The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-22

when President Dole offered prayer and
Secretary Ro1gers called the roll
conference ON the Chinese Till
was being held upstairs and "a
couple of groups Of Legislators were
caucussing on the foor Of the house.
Those present wcrc President Dole.
Nicc-president Wilder. Ministers Smith,
Hatch. Damon and King. Messrs smith,
Emmcluth. Allen. Waterhouse, Ena,
Tonney, Young, zuhr. Morgan, Men
donca aud Bottle.
Mr. Smith presented the first
petition of the day. II was
from the American League. asking for
band concerts Vt Thomas square SUNDAY
afternoons. Mr.. Morgan moved 10 refer
To the Minister Of Foreign Affairs. who
has charge of the band. Mr. Water
house wanted TO lay on the table Till AN
amendment 60 the Sunday law
could be- offered. Mr.. Wilder
offered AN amendment for re
ference 10 the Judiciary Committee
and that was carried. Minister Smith
/ read the law but did not undertake TO
say II il prohibited band concerts.
Secretary Rodgers read two petitions
on the subject OF Sunday music. One
was from the y NJ. G. A. aud
the other from the Central Union
church. Both were vigorous protests,
declaring the proposed innovation
would be a dissertation of the Sabbath
/ and means OF disturbing the quiet Of
the day. The Y. NJ. G. A. cited the Holy
Writ as law. These protests indicate
.
send them in. Both communications 20
to the Judiciary Committee with the
first petition.
Minister Damon read an important
communication FROM the Postmaster
General Of Canada. IL asks for an ar.
rangement by which the two countries
may have an interchangeable money
order system. The department will act
upon this.
Minister Hatch read the report Of the
! Special Committee on the Chinese
[ license bill. This particular matter. to
/ gether with the proposed registration
| law, will be attended 10 at another day.
| rhe committee presents a bill AMENDING
the Chinese restriction act Of 1892.
/ II provides that contracts shall
provide for Chinese 10 pay fifteen per
cent. of their wages TO the Immigration
Board till $50 accUmulates. This IL 70
be forfeited or used in paying the pas
sage Of the la5orer out Of the country
unless he signs again. Upon landing
the laborer must supply four photo
graphs Of himself Violations u the
law will be punished az niisdsmeanors.
Messrs. ID. y. Smith and EmmelUtb
signed a minority report from the
committee. They are opposed positively
to further Aslatic immigration, but
believe the bill IN line Of removing the
evil and yield on the representation that
any other action at this time would b.
an injury 70 the leading industry VI the
country.
Mr.. Tenney read from the STAR ed.
tOrial Of last evening. he held that u
insinuated that the Provisional Govern.
ment was opposed 10 annexation upon
any basis that would allow full fTsne1iss
10 the native. Mr. Jenney wanted "
know if the article WAS published b.
any shadow Of authority from the Cos
ernmeDt.
Minister Ha'cb replied Il once, q
was necessary 10 state that the Govern
: nleDt was not responsible for We've y
r any character expressed ~ the editorial
q The Government has no official organ
and he did not presume that aDyO,lI
held il responsible for the UtteraDees y
any paper. He would not undertake b
3 say what jDtimatiODs the article DID y
a did not make. IL the construction wa
i that Offered by Nr. JeBDey, IL ceFtsiDl.
= does not advance the idea Of tlle DOy
. erDDleDt. The public policy IL well De
= fined in the Constitutional Convention
J Act. il provided that any CITIZEN Sb
D took the pledge could vote, The GOy
erDDIept certainly did not intend ~ %
priye HawsiiaDs Of their pojjtjcs
& rights.
Mr.. Tenney said be had not suppose
: the article was official, but IL csTtsiDI.
2 had that tone.
! Reading further from the eJltOTja
|, columns Of yesterdays S5TAs, b
y required Of the Attorney. tenefz
e in Policeman Wagner was eOTfsc
e when he testified that his instruction
e were 70 shoot 10 XII il persons aTreste
= for trivial OtfeDses resented, The A.
torBey General ssd u course mo-
They were told ~ act a. might b. c0f
-. sisteDt with the occasion, Wagner ha
. made the statement Yblle be Ma RDde
u the confusing frs NJ a Tjzi1 erosS-exsB
Il nation,
- Mr, N0rgsD-Jt may help the Alta
n Dey-DeneTaJ ~ suggest that NT, Wa
u Der be discharged, a man who cOsil
4 not understand and explain HE Or'Isf
! should be relieved,
Il The Attorney eBeraI--If Ne aete
on newspaper reports sODle members 3
the Government might I0ss pIsi
places. This matter viii be invest
a gated.
~ Nr, Young read an inquiry % N
Executive Council u OpsBsG by askID
if u was DOY known that The America
e. ration Of LjiiDOkaIaHL bis bIsa was
g. have brought out The fact III
~ monarchy for the Islands vi
III eternaIly AZ rest, Had there been a,
eOrYesp0DdsDceS Was there ayaiiai,
anything official that would tend
satisfy the natives that there wOg
u never ~ restoration,
ns Minister Hatch ssDt fOT a letter viii
IA, was received bg President Dole, ~,
A., the Foreign Munster, under dats
~, Feb. 14tb, Il was from the ADsflei
- Minister, vino said that h. III
81 been notified by his Government, IND
~ date Of January zDtb, that die BaDalil
question bad been submitted ~ 10
gress, and that "Dy special lDsiTiictlO
as had bern fully complied with"
~, Minister Hatch beIieysd that 1
=" words quoted ssttlsd the matter on
hs and for al.
ID. NI. Allen moved that ~
ice ~ taken ~ 1T tils Hswaiia
EFT know the truth through ~
.eB papers. He agreed with 4
Young that II Yas evident the Dati'
we're being tempered with " giaIicil
and designing persons. Jiis DiOti
at was carried.
lly The bill ~ ia the salary u Dep
ths Tax Assessor az S1sO instead NJ q
=, centaXs Wa changed ~ that the off
Wy Willie provided for IN the spDfopriat
bill.
az The Councils went into eKscDt
isb session al Z'J1.