The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-16

can you illustrate more fully the ne
| cessity of entertaining by the
governor?
Mr.. Mcclellan. All the ambassadors
and consular representatives, both to
the Orient and to Australasia, stop al
Honolulu, in addition to the coming
and going of naval vessels, military
officers, and that sort of thing, which
| is constantly going on.
The Chairman. It is always though,
that some sort of official consideration
shall be bestowed.
Mr.. Mcclellan. That seems to be
the idea. If there are no further ques-
lions on the matter of the governor
ship l would like to advert to the
resolution which I win read, with your
permission, and make it part of the
record, being a resolution adopted by
the chamber of commerce asking thai
the governors salary be increased, and
also the salary of the secretary, which
is now $4,000.
Whereas the position of governor
of the Territory of Hawaii is one OF
great responsibility, owing to the iso
lated location of the islands. the fac
that the public lands are locally ad-
ministered, and the diversity of races
among the inhabitants: and
Whereas Honolulu, the capital be-
ing a seaport, the governor of this
Territory is expected to entertain ma.
val officials and other distinguished
strangers, making his position an ex'
'pensive one to maintain, the cost OF
living being much higher than on the
mainland; and
Whereas many of the duties Of The
governor devolve at times upon the
secretary of the Territory; Therefore
be it
Resolved, BY the Honolulu Chamber
of Commerce, that Congress be re-
quested to amend the organic act sc
as to provide for the increase of the
annual salary therein provided to be
paid to the governor to the sum of ter
thousand dollars; and for the increase
of the annual salary of the secretary
of the Territory to the sum of five
thousand dollars;
BE it further resolved. That a copy
| of this resolution be forwarded to the
President of the Senate of the United
States, the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives of the United States
and to the Delegate to the Congress
of the United States from the Terri.
/ tory of Hawaii.
Il hereby certify that the foregoing
is true and correct copy of a resoiu'
ton passed at the regular monthly
meeting of the Honolulu Chamber OF
Commerce, held November IS. 1907.
JAS. f. MORGAN,
Pres; dent.
III p WOOD.
Attest: Secretary"
(Seal.)
1t is thought advisable by the Pres
ident to have the governor visit this
country at least once a year, and that
has been done so far, which brings the
governor away from the islands for q
couple of months.
The Chairman. When the governor
visits Washington does he pay his
| transportation expenses out of hi:
salary?
| Mr.. Mcclellan. There is a sum
amounting to $1,000 a year to provide
for his travelling and incidental ex'
, penses. which is quite inadequate tc
meet the actual cost.
Mr. Brick. Does the Territory pay
that?
Mr.. Mcclellan. That is paid by the
Treasury.
| The Chairman What is the actua
cost of a trip to Washington and return
| to Honolulu?
| Mr. Mcclellan. 1t would depend or
the length of the stay here-probably
| $500 as a minimum, and from that up
| I wanted to bring out the fact thai
| the secretary of the Territory acts as
| governor for one or two months, Sc
| that the secretary of the Territory Il
not a mere clerical position, and that l;
submitted as the main reason for ask
| ing an increase of salary from sSoO'
| to $4,000
| Mr.. Higgins. What is the reason fol
| the item of $4,000 for the expense Of
private secretary? 1t says travelling
| expenses It is not quite clear.
| Mr.. Mcclellan. The present provision
/ is for a salary of $500. That is the
wording of the organic act. That pro-
vision is for the salary of the private
secretary. Now, coming to the question
of the salary of Judges. We ask thai