The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-28
BROWN S BANKING
BILL NOT 50 BAD
His Measure Parallels Federal
LegisIatlon-Would Save
Territory Money.

Senator Brown had his lighting clothes
on and was ready to give battle in de
Tense of his bank examiner bill when
that measure came from the printer for
second reading in the senate yesterday
Senator Brown also has two other meas.
ures before the upper house, each deal.
ing with the very heart of the banking
laws Of the Territory. Those opposing
these two measures, as well as the bank
examiner bill, say that Senator Brown e
method of seeking to improve the bank.
ing and corporation laws is adding CON
fusion instead of clearing the way for
remedial legislation, if such be really
needed. The bank examiner measure
could just as easily carry provision
repeating acts or parts of acts with
which it conhicted.
The Judiciary committee fought shy
of the measure yesterday and it was
finally decided to send it to the ways
and means committee.
1t was during the reading of the title
that Senator Brown arose to explain
that his measure was not so dangerous
as it has been painted and that it is
patterned after the federal law requir.
ing the examination of national banks
Under the measure the bank exam
iner will be paid in fees ranging from
$25 to 500 for each examination of a
bank or fiduciary or trust company
These examinations must be made al
least four times each year and the costs
must be borne by the banks, fiduciary
and trust companies. At present this
work is efficiently done by Henry Ha
pal, territorial bank examiner, and with
out extra cost to the institutions.
The opposition to this measure has
been caused entirely by the confusion
which Senator Brown two other bills
on the banking corporation laws have
thrown around it.
Starvation Wages.
The only fight in the senate during
the day was caused by Senator Make
kau attempting to amend the resolut! OF
| fixing the salaries of the senate at
| taches. The statesman from the firs
| district insisted that the senate should
at least pay its employees as much Il:
those in the house are receiving. Ht
had a set of amendments which mate
rally increased the scale set by Sen
ator Brown. Each item was submitted
to vote, resulting in the chaplain Sc
curing an increase to 5000 for his ser
vices and the messenger having his
wages raised from SO to So per day
The clerk will continue to work. for 81:
per day, the assistant clerk for S.
daily, the sergeant alarms at So pc
diem and the janitor for SO.
Senator Writ favored increasing tn,
salary of the assistant clerk to $40 be
cause the latter, in addition to being
stenographer, said Writ, was also {
trained attorney.
1t developed later that this remarl
was intended for the judiciary commit
| tee of which Judd is. chairman. Thi
committee has employed clerk, Civ
ing him SIS per day for few hours
work. Other committee clerks are pai'
from So to 81 per day. The .judiciar,
committee defended its action by say
ing that it was necessary to employ
trained lawyer to handle the clerica
work of that body.
For Cunha's Relief.
There was no opposition to the re
lief bill of Senator Writ for f. S
! Cunha. Cunha s property was destroy
ed in the fire which swept Honolulu
January 20, 1910. He neglected to fill
his claim in time to secure legal redres
and but for the efforts of Senator Writ
stood to suffer the entire loss, amount
ing to $1,000. This is the first time
measure has been introduced TO
Cunha and it is believed it will no
meet with much opposition.
Millions Wanted
Including Governor Frear's bulge
and improvement appropriation meas
ures the Territory will have arrange
to expend upward of $7,000,000 if TIL
appropriation bills presented for SCI
ond reading in the senate yesterday az
finally enacted. House bills and rest
; buttons now in call for few other mi
lions.
Nearly everyone of the senate mea
ures of yesterday carries an approprii
ton ranging from a few thousand do
lars to more than $5,000,000.
The "Chinese Fund" bill carryin
$17 ,025.s0, went to second reading. II
discussion on the floor recalled the d.
falcation of a former territorial trea
urer, now said to be in Mexico, WI
got away with most of the money
this fund.