The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-04-11

W NONNs
If the electorate decides in the
affirmative, the secretary of the ter
ritory shall, prior to May 81, appoint
registrars to conduct a registration
of female citizens over 81 years old,
on June 3, 6 and Z, for the purpose
of voting at all territorial elections.
Election Date Must Also Be Changed
An appropriation of $4,000 is pro
vided for registration expenses.
If the bill passes both houses, and
is signed by the governor, the cleo
ton laws must be amended fixing the
date of the county, and city and Coun
ty elections on the first Tuesday af-
ter the third Monday in June, 1919.
Unless this is done, says the report,
the measure is useless.
Providing women are granted the
right of franchise, they will be eligi-
bic to vote at the coming general
election.
Therefore, if the measure becomes
law, the question of suffrage for
women will be placed squarely before
the voters of Hawaii. There will be
no frills, no strings. The voters can
either grant the women the right
which they assert they are entitled
to, OF they can turn them down.
The house adopted the committee
report without opposition. 1t was
suggested that the measure be read
for the third time, and the final vote
taken. Representatives Brown and
Paschoal of Maui objected, however,
to what they termed too hasty &C
ton on an important measure" SO
action was deferred until sometime
this morning. 1t is believed the
measure will pass the house with lit
tie or no debate. What the senate
will do with. it is problematical. The
amendment to the plebiscite bill was
prepared by Representative Frank
AHdrade of Oahu.
Maui Salary Bill Amended
Representative NJ. G.. P~aschoal's
bill increasing the salaries of Maui
county officials has been reported out
by the house municipal committee.
The committee feels that, owing to
the high cost of living and the in
creased amount of work, the increased
amount of work, the increases sought
are justified. The committee, after
interviewing the several members
from the 3rd district, found they were
in accord with the measure with the
following amendments:
Auditor $3.50 instead of $2700.
Attorney $4,000 instead of 5000.
Treasurer $3.50 instead of $27O0
Deputy Sheriffs:
Lahaina $1620 instead of 1850.
Wailuku $2040 instead of 5000.
Hama $3.50 instead of $500.
Molokai 5000 instead of $1,000.
The other salaries provided for by
P~aschoal's bill and which were not
altered by the committee, are-sher-
if, $4,000; clerk, $240O; deputy sher-
if Makawao, $500. Paschoal also
has a bill in TO increase the salary of
the chairman of the board of super
visors from $3.50 to $4,000; and an
other one raising the salaries of the
Maui supervisors from $500 to 5000,
and allowing mileage for travelling eX
pense of 20 cents per mile each way.
Big Boosts For Oahu Officials
In this connection il is interesting
to note the salary increases for Homo
officials contained in a bill which
has passed the house and gone to the
senate for concurrence in amend
This measure, if signed by
the governor and if the amendments
are agreed to by the senate, will make
it well worth while to hold a munich
pal position in Honolulu. Here are
~prOpOsedn ew salaries:
Mayor, $4,000; supervisors, $1,000;
$4,000; clerk, $4,000; auditor,
attorney, $4,000; treasurer,
$4,000.
This measure doubles the salary of
mayor. The original bill fixed
The salaries of the supervisors at
$500 each. At the request of Gov
ernor c. j. Mccarthy, the figure was
reduced to $1,000. Aside from in
.creasing salaries, the bill increases
the term of office of each official to
approximately four and one-half
years, instead of two years as al
present. Representative A. Lewis,
IT,, chairman of the finance commit
made a vigorous fight against
what he termed wholesale salary rails
ng, but was unsuccessful in each Of
his several attempts to amend the
Measure.
Would Reduce Paxson's Term
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
'"tion of Sumner S. Paxson as pres
'N' VI NAAN bool vi htdllu. IL Is
Understood that only one senator vot-
ID against the confirmation.
Other nominations confirmed were
hose of Harry Irwin, at~torney-gen-
rial; Lyman H., Bigelow, superinten-
lent of public works; Delbert E. Metz
ger, treasurer, and c. It. Bailey, land
commissioner. A bill has been in
reduced in the senate seeking to
the term of office of the pres-
of the board of health from four
o two years.
-eachers Salary Bill
OF interest to Maui school teachers
8 the report that the finance commit
ee of the house has about completed
is work on the salary schedule meas
re which was passed upon and sent
o the lower chamber by the senate
few weeks ago. 1t is understood
hat the house financiers have, with
he exception of minor amendments,
lade no changes in the senate SEIZED