The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-10-11

much idle wind. This bill can be bet
tered, it must be made so that a
man can be identified without any
chance of transfer. He submitted
that in the interests of the greatest
number that the bill should pass.
Rep. Ashford said, Cbesides speak
ing eulogistically of Noble Thurs
ton), 1t seemed to be understood |
that the mechanics desired this law.
He denied that this was so.
Noble Marsden. Has the member
had any conversation with mechanics
on the subject?
Rep. Ashford. Yes, | talked with
mechanic on this very bill this
afternoon.
Noble Marsden. Well, and what
did he say?
Rep. Ashford (smiling). He said
he would like to see this Registra-
ton bill pass, because it would clean
out Chinatown. Iaughter) But
would not vote for it to clean out
dozen Chinatownsl He hoped the
bill would be deferred until after
action on Article SO Constitutional
Amendment) that would give an OPP
portunity to exempt all persons who
were here at the time of its passage.
Noble Thurston questioned how
those who were here before could be
identified from those who might
arrive, if that provision was intro
duced?
Minister Neumann had Gas usual,
but a few words to say and which he
would premise with the opinion that
a man that did not like the laws of
this country was not compelled to
stay, unless it was away. Uaughter).
1t was no injury to any good citizen
of country to yield up small por-
ton of his personal liberty if by so
doing he benefited the whole of the
people, When it came to question
of, he might say, maudlin sentiment
as the requisite to defeat this bill
then there was no sense in following
such course. Rep. Ashford was
always ready to draw the sword in
defense of personal liberty and had
spoken of the semi-barbarous civil
ization of northern and middle Eu-
rope; what did the member mean by
middle" Europe?
heI. AShlOll. SSIIlduy
Minister Neumann, well, indeed.
He desired to say to the honorable
member that, when Canada, where
Rep. Ashford hailed FROM approach
ed the civilization of Germany,
when as many scientists and states
men were produced from the land
of the Kanuck as from that of Faith
erland he would speak in defence.
As it was he did not need to say
anything, people would smile if he
made a speech in answer for they
would say that that should not have
been taken notice of, that was "only
Ashford, nobody minds what he
says, there he goes again" Naugh
teri To resume he hoped that no
labor law would pass the House
without this bill. He had never
given his voice to any organic law
which was intended to lower the es-
tate of any human being. If the
Labor bill should be unconstitution-
al then this Registration bill would
be protection, and, without this
bill passing he would not vote for
any other He had seen many Chi
nese around the House during the
debate, on this bill, and on the La
Dor bill; they were here for some
purpose and, he believed through
intimidation of the very element
which this bill, if passed, would
eliminate and send out of the coun-
try. In that there was boon. The
registration was such that no honest
or decent man would be ashamed to
fulfil the conditions, it would be
only those of that rascally class
which have neither habitation nor
name. The bill was good in more
than one way, LIST; it would aid in
Kidding the country of Chinese
vagabonds. End; it would eliminate
from our midst the opium smoking
and gambling classes. Bird; it would
help to get rid of some of the scum,
white, which came here by every
steamer and sailing vessel, men who
had left their own country and
staid here simply because they were
, not known. He hoped that he was
not now entrenching upon any OF
the clientele of the member from the
, Bird district. Iaughter) OF the
personal taxes which should be col
lected from the 25,5O0 Asiatics here
nearly 10000 were lost. This was
mentioned to show that the bill, in
stead of being an expense without
: return, would assist in obtaining
, nearly $4,000 which is now lost
, This bill is intended to reach further
than Chinese, it may not reach Jap
anese as fully on account of being
5 against existing treaties. In answer
to Rep. Ashford's Interpolation re-
) lative to America having registra,
) ton law but against Chinese solely
Minister Neumann, continuing, said
that, America has such law and
, against Chinese but it was in viola,
ton of her treaty, her bill of rights
and her Constitution. Must Hawaii
do likewise? He though that even il
we had the strength of the United
States and could successfully resist
, China, yet we were too just to SC
act in contravention with our treat,
les. The bill should pass as it was
for the best interests of the country
Rep. Smith, at 4:09, rose to move
aHiollrnmant but haSit ataH 90 nc ~