The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-02


of immigrants than Asiatics.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. +. MORGAN,
JNO. MOTT,
G.. BOLTE.
Committee.
The report was accepted and placed
ON file.
Mr. Hatch reported for the Judici-
airy Committee, a bill separating the
office of Minister of Foreign Affairs
from the office of President, and re-
commended its passage.
The report was adopted.
The same committee reported a bill
providing a salary of SiO, 600 a year for
the President.
The bill was read for the first time.
President Dole said he desired that
the bill be discussed freely, and that
he should not be present. The Council
was of course familiar with the nature
of the Office and it's duties, and also of
the prospect OF change in the form
Of the Government, all OF which bore
on the question.
The Judiciary Committee asked for
further time in the matter of an en-
largement of the Council.
Mr.. Brown said he thought the
Councils should take notice of the way
IN which the newspapers were speak
ing of members of the diplomatic
corps and OF the heads of foreign coun-
tries. He would like to know if the
Executive Council had considered
this.
The Attorney General said the Gov
eminent had considered the matter.
The proper course was for diplomats
to complain to the Government. One
or two complaints had been made, and
certainly there had been one or two
publications lately which approached
very near the border line.
President Dole said it was very diff
ficult to control the press, impossible
in some cases. The Government ex-
ercised more control here than in the |
United States. He had had occasion
to demonstrate with editors some times |
and had always been courteously lis |
tened to. This tendency would break |
forth occasionally, particularly where |
political relations were so unusual and |
extraordinary as at present between |
Hawaii and the United States. This |
accounted for some expressions which |
had been used and which were regret |
ted by all the members OF the Govern |
ment.
Minister Dumcn said there were |
some matters which required addi- |
tional appropriation, and he would |
Introduce an Act providing for the |
same. The bill appropriated $50, $50.
The bill was read a first time.
The Attorney General presented a |
bill providing for the licensing of all |
Chinese engaging in trade or M echan- |
ical employments.
The bill is as follows:
An Act to- Provide for the Licensing |
of Chinese who Engage in Trad |
ing or Mechanical Occupations in |
the Hawaiian Islands.
Be it enacted by the Executive and |
Advisory Councils of the Provis- |
ional Government OF the Ha- |
waiiau Islands: |
Section 1.-The term ''Chinese" as |
used in this Act shall mean any |
person male or female wholly of Chi |
nese or Monaghan birth or descent, |
whether born in China or elsewhere, |
and whether citizens or subjects of |
China or any other country.
Sec mo Chinese residing in the |
Hawaiian Islands on or after the first /
day of May y. ID. 1894, shall engage
in or carry on any trading or me-
chanical occupation i'm the Hawaiian |
Islands unless he shall have first OBJ
tanned license from the Government |
permitting him 10 engage in or carry |
on such trading or occupation, |
and no such license shall be granted /
To any Chinese who il not regularly |
engaged ia such trading ar mechan. |
leaf occupation 80 the date II the in-
PRODUCTION az this Act.
sec. 3.-No Chtuese who shall here /
after arrive i'm the Hawaiian Islands |
shall toe granted "A iic.E=e To- engage In /
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