Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

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Garcia's two bills relating to land
| registration passed the house today
on unanimous vote.
Lyman's bill imposing some of the
election duties now held by sheriffs
upon the secretary OF the territory
passed the house today.
Cookies house bill to allow school
buildings to be used as social cen
:ers" passed the lower branch today
Kula's bill to provide an improved
type OF readers for the pupils in the
public schools was passed today. !
Isenberg's measure to increase the
scope Of the board of agriculture and
forestry was passed by the house.
Fernandez's bill to allow relatives
of females ordered committed to the
insane asylum to accompany the pa
tent to the institution passed.
Eli CraWford's house bill providing
penalty for parents or guardians
who aid in the delinquency of minor
daughters passed the house today.
Representative Kupihea voted for the
Eill.
Another special message went to the
Legislature today fnom' the governor.
In accordance with law he transmits
the biennial report Of the four county
auditors. The document is bulky, con.
tanning SO typewriter pages.
Massachusetts, legislature has ap-
pointed a. commission to investigate
and report at the next session OH the
ACCESSIBILITY of compulsory military
training for youths between ii and FL
years of age on the line proposed in
the Holstein bill.
= A plan has been proposed to have
Governor Pinkham extend the session
Of the legislature five days SO, that
the visiting Congressman, who will
arrive May 3, will be given an oppor.
tunity to visit the legislature. The
legislatures regular session ends
April %.
The lawmakers. trip to Molokai, It
was announced this morning, will bel
made Friday night instead of Satur.
day night as has been customary in
the past Such is the plan of the two
health committees, though their rec,
ommendation has not yet been ap-
proyed by the two houses
A resolution petitioning Congress to
discontinue the employment Of, nom
In Hawaii and to grant ALI future con-
tracts in the islands to citizens with
q clause contained providing for citi-
zen labor only. has been introduced
in the house by Representative Nor |
man X. Lyman Of, the Big Island.
House Bill 267,s Representative
Conveys substitute for House Bill $40, |
which was killed in thenhpuse; passed
third reading today on unanimous
vote! The measures provides that all |
auditors of the Territory and its
counties shall receive and places on
lltG CuSus OoL O oSoSCluCuI ouOWIhG
the assets Of that county or Of the
Territory.
Il So $1,000 ~gr4<psE
Senator Quinn introduced meas
urea yesterday; 8. B.. 125, proEidingl
for the appoiRtment of three mem
bers of the public utilities commits
sion, which raises the salary of two |
fneml1era from G5(l a month. to 500 al
month, and at the same time reduces
the salary of the chairman from |
$6e00 a. year to $10ossa month"; It
would permit the governor to appoint |
territorial or county officers. as conf
but prevent the. appoint |
ment of persons owning. or having al
pecuniary interest in any public utili-
corporation. s.gs, .>--
George X. Matsumoto, Hawaiian-r
born Japanese now studying engineer
ing in Los Angeles, has sent valen.