The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-15

all the beauties and pleasures of tropi-
Saturday by the members Of the Senate
Commission.
Taking a respite from the arduous
duties of their official visit, the Sena-
torial party on Saturday morning adj
journed after hearing A. S. Humphreys,
to take a trip on the j. A. Cummins
about Honolulu and Pearl Harbors as
the guests of the Chamber of Com
mercea
The start was made early in the
afternoon and the remainder of the day
was spent in a very pleasant outing
about the harbor. The Senators ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased
with the trip, the committee on board
pointing out also the requirements of
the harbor, and the possibilities of Pearl
Harbor
THE TRIP TO wAIALUA.
Yesterday the Senatorial Commission
and ladies We're the guests of Captain
Whiting, U. S. N, on a pleasant trip
down the Oahu railroad to Waialua, a
special car being used. The party went
to Haleiwa hotel, where luncheon was
served on the lanai. Those who en-
joyed Captain Writings hospitality
We're Senator John II. Mitchell, Sena-
tor A. G. Foster and wife, ex-senator
John M. Thurston and wife, Mrs. J. r.
Thompson and A. S. Humphreys. Judge
NJ. NJ. Estee and H. L. Achilles joined
the party at Waialua.
The Commission will reopen its ses-
sions this morning at nine o'clock on
the Hawaiian Hotel lanais. E. P. Dole,
Attorney General will be given an OPP
portunity to be heard Immediately upon
opening, and will be followed by E. S.
Gill; Senator Mitchell announced on
Saturday that those who expected to
appear before the commission must be
on hand, when called, as no special
time could be set.
HUMPHREYS AT 1T AGAIN.
A. S. Humphreys again took up the
time of the Senatorial Commission on
Saturday morning, an adjournment be-
ing taken before he had concluded his
testimony, though the ex-judge stated
that he would rest with what is already
before the committee, thanking the
members for their patience. in listening
to him.
Humphreys began by reading from
the report of the Board of immigration
to show that the Chinese brought here
did not remain on the plantations but
entered the trades competing with
white labor. Witness gave as his opin-
ion that seventy per cent of the work
ing people here were opposed to letting
down the bars of the Oriental labor.
He objected also to allowing Chinese to
enter for agricultural purposes upon
question put to him by Senator Burton,
saying that to do this, Oriental features
would have to be duplicated, as had
already been attempted by the planters.
There was the danger also that they
might marry here, and their children
would then become citizens Of the Unit
ed States.
Mr. Humphreys corrected previous
statement he had made as to the num-
Der of Orientals, saying the number
was larger than given before by him,
there being $4,000 Japanese and 10000
Chinese. He showed also that the total
of males in Hawaii was 79,42l,
of which but II 900 were voters. There
was an excess in Oriental population
also of 20, 600 in round numbers. In the
schools there were four times as many
Orientals as Americans. There was no
race distinction in Tie public schools.
THE PORTO RICANS AND GALICI-
ANS
Recurring to the plantations again
Mr. Humphreys said that Secretary
Cooper had testified that laborers re-
cefved $1S to $40 while F. NJ. Swanzy
testified that the wages were $1S a
month, showing a discrepancy. In re-
buttal of the testimony of F. NJ.
Swanzy that there had been no extra