Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-29

ing of the Senate. We have been dill.
gently at work trying TO digest the ties
timony on the various subjects and in
the preparation Of what we desire TO
say to the Senate and to the commit.
tee Of which we are a part.
There are several subjects that we
have completed and acted upon SO
far as this particular subject is con.
cerned, II has not been completed; II
has been very little discussed in the
subcommittee. and only In an informal
and perfunctory way. It certainly, so
| far as am concerned. has not been de.
cided upon by the subcommittee one
way or another. and as chairman OF
the subcommittee frankly say to the
Senator from Ohio that | am unable to
say now what the report Of the sub.
committee will be on this particular
question. That II will be- Judging from
what has occurred here. a divided re-
| port | have 10 doubt; but on which
side there will be two and on which
side one do not yet know.
Mr.. Foraker-Mr. President
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Senator will allow me.
Mr.. Foraker only want to ask the
| Senator from Oregon for some infor.
nation on the point he is just touching
upon.
Mr. Mitchell-Certalnly: I yield to
the Senator.
Mr. Foraker-The Senator from Ore
gon says the report WILL he thinks. be
divided report on that point.
Mr. MITCHELL should Judge so from
what has occurred here today.
Mr.. Foraker-Will the Senator allow
me to ask him whether he refers to the
Industrial condition now obtaining or
to the question of admitting Chinese
labor?
Mr.. MITCHELL refer to the ques-
ton of admitting Chinese labor.
Mr.. Foraker-There Is no division. |
understand. on the industrial condi-
ton.
! Mr.. MITCHELL agree that there Is
at present great Industrial depression
in the islands.
Mr.. Bailey-win the Senator from
Oregon permit me to interrupt him?
Mr.. Mitchell--Certainly.
Mr.. Bailey--I wish to inquire wheth.
er the committee will take the trouble
10 enlighten the country as to the wis.
dom of acquiring territory that can on
ly be rescued from an industrial col
lapse by an importation OF Chinese Ia
Dor?
Mr.. Mitchell-That Is a question we
have not reached. As said. fnd nc
, fault with the course taken by the
, Senator from Kansas (Mr. Burtonl. He
has a perfect right to offer any amend
ment. as any other Senator has, to any
bill which comes up here for consider
alton. Still. II does seem to me that
, so far as any action is concerned by
the Senate upon this particular propo
: sltiOn as To whether or not II will loos
} en- up the existing legislation on the
+. subject Of Chinese and admit them In
to Hawaii, II should not be decided un
!. ill., In the first place the committee oil
/ which We are part, and then the Sen
2 ate. shall hear what we. as a subcom
: mittee. have to say on the subject,
5 Now. another thing The Senator
from Kansas states, and his statement
r is confirmed by the Senator from Ohio
+ that this Is the proper time and place
for this proposed legislation. | den!
: that The history of legislation from
! the earliest period OF Chinese restric
ton In the United States shows tina
= legislation In regard to Chinese immi
I grafton has always been kept separate
;. and distinct from general Legislation
n on the subject of immigrants.
The question of excluding Chimes,
:. laborers because they are Chinese, be
. cause OF their race. is a question tina
J. has never been considered In connec
i ton with a general law on lmmlgra
ton. or, II considered provisions o
that character have never been incor
porated into legislation which relates
: to immigration generally.
Therefore | say that the partlcula
= subject involved in the amendment in
. troduced by the distinguished Senate
from Kansas Is one that ought to b.
considered separately and apart from
the bill now pending instead of In con
nection with II.
q Our subcommittee, as have stated
n have not yet considered this particula
|. question, except in most .iDorma
o manner, and will not until we hay
:. thoroughly dlgested all the testimon,
' and memorials, affldavlts, and letter
a presented TO us relating TO this partiC
!. ular branch of our inquiry.
/. Therefore Mr.. President, 1t doe
seem to me that this is matter tina
/. cannot be considered now in conneC
/. ton with the pending bill, and that
S ought not TO be considered now in con
e nectlon with this bill, but that tn
!. amendment of the Senator from Kan
d sas should go to the appropriate con
n mittee, OF which the distinguished
Il Senator from Ohio (Mr, Foraker) 1
}. chairman, and It should there avail