The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
One Hundred and Thirty Fourth
Day.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 80.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 80.
The House met at 8 A. NJ. Roll call,
Is members present; a quorum was
obtained at 9:13. The minutes were
then read and approved.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Minister Robinson presented his
reply to questions asked concerning
Messrs. Makalua and Marchant, Ha-
waiian youths who are now being
educated abroad.
Minister Brown introduced for the
first time an Act relating to providing
for the importation and sale of alcohol
for medical, mechanical and scientific
purposes.
At 9 80 the House proceeded to the
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
Unfinished business. Consideration
OF the Labor bill.
I Noble Thurston's amendment limit
ing the importation of Chinese to 5000
was taken up.
Noble Young moved to amend to
:" $4,000 in one year."
Rep. Kaunamano favored the limit
alton to 5000. There was danger of
too many Chinese coming.
Noble Young's amendment was
Noble Williams said he had looked
up the meaning of the word cOlpor-
tours, and found it included any ped
dler. 1t opened loophole, and he
moved it be stricken out.
Rep. Smith moved that the word
teacher be substituted. Carried.
Minister Robinson called attention
to the fact that diplomats had been
omitted in the bill, and he moved a
new section eXempting them and
their families and attendants from
the exclusive provision of the law.
Noble Williams moved a verbal
amendment to Section 5, which was
carried.
Rep. Kanealii moved the vote on
Noble Young's amendment be recon-
sidered.
Noble Thurston seconded that, for
the reasons alleged in his speeches
yesterday. He did not take this stand
from factious opposition to the
planters, for his interests were iden-
teal with theirs; but it was a matter
of principle. The question before the
House was, whether the country was
to have Western civilization or
Asiatic.
The motion to reconsider was car
ried.
Rep. Smith said it was dangerous to
fill the country up with Japanese
alone. 1t would be better to have
more than one class. The japanese
government had already expressed
the desire that they be allowed to
vote. There was no knowing when
that demand would be made in way
which could not be resisted. He
would like to see the country filled up
with Europeans, but it did not seem
to be feasible for the lower grades of
labor.
Noble Thurston made a long speech
strongly urging the dangers from too
great an influx of Chinese.
Rep. Ashford moved that the bill be
referred back to the Labor Committee
and that Noble Thurston should be or
that committee.
Noble Thurston considered the mat
ter should be settled one way or the
other without further reference to 8
committee.
Rep. Ashford said some use should be
made of the Constitutional amend
ment passed yesterday; otherwise
what had it been passed for?
Noble Baldwin opposed reference tt
a committee, and hoped the amend
ment would pass at 5000 q year. Jap
anese and Chinese laborers were leav
ing all the time, and if wages are still
further reduced they would leave il
greater numbers.
Noble ThurstOn's amendment, linn
iting the number of Chinese to b,
introduced to 5000, was carried.
Minister Robinson offered al
amendment fixing the fees for per
mits at 81 and So. Carried.
Minister Robinson moved to amen,
by adding a new section, providin
that the receipts from fees shall b
used for paying expenses, and the bal
ance turned into the Treasury for th
benefit of the Chinese Immigratio
Fund. Carried.
Rep. Ashford moved an amendmer
intended to exclude Chinese from til
mills.
The amendment received but tw
votes.
The bill passed with two dissentin
voices.
A motion to reconsider was lost.
Under suspension of rules, Rep. K;
mauoha presented a resolution direc
ing the Sanitary Committee to as
the Board of Health to prohibit IL
making of salt at Kakaako, as it w:
unwholesome. Referred to Sanital
Committee.
Under suspension of rules, Mob
ThurstOn presented q renort recon
Highways law. Adopted.
At HAS A. NJ. the House took rece
until l 80 PM.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-aSsembled at Ia
twenty-siX members present.