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

certain SpeC1a 10nQS, lncIuulHS lHc
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 reso-
luton introduced by Representative
Marquee and fathered by Speaker H.
Z. Holstein. Ii refers to the National
Guard ,armory having been turned into
a 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. Filipinos and
others, whether these persons were
fndigents under the immigration
board, and why such meals we're fur
nished at the National Guard arrhory
instead of at the immigration station.
The resolution, which is self-eXplan.
atory, reads as follows: -
Explicit Information Sought
Resolved, that the president of the,
hoard 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-
fans. Portuguese, Filipinos and 9TH;
ers.' who were furnished meals at the
National Guard armory during the
months OF January, February and
March. 1915, involving the sum of
sS30.37, which appears on page Is 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
q foresaid were furnished at the Ma.
tional Guard armory by one Poo
Chong: and why said meals were fur.
nished 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
ticnal Guard armory was used as a
boarding house." " s. n !
tIoistein Approves Resolution /
This resolution, declares Speaker
Holstein, is the first. step toward al
thorough probe to find out how the
money OF the people has been spent /
eve want to know, and are going
o9find out he says. whether the
peoples money has been spent Judi.
ciously or through favoritism. tt
locks as If a number of heads of de-
partfnents 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. Now a.
Hawaiian can not claim to be an i'm
migrant Yet we understand some OF
this money was used to supply Hawai-
ians with food. .. s+
Seek Increased Pay
An increase in the pay of employees
OF all departments, boards and COM
missions of the territorial government
Is provided for in resolution intro |
auced by representative Ahuna today. !
The proposed increase is on the fol- !
lowing scale: Employees receiving less
than $50 month, an increase of $15
! month; less than SIS, an increase OF |
SO; less than 800, an increase of s.. |
He followed this measure with a bill !
which provides that the monthly pay.
ment of $3.50 now received by Queen |
Liliuokalani be increased to $500 a
month. The $3.50 payment was fixed !
by Act 43. session laws, 1911.
Legislation fer Maui jumped into
The fore again today, Representative |
Brown Introducing bill providing for |
he creation of a vocational training |
school at Lahainaluna, Maui, and an
,ther for an appropriation of $35, 900 /
or the construction of a court house /
it Lahaira. Yesterday measures re-
ating to Maui, covering appropriations
If $500 900, were introduced by the
Valley Island solons. y.
New Wharf for Hama rs
Representative Joseph introduced a
ill approp;iating $4,000 for the con-
itructiOn of a landing at Hama, Maui,
ollowing the bill with a measure pro-
riding that all county and city labor
,e paid every week instead of twice a
month. -
Two bills introduced by Representa-
i've Kelekolie provide that the Hawaii
set aside sum of money
rom the permanent improvement fund
# the county for the construction Of a
Dad from Honokaa to Kukuihaele, this
um not to exceed $4,000, and that
hey set aside another sum, not to ex-
eed $4,000 for the construction of a
cad from Kalapana to Kapaahu.
Representative Wilder introduced a
I'LL providing that 500 month be
appropriated for the benefit of Capt
!. c. Lorenzen, the we'll known pilot,
UGH benefit to continue during the
of his life The bill points
ut that Capt Lorenzen has retired in
i health from the position of govern
rent pilot after having held il for
1ore than % years. $500 |
divorces Are Covered - L
A bill regarding grounds for divorce
'as introduced by Representative KEEL
akolio. This measure provides, among
Their things. that one party may seek
divorce where the other party is
entenced to imprisonment for life or
Dr. seven years or more It is further !
rovided that where one is afflicted
18th leDrosy, either party may apply