Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07
House Resolution Provides for
an Investigation of Use
of Armory Also

Whether the money OF the people Of
the territory. especially the money in
certain special funds. including the
governors $4,000 contingent, fund. has
been spent judiciously during the last
two years. is question that the
members of the house desire to have
answered, and the first step in the
campaign to get the answer was taken
today.
inquiries on Armory Use
Action came in the form OF a reso-
luton introduced by Representative
Marquee and fathered by Speaker II.
Y. Holstein. 1t refers TO the National
Guard armery having been turned into
boarding house, in January, Febru-
airy and March. 1916, and demands to
know the why and wherefore for the
expenditure of $S30.37 for furnishing
meals to "Hawaiians. Fflipinos and
Ifothers." whether these persons were
indigents under the immigration
board. and Why such meals were fur
nished at the National Guard arn1ory
instead OF at the immigration station.
The resolution, which is selfexplan-
atory, reads as follows:
Explicit Information Sought
Resolved. that the president of the
board of immigration, labor and sta
tistics OF the territory of Hawaii re-
port to this house through the clerk
of this house, the number of Hawai-
ians. Portuguese, Fiiipinos and 9TH
J ers. who were furnished meals at the
National Guard ar1nory during the
months OF January, February and
March,, 1916. involving the sum of
.$S30.37, which appears on page 10 of
the report OF said president to the
Governor, and whether these people
who were furnished meals were in
digents under the immigration board:
whether or not they were immigrants
under the provisions Of Act 1913 Of the
revised laws; and, who and by whom
and by what authority said meals. as
aforesaid, were furnished at the Ma
tionaf Guard armory by one Poo
Chong; and why said meals were fur
Enished at the National Guard armory
instead of at The Immigration station;
also the number OF meals furnished.
the per capita expense per head and
the number of days in which the Ma
btional Guard armory was used as a
boarding house.
Hoistein Approves Resolution
This resolution, declares Speaker
Holstein, is the first step toward a
thorough probe to find out how the
money of the people has been spent.
sWe want to know, and are. going
to find OUT he says, whether the
peoples money has been spent judi
ciously or through fayoritism. 1t
looks as If number of heads of de-
partments have not been carrying out
the dictates of the last legislature.
Money has been set aside for the
aid of INDECENT Immigrants he adds,
referring to the resolution Nov a
Hawaiian can not claim to be an inn
migrant. Yet we understand some of
this money was used to supply Hawai-
.iaps with food
Seek Increased Pay
An increase in the pay Of employees
of all departments, boards and COM
missions or the territorial government
is provided for in resolution intro
duced by Representative Ahuna today.
The proposed increase is on the fol-
lowing scale: Employees receiving less
than $50 month, an increase of SIS
a month; less than SIS, an increase OF
$40; less than 800, an increase of S..
He followed this measure with a bill
which provides that the monthly pay.
l1e1it Of $3.50 now received by Queen
LiiiuokaIani be increased to $500 2
month. The $3.50 payment was fixed
by Act 43. session laws, 1911.
Legislation for Maui jumped into
the fore again today, Representative
Brown introducing bill providing for
the creation of vocational training
school at Lahainaluna, Maui, and an
other for an appropriation of $4,000
for the construction of a court house
at Lahaina. Yesterday measures re-
lating to Maui, covering appropriations
Of $500, 900, were introduced by the
Valley Island solons.
New Wharf for Hana
Representative Joseph introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of a landing at Hama, Maui,
following the bill with a measure pro-
NiuinS lHdI dti COuilt9 anu CAIt idOOt
be paid every week instead OF twice q
month.
Two bills introduced by Representa-
tive Kelekolio provide that the Hawaii
supervisors set aside sum Of money
from the permanent improvement fund
of the county for the construction of a
road from Honokaa to Kukuihaele, this
sum not to exceed $4,000. and that
they set aside another sum, not to ex-
coed $1,000 for the construction of a
road from Kaiapana to Kapaahu.
Representative Wilder introduced a
bill providing that 500 a month be
appropriated for the benefit of Capt.
J.. c. Lorenzen, the well-known pilot,
such benefit to continue during the
remainder Of his life. The bill points
out that Capt. Lorenzen has retired IN
i'll health from the position of govern
n,ent pilot after having held it for
more than IS years.
Divorces Are Covered
A bill regarding grounds for divorce
was introduced by Representative Ke-