The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-23

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framed which will be of great Vaiue,
and recommend that at an early DAY
the subject be taken up and acted
upon. 10
The Bill which We now ask 10 oe
allowed to present, provides Tor the
retention of a percentage OF the wages
of Chinese laborers hereafter admltteu
To these Islands, to be held by the
Beard of Immigration for the beneflt
of the laborer until the time comes Ior
him to depart from the country; thus
affording a means OF ldentlhcaIloh,
and a fund for paying the passage OF
fba Iaborer when the time comes for
him to depart.
+. NJ. HATCH,
w. +. ALLEN,
w. O. SMITH,
ED. SUHR.
Honolulu, March %, 1894.
The committee presented bill In
accordance with the report.
ID. b. Smith presented minority
report, signed by himself ana MT.
Emmeluth, as follows:
We wish to make a supplemental
report to say that we are opposed TO
further Asiatic immigration as pub
lie policy. But we yield 70 the
majority report, in the belief that the
adoption of an amendment OF the
laws of 1892 will be step In the
direction of removing the menace OF
Asiatic immigration, and upon the
representation that any otner actlon
at this time would infiict great INJURY
upon the leading industry OF the
country. ID. b. SMITH,
JOHN EMMELUTH.
The reports were tabled Tor cohslu-
Grafton with the bill. -.
Mr.. Tenney said there was an edl-
toriaI in the evening Star which read
as though il were authorized by the
Government. and he desired to ques-
ton the Minister of For,ign Affairs
on the subject
Minister Hatch said il was hardly
necessary to- state that the Govern
ment was not responsible for TINS puo-
lication. The Government had no
official organ. If the article were IN
tended to be taken as though annexa-
ton would only be accepted on terms
which would disfranchise the natives,
il did not represent the views OF the
Government. The Government De-
lieyed so thoroughly in annexation
that it favored any attempt to gain IL.
It's view of the native vote was SHOWN
by the bill just passed. All the Gov
eminent required of the natives was
that they should be loyal to the re-
public.
Mr.. Tenney said he had no idea that
the article was authorized, but III
sounded as though it were INTENDED 10
he taken so, and so he had asked for
AN expression from the Government
on the subject. He would also Ike 10
question the Attorney-Generai on the
testimony of Detective Wagner In
court about being instructed to shoot
RVa0ed.
The Attorney-G General said there
were no such instructions.
Mr.. Morgan said to help the Attor-
pev-General he would suggest that
Wagner be fired altogether. =,
The Attorney General said II all
Government offic RS were fired on
newspaper reports the members OF the
Councils themselves might have to go.
Mr.. Young questioned the Executive
as follows:
Mr.. President: I beg to call upon
the Executive for Information as 10
whether the American Minister is
now known to them, TIC be interview
ing for the purpose OF aiding In the
restoration of the deposed queeni anu
for the production OF any correspon-
deuce, which may throw light upon
the point, as to whether the matter OF
RESTORATION is closed as far as SAID
Minister is concerned:
Mr. President: The Provisional
Government of these Islands Is now
proceeding to establish u convention
To organize permanent government
in its place and stead
1t is therefore desired that the native
Hawaiian people shall freely particl'
nate in the formation of such govern
ment. and to that end a method mas
been provided for the election OF dele
gates to the proposed convention, oy
which all native voters may indicate
their choice of such delegates.
There is good reason to believe, ina
there are many natives who VIII re
fuse to participate in these Proceeu
ings on the sole ground tnat, III Inei
opInion, the Government OF the Cnl
ted States will in the near future, al'
in some way, in the restoration OF tn
deuosed queen. The majority OF WHIT
peopIe i'm these Islands, 1T Is believed
are capable of forming correct JUG
ment regarding the possibility c
such intervention, and are satlshe
that restoration will not take place.
The native people, however, are
serious doubt on the subject, anu III
large part of them evidently oeliev'
that such Intervention will be Tore
BILE. They further believe that II re:
toration takes place, and they shoui
participate in the election of dele
gates to the proposed convention,
il they should take the oath OF aiieg
ance to the present Government, the
will or may be punished.
This doubt on the part OF the natl'
neonle. il due to the Incorrect inform
alton received by them from those no
tile to this Government, notably-ti
opposition press, and their polite
leaders. The natives are not TO al
great extent readers of papers pu
iished in the United States, and a
not in position clearly to unde
stand the present attitude OF the VI
fed States toward this Government.
1t is of the utmost Importance
this iuncture. that the natives shou