The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-05
Afternoon.

| Re-assembed at L o'clock.
| Election Bill-Third reading of the cleo
| ton bill, continued.
| The reading of the remaining sections
| occupied the time of the afternoon, until,
at 4:26, the bill passed.
NEW BILL.
Minister Ashford for Minister Green,
gave notice of a bill: to authorize the Min
| lister of Finance to remit the customs duties
upon a book entitled The Flora of the
| Hawaiian Islands"
CHINESE MEMORIAL.
The President said he had received a
| memorial relating to Chinese restriction
measures, to be laid before the House.
| The paper was read by the Clerk and In
| terpreter, and is as follows:
To the President and the Mobiles and
Representatives OF the Hawaiian Leg
isIature.
The undersigned, a committee appointed
| by general meeting of the Chinese resi-
dents, under instruction, tender their
| thanks to your Honorable Body for the
course which you have taken to protect
and preserve the rights of those of our
| nation who have heretofore dWelt here.
We understand the great pressure which
has been exercised inducing a part of the
members to make laws without regard to
| Justice and fOrbearance, but we have at all
| times looked forward With confidence that
the sentiment of fairness which lives in
the educated white men, as well as the
natives, would prevent the passing of any
laws to drive us from the country or to
take from US the right of earning living
by honest labor.
We desire to call your attention to the
fact, that, in numerous instances, through
long residence and fair dealing with our
fellow men, we have built up friendship
and kindly feelings with the citizens who
are not of our nation: that this has become
our very home, which we do not wish to
fOrsake and do not leave except for the
purpose OF visiting our parents and rela-
tives in China, when we return there for a
time.
We leave aside thequestion of forbidding
further immigration of our cOuntrymen,
excepting that it will be carried out as your
wisdom may direct, without oppression or
cruelty, and expecting confidently that all
legislation concerning US, our position and
our property will be just, temperate, broad
and magnanimous.
We have lived among this people whom
you represent for years and will not and
cannot believe that any injustice done to
us would be approved by them. This is
the same people, who, when the disastrous
fire in April, 1886, made so many Of US
poor and homeless, helped US with means
and advice; no question was asked then
whether we were Chinese or not; the mer-
chants did not alone hold out to US a help
ing hand, but the planters, the mechanics
and many or those whom we are accused
of crOwdlng out of employment showed |
their charity and goodwill to US.
These men, and many others like them, |
think and Will say that the power which is |
in you was not given to do wrong to any
one, but to protect all who obey the laws |
of the land.
There is a saying written on the wall of |
your chamber, - Let justice be done though |
the heavens fall" We ask not to be ia |
vored only that the protection which JUS
tice gives US be not taken away from us
We are respectfully
WONG KwAI,
l.. AHLo,
Tom Dow,
ZEE CHIN,
G. MoNTING,
Nc CHAN,
CHING Lock,
T. ALUNG.
Laid on the table to be considered with |
the Constitution Amendment bill.
Adjourned at 4:3S to 10 O'Clock Wednes- !
day morning.