The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-12
Salary and Crafts Melted Machine
Politician Nearly $4,000, While
Acting as Senate Clerk, During
Sixty-Day Session of Last Leg
islature.

John Wise, handy man for the local
Republican organization, and the va.
rious little CRAFTS whereby he succeed.
cd drawing almost $4,000 from the ter
ritorial treasury during the sixty.day
session of the last legislature, are. it
is understood, to be made the subject
of an immediate investigation by the
grand jury of the Territory of Hawaii.
1t is also understood that those who
made it possible for Wise to graft will
be called upon to explain.
1t could not be learned yesterday
whether Governor Frear will take any
action.
Following is n resume of the manner
in which Wise drew, in two months, pay
equal to that received by Governor
Frear for six months hard work.
John II. Wise, compiling, indexing,
Senate journal, and for other services
performed after adjournment of the
Legislature, $2400."
This item is found on page l4s3 of
the muchlyinilated senate journal, of
the 1918 session of the territorial lie.
gislature, among the itemized statement
of session expenses under the heading,
Amounts drawn ON territorial appro-
priation.o
The amount does not, by any means,
represent the fat pile pulled down by
the suave clerk of the senate. The
statement shows that Wise also re.
ceived 1920 for salaries and clerk hire,
or at the rate of twelve dollars per
diem for the full session of sixty days.
Days on which the senate held no ses,
sion were worth twelve dollars each at
least to the senate clerk.
The same statement further shows
that Wise drew seventy dollars and
forty cents for translating acts, $lSO.59
for other translating work and $2S6.l2
for proof reading What the proof
reading WIS is not stated. This makes
Wise S fat earnings during the session
and whatever timeshe took to compile
and index the senate journal amount to
1861 II. II was certainly very pro-
fitable session for John II. Wise, clerk
of the senate, translator, proof reader,
compiler and indexcr, during the ses'
sion.
George $. Curry, clerk of the senate
Judiciary committee. next to Wise. drew
down the best pile, 1875. OF this
amount S675 was for salaries and clerk
hire aud 5000 for drafting Senate Bill
No. 10, can Act to make uniform the
law relating to compensation to EN-.
ploycs for personal injuries sustained
in the course of their employments. T"
This fee of 5000 was paid for copying
the California law on the subject, with
such little changes ms to make the law,
were it passed, apply locally. How he
came to be paid for this work, which
was virtually part of his duties as
clerk of the judiciary committee, is one
Of the mysteries left unsolved.
Miss Edith Treadway, employed in
the Office of the territorial treasurer,
but who was given leave of absence
during the session of the legislature,
followed Curry as next in drawing some
big money. Her typewrting bill
amounted to 1854 10. Next in order
comes a small army of clerks and other
meniqls, some of whom drew down more
pay during sixty days than they would
in six months at any other employ
ment A. X. Vierra was paid $is3;
Carl Wdemann, Sab; Eugene X. Ain,
$4OO; J. W. Brinng, 1897 90; s. w
!, Abraham Kalcho.a. $352 80; ,Iobp,, A,
Noble, $500; w. II. Crawford, S295;
N. 5, Dcponte, S295; w. j. Coelho
$275 35i j. A. Akina, 5000; ". X
Apuakehau, $3.50; II. l.. Kinslca, sl75;
Claus l.. Roberts. $l40 Chris j. Holt
Sl2O; George X. Clark, for typewriting
S62 So; II |, Kellet, $40; T., j. Bolts
S2l, Attorney Joseph Lightfoot drew
SlO7. 80 for legal services. Fragrance
waited about the sedate senatorial bal
| during the session to the tune OF
SlOi 30, this being the bill for flower,
| purchased during the session, The mos,
economical item Of expense of the ses
sion was the laundry bill, which
/ amounted to one dollar.
Weeping Willie Coeho got a FIRE,
trip, board and lodging, to Moloksi
but "soakedh - the government for ter
dollars for putting tears into his Ha
waiian Interpretation on the Lonely
| Isle. Sergeant-at-arms KaleihO-a, who
had a stated compensation, was pai,
/ twenty-five dollars and half eNtr'
/ for "evening services and five dol
lars more for "seryiees on Molokai. .
/ This consisted in his parading befOr)