The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-05-02

pertaining 10 MAUI or MOlOka1 Will be
touched.
On Wednesday the house passed a
bill fixing the maximum price of poi
at 8 cents a pound. 1t is doubtful
whether this bill will even get as far
as the governors Office, owing to the
late hour at which it was reported
out.
The governor has signed the bill
appropriating $4,000 toward financing
the proposed Pan-Pacihc congress to
be held in Honolulu in 1920 and 1921.
1t is planned to have all countries
bordering on the Pacific send delega-
lions and exhibits to the congress,
which will be mainly along education
al n commercial lines.
The governor has signed the bill
making IN appropriation for a hydro
electric plant at Kalaupapa.
Magistrates To Get Raises
Salaries of Maui district magis-
Jrates have been fixed by the senate
amendments to a house bill as fol
lows: Lahaina, S120; Wailuku, $175;
Makawao, $125; Hama, 500; Kipahu-
In, Si5; Molokai, SIS; Lanai, $35.
The following new items have been
inserted in the loan fund bill for
Maui: Concrete bridge, Makawao,
$4,000; court house, Lahaina, $685.
coo; court house, Makawao, $4,000;
belt road, Maui, $4,000. The Maui
total has been increased from SAT- 500
to $167,5OO.
Free Port Commission Authorized
The senate has adopted a resolu-
ton giving to the governor authority
to appoint a commission of five per-
sons to investigate the feasibility of
establishing a free port in Hawaii. If
the report of the commission is favor
able, the governor is authorized to
apply to Washington for the neces-
sary license.
Congress Asked To Modify
Land Laws
Following an address by Governor
Mccarthy, the house adopted a con
current resolution memorializing con-
gress to amend the organic act so as
to give the legislature broader powers
in the administration of territorial
land laws, and so as to give the gov
ernor and the land commissioner the
right to reject any applicant for land
not believed by them to be a bona
1ide homesteader Adoption of the
resolution was necessary if home
stealing in Hawaii is to be made a
success, the governor told the house.
The senate has passed on final
reading a bill providing for the in
auguration of courses in the Hawaii
an language in the higher schools in
the territory, the course to be cleo
however.
A conference committee expects to
report Dat this morning on the farm
loan act, in which at least one flaw
discovered by the house. This
measure appears TO be favored gen.
1t provides a revolving fund
from which homesteaders and small
may borrow in order to car
ry on improvements.
The senate has passed on final
the bill providing an electric
franchise for the Makawao,
Maui, district.
The governor has signed the bill
providing for reimbursement of terri
.orial employees who volunteered their
services during the war.
The bill providing that the College
If Hawaii be turned into a university,
carrying an appropriation of $685.
90, has been amended by a confer
committee and will probably be
by the governor as amended.
Bills for the reimbursement of the
1aui Agricultural Co. and the Hale
Ikala Ranch Co. for money expended
the anthrax epidemic have
,een passed by the house and return
ID to the senate.
Ask Congress To Raise Salaries
There has been introduced in the
.enate a resolution requesting con
TO enact such legislation as will
of the following salary in
.reases: Members of the legislature,
5000 to $1,000 per session, and
rom 5000 to $500 for each special
%ession; governor of Hawaii, from
1000 to $4,000; chief justice of the
upreme court, from $4,000 to $500;
ssociate justices, from $500 to &c.
90; circuit judges, from $4,000 to &c.
90.
Heartily Sore On Legislature
That Governor Mccarthy is far from
LEASED with the record of the house
made evident the other night in
he course of bic RON, n rIys OF n 1in,or