The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-06-26
Eighteenth Day.

The House met at 10 o'clock, the hon.
]. 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 16OO signatures.
Following are the prayers; ,st 9.
We the undersigned, voters and taxPay-
| PAYERS of this Kingdom, earnestly request
| that laws be enacted during the present
session OF the Legislature, May, 1883, emu
bodying the following clauses, when are
OF vital importance TO the interests OF the
petitioners and OF the country al large:
First-That no more male passengers ot
Asiatic race, be allowed to land at any OF
the ports OF this Kingdom. whatever be the
place they may come from, or II permitted
TO land, temporarily, only on bail OF hye
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-
tihcation.
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.
tourth-That the planters who hence
forth will require Asiatic laborers shall
make q requlsition to that effect to the
| Government, stating the number required
and the length OF engagements or con-
tracts desired.
F1fth-That it will be understood in
those contracts that no ASiatic 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 Tor
| some responsible planter for three or hVe
years.
slxth-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 Teship on
| this country, proper means of identitca-
ton being taken on the first landing OF
every individual immigrant.
Seventh-That in view OF better control
| ing these laborers. only 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 remitted to the respect
he
! of their engagements, they are 10 be
| forced to leave the Kingdom, their passage
money being then deducted from such de-
! posted sums.
| Eightb-That it will be enjoined 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
| infracticns, default or failures, the licenses
actually granted to Aslatics, 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.
u
quired to exercise proper vigilance on the
enforcement of the actual legislation on
licenses, against all Asiatics who at present
unlsTfully eyade the laws.
Twelfth-That stringent Vagrancy Act
be vigorously enforced to prevent any Ash
attic idlers, Chinese or Japanese, to remain
in the country, and to that effect, that every
male Chinaman and Japanese, residing
here at present, be registered and 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-
ceive 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-
ferred to select committee OF seven, con-
sisting of Mobiles Foster, Castle, Baldwin,
Reps. Kinney, Kawainui, Mcguire and
Minister Austin.
Noble Waterhouse presented 8 petition
from Maemae for two electric lights. Re
ferred 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
and Internal Improvements.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Rep. Rice. for the Engrossment Com
mittee, reported back the Copyright Bill
corrected.
Noble Castle read the report of the Judi
ciary Committee on the bill to facilitate the
proof of service of process in civil cases,
recommending that it pass. Laid on the
table to be considered with the bill.
The same Noble read report of the
Judiciary Committee on the bin to amend
the Commissioners of Private Ways and
Water Rights Act, which with certain
amendments they recommend do pass.
Laid on the table to be considered with the
bill
Noble Baldwin, for the Finance Commit
tee, reported on the claim of E. B. ThCRas
for a balance OF $s75.96. interest on $40, ,USI,-
a. balance unpaid on the Police Building
Contract till, several months after the
building was completed. Committee think
thecase one more properly for the Courts to
settle Theyfind that the contract between
the government and Z. B. Thomas was
very loosely worded and stipulated no time