Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-10
LEGIsLATIVE NOTES

LEGISLATIVE NOTES
The members OF the house will as.
semble ii the house chambers at Z
O'Clock tonight to 90 in body to the
governors dinner
Brown offered a bill in the house
this morning to establish q civil sery-
ice department in every branch Of the
territorial government.
On recommendation Of the finance
committee, Vieira's house bin TO re-
peal the law relating to the terrific
rial bank examiner was tabled.
The health committee recommended
today in the house that Lyman,s bill
/ to provide shorter sentences for we'll
behaved territorial prisoners pass
The house committee on finance rec
Commended payment of claims aggre-
eating $500 against the Boys In
dustrial school for new buildings.
Representative Silva,s bill to regu-
late rates Of fare for roWboats and
small power craft. and to provide IL
cense fees was recommended for pass
age by the finance committee today.
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N. X. Lyman offered resolution In
the house this morning to appropriate
$500 for q military road from Pun
maile. Hawaif,s to the shooting range
at South Hilo, for the use Of the ma.
tional guard.
The membefs iof the house will be
the guests Of the governor at a dinner
to be given at the residence OF DR.. and
Mrs. G. B. Cooper, Hackfeld and Luz
nalilo streets, tonight The Hawaiian
band win play.
The finance committee's recommen-,
dation in the house today that Norman
Lyman's bin to. appropriate $4,000:
for homestead roads at Makawao,
Maui. be amended so that the amount
be reduced 70 10000 was adopted. s
Williamson. who has gained the
reputation Of being q strict follower.
of the skit .ris better to. be seen and
not heard, arose IN the house today
and presented Z bill to do away with.
the smoke nuisance caused by loco
motives and the burning OF inferior
fuel
A resolution requesting the Homo.
lulu Rapid Transit and Land Company
to allow smoking on the rear plat
forms OF its cars Is IN preparation and.
probably viii be introduced in the
house Of sentatives this week. III
Is freely predicted that the company
will grant the request for at least
as long Z period as the legislature Isl
In session. .s,s &. ) I'll
The house finance committee, Nor
man Watkins chairman, reported fay-
orably upon the bin to exempt Iauh.
dresses from The law compelling the
payment Of $25 annual license fee to i
the city of Honolulu with the amend
ment Inserted so that instead Of four
Of q laundry being exempted,
the bin will exempt only women who
work in their own homes and who
do not employ hired assistants.
w. II. Crawfordss measure to repeal
the statute prohibiting having opium
In ones possession came back from
the health committee with the recon
mendation that 1t pass Representa-
tives Cooke, Crockett and watkins OBJ |
jected to adoption of the report on
the grounds that the territory should |
retain its power to prosecute offend |
ers even although the new federal |
statute has Just gone into effect The |
bill was referred back to the com
mittee. 80. .sfs
Representative Aiu doesn't intend |
% take any chances on either the /
department. heads or the finance com.
nittee slipping in any salary raises ID I
he 19I5-16a territorial budget which /
will be presented in the house later.
{ a resolution he presented today is
% be taken as criterion, say several I
representatives. Aus resolution calls +
lpon the department heads to specify
n their budgets the amount Of salary
Il present paid to their various clerks
md deputies
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