The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-05
Legislative Assembly.
S2D DAY--September 4th.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House re-assembled at one
o'clock, and resumed the reading of
the election bill with its 106 Sec
tions.
The third reading of the Election
Bill was concluded at 42G, and the
bill passed.
Minister Ashford gave notice of
q bill TO authorize the Minister of
Finance to remit the customs duties
on book called "Flora of the Ha-
waiian Islands"
MEMORIAL FROM CHINESE.
The following memorial received
by the President was read to the
House:
TO the President and the Mobiles and
Representative of the Hawaiian
Legislature.
The undersigned, a committee
appointed by a general meeting of
Chinese residents, under instruction,
tender their thanks to your Honor
able 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 pres
sure which has been exercised in
ducing a part of the members to
make laws without regard to justice
and forbearance, but we have at all
times looked forward with conf
dence 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 in
stances, 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 be-
come our very home, which we dc
not wish to forsake, and do not leave
except for the purpose of visiting
our parents and relatives in China,
when we return there for time.
We leave aside the question 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 mag
nanimous.
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 ap
proved by them. This is the same
people, who, when the disastrous
fire i'll April, 1886, made so many OF
us poor and homeless, helped us
with means and advice; no question
was asked then whether we were Chi
nese or not; the merchants did no
alone hold out to lis a helping hand
hut the planters, the mechanics anC
many of those whom we are accused
of crowding out of employment
showed their charity and goodwill
to us.
These men, and many others lik'
them, think and will say that thu
power which is in you was not givel
to do wrong to anyone, but to pro
tect all who obey the laws of th
land.
There is saying written on tn
wall of your chamber, "Let justic
be done though the heavens fall. ,
We ask not TO be favored only tina
the protection which justice gives u
he rot taken away from us.
We are respectfully,
WoNG KwAI,
l.. AHLo,
Tom Dow,
YEE CHIN,
G. MoNTING,
Nc CHAN,
CHING LOCK,
Il. ALUNG.
The memorial was laid on tn
table TO be considered with I'll
Constitutional amendment.
AT 4 :58 the House adjourned {
, 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning.