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

| Whether the money of the people Of
the territory, especially the money in
certain special funds. including the
governors $4,000 contingent, fund, has
been spent judiciously during the last
two years. is question that the
members of the house desire 10 have
answered, and the first step in the
campaign To get the answer was taken
/ today -. ..-e..= .... .... i
inquiries on Armory Use
| Action came in the form of a reso-
luton introduced by Representative
Marquee and fathered by Speaker Fl.
T.. 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
indigents under the immigration
board. and why such meals were fur
nished at the National Guard armory
instead of at the immigration station.
The resolution. which is self-explan-
atOry, reads as follows: -. a...
Explicit information Sought -. r..
Resolved, that the president of the
board 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-
! ians. Portuguese, Filipfnos and 9TH
ers, who We're furnished meals at the
National Guard arTnory during the
months Of january. February and
March, 1916, involving the sum of;
SS30.37. which appears on page l6 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
aforesaid, were furnished at the Ma
tional Guard arInory 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.
tional Guard armory was used as a
boarding house"
Hoistein Approves Resolution
This resolution, declares Speaker
Holstein. is the first step toward a.
thorough probe to find out how the
money Of the people has been spent.
I'VE want to know, and are going
to find out" he, says, whether the
peoples money has been spent Judi
ciously or through favoritism. It
looks as If a number of heads OF de-
partments 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
Hawaiian can not claim to be an inn
migrant. Yet we understand some OF
this money was used to supply Hawai-
ians with food.
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 a resolution intro
duced by Representative Ahuna today. |
The proposed increase is on the fol-
lowing scale: Employees receiving less
than 500 month, an increase of SIS |
a month; less than SIS, an increase of |
$40; less than 800, an increase of So. |
He followed this measure with 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 4S, session laws, 1911.
Legislation <for Maui jumped into |
the fore AGAIN. today. Representative
Brown introducing bill providing for |
the creation of vocational training |
school at Lahainaluna, Maui, and an
other for an Appropriation of $4,000 |
for the construction of a court house /
at Lahaina- Yesterday measures re-
hating to Maui, covering appropriations
OF $620.000, were introduced by the
Valley Island solons.
New Wharf for Hama
Representative Joseph introduced a |
bin approp.iating $4,000 for the con-
struetion of landing at Hama, Maui, |
following the bill with a measure pro-
yiding that all county and city labor
be paid every week instead of twice a
month.
Two bills introduced by Representa-
tive Kelekolio provide that the Hawaii
set aside. sum of money
from the permanent Improvement fund
Of the county for the construction of a
road from Honokaa to Kukuihaele, this
sum not to exceed $4,000, and that
they set aside another sum, not to ex-
coed $4,000 for the construction of a
road from Kalapana TO Kapaahu Il
Representative Wilder introduced a
bill providing that 800 month be
for the benefit of Capt.
J. G. Lorenzen, the welLknown pilot,
such benefit to continue during the
of his life. The bill points
put that Capt. Lorenzen has retired in
III health from the position of govern
rent pilot after having held ii for
more than % years. go
Divorces Are Covered
A bin regarding grounds for divorce
vas Introduced by Representative Ke-
ekolio. This measure provides, among
other things. that one party may seek
! divorce where the other party is
'entenced to Imprisonment for life or
or seven years or more. 1t is further u