The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-11-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
134TH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 80, 1899.
Morning Session.


At 9:15 quorum was present, and |
the minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
presented answers to questions rela-
tive to Makalua and Marchant, the
Government wards abroad.
The Attorney General read for the
first time bill to provide for the
of methylic alcohol.
Unfinished business now came on
and consideration of Bill 1874 rela-
tive to Chinese Immigration was
continued.
The amendment of Noble Thurs
ton, that limit of 5000 be placed
on the number of incoming immi
grants, was discussed.
Noble Young amended 5000 i'll
one year" Passed.
Several other amendments were
presented and carried, viz, the strik-
ing out of the word "colporteur"
and the insertion of the word
teacher" and adding of "diplo-
mats and their families" to the en-
joyment of permission of entry.
Rep. Kanealii was not pleased
with Noble Young's amendment
which had passed, and moved that
it be reconsidered.
Noble Thurston seconded the mo-
ton. He was not opposed to the
planters through any spirit of fac
tiousness, but took his stand on
principle. His interests were identi-
fed with those of the planters. The
question was simply which was to
prevail, Asiatic or Western civiliza-
ton.
The motion to reconsider was
carried.
Rep. Smith said that the danger
was staring the country in the face
of getting large number of one
class into the country. The Japan
csc were undoubtedly higher race,
but they were greater danger. He
favored getting in more Chinese.
There was a greater menace to
Christian civilization by the incom-
ing of Japanese than of Chinese.
We cannot get the kind of labor re-
CURED, so we should get one class
to Offset the other. He believed the
Chinese were the least harmless.
Noble Thurston said that the
member had been talking wild both
when he had intimated that there
was not sufficiency of labor in the
country and also when the Chinese
were suggested as the better class of
labor. He would say that in 1890
there were over $4,000 laborers in
the country. There had not been
any new plantations started, on the
contrary the labor of many had been
reduced, and one or two had closed
up altogether. A thousand or two
laborers would be sufficient to fill
all vacancies. But the intention is,
not so much to fill vacancies as to
get surplus, so as to reduce wages.
He considered that, for that pur-
pose, 5000 would be a large enough
number. Relative to the character
of the Chinese, Noble Thurston re-
lated historical facts which showed
the danger that threatened every
community in which Chinese could
obtain foothold from their fond
ness for dangerous secret society.
He instanced the troubles in Peru,
where the Chinese secret societies
had been the means of establishing
reign of terror by robbing, burn
ing, and numbering until they were
forced to the mountains, where they
remained two years before being
finally rooted out. No such com,
binations were ever known to exist
amongst the japanese.
Rep. Ashford favored the re-refer-
ence to the Judiciary Committee
Lost.
Noble Thurston's amendment tc
''not exceed 5000 in number" was
put.
Rep. Ashford asked if the 5OOt
meant per year or for all time.
President Walker said that it was
for all time or until the bill wa
amended.
On motion the amendment passed
The Minister of Foreign Affair!
offered amendments by which fee
of 81 for laborers and SIS for profes
sional people were charged for ad
missions under the bill. Carried.
The Minister also offered al
lclutlNc W Ohc
of fees remaining over after pay
ment of Office expenses to the Treas
ury as a Government realization anC
to the credit of the Chinese Immi
grafton fund. Carried.
Rep. Ashford desired to have the
work and labor of an agricultural
laborer" defined. He did not APP
prove of field laborer working in ;
mill.
Considerable argument was indul
|, ged in on the proposition, which, oil
being put, was lost,
!, On motion the bill was now passeC
as a whole.
Rep. Kamauoha introduced reso
luton that the manufacture and sal
of salt from the Kakaako salt pond
be prohibited. Referred to the San
, tary Committee.
Noble Thurston from the Commit
tee on Public Lands presented re
port relative to one of the Section
: in Bill l26A. Report adopted, bi
forwarded to engrossment and order
ed for third reading on Tuesda
next.
At 11:49, on motion, recess wa
had until l;30 p. N.
Mr.. Moore, the postmaster 1;
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