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

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gagged IN agriculture in this king
dom for as many Chinese laborers
as he or they may, on oath, declare
to be necessary for carrying on such
several enterprises. Each of such
special permits shall he issued in
triplicate one to be held by the Chi
nese presenting the same, the other
two TO be disposed of as provided
by section 3 of this act. Such per-
mits shall be signed by a clerk of
the Foreign Office, and numbered
consecutively which number shall be
preserved in a record of the Foreign
Office. Each of such permits shall
contain the following conditions:
Carried.
First. That the bearer who pres.
ents it for entry into the Kingdom
shall remain therein for term not
exceeding five years.
Passed.
Second. That such bearer shall
be photographed and copy of such
photograph shall be attached to
each Of the special residence permits
before leaving the vessel in which he
arrived, or the place he may be at
or sent to under the authority of the
Board of immigration upon arrival.
Noble Baldwin moved that this
subdivision be struck out, and in
the proper place he would move a
substitute. This was obnoxious to
the Chinese. 1t would be better to
give the Board of Immigration
power to adopt such means as they
pleased for Identification.
Noble Muller moved that it pass
as in the bill. No Chinese coming
here under these contracts would
object to being photographed. He
did not believe in giving too much
latitude to the Board of Immigra-
ton.
Rep. Bush was in favor of the
amendment on general principles.
They had no moral right to place
marks on any people which would
degrade them to the level of brutes.
Rep. Lucas said if we could not
get laws passed to check the Chi
nese, then let the Chinese come in
and we will get out. The Chinese
were the most cunning beings in the
world, and should have all the re-
strictions put on them that could be
passed. He believed in giving the
planters all the labor they needed,
but not in letting the country over
run with Chinese. The subdivision
should pass unanimously.
Rep. Brown was member of the
committee that submitted the bill.
There was some doubt in the COM
mittee as to the photographing.
Chinese merchants had told them
that this provision would prevent
their countrymen from coming. They
had superstitious objection to be-
ing photographed. By giving the
Board power to adopt means OF
Identification, the immigrants could
be photographed on arrival, without
having law requiring such staring
them in the face.
Noble Macfarlane held that if they
were to allow Chinese to come here
they must be treated to such me-
thods of Identification as would pro.
tect the working classes from theil
competition outside of the planta.
tons. He could not agree with the
Representative from the first dis
trict, in his suggestion that the
Board could photograph the Chinese
without their previous knowledge.
He claimed that no such secret pro.
visions should be made, but the Chi
nese should know before coming
everything they had to expect.
They had arrived at a time when
something must be done. There
had arrived stringency in the labor
market which had to be relieved.
They must discuss the matter fairly
and intelligently. He claimed that
this was restriction that should be
put in the law. When they asked
those who objected to the photo.
graphing what they had to offer in
its place they Had nothing to offer.
He would not say that he would in
sist on the provision, if any other
J satisfactory mode of identification
| could be substituted.
Noble Widemann agreed that
there was no means of identify ing
Chinese, giving illustrations of their
elusive capacity from his own ex'
perience. If they we're to be photo
graphed, they would have to he APP
preached in an open manner. II
would not do TO bring them here
nnder any deceptive measure, bnl
they must know it before coming il
they are TO be photographed.
Noble Baldwin said the scarcity
of labor must he relieved. What
they were formerly getting for Sls
a month now cost S2G, and China
men claimed they would get $50 /
month before the next crop was
taken off They should strike GU
any obnoxious provision such a'
this, which would prevent the Chi
nese from coming 10 the country.
Minister Peterson thought TIA,
clause should he strnck out. Tn,
photographing did not prove 9rea
success nj the Jail One ohjcctiul
TO putting it IN the bill was Mat al
though il might he ilnpracIirahl,