Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Representatives Settle Down
to Attack Huge Mass of
Routine Business

AS announced few days before the
opening OF the legislature, Represen-
tatiye Lorrin Andrews today introduc.
ed in the house a bill which, II II be-
: comes a law, will do away with the
iindeterminate sentence law now in
vogue In the territory, and which has
been criticized on the ground that IL
works an undue hardship on prison
ers
Andrews bill seeks to repeal chap
ter ZIG, r. l.. 1915, which embraces
sections 3S43 to 3S47, inclusive, and
which has to do with the indetermin.
ate sentence and the parole of prison
,sers. BY asking the repeal of that por-
ton relating to paroles, II. is under
stood Andrews at a future date will
introduce bill which will provide for
a broader system. The bill today con.
tains the following clause:
';Nbthing contained in the act shall
IN nAk way affect any sentence here
tOfore imposed on anyone who has
been convicted OF felony and SEN
fenced under the indeterminate act.
each Sentence TO be executed in all
respects as though this act had not
been passed" m.
Down TO Routine Work
With the opening OF the 10th day
al the session the house this morning
settled Nown for what appears to be
a long period Of routine work. Only
four hillsA were introduced. Speaker
Holstefn announced that the expenses
Of the house to date have been as fol,
lows:
Expended Ss4Sl.35 from the federal
fund Of slS.00h and $7560.70 from the
territorial fund of $4,000. One hun.
dred and sixtythree bills have been
introduced and two senate bills have
been received. Bills have been dis.
tributed as follows: Finance commit.
tee, 80: judiciary, rs; health. police
and military. S: public lands, s; judi
ciary,~ 81; education, 8; agriculture, s.;
county, %; special. 1; miscellany. |.
Eight bills have beer tabled, and
eight bills have gone TO the senate.
The governor has signed one house
and one senate bin.
Gives Information Asked
Answering a request in house res.
olution.. the encouragement today
forwarded 10 the house a communi
cation showing that the following
sums have been paid out for outside
legal help during the last two years:
A. I. c. Atkinson, 5000; Antonio Per
ry, sl4o0; c. n. Olson, 1886; Harry
irwin. $3.50.
In response TO a resolution the adj
lutant general of the National Guard
today forwarded a report of the expen
ditures made by the National Guard
This list contained the item 'inciden-
tails, $2576," and Speaker Holstein ask
cd whether statement In this form
was what was required by the resolu-
ton. Representative Miles. arose to
say that what the house wanted was a
specific. itemized account or all
moneys expended. including moneys
for incidentals. Representative Cooke
said he thought this incidental ac-
count should be itemized. The com.
munication was referred TO the fin
ance committee.
Representative Gerrit r., Wfider's
bill to provide for the organization of
territorial marketing division. the
object being TO take the present di-
vision from federal and territorial con.
troll and place ii entirely under the
territory. is now on second reading
and has been referred to the com.
mittee on agriculture.
Mere Funds For Iepers
In "A resolution introduced by Rep.
resentative Paschoal provision is
made whereby an allowance of SIG a
year. instead OF $40, as at present, be
allowed each inmate of the Molokai
Settlement as clothing allowance.
In defense of his measure. the repre-
sentative asserted that, because of
the increased cost of living. it had