Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-02
HOUSE BEGINS wedding OUT AND
MANY BILLSGO down into DISCARD

: December Is. 1918, and every SECOND
! year thereafter, the board OF industrial
sc hocIs shall submit. to the treasurer Z
budget TO be known as the industria
| schools budget, showing the estimated
! expenses, including salaries. II IL
further provided that all appropria
tons for the board and for the institu
lions 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 Tavares introduced
q resolution for the appropriation oil
| $4,000 for the erection Of a twO-room
school and teachers cottage at Pu
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 IA
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 10 days, shall forward 70
the house a report on the manner in
which moneys have been disbursed
from the $4,000 contingent fund,
Kawaha introduced q 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 long.looked-for measure fixing
the age, of majority in the territory
came today in the form OF house bill
139, introduced by Representative
Marquee. The bill, which seeks to
amend section 1892. R.. L. 1915. pro
vides that the age OF majority of both
males and females shall be 90 years.
One of Representative da SilVa's
measures today calls for an appropria:
ton OF $500 from funds from sales Of
land on Hawaii, for the purchase OF
16 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 cemetery. F..
Await Attorneys Report
The house Is now awaiting q report
from the attorney-generaPs office on
the business done during the last two
years. as provided for IN q resolution
introduced by Representative LOrrtn
Andrews. IL Is noticed In the govern
or's first message that q raise In the
pay of the attorney.general and his
deputies is recommended as follows:
Attorney-general. from $3.50 to $400;
first deputy, from $500 to $40: Sec
orid deputy, from $3.50 to $3.50. 4 s
Fixes License Fees i - z. 5 5.
Representative Leal has bill coy
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 $25 in all other dis
tricts. II more than so persons are
accommod dated, the fee, shall be so in
Honolulu and Hilo and $40 In all ether
districts. 49,. ~ j :
Another bill by Leal covers annual
licenses for lodging and tenement
houses. If they accommodate so per.
sons, or less, the fee shall be 80 In
Honolulu and Hilo, and IS in all other
districts. II so or more persons are
accommodated the fee shall be S. In