The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-18
Radical Change in Present Laws
Passes Second Reading.
OMITS OBLIGATORY DEPOSITS
House Rests on one Appropriation
BIlI-More Questions Answer
ed By Ministry.
SENATE.

! One Hundred-fourth Day, June IL.
Notification was made that the Pre-
sident has signed the amendments tc
the land act
The Finance Committee made THEN
report on the books of the Board oi
Education. The report was received
and placed on file.
The Passed Bills Committee reported
that the bill permitting the manufac-
ture and sale of wine from Hawai-
ian grown grapes had been presented
to the President for his signature.
A communication was received
from the House announcing concur
rent action on the bin regulating the
opening of streets through private
lands.
Senator Baldwin reported favorably
on the bill making new regulations for
Chinese immigration. The committee
recommended amendments. They re-
ported that the depOsitors under the
present laws numbered 1000 and
their funds aggregated S163, 900. The
new features of the bill as recommend
ing is as follows:
Conditional permits to enter this
Republic may be granted by the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs with the ap-
proval of the Executive Council for
such Chinese as shall be recommend
ed by the Board of immigration upon
the application of employers OF do
mestic, agricultural or mill labor,
which said permits shall contain the
condition, printed in both the English
language and in Chinese characters,
that the bearer is allowed to enter this
Republic solely on condition that he
gives a bond in the sum of $50 liquid
ated damages, such bond to be signed
by his employer as surety, and con-
ditiOned that while here he will en-
gage in no trading or mechanical Oc-
cupation other than domestic service
or agricultural labor in the field or in
rice or sugar mills, and that he will,
whenever he shall cease to follow his
vocation as agricultural laborer in the
field or in sugar or rice mills or as
domestic servant, leave this Republic,
and that for every breach of such con-
ditiOn he shall on conviction by any
of one hundred dollars. For each
conditional permit so granted the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs shall be paid
a fee of one (S1.OO) dollar. Permits
to enter this Republic may also be
granted by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs for any Chinese resident in this
Republic at the date of the passage
of this Act, provided that such per-
son shall have resided within the
Republic for two years Immediately
such passage; and also 10
such other persons as may wish to So
journ temporarily in the Republic as
travellers, or as merchants having
business interests in this Republic;
provided that such sOjourn shall not
exceed six months; and provided that
such person so permitted to enter
shall give bond to said Minister, in
the sum of five hundred dollars, liquid
ated damages, conditioned that he viii
leave the Republic within six months,
and also all such persons who may
wish to sOjOurn temporarily in the
Republic, provided that such sojourn
shall not exceed three years and pro-
vided that such persons so permitted
and sufficient surety to the said Minis
ter in the sum of one hundred dollars,
liquidated damages, conditioned that
while he shall remain within the Re
public he will not engage in trading or
mechanical occupation other than do
nestle service or agricultural labor in
the field or in sugar or rice mills, and
that he will leave the Republic with
in three years. Any person who shall
remain within the Republic after the
expiration of the period mentioned in
the bonds given by him to the Minister
of Foreign Affairs under the proyis-
ions of this Section shall be guilty
of a mfsdemeanor and shall upon con-
viction be imprisoned at hard labor for
a term not to exceed six 90 months.
For each permit granted under this
Section the Minister Of FOREIGN Affairs
shall be paid a fee of five dollars"
The act repeaIs act a Of Provision
al Government and act 27 Of the ses-