Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-02
HOUSE BEGINS WEDDING GUT AND
MANY BHLSGO DOWN into DISCARD

December Il, 1918, and every second
year thereafter, the board OF industrial
schools shall submit to the treasurer 9
budget TO he known as the industrial
schools budget, showing the estimated
expenses, including salaries. IL Is
further provided that all appropria
tons for the board and for the institu
tions under the control Of the board
OF Industrial schools, shall be made out
OF the general revenues, and not from
the special fund for the maintenance
OF public schools.
Representative TayareS introduced
a resolution for the appropriation OF
$4,000 for the erection OF a twO-room
school and teachers cottage at PA
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'
waha, 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-
ditor, 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. ..
Changes Age Of Majority
The Iong-looked-for measure fixing
the age of majority in the territory
came today in the form of house bill
l39, introduced by Representative
MARQUEE. The bill, which seeks to
amend section 1892, r. l. 1915, pro
yides That the age of majority Of both
males and females shall be 20 years.
One of Representative da Silva's
today calls for an .appropria-
ton OF $500 from funds from sales of
land on Hawaii, for the purchase Of
l6 acres of land at Alae, South Hilo,
now owned by the b. II. 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-generars office on
the business done during the last two
years, as provided for In resolution
introduced by Representative Lorrin
Andrews. II is noticed in the govern
prs first message that a raise in the
pay OF the encouragement and hts
deputies is recommended as follows:
from $3.50 to $500;
first deputy, from $500 to $340; sec.
ond deputy, from $3.50 to $3.50. ..~...
Fixes License Fees EE~l" ..
Representative Leal has q bill COW
ering the issuance of annual licenses
o hotels and boarding houses. This
measure provides that, If these estab-
ishments accommodate so persons, or
ess, the fee shall be $50 in Honolulu
and Hilo, and $25 in all other dis
riots. II more than 80 persons are
the fee shall be 500 In
and Hilo and $40 in all other
districts. 49,.
Another bill by Leal covers annual
licenses for lodging and tenement
houses. If they accommodate 80 per.
sons, or less, the fee shall be $40 in
Honolulu and Hilo. and S. In all other
districts. IL so or more persons are
the fee shall be s. in,