Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
Forty-eighth Day of Convention
Session Sees Only Fourth
of Measure Finished

d. .r . b.
The charter convention viii meet
tonight for the forty-eighth day with
just about onefourth OF the majority
report read and adopted. but In spite
Of the apparent impossibility Of finish.
ing the work Of framing a charter
leading men of the convention stu
hope il may be done, and are WORKING
with yigor. Continued discussion Of
trivial issues, arguing parliamentary
points, and Interruptions and exclama
tions from all sides delayed the work
Of the convention last night. when %
sections were adopted Delegate Kei.
ki's speeches, which were scattered
through the proceedings like commas
in a complicated sentence. were the
outstanding feature Of last nights ses-
sion.
Delegate Andrews, Immediately az
ter the session opened. moved that
the amendment raising the mayors
salary from $4,000 to $500 be recon
sidered. Andrews admitted that he
not only voted for the increase of sal
airy, but seconded the motion when
the amendment was offered
Might Mean Other Raises.
He said that he had changed his
mind after thinking it over, not be
cause he did not think the mayor
should have more salary, but because
he believed that If the salary of one
official was raised, others would de-
mand a raise also. He said that he
did not think the legislature would ap
prove the charter II Il provided for ex-
penditures greater than the appropTi-
alton OF last year allowed.
Andrews motion to reconsider was
lost, the vote being: Aye 81, no 90.
Delegate Keiki began his first
speech when Andrews put his motion.
and after being repeatedly called to-
order, took the floor and said that he
had a right to speak and that he in
tended to. Amid cries of sit down"
and the tapping of the chairman's CAV
ell, Keiki spoke SO loudly that he
drowned all other sounds, until he
was persuaded by Chilllngworth t.
take. his seat.
Achi's motion to strike out of the
charter the lines which fixed the sal
aries OF deputy sheriffs was carried
after debate. Achi gave as his reason
for asking that the lines be deleted
that the charter should no more at \
tempt to fix the deputies salaries
than it should the salaries of road
bosses, or any other subordinate en-
ploye.
Arnold Takes Stand.
The first vote on the question was
so close that the chair called for a
division, previous to which Supervisor
Arnold got the floor. He said that the
supervisors should fix the salaries Of
deputy sheriffs. and cited an instance
where the deputy was receiving no
more than the policemen under him,
the supervisors being powerless to
make any change because they are
bound by the city chartef. Arnold's
speech was so effective that only one
voted no on the second ballot.
Kaleo moved that the city attorneys
salary be cut from $500 to $4,000, and
the change was made, every member
of the majority voting for the reduc-
ton The vote seemed close, but al
though someone shouted division, no
division was called for definitely, and
Kaleo,s motion to cut the salary of the
superintendent of city works caused
so much discussion that the city at
torney was forgotten.
"Good Enough for Start
Uluihi protested against the cut, on
the grounds that the superintendent
of city works had necessarily to be an
expert, familiar with engineering and
construction problems, and as such
should have better salary even than
$500. In reply, Kaleo said that the
position was new one, and that
$4,000 would be enough to start with,
more to be paid If the man who was
given the place proved himself cap
able.
Chairman Pacheco said that while