The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-30
UNFIEIsHED BUsISi

The Secretary read for tia first time
a bill amending the Chiuese ImmlRrn-
tion Law. The bill il as follows;
AcT -.
An Act relating to Chinese immigra-
tion, supplementary 10 Chapter
LINK. OF the Session Laws OF lby2s
passed the 30th day Of November, a,
ID. 1892, entitled "An Act restricting
Chinese immigration"
BE 1t Enacted by the Executive and
Advisory Councils of the Proyts-
ional Government Of the Hawai-
ian Islands:
Section /. In addition To the con-
ditIons named in Section = OF Chapter
LINK. OF the Session laws of 1892,
upon which permits may be granted
to Chinese to enter the Hawaiian
Islands to engage In domestic service,
or az agricultural Iaborers I'm the
field, or in rice or sugar mills, such
permits shall only be granted uLon
the further condition that the sum Of
one dollar and fifty cents out OF the
wages due the laborer at the end OF
each month shall be paid by his en-
ployer to the Board Of Immigration In
such manner and subject to such reg
ulations as said Board shall direct
until such payments amount in each
case To the sum of fifty dollars. TO be
held as a fund to the credit OF the
laborer for the uses and purposes here
matter set forth; and that each Chi
nese laborer for whom such permit IL
gran I'd hall, upon his entering the
Hawaiian Islands, furnish the Min
lister of Foreign Affaifs four photo
graphs of himself, one of which shall
be attached to the duplicate permit OF
such laborer on file in the Foreign
Office, one shall be attached To a
certificate TO be given the laborer, one
shalt be filed in the office of the
one with the Board of Immigration.
Sec. 2. When the laborer shall
cease to follow his avocation as an ag-
ricultural laborer in the field, or as a
laborer in sugar or rice mills, or as a
domestic servant, and shall depart
from the Hawaiian Islands, the
amount to his credit with the Board
of Immigration shall be paid to him;
or, the Board of Immigration may in
its discretion apply so much thereof az
may be necessary for the payment Of
his passage and pay the remainder to
him.
Sec. 3. Every employer of Chinese
into this country under per-
mits provided by said Act who shall
fail to remit to the Board of Immigra-
tion the amount above provided out of
the wages of such laborers, at the
times and in the manner directed by
said Board, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and liable to fine not
less than ten nor more than fifty dol
lars for each failure; and the said
Board may thereafter refuse to grant
the application of such employer for
n1IfG for Chinese fn
Provided, however, il any such en-
ployer shall within thirty days after
each such failure show TO said Board
good and satisfactory reason for such
failure, said penalties shall not be i'm
posed.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect
from the date of its publication.
Mr.. Emmeluth moved that where
ever the words ",iomestie servant
occur, they be stricken out.
The Attorney General explained
that this bill was simply intended to
give more effect to the law of '92.
Mr.. Emmeluth said the situation
was getting such that unless some
thing was done there would be trou-
BILE. Yesterday 200 students came in
under circumstances that were dis
graceful.
Mr. Morgan said the Chinese were a
better class of labor and better as
stCrekeepers than the japanese. He
lid not approve of this discrimina ton
against the Chinese ia the matter of
IL the whites did not
patroniZe the Chinese they would not
eel their competition.
Mr. Tenney thought the bill could
De improved upon, and he had "A num-
- 2 n n m afaftYR - to
If anything was to be done to re-
ieve the stringency i'm the labo- mar-
let the act must not be so loaded up
With restrictions as 10 be inoperatiVe.
Mr. Emmeluth said any measure
which permitted Chinese To stay IN
definitely would defeat the restrictive
He favored the putting i'm
he bill the term of years, and reauir-
ng the employer 10 return the men
{ the end of the term. After a num-
er of remarks by the Attorney. Gen
raj, Mr.. Tenney Withdrew his amend
1ents.
Mr.. Wilder asked whether the MEM
ers OF the Committee had consulted
he Chinese merchants on the photo-
raph requiSition. III this would pra
ent our getting Chinese he was on
osed To il. He wanted the restriction
: strict as possible, but liberal
nougn TO the Chinese To enable us TO
ct labor.
Mr.. Bolte said the amendments pra.
osed 10y Mr.. Teuner would suit the
hineSe.
The bill was referred Ia a special
Second reading of the bill provid-
lg salary instead of commmix$inn
r the Deputy Tax Assessor OF Homo
lu.
The bill passed.
The President appointed as the Sp,,-
al committees on the Chinese la6ar
II, Messrs. Emmeiuth. n. Il. smith.
filder and Bulte.
An amount oE S59.95 for uniforms or
'um corps WAS approved.
Minister Hatch asked authority to