficult to secure lands |
BY bringing these settlers the old resi- |
dents would have difficulty in securing
lands. He wanted the item stricken
out. The item passed, Woods and Ma
kekau voting no.
The Appropriation bill sought to raise
the Salary of Treasurer Campbell from
$3.50 a month to $500 a month On mo-
ton Of Senator Brown, the item was
amended to $3.50, the same figure as
formerly.
| The committees report on the Salary
of Registrar Of public documents
amending the original item in the bill
from 5000 to S225 per month Senator
Lane opposed the amendment. SEN
ators Smith, Dowsett and Hewitt fav-
ored the increase, speaking highly of
the work of Registrar Merriam. Sen
ator Brown, who in referring to Treas
urer Campbelrs salary had said that
Campbell could look after his Camp
bells banana business, wanted action
deferred as suggested by Chillingworth.
1t was decidtdto defer until Thursday
action. The recommendation OF the
committee increasing the salary of de-
putty registrar from $125 to $3.50 was
adopted. The former item was recon
sidered and the registrars salary was
increased to $225 as recommended. Two
clerks $75 each to 800 passed; five clerks
: from $50 to SIS passed. Both on re-
commentator Of the committee. Elk
pert indexer 500; and clerk as former
ly The settlement Of $16.66 2-3 a
month to b. H. Wells was stricken out
on recommendation of the report.
The recommendation of the report of
salary of $3.50 to asst. superintendent
of Public Works, was adopted. The
/ following items in the original bill were
e passed: superintendent Of Public Works
[ 5000: chief clerk and clerk of market
? $500: first assistant clerk $50; steno.
e grapher 500. After discussion, tho
i Recommendation of the committee tina
= the position Of clerk at $125 and steno
u grapher at 1925 in the office of th'
= superintendent was stricken out. Sim
d liar action was taken with the position
e Of photographer in the same office at I
monthly salary of $75.
= Craftsmen in assistant superinten
q dents office increase, on committee
" report from IS 400 to $4,000 came il
= for a vigorous debate. Senator Brow
, bitterly assaied the positions and sal
~. that the services of the men were no
j. required He implied that the men wer
n, sitting around and not doing their wor
p, properly. He said ne would like t
40 strike out the entire item but aske
finally, that the item pass as in tn
"a original bill that is $500. Lane favor
,r ed Browns motion. Coelho said tina
nj the men in the office were not compe
70 tent architects and had in drawing Il
p plans for buildings, to go outside
g. have the plans drawn. He said tn
n committee desired to appropriate SUI
n hcient money to enable the work to b
,r done without outside help. He want
r. ed to amend the item so that it woul
n provide for architects Hewitt want
ed to further amend the item by in
GLIDING engineers, craftsmen, arch
tects, clerks and stenographers.
- Chillingworth opposed this amend
ment There was uigger on the fenc
somewhere about the item.
mo, sir" declared Senator Smith
there is nothing of the kind"
ChillingwOrth declared that il was no
. right for the committee to use its spit
against the office by cutting out tn
=, salary there and giving the money t
same department under another head
: ing He questioned whether or not wit
this increase of appropriation, the sur
- erintendent of public works might nc
- pay the assistant superintendent {
public works out of that increase. II
- urged that the Senate ought to specif
:, what officers these appropriation
should cover.
- Dowsett declared that if the superb
- tendent would do such a thing it wei
40 time that a new superintendent wei
-, secured.
Chillingworth renewed this contenuC
a. that lump sum appropriations shou
he lio' pe Ili'ue' tue ''s''''''D'0
80 specify them.
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