The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-19

d smaller Office force. Rice said there
was no question as TO who was Auditor
the Senate was chewing the rag over
that now.
Alfonso agreed that the Auditors
salary was not toe large because one
of his duties was to go to Hilo. He
thought the Attorney General and the
Treasurer, who had only to sit around
in Honolulu, might be cut down with
advantage, but not the Auditor.
Correa said the Territory was in the
same hole now as in 1905, at which
time salaries Were all cut. He favored
cutting the Auditor S salary now back
to $3.50 month.
Long stated that the offices cut out
had been because the services of the
officials were no longer required, not
because there was such scarcity of
funds.
Kaniho favored cutting the salary
because some of the clerks were to
have their salaries cut. He vigorously
opposed such class legislation He
agreed that the Auditor travelled
around, bur all he had to do was to
look at the books the other men had
worked on. In his opinion the Auditor
much as the High Sheriff, who had to
go out and fight for his country Ka-
niho was in splendid form and showed
some of the fire of former sessions in
his logic and length of talk
Sheldon favored leaving the salary
alone, and said so, giving reasons.
Kamahu supported the cut and
talked.
Altogether, the debate on the item
took one hour and ten minutes. the
committee rising without coming to a
vote.
Cog Checked Up.
The Committee on Public Expendi-
lures reported the results of their in
vestigations into the sale of number
of old school desks by Inspector Cox
in 1906, value $21. DR.. Fitz of Alto
lani got the desks and traded back
other materials The trouble arose
from the fact that no record of the
transfer was made The committee
therefore recommended surcharging
Cox's accounts with $2l and holding
that much out of his salary. The re-
port was adopted
Sheldon and Rice commended the re-
port, both approving the lesson intend
ed to be taught by the adoption of the
report. No one thought that anything
more serious than laxity had been
shown, however.
Expenditures Report.
The Committee on Public Expendi-
lures and Accounts presented an ex-
tended report on the matter of incl
dental expenses in the various depart
ments of the government, making no
general recommendations except that
the appointment of government pur-
chasing agent to serve all the depart
ments was favored, and suggestion
made that the Police and Health Com
mittee investigate the matter of pri-
vate fumigation by the employees of the
Board of Health
The report contains much statistical
information not to be found in any
other government reports.
Wireless Telegraphy Bills.
Shingle introduced trio of wire
less messages. The first is a bill max
ing it necessary for all wireless COM
panies to take out a license, to secure
which requires some maneuvering. The
bill provides that no person, associa-
ton of persons, joint stock company,
or corporation, shall engage in the
business of transmitting and receiving
messages and intelligences by wireless
Uelegraphy within the Territory of Ha-
wall without first obtaining from the
Treasurer of the Territory, with the
approval of the Governor, a license
authorizing such person to engage in
such business in this Territory Such
license shall not issue for a longer or
shorter period than one year, and shall
be granted only upon application by
written petition, duly verified by af-
fidavit of the applicant or someone in
his, their or its behalf, supported by
the affidavit of one or more credible
witnesses, showing the conditions and
facts hereinafter in this act required
to be shown.
The application for such license
must show to the satisfaction of tho
Governor and Treasurer that the APP
plicant has been engaged in the bust
ness of transmitting and receiving
messages and intelligences by wireless
telegraphy within the Territory of Ha-
waii for the period of one year next
preceding such application. But, If
the applicant has not been engaged in
the business of transmitting and re-
ceiving messages and intelligenees by
wireless telegraphy within the Terri
tory of Hawaii for the period of one
year next preceding the date of appli-
cation, then the application must show,
by such verified petition and affidavit
or afidavits, the following facts and
conditions, to the satisfaction of the
Governor and Treasurer, to wit: That
it is the bona fide intention of the ap-
plicant to engage in such business in
good faith; that the applicant is pre-
pared with sufficient and suitable APP
planes, property and means, to sue
eessfully conduct such business; that
the applicant will, if granted such Ii
cense, keep secret any and all mes
sagos and intelligences received or
transmitted or received and not d.
yulge the same to anyone other than
the sender or addressee, except upon
the written order of the person or
persons sending same or such order of
The person or per-ons to whom same
is addressed unless ordered and direct
ed so to do by the order or subpoena