The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-21


The bill then passed to epgross-
ment,,to he. read a third time on
Monday next. $50. tt.~~ aa'ss
Recess unul,Gprm.; al ... o..
.. AFTERSJoN sEssloN.
The House re-assembled at l p.
m. ....,I.........
Minister Austin reported that the
bill relating to the Hawaiian Postal
Savings Bank had been signed.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House went into Committee
of the Whole, Noble Waterhouse in
the chair, to consider the bill relat-
ing to the licensing Of labor.
Noble Castle moved that Section
| and the whole bill be laid on the
table. The bill was brought in by
the select committee, to restrict and
control the Chinese. 1t could not
name them alone because it would
then be clearly unconstitutional. If
the bill should become law it would
either be a dead letter or its enforce
ment might cause revolution. He
believed that by strict enforcement
of the restriction act that the Chi
nese could be controlled, and their
number greatly lessened. There
can be no legislation against the
Chinese as class this session, but
in 1890, provided we pass the bill
before this House to amend the Con-
stitution, it can be done. This bill
will not protect us, because it is ex-
ceedingly indefinite in its terms.
Where are the lines TO be drawn be-
tween common laborer and any
other? This bill applies to carpen
tiers, masons and other tradesmen,
and we cannot avoid that issue. The
adoption of this bill is not practical
legislation.
Rep. Kinney said if the wording
of this bill does not clearly express
what we want, there are surely
words in the English language which
can. If the honorable noble is
afraid skilled labor is included in
this bill, it will be very easy to put
in exceptions. All the objection so
far offered can be meet with amend
ments, and to throw it under the
table is confession of mental in
capacity to amend it. We want to
individualize and identify the Chi
nese now in the country. We have
hard work ahead. One third of our
population is Chinese. In the face
of these facts, the most that some
members can suggest is to pray,
"for heavens sake do nothing" The
honorable noble says this bill may
lead to Il revelation. Well If so, let
us have revolution before we be-
long to China.
Minister Green said it seemed tc
him that the pith of the bill was in
Section 5, where it compel every
body to work. 1t no doubt was ar
excellent thing for plantation owners
but he did not think it just.
Noble Smith said we must dc
something. The simplest, first in
stincts of self preservation demand
it. We have turned all ways seeking
some remedy. The difficulty is to
frame some provision which will not
conflict with the provisions of the
Constitution. This bill is not salts
factory, but it is beginning. Its
principal must be maintained, al
though the wording be changed, I'M
less something better can be pro,
duced.
Noble Young said he was against
the bill, it makes, a bridge out OF
poor men for us to cross on to get Q
slap at the Cinnamon. The tern
common laborer, is in the same cate,
CORY as the bill brought before this
House sometime ago to define drunk
enness. 1t proposes to take men as
good as any men in this House, but
possessed of less of this world S
goods, and make stepping stones OF
them to get at the Cinnamon, ant
these men are of our own race, ant
Hawaiians. He would rather see
the Constitution hacked to pieces
than see this bill pass, because it i:
going to take advantage of the poor
man. He said he had been work,
ing man all his life and drew work
ingman's wages from the time he
was II years old until he was II
DO not get on the neck of the poo
man.
Minister Thurston read pape
left on his desk by some one. L
contained two sentences. Cd Il
makes me sick; Chinese Legislation
will have to come from crowd VIII,
will raise hell. (2) The old MAJ
that Young is telling of is his owl
crowd, who are fast asleep and vii
not wake up until too late.
So far from putting our feet OIL
the neck of the poor man, if W,
don't do something the Chinamal
will have their feet on his neck. Thi
bill is almost word for word with
draft made by Col. Spalding, ant
does any one believe he would OPP
press the poor man? Now is til
time to act on this question. Their,
are from 10000 to $4,000 China
men in the country and the report O
the Board of immigration show