The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-07-27

Representative Brown presented a report from
! the Special Committee to whom were referred the
item of Support of Prisoners, S90000,'' as fol
\ lows
''Your Special Committee to which was referred
the item Support of Prisoners, $4,000, respect
fully beg leave to report that they have had the
same under consideration, and are of the opinion
that the item should be divided, and the sums APP
propriated be placed under two heads, as one por-
ton of the appropriation will be expended IN pay
ing the expenses of management, such as pay of
physician, of the deputy jailor clerk, chaplain.
turkeys and overseeKs of Oahu Prison, and also
in paying the jailors and overseers of all other
jaIs and prisons the islands, and also in paying
all other expenses of the different prisons on the
islands, to include also the paying for photograph
ing of prisoners. All tie above enumerated items
have heretofore been paid from out of the item,
Support of Prisoners" although strictly speaking
they do not come under that head. The committee
therefore recommend that the item be amended so
as to read as follows:
Prison management, to include
pay of physician, jailors and
overseers, ETC., etc..---..-.-...S 35,OU 90
support of prisoners. 5000 %
Thu leaving the latter item for the support solely
of the prisoners confined in the different jails and
prisons on the islands,
The report was signed by all of the members of
the committee and was, on motion, adopted
Representative Brown presented a minority re-
port from the committee of thirteen to whom was
referred the consideration of the apportionment
of the paw of the Police of the Kingdom, as fol-
lows: "As one of the committee of thirteen, to
whom was referred the items Pay of Police of
Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai l herewith beg
leave to report that it is impossible Cor to
cur IN or recommend that the report presented
by other members of the committee to this House
on the 18th instant, be adopted.
In the first place, the assignment of pay for the
deputy shers and police for the outer districts of
Oahu, are made up without any regard to the area
OF the districts the number of inhabitants. The
pay OF all deputy Sherifs In my opinion should be
equal, and no discrimination in their pay should
be made, in any district. l further think it i'm
polite for this House to fix the pay of police
officers; that should be left to the marshal and
sherifs, who are better able TO judge of the
amount that should be paid and how much the
services rendered are worth. The report of the
committee presented on the 18th instant, adds
sum of $40S00 to the amount asked for in the
Appropriation Bill, and it is submitted that the
Attorney General from the information laid be-
fore him Is a better judge as to the amount re-
CURED for the police department of the different
islands than this Assembly. The pay of the de-
putty marshal has been already passed by this
House, and should be taken out O.: the appropri-
alton for the police of Oahu.
AS this House has been asked to economic,
1t seems proper here to remark that where the
Ministry ask for certain sum which according to
their estimates is sufficient for the purpose for
which it is asked, it is bad policy to recommend
the passage of items which increase the amount
asked for In the sum of $40,800. | am therefor
of the opinion and recommend that the House
pass the items they stand in the Appropri-
alton Bill, as submitted to this Assembly.
CECIL BROWN
1 endorse fully the above minority report and
adopt it as my own. c. II. DICKEY.
Without passing upon the point as to the pro-
priety of fixing the pay of individual policemen,
IN this Assembly, referred to above, concur gen.
orally with the conclusions of the above report "
S. B. Dole.
Representative Kaulukou read for the first time,
bill to provide for five Judges for the Supreme
Court. Order to print.
caufa fiv Of
the rules, presented resolution that, an item of
0OO be inserted in the Appropriation bill to pay
ID. Kaaua of Hilo for damages to his land by the
opening of new road, in the district of Hilo. 70
Committee ON Public Lands.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in answer to a
resolution previously introduced, presented the
following statement :" have the honor to pre-
sent the following replies to the questions put to
me in the resolution introduced by the honorable
member for Wailuku, Rep. Castle, and passed by
the House on the 14th instant
l. Nine hundred and sixteen 1916 return pass
ports have been issued to Chinese since September
l. 1885.
3. Thirteen hundred and eighty-seven Il $50
Chinese have left the Islands since September,
j. Eighteen hundred and seventy-one (1,S71)
Chinese have arrived in the Kingdom since Sep
TENDER l, 1885, of whom about six hundred and
forty (640) entered without passports III accor-
dance with the regulation at the time in force.
4. Two dollars So is charged to each person
receiving passport.
5. The fees, less the expenses of the passports !
are turned into the Treasury as Government reali
zatons."
Representative Dole said that there seemed to
be no check on the manner of giving out pass
ports. He understood that it was large and |
profitable business. If the Government wishes |
to prevent this, the passports should be handed to
the Captain of the vessel when the passengers are
on board, and previous to the vessels departure |
1t was profitable business for Chinaman to buy |
the passports here, send them 10 China and sell |
them there for as high as $25.
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs said that no such
thing occurred. The greatest possible pains were |
taken to identify Cinnamon, and passports were re
fused except to those who produced tax receipts |
showing them to have paid taxes on 81 200 worth |
Of property. Laborers do not receive passports at
all, and none are transmitted by mail OF course
it was quite possible for them to send the pass
ports to China, but the Government intends to
adopt new rule, and that is that the photograph
Of each person receiving passport shall be at
.ached to it. laughter
Representative Dole said that the visages of
Chinese might look different to their countrymen,
put to white people, even in photos they looked
very much alike. lie thought however this was
/ step IN the right direction.
The Minister of Interior stated that this matter
lad engaged the attention of the late Minister of
Foreign Affairs This land had been made such a
pleasant place for the Chinese that they eager
20 come to it. The Hawaiian Consul General at
dongkong had lntlmated that as high as $50 and
S5O had been offered for passport to return here
f the immigration in families, there would be
10 anxiety to keep the Chinese out. But they did
lot want hordeS of men alone They wanted fam
lies, to increase and bless the land The fee fora
passport was originally 81. 1t was increased to
=, and about $4,000 had been paid into the Treas
Try as a Government realization. The receipts
we're paid into the Treasury and not one dollar
sed as perquislte III the Foreign Office exoept
he slight amount of actual cost.
Representative Brown referring to the Minis
sters report desired to know how the difference
which existed in the figures (311) could be recon-
lied, how could 81 of these Chinese get in with
ut passports.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that he
ould not answer the question just then, could not
xplain ofhand the discrepancy existing.
Representative Castle desired to know what the
linister of Interior had meant by ''the COST of
ssuing the return passports