Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-03
MANY GLEAkGUT MEASURES; BORN
NHOUSE, NOW HRRIE0RIA LAW

atinS DoaTQ OF pharmacy 'IoF~ tnS
territory, introduced by Represent
tive Lyman. has been signed.
As an emergency measure the
house passed bill appropriating ST.
0C0 for the expenses Of the National
Guard to the end OF the present bien-
NAL period. This is the measure that
finally went to the governor with the
salary Of the adjutant general liked
at $500 a month. Another measure by
Representative Lyman, appropriattng
$4,000 for matchmaking the road
through the Puukapu homestead lots,
Hawaii, has been signed. Ten thoG-
sand dollars was appropriated for the
completion Of the Honuapo wharf.
Libraries Benefited
The measure, now law, which will
benefit the Library of Hawaii and
other similar institutions in the ter
ritory, provides a penalty Tor the ma
licious injury OF library books and tse
unlawful removal or detention o.
books from such libraries.
/ The existing laws relating to the
parole OF prisoners were done away
with and entirely new ones, much
broader in scope and having the well,
being OF the prisoners more at inter
est, substituted. $50 IT,,
House bill 225, which provides that
the members OF the public utilities
commission serve without pay, passed
both houses and has become law in
spite Of the governors veto. Repre-
sentative Cookies measure appropriate
ing $4,000 for the completion Of Ha-
waiian dictionary has been signed
His broad amendments to the existing
frontage tax laws also have been ap-
proved by the governor. 81
Representative Kula successfully en-
gineered through the legislature two
measures which will benefit the coun-
ty Of Kauai One appropriated $4,000
for the improvement Of the Kula sani-
tarium and farm, and the other ap-
propriates similar sum for the de,
yel0pment OF the Kauai county farm.
The house finance committee intro
duced a bill providing $1,000 for the
preparation OF plans and survey for
the proposed Waikiki reclamation pro-
ject.. ~ - e, -.
Counties Get Money -:-..
Representative Lyrnan's bill proyid-
ling for an advance OF money to the
various counties on account OF taxes
collected has been signed. y
A public Improvements measure OF
importance to Honolulu Is the one IN.
troduced by Representative Cooke,
which originally appropriated $S2, 900
for improvements in this city, incIud.
ing the widening &C Hotel street, im-
proyement of Beretania street from
Alapaf TO Punahou street, and the
Improvement OF the Pail road. An
additional $1o, 900 was added by the
municipal committee for improves
msnts on Lilihat street. .-5 ...s.a
The governor has signed the house
bin regulating the carrying OF baggage
by automobiles and trucks used for
the conveyance Of passengers. Rep
resentative Miles bill providing for
the eradication and control of bovine
tuberculosis also has become law. An
other bill that has become law ap.
proprfates 5000 for the payment OF
claims against the territory arising
out OF the ancient Kewalo reclama-
ton
Representative Andrews biil appro-
priatifg $1,000 for the completion OF
the Pablo belt road has been signed,
Is has Representative Jarrett's meas
ilres providing for the Identification Of
criminals by the fingerprint system,
and appfopriatiig $4,000 for the in.
|auguration; or the system throughout
the territory. Representative WiIcoxs
bill providing for the examination and
registration Of all nurses has become
law. fR
Money for Substitutes s
An important emergency measure
has been signed which appropriates
$4,000 for the employment Of substi.
tutes for government employees who
are members OF the National Guard
and who may be called into active
service. Both houses adopted reso.-
lntioH providing that there be no de.
crease In the pay OF government Off
GERS called 10 tue coiofs.
! House bin 4S6 was signed by the
governor shortly before midnight last
night. This provides an additional tax
on real and personal property for the
maintenance OF roads IN Honolulu, and
for extensions Of wafer and sewer sys-
tens. The educational committees
bill appropriating $35,000 for the main.
tenance- and construction of q school
for deal, dumb and blind and other
defective, or mentally defective, chill
dren. has become law
Many Bills Killed
Z One hundred aud seTeIty-fiye house
bills were tabled during the session.
The majority of these were of lesser
importance and were tabled only after
the several committees had weighed
their merits carefully.
The character bin went by the
board when the house sustained the
governors veto, and the substitute
prohibition bill. as prepared by the
house Judiciary committee, died In
committee after it had been widely
amended by the senate. The house
Finances committee tabled a number Of
bills providing appropriations, as these
items, to q great extent, were covered
in the loan fund bin. vi
The following house bills are. still
before Governor, Pinkham for his sig.
nature or disapproyal: - as
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