The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-05
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mated income. The expenditure bill
now in the Senate was raised $4,000
and the unpaid claims bill passed IN
the House had been raised some $1,000,
so that altogether the Legislature was
UP against a s1o0,ooo deficit.
There had been, according 10 the
figures OF the Governor, a surplus for
the past biennial period Of $4,000,
which had been cut down by the
amount voted for the Congressional
visit and in other items amounting TO
about $4,000 in all
To meet this condition it would be
necessary 30 prune considerably on the
bill before the committee.
KANIHO' S FIRST OBJECTION.
The items for the Secretary passed
without objection until the salary OF
the librarian of public archives was
struck. This was IN the bill for $3.50 8
month, which Kaniho wanted TO cut
to 800. Sheldon split the difference
by calling for $125.
kaniho reminded the House that he
had already recommended the burning
Of all those useless records in tse ar
chives This was a new government
and had no need for these old musty
papers He had visited the arehive
building and found that they were
treasurIng up King Kalakaua S helmet
and medals and some of his letters,
and poorly written letters at that
This was what the peoples money
was spent for and the Government
would see the folly Of it some day.
Sheldon pointed out that it required
man with special qualifications to act
as the Librarian and although he be-
lieved in retrenehment he thought the
salary should not be less than 1925.
He took Issue with kaniho on the value
Of the relics of Hawaii nei.
IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
There was clash between Kaniho
and the chair over the item for the
salary of the Commissioner of Immi-
grafton, which he wanted cut from $500
a monfh to 500. That was enough for
"a man who brought In Japs, and Porto
Ricans and Chinese. Castro ruled him
out Of order because these were not
the only people TO be brought.
There was also a demand on the part
Of Rawlins and Hughes that the inter
prefer give a literal translation of Ka-
niho s remarks, Hughes especially
wanting TO know what the learned and
honorable member from kohala was
really talking about much of the time.
Silva objected to the cut. The
county needed man to see what was
the matter why the Portuguese were
leaving the country and such a man
could not be got for any 800 a month.
Kaniho demanded why there should
be man to bring Portuguese here
TO have trouble with the natives and
no power to control the immigrants.
This resulted IN a spirited spat all
around the House. Silva wanting TO
know il Kaniho favored japanese
rather than Portuguese. He wanted
to see a Commissioner Of immigration
ready to look into labor conditions and
be free of and Independent of the
plantations, man who could be ap-
preached with complaints and who
would investigate them The country
needs such man.
Kaleiopu moved to strike out the
item. There was no use in voting
salary for a man when his duties were
not known. The recent United States
immigration law made useless the ap-
pointment OF a Commissioner for Ha-
wall. II the money be appropriated
the House should know why There
was no appropriation for immigration
ana it would be that the man would
draw salary for doing nothing.
Rice moved that the item be deferred
IN the hope that more concerning i'm
MIGRATION might ba learned before fFa
bill was nnally passed.
Rice 5 motion was the one that ear
ried