Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-26
Congress May Be Asked to
Amend Organic Law for
Votes for Women

tOil tidtf Will bS put SQudtcAy uClOiS
Congress. for final decision if a
joint resolution by Representative Viii
liam E. Miles of Oahu weathers the
storm in the local legislature and is
ADOPTED.
Representative Miles tomorrow ex-
poets to introduce in the house joint
resolution petitionsng the members of
Congress to give the women OF Hawaii
the right to vote by amending the To-.
cal election laws as set down in the
Organic act
Miles resolution covers very fully
the platforms of both the Republican,
and Democratic parties in Hawaii,
which are unanimous in favor of equal
suffrage for women, and which pledge
their support of any measures which
might tend to bring about the fran
chise. The Joint resolution is Miles
own proposal and was drafted by the
law firm of Watson 4 Clemens.
let Women Decide
The Joint resolution favors the hold
ing OF plebiscite at an early date so
that the women of the territory may
decide by ballot the question OF wheth.I
er or not they want the right to vote.
II believe that the women of Hawaii
should have the tight to vote just as
women in many of the states on the
mainland have this privilege says
Representative Miles. The sentiment
among the women here is unanimous,
II think, and L believe they are all in
favor Of the ballot. Ny canvass shows
that the feeling among the women is
strong, although few oppose it,"
Marketing Division Looms Up
Ready for presentation early this
week in the house is measure re
lating TO the status of the territorial
marketing division. which, 1t is re-
ported, will put before the Legislature
the question OF whether the division
shall be directly under the control of
the. United States government, or
separate bureau directly under the
control of the territorial government
The territorial legislature has been
appropriating money for the mainte
nance of the division. as has the u.
S. government, and the question for
the legislature to decide is whether
the division is not now hampered by
having two bosses" as II we're
New Bills introduced
Representative Lyman introduced a
Ing sums be inserted in. the loan fund
bill
Hilo hospital, new ward and operat-
Ing room, $4,000.
New wharves. Kuhio Bay. $350.OO0.
Water works and pumping plant.
Honokaa village. $4,000.
Relocation of Volcano road. from
four-mile new bridge to nine-mile
Olaa. relocate and construct, $100, 900.
He also introduced a resolution pro.
viding that the following sums, relat-
ing to the Glenwood experiment sta
ton. be inserted in the appropriation
bill:
Salary. travelling superintendent,
Hawaii, $50 a month: salary of
keeper, SIS a mouth; travelling ex
penses, superintendent, $50 a month; |
expenses equipment, SIS a month;
apy OF government physician, Hawaii.
$1,000.
Relating to Capitol and judiciary
grounds:
Guards, three at SIS month; jani. |
tors, six at $50 a month; laborers, six
at $50 a month.
A bill was introduced by Represen
'tative Mossman providing for the |
establishment Of townships within the |
city and county Of Honolulu. The bill !
consists of So chapters and covers the
procedure OF persons intending { II
make application for the corporation
of town.
Attacks Civil Service Law
Representative Mossman proposes /,
to abolish civil service requirements |
in the police and fire departments by |
a bill introduced today to repeal Sec
tons 1871 to 1878, inclusive, OF the |
Revised Laws Of 1915 Section 1871 |
provides for the appointment by the |
mayor, with approval of the super !
visors, of. d board of police and fire |
commissioners at an annual salary OF |
$500 a year each. The remaining sec
tons outline the powers and duties
of the commission and the appoint
.ment by 1t Of employees of the fire and |
police departments after they have
passed the civil service examinations. |
The bill passed first reading and was |
ordered printed
City Charter Is Referred
rfUuse D4lI 1oS lHlIO0uScu Og .ItcpTc-l
sentative Andrews and relating to the |
proposed new city charter for Homo,
lulu,, was read for the second time |
today and was referred by Speaker
Holstein to a special committee COM
posed of members of the Oahu dele
cation. Representative Wilder was
named as chairman Of the committee. |
Representative Paschoal introduced |
a bill providing for an appropriation |
of $15,000s for the construction of a
concrete bridge at, Alelele. Makawao. /
Maui:
Representative Kupihea introduced
a measure which provides for the re-
peai-of Section 1l2; r. l.. 1915, relat-
ing to highways. He introduced an,
other bill to repeal Act I'll. s. L. 1915.
relating TO the compensation of EN-
ployes for personal injuries.
The following bills were introduced
in the house today:
House Bill SO
An act relating to the salaries of
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