Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-30

Mr.. Burton-Mr. President. when
this bill was being discussed the other
day made inquiry of some of the Sen.
ators who have had great deal more
experience than in this body - and
among them the chairman of the com.
mittee-and obtained the advice that
| would have plenty of time to present
this amendment, even perhaps weeks
from now. did not expect to present
the amendment until after our report
was in As | said once before today.
this bill was up and was about to be
put upon its passage, and several OF
the older Senators who knew that |
had prepared the amendment suggest
ed that call II up.
I can not agree with my friend the
Senator from Oregon (Mr. MitchelD
that this proposed legislation Is not
germane to the pending measure. This
is an immigration bill. In my way of
looking at II there is section of
American territory that is in a state of
Industrial and economic depression;
merchants. lawyers, doctors. manufac.
turers. planters, farmers, all are suf.
fering. There is some cause for II.
Mr.. Mitchell-Will the Senator al
low me to interrupt him for moment?
Mr.. Burton-Certainly.
Mr.. Mitchell-Mr. President. did
not mean to say that the proposition
submitted by the Senator Is not ger.
name TO this bill in the sense of being
subject to point of order. or anything
of that kind. What meant to say. and
what did say, was simply that to
place this amendment on the pending
bill would he a departure from the
policy OF Congress upon this subject.
Tor the reason that heretofore and al.
ways the policy of the Congress of
the United States. when legislating on
the subject of Chinese immigration, ex.
Guiding Chinese on account of their
race. has been to deal with II separate
from other legislation and independ
ent of It.
Mr.. Burton-I will state to the Sen
ator from Oregon that there is a pro
vision In the bill to prohibit the sale OF
intoxicating liquors In the CAPITOL.
Mr.. Lodge-That was put in in tn,
other House.
Mr.. Burton-At any rate, when W,
have an immigration bill under consid
GRAFTON, certainly the regulation o
Chinese immigration is a proper sub
ject for consideration.
| know. and think Senators will
agree with me, that unlessf we cal
have consideration of this Amendment
on the pending bill 1t will not ne prac
tical to get a law OF this kind passe,
during the present session OF Congress
Let us suppose. for the sake OF argti
! ment, that this is wise legislation. |
i II Is. then this amendment is properl!
? offered and pressed now. am per
fectly willing that the bill shall q
= over. and hope that 1t will go over
] until after our report Is in and ha
been considered by the full committee
Il The Senator from Oregon will bear M
out in saying that had advised hir
before now that | had prepared thl
amendment and proposed to offer Il. s.
II does not come as a surprise to him
Other Senators knew that I wante
this kind of legislation, that | belle,
ed In II.
The Senator from Texas says h
wants to know whether or not we ca
subjugate or civilize a country only b
Chinese labor. My answer is that W
have acquired possessions In the troI
les, and we have acquired possession
ha int 30
OF Hawaii is the paradise Of the Pi
cific. II is the crossroads OF the Pi
cific. II Is the strategic point of all tn
trade in that great ocean, and the d.
velopment OF the trade of the Pacifi
will excel In reality, In my opinion, 1
the next few years what the wildes
imagination now may conceive It to b,
For the last fifty years the bette
thought of the people OF this countr
has been looking for the possession Q
Hawaii. The Democratic Administri
ton of Franklin Pierce directed tres
ty to be made for the acquisition Q
the Hawaiian Islands It Is no'
American territory. Our flag floats o,
er 1t. The islands are in a state OF II
dustrlal depression. In a short tim,
when our report is in, evidence wi
be presented showing that skilled Ii
borers, the same as planters and me
chants, want Chinese immigration. r,
stricted to agricultural purposes, Nea
ly everybody who lives there wants 1
Mr.. Tillman-Does the industrii
fabric of Hawaii rest on conditio
- which requires that there should b
. some ignorant mudsills there?
10 Mr., Burton-T do not know what tn