The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-07

understanding was that IL the bill
became law the Chinese merchants
here would be responsible. He was
that with all the machin.
cry of the Government they were
unable to control the Chinese labor
question. The Chinese laborcrs
were very much like Paddy's lca,
"you might see him, put your
thumb on him but, when you wanted
to find him, he wasn't there"
He thought that syndicate of
Chinese merchants could control the
whole matter. The planters could
look to them for labor and the full
tllment of contracts. These mer-
chants would he responsible for the
deportation Of those whose permits
had expired. There were a number
of responsible Chinese merchants
here who were prepared to engage
in the work.
j. Marsden agreed to the advisa-
bility of such course; as it was
now, even when the Chinese were
under contract, they slipped away rs
easily as If not bound, and the en-
ployer had no recourse.
III. Mist did not think that the
Chinese Government would agree TO
any proposed labor convention.
On motion of w. o. Smith, it was
ordered that, "A committee of five
be appointed to take into considera-
ton the matter of Chinese immigra-
ton in their discretion to confer
with responsible Chinese parties,
and consider the suggestions
to be made TO the Leglsla-
ture and report recommendations
to this company or to the Board of
Trustees. The vice-president APP
pointed Messrs. w. II. Castle, ii.
p. Baldwin, j. Marsden, p. Isen-
berg and W. M. Giffard as the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Isenberg stated that Mr..
Marques had spoken to him in re-
gard to the failure of the projected
Portuguese immigration and that
Mr.. Dias had sailed for home (here).
Mr.. Marques further had said that
he (Mr. NJ had friend abroad
who had written that laborers (Por-
tuguese) could be obtained and from
islands other than Madeira, and from
the mainland.
Mr.. Smith drew attention to the
| Inc hnfxH nT
the company and Mr.. Marques on
this subject.
Mr.. Baldwin did not consider il
advisable to make n move in Tho
matter. The Hawaiian Consul had
said that the character of labor oh
tainable from the mainland was moi
desirable.
Mr.. Thurston asked how Mr.
Spalding's scheme, for the intro
duction of Italians as laborers, wa:
progressing.
MIR. Fairchild stated in brief tina
he had received a cable lately iron
Mr.. Spalding, and containing tn
information that the intention of in
PRODUCING Italians as laborers la,
been, at least, deferred. He woul,
like, IN turn, to know what were TIT
prospects of obtaining laborers iron
the New Hebrides.
Mr.. ThurstOn said there was it'll
hope for any further movement il
that direction. He from investiga
ton was satisfied that there was N
doubt hut that the majority OF tn
laborers brought here from the Sout
Seas were knocked down and kid
mapped or at least their consent wa
obtained by questionable methods.
Messrs. w. o. Smith and III. /
Baldwin spoke in regard to the que'
tionable means used, and also, i
some cases, the unsatisfactory n
suits.
On motion, at IL o'clock, the cor
, vention took. recess until 9 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
On assembling in the afternoo
Vice-President Atherton announce
the composition of the regular stant
! ! ing committees, for the ensuin
! term, as follows:
, Labor-H. =. Baldwin, A. S. Wi
> cox, p. c. Jones.
r Cultivation-W. H. Richard, r.
Macfie, r. ID. Walbridge.
e Machinery - II. Morrison,
~ Walsh, j. Renton, Jr.
. Legislation-C. r. Bishop, Il.
Walker, w. O. Smith.
Reciprocity-P. c. Jones, C. !
Z Cooke, l.. A. Thurston.
: Transportation-J. M. Horner,
n r. Hind, 4. S. Kay.
d Manufacturers. S. Spalding,
d Renton, ST., II. Halstead.
n Live Stock-B. f. Dillingham;,
e N. Wright, j. H. Patty.
e Forestry-W. w. Hall, w.
}. Gifiard, Il. r. Walker.
il Fertilizer-Wm. Goodale, J.
, Smith, q. N. Wilcox.
y, Coffee and Tea-C. Koelling, f.
Schaefer, A. Dreier.
Tobacco. Marsden, j. Hackfe
IL II. Y. Horner.
:. Ramie-W. X. Castle, j. b. Attn
Is ton, b. f. Dillingham;.
Il Fruit Culture C.. e. Bond, j.
Smith, $. Is. Dole.
r Mr.. f. NJ. Swanzy read q report
rs Tobacco, which was listened 10 wi
interest.
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