The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-20
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Eighteenth Day.

| J. Wight, senior Noble, in the chair. The
President and Vice. President being absent
| Noble w. o. Smith was elected President
pro tenn. Minutes of the previous days
| business were read and confirmed.
| PETITIONS.
| Noble Foster presented memorial and
| petition from the Anti-Asiatic Union and
| other residents and tax payers of Homo
| lulu, against further immigration of Ash
atics The memorial sets forth the reasons
| and circumstances for which the legislation
asked is claimed to be necessary. Append
| ed to the petition are 1900 signatures
| Following are the prayers:
| We, the undersigned, voters and taXpay-
| payers of this Kingdom, earnestly request
| that laws be enacted during the present
| session OF the Legislature, May, 1888, EN-
| bodying the following clauses, which are
| of vital importance to the interests OF the
| petitioners and of the country at large:
| FirSt-That no more male passengers OF
Asiatic race, be allowed to land at any OF
| the ports of this Kingdom, whatever be the
place they may come from, or If permitted
| to land, temporarily, only on bail OF hive
hundred dollars
Second-That the granting of return
passports to Asiatlcs be limited to specially
urgent cases, and then only with all the
precautions necessary for individual lden-
| LITIGATION.
Third-That all further introduction of
Asiatic COolie immigrants, either Chinese
or Japanese, be Immediately restricted to
the actual wants of the individual planters
in labor for sugar and rice plantations
only.
FOurth-That the planters who hence
forth will require Asiatlc labOrerS shall
make requisitiOn to that effect to the
Government, stating the number required
and the length of engagements or con-
tracts desired.
FIfth-That it will be understood in
those contracts that no Aslatlc Immigrant
labOrers coming to this country Will be
permitted to land freely, but that they
will be kept under proper restraint until
they enter into an agreement to work for
some responsible planter for three or five
years.
Sixth-That each of the employers be
made responsible, by reasonable bond, for
such strictly limited number of labOrerS as
may be introduced for him, with the clear
understanding that all such laborers, at
the expiration of the time for which they
be engaged will have either to reship on
some plantation or be sent away from
this country, proper means of Identified
ton being taken on the first landing of
every individual immigrant
SeVenth-That in view of better control
ing these labOrers. only a portion of their
salary, sufficient for their maintenance, be
paid into their hands, the balance being
handed over monthly by the employers to
the Government, to be kept in some safe
place of deposit and RENTED to the respect
i've immigrants only when, at the expiration
of their engagements, they are to be
forced to leave the Kingdom, their passage
money being then deducted from such de-
posted sums.
Eighth-That it will be eniOined to the
Government not to issue to ASiaticS, either
Chinese or Japanese, any new licenses for
doing business in any trade or commerce,
except for the sale of Chinese or Japanese
goods, pork or rice, and that whenever
favorable occasions occur through legal
infractions, default or failures, the licenses
actually granted to AsIatics, be cancelled.
Ninth-That also such licenses already
granted to Asiatics, be at once cancelled,
which are obnoxious or dangerous to pub
lie health or safety, such as hack-driVers,
bakers, butchers, etc.
Tenth-That no Asiatic, after once being
bankrupt, be allowed to own any more in
terest in any other licensed business.
Eleventh-That the Government be re-
quired to exercise proper vigilance on the
enforcement of the actual legislation on
licenses, against all Asiatics who at present
eVade the laws.
Twelfth-That stringent Vagrancy Act |
be vigorously enforced to prevent any Ash |
attic idlers, Chinese or Japanese, to remain |
male Chinaman and Japanese, residing |
here at present, be registered anu given an |
Official certificate showing that he is actu-
ally earning an honest living.
Thirteenth-That all ASiaticS who can
not show that they are willing to, and can |
make an honest living here, shall be COM
PEELED either to enter into contract for |
three or five years, as per clause 5, or to !
leave the Kingdom.
Fourteenth-That the overcrowding of |
ASiatlc adults in their dwellings be re-
Stricted according to sanitary principles.
That all these points, gentlemen, will re-
celve your kind and prompt consideration, |
is the earnest and sincere prayer of your
petitioners.
After considerable discussion and some
half dozen motions on the best course to
take in dealing with the petition, it was re-
erred to a select committee of seven, con-
sisting of Mobiles Foster, Castle, Baldwin,
Reps. Kinney, KaWainui, Mcguire and
Minister Austin.
Noble WaterhOuse presented a petition
rom Maemae for two electric lights. Re-
erred to committee on public lands and
Internal improvements.
Rep. Dowsett presented petition from
Palama for widening of the road from the
RefOrmatory School to the Insane Asylum
Referred to committee on Public Lands
md Internal improvements.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. Rice, for the EngrOssment Com
nittee, reported back the Copyright Bill,
corrected.
Noble Castle read the report of the Judi
iary Committee on the bill to facilitate the
proof of service of process in civil cases,
commenting that it pass. Laid on the
able to be considered with the bill
The same Noble read report of the
judiciary Committee on the bill to amend
he Commissioners of Private Ways and
Water Rights Act, which with certain
mendments they recommend do pass
laid on the table to be considered with the
ill.
Noble Baldwin for the Finance Commit
ee, reported on the claim of E. B. Thomas
or a balance of $685. 6, interest on $40, O84,-
Z. balance unpaid on the Police Building
contract till, several months after the
uilding was completed. Committee think
be case one more properly for the Courts to
ettle. They find that the contract between
he government and E. B. Thomas was
cry loosely worded and stipulated no time
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