Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-14
SUFFRAGE PLANK
ISNOW FAVORED
BY REPUBLICANS
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the tax IS figured The jobbers, OF
course, pass the amount Of tax on to
the consumer. The advantage Of this
scheme is that the autoist is taxed
only on the amount OF gasoline he
he uses the roads.
This scheme was favored during
the legislative session of two years
ago by the Honolulu Auto Club, it was
stated today, but not put into shape
for enactment. One feature broNlht
out today is that such a plan d ses
of the complaints of army sers
that they are unfairly 'ceuse
they must pay the tar rsu ~he-
Their they are here q lee short
time. mS
The general comm I'D rap
idly today, assigning . worHther to
its own members, to Nsorpmittees
or to Republican worn : cU,e1ose pre-
sent were Chairman CO.. - John H.
Wise, William Thompson, Raymond
c. Brown, Gerrit P. Wilder and Emil
A. Berndt.
Education Plank important
The committee ON education report
ed that its plank would embrace,
among ether things, a proposal to in
crease the present allowance of $50
per each additional unit of 80 pupils
enrolled, as provided under the pres
ent law, to figure sufficient to insure
adequate support to the school sys-
tenn, whcih is at present seriously
hampered through lack of adequate
funds. The question to what extent
this figure should be increased is now
being studied in confidence with the
school officials. 1t will also propose
an amendment giving the department
of education control over pupils chang
ing their residence from one district
to another. At present this authority
extends only to changes within the
same district The plank will also
advocate the amalgamation of the
bureau of forestry and federal expert
ment station with the College of Ha-
wall; in the belief that the result will
be gain in efficiency an deconomy.
The committee desires to emphasize
the fact that all of its meetings are
with doors open. The desire has been
not to confine the drafting of the
platform to a few, but to enlist the
active aid Of as many as possible.
Anyone with suggestions or criticisms
to make are requested to present than
to the committee or person having
the particular subject in charge, as
shown in the foregoing list Of assign
ments. If they relate to subjects that
have not yet been assigned, they
should be made to the chairman of the
general committee. :-. ....>. ...-@
The platform committee VIII meet
again tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock /
at the office of A. d. Cooper. 30S
EEps of Hawa' s.lding TAX vii
! erha;. be t., las meeting that the
committee will be able to hold, IN 1t
is imperative that all planks that have
not yet been reported, be turned over
to the committee at tina. time.
The following have been requested
to contribute plaEks on the subjects
mentioned: -
Harbor Improvements - T. II.
Church, ]. E. Sheedy, G. F Bush
Prison reform, with especial refer
ence 10 parole system and indetermin.
ate sentenees-Raymond G. Brown,
Ed. Towse. ..
Workinens compensation-A. j..
Campbell. 49,. -.
Regulation Of foreign corporations
Ed. Towse, Lloyd Conklin.
) Public health-Raymond C.. Brown,
Jas. A. Rath. s.E. ~..
Promotion-E. A. Berndt. ..s:.s $50
& Industrial schools and juvenile de-.
tention home-A. d. Cooper.
Review of last session OF legislature
Ed. Towse. ,ss.sg. :.
masteading-A. d. Castro.