Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-10
UpperHouse Spends Much
Time In Discussing
Items
ATTORNEY GENERALS Sal AIRY
MAY BE DECREASED SOMEWHAT
Manual Training Feature Is Cut Out
Of Schools, Harvey and Baker
Insisting That II Is
Worthless
FULL INSTRUMENTATION
SENATE


In the Committee of the Whole yes.
terday afternoon, the Senators busted
themselves in chopping the salaries Of
the department heads and other em.
ployes of the Territorial and County
governments. Some Of the govern.
ment employees were given raise In
their salaries, but many others were
sliced. Consideration Of appropria.
lions for the salaries Of the Depart.
ment Of Public Works, the Bureau Of
Conveyances, Tax Office, and the Cot;
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
was deferred until a later date. This
was done in order to got more partic.
ulars about the payment Of the sal.
aries of certain alleged favorites of the
department heads.
One Of the most important Items,
that OF industrial training, was strick.
en- from the Appropriation bill, after a
hard battle between members of the
Senate. The appropriation for this
purpose was $500.
Smith, descending to the floor,
fought for the appropriation. He stat.
cd that the manual training, which the
school children We're getting at school,
was one of the most important and
useful branches of their education.
Harvey said that the item was un.
necessary, as a large number OF grad
yates from these training schools were
shovellng coal after they came out
from school. This, he said, showed that
the course was not worth while. Bak-
err said that the course was useless.
Mccarthy coinciGed with Harvcy's con,
tention.
Coelho supported Smith and spoke
OF the good work which is being &c
complishcd by the teachers on Maui
He especially praised the school teach.
ers of Kipahulu, Maui, who, said he
devote their time and energy to i'm
proving and encouraging the industrial
work of their pupils. The item was
finally killed.
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clerk of the County of Hawaii from
$1,000 year to $4,000; Deputy Sheriff
of the District of Puma from $40 to
5000; Deputy Sheriff Of South Kohala
from 1920 to 5000; Deputy Sheriff OF
Hamakua from $500 to $1,000.
In speaking on these items, partic
ularly on the salary Of the County
Clerk of Hawaii. Makekau stated that
although he had no personal interest
in the present clerk OF Hawaii, on &C
count OF his being Republican, h,
thought that the salary should bC
raised.
Mrs. Jno. NJ. Kea, wife OF the lat,
chief clerk Of the Attorney Generals
department, was given a yearly pen
sion of $500, without opposition.
The consideration OF the salary o
The Attorney General was deferred
until a new man shall have been ap
pointed, Fairchild stated that 1t wal
necessary to get a high|priced Attor
ney-General in order to get proper
legal advice. He suggested that $780,
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