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

NtOdkNNS SSShtSSS
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As announced few days before the
opening OF the legislature, Represen-
tatiye Lofrin Andrews today introduc-
ed IN the house a bill which, If 1t be-
comes a law, will do away with the
fndeterminate sentence law now In
vogue in the territory, and which has
been criticized on the ground that 1t
works an undue hardship on prison,
ers. III IT."
Andrews bill seeks to repeal chap
ter 2i6. r. L. 1915, which embraces
sections 3S43 TO .2S47, inclusive, and
which has to do with the indetermin-
ate sentence and the parole of prison.
ers BY asking the repeal of that por-
ton relating to paroles, IL 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:
Nothing contained in the act shall
In any way affect any sentence here
tofore imposed on anyone who has
been convicted Of a felony and sen.
fenced under the hdeterminate act,
each sentence To be executed I'm all
respects as though this act had not
been passed..
Down TO Routine Work
With the opening OF the 10th day
Of the session the house this morning
settled down for what appears to be
q long period Of routine work. Only
four bills were introduced. Speaker
Holsteln announced that the expenses
Of the house TO date have been as fol-
lows:
Expended sl431.35 from the federal
fund OF $4,000. and S7560.T0 from the
territorial fund OF $4,000. One hun
dred and sixty-tliree bills have been
introduced and two senate bills have
been received. Bills have been dis
tribhted as follows; Finance commit.
tee, 3S; judiciary. %; health, police
and military. s; public lands, 6; Judi.
CARY 81; education. 8: agriculture, 6;
county. %: special 1; miscellany, !.
Eight bills have been tabled, and
eight bills have gone TO the senate.
The governor has signed one house
and one senate bill.
Gives lnformation Asked
Answering request in o house res.
ofution, the attorney-general today
forwarded to the house a communi
cation showing that the following
sums have been paid out for outside
legal help during the last two years:
A. l. G. Atkinson, 5000; Antonio Per.
~, $1,000 G H. Olson, 1886; Harry
irwin, $3.50.
IN response to resolution the ad.
jutant general Of the National Guard
today Forwarded report of the expen
ditures made by the National Guard.
This list contained the item "inciden-
tails. $3.50 and Speaker Holstein ask
cd whether a 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 OF all
moneys expended. including moneys
for incidentals. REPRESENTATIVE Cooke
said he thought this incidental &C.
count should be itemized. The com.
munication was referred to the fin
anee committee.
Representative Gerrit p. Wilder,s
bin to provide for the organization of
q territorial marketing division. the
object being to take the present ii-
vision from federal and territorial con.
troll and place it entirely under the
tvrritoty, is now on second reading
and has been referred to the com.
mittee on agriculture
Mere Funds Fer .Iepers
In q resolution introduced by Rep.
resentative Paschoal provision is
made whereby an allowance OF. SIG a
year. instead of SIC. 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