The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-08

Sixth That the said bearer shall not |
he entitled 10 exercise the rights of an /
Hawaiian citizen as to the term of resi- |
dence or employment while in the Ha- |
waiian Kingdom, but shall be restricted /
to the term and employment named in
such permit.
Rep. Lucas moved TO strike out the
word mot"
The subdivision was numbered FIVE,
and passed As read, and the first section
passed as amended.
Noble Macfarlane moved new section
as follows: Section > Not more than
1000 Chinese shall be allowed or permit
/ ted 10 be brought within the Kingdom
/ under the provisions OF this act.h
| Noble Baldwin doubted whether they
| would want 10 bring in that num-
+ Der. il would be best not 10 place a
/ limit. Ii there is TO be limit move it
/ be 5000.
Noble Macfarlane accepted the amend
ment.
Rep. Brown asked if the object of get
ting labor at reduced price would be
obtained by fixing a limit.
Noble Macfarlane--I do not want 10
fix limit, | simply want TO prevent an
influx of these people. l will withdraw
my amendment and leave it TO the Cabi-
net. feeling that they will act for the best
interest OF the working classes.
Noble w. Y. Horner said that under
this law the planters were required to
state under oath how many laborers they
wanted. That was enough restriction.
Rep. Lucas renewed the amendment,
r fixing the limit at three thousand.
: Rep. Bush moved the limit be five
thousand.
Noble Baldwin-No more than needed
? will be brought in.
} Rep. Brown said Chinese were used in
other industries besides sugar. They
2 had the rice industry.
Noble Macfarlane thought the limita
=, ton should not be placed in the bill, but
! leave it absolutely in the hands of the
Il committee.
4 The motion TO insert the new section
1 was lost.
: Sec. ,. Before issuing the special resi-
. dence permits, as hercinbefore provided
| the Minister OF Foreign Affairs shall re
n qure of the persons or parties applying
I for the same to execute and deliver
d bond to him for the use and benefit o
l. the Hawaiian Government, with one o
more sureties in the penal sum of -
e for each man to be landed under sucl
e special residence permits. Said bond
" shall be conditioned, that the applican
'r will furnish the man named in sucl
n special residence permit with agriculture
Y labor so long as he remains in the King
y dom, and that the laborer shall and wi
o comply with all the terms and condition
n named in the special residence permit.
d Noble Muller moved to insert the SUI
l. of $500 as the amount of the bond.
g Noble j. NJ Horner offered subst
is tute section as follows:
:. Sec. 3. The Board of Immigration sha
II allow all allotments of laborers intr,
l. duced for the different agricultural indu
IS tries before named to be taken ava
from the immigration Depot, upon I'll
t. employers or their legalized agents, wit
he the employee, signing contract for Il
e. faithful fultillment of the stipulation
therein contained. To wit: The retur
r OF all such laborers to their own COUNT
III after the expiration of their contract Sc
re vice time, or the sending away of SUI
a stitute in the place of said contract
Sc borer, if he be missing and not dead.
s. Rep. Brown moved as an amendme
We to the section in the bill that the pen
be sum be fixed at 800, and the followil
d. words inserted at the end: Except as
fl deportation from the country"
IL. Noble Muller offered the followi,
IN amendment: Except as to deportati,
o. from the country, but that he will 81
ey render such laborer to the Governme
at the expiration of the special residen
re- permit
d. Noble Marsden moved that all {
Ill words after the word Kingdom"
y. stricken out.
lis Noble Widemann- am AGAINST II
bill in toto. But we want it and shou
lat make it as good as possible. l move t
on committee rise and report progress.
The motion carried, the commit
he rose and the report of the committee W
he adopted.
lis At o'clock the House adjourned.
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