Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-02
HOUSE BEGINS wedding OUT AND
MANY BILLS Go DOWN into DISCARD

! December "a, 1918, and every second
vca- thereafter. the board of industrial
schools shall submit TO the treasurer a
budget 10 be known as the industrial
schools budget, showing the estimated
expenses, including salaries II is
further provided that all appropria-
tions for the board and for the institu-
tions under the control of the beard
Of industrial schools, shall be made out
or the general revenues, and not from
tile special fund for the maintenance
OF public schools. r.. .".@.. 8. F.:
Representative TaHares introduced
a resolution for the appropriation OF
$4,000 for the erection Of a twQ-reom
school and teachers cottage at Pll-
koo, Molokai, to accommodate chill
dren in grades from the fifth to the
eighth. The resolution was referred
to the committee on education An
other resolution, by Representative Ka-
wana, provides for an appropriation OF
$1,000 for the purchase of law books
for the third circuit court.
A resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Miles provides that the au-
ditoT, within - days, shall forward to
the house a report on the manner in
which moneys have been disbursed
from the $4,000 contingent fund.
Kawaha introduced a resolution pro-
viding that the governor and heads OF
departments forward to the house an
itemized report OF all expenditures OF
moneys during the last two years un-
der appropriations made by the last
legislature. The resolution was refer
red to the committee on public expen-
ditures. E. H. =. ..
Changes Age Of Majority
The long g-looked-for measure fixing
the age of majority in the territory
came today in the form of house bill
139. introduced by Representative
Maruuez. The bill, which seeks to
amend section 1892, X. l.. 1915, pro-
vides that the age of majority of both
males and females shall be 20 years.
One of Representative da Silya's
measures today calls for an appropria-
tion of $500 from funds from sales OF
land on Hawaii, for the purchase OF.
is acres of land at Alae, South Hilo,
now owned by the b. p. Bishop Es-
tate. The county of Hawaii desires
this land for use as a cemetery.
Await Attorneys Report
The house is now awaiting report
from the attorney-generaFs office on
the business done during the last two
years, as provided for in a resolution
introduced by Representative Lorrin
Andrews. 1t is noticed in the govern.
or's first message that a raise In the
pay of the attorney-general and his
deputies is recommended as follows:
Attorney-general, from $3.50 to $4OO;
first deputy, from $500 to $340; sec.
ond deputy, from $3.50 to $3.50.
Fixes License Fees
Representative Leal has bill COW
ering the issuance of annual licenses
to hotels and boarding houses. This
measure provides that. If these estab-
lishments accommodate so persons, or
less, the fee shall be $50 in Honolulu
and Hilo, and SIS in all other dis
tricts. If more than so persons are
accommodated, the fee shall be $40 in
Honolulu and Hilo and $40 in all other
districts.
Another bill by Leal covers annual
licenses for lodging and tenement
houses. If they accommpdate so per-
sons, or less, the fee shall be $40 in
Honolulu and Hilo, and $5 in all other
districts. Ii SO or more persons are
accommodated the fee shall be So in