The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-11-07


1t would he better to strike out Ar
ticle Ii altogether, so that the Le-
gislature could, like those of other
countries, make such laws as were
required for the greatest good of the
greatest number.
Rep. Nawahi doubted if an Arti-
Gle could be added to the Constitu-
ton.
Noble Baldwin minated that the
House could add it TO Article ~ if
it chose.
Noble Phillips said the committee
had taken the anti-Chinese meat out
of the bill, on which they submitted
this recommendation. About year
ago the Reform Party brought their
henchman, Mr.. Kinney, down from
the States to conduct an agitation
for a special session of the Legisla-
ture to pass an anti-Chinese amend
ment to the Constitution. Whether
the movement was designed to catch
votes or not, the mechanics and
store-keepers gave it certain am.
cunt of support, because they felt
the need of protection, in earning
their livelihoods, from Chinese COM
petition. The bill introduced by
him proposed the sort of amend
ment then sought by working men
and tradesmen of all parties, and he
now moved that the bill pass instead
of this amendment by the commit
tee. japanese pouring into the
country by thousands the past few
years convinced the working classes
that they should also be included.
The bill proposed to amend Article
AZ of the Constitution by annexing
thereto the following proviso: "Pro-
vided, however, that the Legislature
may from time to time enact such
laws as it may deem proper for the
supervision and control of all per-
sons of Chinese or Monaghan birth
or parentage and may also by such
laws restrict and limit their resi-
dence in the Kingdom and the bust
ness or employment in which they
may engage. Such laws may apply
to such persons who are in the King
dom at the time of the adoption
thereof and to such as may hereafter
arrive"
Noble Widemann was willing to
vote for restrictions on people not
yet in the country, but could not
vote for imposing any degradation
on people now going about the
streets, some of whom he consider
ed as good as himself.
Rep. Bush argued that the pro-
posal was entirely repugnant to the
Constitution. No immigrant could
be restrained of his liberty, after he
fulfilled his contract, without VIOLA
ton of the Constitution, which said
that whenever slave touched Ha-
walian soil he became free man.
Noble Widemann said the United
States yearly sent back hundreds of
immigrants that she did not want.
Rep. Paehaole held that the am
endment was legitimate. The COM
mon good meant the good of those
now living here.
Rep. Kauhi said the attempt TO
add this Article was like sticking
burrs on horses tail. (Several
members called him TO order under
the ten-minutes rule after he had
spoken twenty minutes.)
Rep. Bush moved the previous
question which carried.
Noble Phillips amendment was
put and lost.
The section recommended by the
committee passed on the following
vote:
Ayes-Ministers Cummins, Brown,
Spencer and Peterson; Mobiles Wild
emann, Berger, Macfarlane, Muller,
Pua, Mccarthy, Phillips, Kauhane,
j. M. Horner, Hind, Parker, Mars
den, Baldwin, w. Y. Horner, Corn
well, Walbridge, Anderson, Won
Tempsky, u. N. Wilcox and Kanoa ;
Reps. Brown, Lucas, Rosa, A. Hor-
ner, Kahookano, Waipuilani, Apiki,
Paehaole, Cockett, Halstead, Knud-
sen, Rice and A S. Wilcox-36.
Noes-Reps. Il. w. Wilcox, Bush,
Kauhi, Nawahi, Baker, White, Ka-
nealii-7.
The bill as amended passed on the
following vote:
Ayes-Ministers Cummins, Brown,
Spencer and Peterson; Mobiles Kau-
hane, j. M. Horner, Hind, Marsden,
Baldwin, w. Y. Horner, Cornwell,
Walbridge, Anderson, Won Temp
sky, G. N. Wilcox and Kanoa Reps.
Brown, Rosa, Homer, Kahookano,
Waipuilani, Apiki, Paehao!e. Cock
EFT, Halstead, Knudsen, Rice and
A. S. Wilcox-28.
| Noes-Nobles Muller, Pua, Mo.
earthly and Phillips; Reps. Lucas,
r. w. Wilcox, Kauhi and Kanealii
"a.
Noble Mccarthy explained his
vote on the ground that he was OPP
posed to the 5000 income qualifica-
ton.
Noble Phillips voted no because
he was opposed to the last section,
Rep. Lucas voted no on account
of dissatisfaction with the income
qualification
A motion to reconsider the vote
was lost, and the bill was ordered
read third time Monday.