The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-09

iliHf iH ihf ufff r. AiiutHt NtnffaI
v ben a ialafs vas attached in a. ita
lara moved i0 lesi iht litn as ln ths
House hil $3.50 Wv meaih
Aeains, . ou,
senator smith objected t0 making
De- salary lufs than tfe5 per month
iie argued bat f Che Territory was
going to have a National Guard ID
should have au efficient one With a.
capable man of the head lio said that
he heads ~ al the departments re-
ceiyrd sa25 per month.
fairrhld said that be was ai first
doubtful about the wisdom Of salary
Of t2Ii being attached TO the Office
! Of AdiulaHt General, but after a con.
yersaiiOn with Major nunning he had
become convinced that 1t was little
enough for the office lie added that
|, Major Dnnning stated that an Adiutant
! General in the various states would be
in receipt of n higher salary. lie
also stated that in the event of trouble
he understood that the Federal govern.
ment would have TO rely TO great
extent upon the citizen soldiery.
Senator Chillingworth said that he
had gone into the question thoroughly
and that TO maintain the National
Guard at high standard of efficiency
it was essential that a capable officer
give his whole time to the work. Sen
ator Robinson said that he was not
convinced that the work Of the Adju.
! tant General s office would require all
the time of one man. Harvey thought
5000 was enough.
5 Senator Chillingworth read from the
report of the Adiutant General show
ing the amount of business handled by
e his office, all necessary through an OBJ
servance of the United States govern
Y ment IS regulation governing the Ma
tonal Guard. Senator Mccarthy said
he was doubtful at first, but had about
, become convinced that 1925 a month
h was not too much for n man capable
I of fulfilling the duties of an Adiutant
General. He supported Fairchild IS mo-
ton that the item pass as in the Gov
ernor's estimate. The motion carried.
j. The items under the same head Of $50
c for n clerk and assistant; $40 for a
l., ianitor and armorer and $4,000 fo- FIX.
penses were passed as in the House
I bill and Governor S estimate.
Territorial Secretary.
! The items under the heading of the
: Secretary of the Territory were pass
% Ell WITHOUT Hhfn f1'AhApi
. Robinson thought that the items of
r $4,000 for clerks, assistants, stenog
+ raphers and messengers should be seq
regated, but there was no serious eff
b. fort to question it, The expenses for
G the Governor and Secrctary's offices
5 were passed at $4,000, as was also the
e item for printing, binding, indeXing
e and advertising of $3.50, making a
o total of $4,000.
Under the heading of elections, the
e committee approved the item of 3d.
900. as in the Governor Is estimate, in
: place of the $4,000 recommended by
!, the Ways and Means Committee. The
: $4,000 was approved on the motion
d of Senator Mccarthy, who pointed out
2, that additional expenses of registra-
[ ton would be caused by the provisions
e of tine new election bill passed by the
c Senate,
= The Archives.
d The appropriation for the archives
Il department was deferred on the mo-
v ton of Senator Baker. The House cut
d the salary of the librarian from $3.50
e to 1925, leaving an item of $2l6O for
o the expenses of copying traHslating,
/ printing aud binding
The Senate Ways and Means Com
p mittee bill recommended an appropri-
e alton of $4,000 for the archives depart
E nent without segregation, leaving it
Il to the discretion of the librarian. SEN
e ator Smith argued against any reduc-
i ton in the appropriation for the de
% partment. He said that it was per.
forming an important duty to the pub.
lie and that it was essential that the
= documents should be properly and in
- teligently cared for. Coelho also raj
|; lied to the defense of the archives
i stating that he had found an old pa
n per in Mr.. Lydecker IS charge that had
n prevented the preparation of gross
ID injustice in land dispute, and by
/. which the homes of several Hawaiians
10 were saved from falling into the hands
q of the wrongful claimants. He added
2. that such instances were numerous
IS proving the practical utility of The
lie archives department. Senator McCar
1T thy also insisted that it was a public
lie duty to provide the archives depart
20 ment with a sufficient appropriation
to allow it to do its work efficiently
Permanent Settlements.
S. The permanent settlements was this
70 next item considered, that of the $l5,
ID 600 biennial appropriation for the ben
u eft of eX-Queen LiliuOkalani being th'
Sc first in order. Coelho moved that tn,
e ex-Queen Is pension be increased t.
e. $500 per month. There WAS no sec
rs ond to the motion, and the item pass
e. I'd as it stood.
The Senate ndorsed the settlemen
of $400 for Mrs Emma Barnard; Mrs
m Kamakani Simeona, $500; Mrs. Marl
~ Stoltz, $400; and Mrs. Mahelona, $500
o The last settlement, the only new item
n that of $400 for the benefit of N
m John Kea, produced debate, follow
q. ing Senator Fairchild's motion t,
O strike it out. Fairchild maintained
ne that it would be establishing bad
n. precedent to provide pensions for thu
IS. widows of deceased officers.
" GAS a rule ! am opposed to the ide;
Il af - Il.