Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-15
First "Promotion" Measure
Gets to House Today: Much
Work Before Legislators

Work Before Legislators
A little DIT OF promotion work was
injected into the business OF today S
session OF the house OF representa-
tives when Representative Andrews
introduced bill appropriating $1,000
for the preservation OF the dloramas
of Hawaiian views which were pre-,
pared for exhibition during the Mid
Pacific Carnival in the Pan-PacifiC
building. a..:.. ..@ ..-
The bill provides that ex-Gov. Wal.
ter +. Frear, J. P. Cooke, Alexander
1 Hume Ford. Walter +. Dillingham;, ].
f. c. Hagens; T. A. Mott-SmIth and
w. r. Castle be constituted as a board
Of trustees to eXpend the fund
A new moving picture measure
made its appearance today, sponsored
by Representative Fernandez. This
provides that educational or Biblical
pictures may be shown in Honolulu on
Sundays after $50 in the evening,
laws in conflict with these provisions
| being repealed. .-
immigration Board Reports ...
The long-expected report from the
| immigration board, in response to a
house resolution inquiring why GER
tain ..Hawaiians, Filipinos and Span
iards" were fed as indigents and why
the National Guard armory was turned
into boarding house" was received
late this morning. -. =
From January 20 to March Is, says
the letter, S3O.37 was spent for feed.
ing the following: >~. -...
Hawaiians, 1876 meals; Portuguese,
Porto Ricans, Is meals; others, y
meals; extra meals, 12O. -.
At the receiving station, the report
continues, the following National
Guard members were fed: ...- 49,
Portuguese, meals; Filipinos, 135
meals; Portuguese, Is meals; others,
8 meals. -. j. ......@:
The letter adds that these men were
fed upon instructions from the COVER.
nor. ..~ ....
Marketing Branch for HiIo -.-.....
Representative LeaT introduced
resolution providing that $4,000 be in
serted in the appropriation bill for the
establishment Of a branch of the ter.
ritorial marketing division in the dis
trict OF South Hilo, Hawaii This
recommendation recently was made to,
the house by the Hilo board of trade
The resolution providing that con-
tractors using government wharves,
especially relating to steyedoring
firms, give the preference to citizens
in the employment of labor, has been
deferred until tomorrow morning, as
minor amendments have been pro-
posed .."-. ...:-. -.9s> =.
Upon a vote of 18@te 10, the Bar
Der Shop Bilhh as amended by the ju-
dietary rcommittee,awas killed early in
the session today. House Bill 205,
making it a. misdemeanor to be pres
ent at a gambling game behind closed
doors; and repeating the present law
covering this offense, passed third
reading. The bill relating to the duties
of the inspector general of schools and
the dismissal of teachers was tabled
upon Recommendation by the educa.
ton committee, 49, =" .".~. :. -. \
Senate Bill 90, providing for me-
chanicaI and agricultural fairs for the
territory, passed second reading in the
house as amended by the committee
en- agriculture The amendment pro-
vides that the governor shall appoint
fair commission of Hawai-" to con-
sist of two members from Honolulu,
one from Maui, one from Kauai and
one from Hawaii, to serve without
pay. -,*z~.. ....- ..-
Milk Regulation Tabled
The house bin providing that the
regulation of licenses to sell milk be
taken from the city and county and
placed with the board of health was
tabled on recommendation of the fl
nance committee. The committee
recommended the passage of the bill
providing an emergency appropriation
of $21, 900 for various territorial de-
partments for the remainder of the
present biennial period. ~. ..-.......
With few minor amendments and |
deletions held not to be applicable to |
local conditions, the judiciary com /.
mittee reported fayorably on the bill |
containing the new insurance code for |
the territory, compiled at the instance |
of Territorial Treasurer c. ]. Mccarthy /
and the bill passed second reading. a I
bill providing an appropriation of I
$500 for acquiring land for GENE
terry at South Hilo passed second read
ing House Petition 10, urging free den
tistry for the school children of Hama 7
was reported upon favorably by the |
education committee and will be re- !
ferred to the board of health. The /
bill providing for the acquisition of /
land for the grounds of the Hilo hos.
pital passed second reading. ~: /
Fixes Hunting License Fees
Radical provisions relating to. the
issuance of permits to persons to hunt !
with firearms are made in a bill spon-.i
scred by Representative Andrews, as +
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First. To any citizen of the United /