The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-16
SALARIES OF FEDERAL
OFFICERS IN HAWAII


a tropical climate you must have per
force more servants in order to live
on the same scale. The cost of keep
ing servants must be added
The Chairman What is the ordin-
airy cost of provisions?
Mr.. Mcclellan. All the food supplies
are imported and cost proportionately
more than in this country.
Mr.. Cole They are imported from
the mainland to the islands?
Mr.. Mcclellan Yes, sir.
Mr.. Brick. Is the business done be-
tween the islands more expensive?
Mr.. Mcclellan. Yes, sir. Those of
you who have been in the islands have
/ seen how transportation is carried on
| in the islands, and how expensive it is
to handle passengers and freight. The
whole scale of living is high. Richard
Harding Davis said that Hawaii has
the highest scale of living of any civil
lized country in the world.
The Chairman. take it there are a
great many public officials passing
back and forth from the Orient to the
United States, because it is a sort OF
halfway place. You have given the
committee an illustration of the Japa-
nese prince who stopped there, but can
you illustrate more fully the necessity
of entertaining by the governor?
Mr.. Mcclellan. All the ambassadors
and consular representatives, both r.
the Orient and to Australasia, stop at
Honolulu, in addition to the coming
and going of naval vessels, military Of
flcers, and that sort of thing, which is
constantly going on.
The Chairman. 1t is always thought
that some sort of official consideration
shall be bestowed.
Mr.. Mcclellan. That seems to be the
!, idea. If there are no further questions
on the matter of the governorship
would like to advert to the resolution
, adopted by the chamber of commerce
asking that the governors salary be
increased, and also the salary of the
secretary which is now $4,000. Breads.
1t is thought advisable by the Presi
5 dent to have the governor visit this
2 country at least once a year, and thai
: has been done so far which brings the
governor away from the islands for ;
L couple of months
n The Chairman. When the governo
d visits Washington does he pay HI
e transportation expenses out of his sal
: airy?
Mr.. Mcclellan. There is sun
: amounting to $1,000 a year to provid
for his travelling and incidental eX
penses, which is quite inadequate t.
n meet the actual cost
T Mr.. Brick Does the Territory pa
e that?
d Mr. Mcclellan. That is paid by tn
e Treasury
The Chairman. What is the actua
|. cost of a trip to Washington and re
d turn to Honolulu?
e Mr.. Mcclellan. 1t would depend o.
: the length of the stay here-probabl
II $500 as a minimum, and from that III
/, l wanted to bring out the fact that tn
l. secretary of the Territory acts as gov
1t ernor for one or two months, so tha
1T the secretary of the Territory is not
id mere clerical position, and that is sui
in mitted as the main reason for askin
lie an increase of salary from $4,000 t
Of $50O0
lie Mr. Higgins. What is the reason fC
a the item of $1,000 for the expense {
E. private secretary? 1t says travelin
S, expenses. 1t is not quite clear.
y Mr.. Mcclellan The present prov
c. sion is for a salary of $500. That
the wording of the organic act III;
&c provision is for the salary of the pr
er vate secretary. Now, coming to II
l. question of the salary of judges. "
ask that the salary of the chief justit
OF be increased from $500 to $500 wit
c. the object of retaining on the benz
of men of the caliber and training desi
In ed, and to maintain the high standir
e, which the supreme court of Hawaii h;
a held for decades past.
1t The Chairman. How many supren
n judges are there?
e. Mr.. Mcclellan. There is a chief ju
OF tice and two associate justices.
he Mr.. Smith Is that strictly cou
he of appeals?
r. Mr. Mcclellan 1t is strictly cou
e. of appeals?
OF Mr.. Smith. How many nisi pri
u judges or judges of general jurisdictiC
he have you now!
in Mr.. Mcclellan. We have seven.
&C. Mr.. Capron. Are they paid from t
o. Territorial treasury?
n Mr.. Mcclellan. They are appoint
OF by the President and paid by the Fe
sr- eral Government.
a Mr.. Brick. What salaries do the n
lat prius judges receive?
Fly Mr.. Mcclellan. Three thousand d,
on lars. In connection with the questi
he of the salaries of judges would Ii
IL to call attention to the fact that VIII
our circuit judges at present recel
he $4,000, this bill asks that 1t be increas
ee, to $4,000. The judges of the suprel
ow court here in the District of Columb
ali who certainly do not handle any litil