Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-26
HOUSE,.
Afternoon Session.
Thirty first Day.

w u'u Aut tiDuSe bpPIlfu lOI "Olh
yesterday afternoon, the bill providing
for the purchase of the Pauoa valley
springs by the government was taken
up for consideration and referred TO
committee OF FIVE consisting Of the fol-
lowing: Messrs Kumalae chairman,
Aylctt, Kalama, Damien and Pulaa.
Hack Bill Passes.
The hack bill. which passed second
reading on the previous day, was TAX
On M for consideration in third read.
ing and after discussion which lasted
pretty much the whole afternoon. II
was passed without a single change, al
though there were several attempts to
make amendments.
Mr., Kumalae moved the following
amendment: Section "a. Said Act
shall not affect those who already have
licenses"
Speaker Beckley declared the amend
ment out OF order since II was an at
tempt at class legislation which was
unconstitutional. According to the in
tent of the maker of the amendment as
just explained by him, those people ut
present holding licenses who might not
be able to conform to the conditions of
the bill, would be eligible to take out
new licenses.
Mr.. Kumalae said that II this was tho
case. he would move to strike out tho
words able TO read and write either
the English of Hawaiian language.
Had this amendment been inserted in
the bill, It would OF course have killed
the whole intent.
Mr.. Kumalac made a speech of about
fifteen minutes, taking ucp the whole
Of his allotted time, and only stopped
when he saw the Speaker with watch
in one hand and gave In the other.
kunialae and Asiatics.
lie started out in his TRADE against
the measure as II had passed second
reading by the statement that II would
be head cutting bill II would react
on the people themselves. II would
work a great hardship on the poor
Chinese and Japanese. the great ma
jurity of whom would he forced to sell
their horses and carriages and who
would thus be deprived of their only
means Of livelihood.
Another point in the argument OF Mr..
kumalae was that in case the Chinese
and Japanese would he forced out of
the hack business great many of them
would turn thieves and robbers. This
was something that the legislators
should think well on. They would turn
into people like the Porto Ricans OF
recent importation.
II II was intended to deprive these
poor people OF their only means OF
earning living, then the government
should repay them for the loss in tho
matter OF their hacks and horses.
Mr., Kumalae had hardly taken his
seat before Mr.. Chillingworth was on
his feet. lie made very strong APP
peal 10 the legislators and particularly
the natives. Indeed, his speech was so
strong that the people in the back OF
the room applauded two or three times.
He hit back at the previous speaker
and remained on the floor for fully
twelve minutes.
.ChllIingWorth and Americans.
Mr.. ChillinrwOrth said he was sur
priscd 10 hear an American talking for
The AsiatiCs as against the Hawaiian
II this was the kind of Americanism
they had pledged themselves rs candi-
dates to support, then he had been
greatly mistaken. with MIR, Kumalae
II seemed to be case of down with
everybody but the Chinese and Jap.
anesc. He had recently had a talk
with Hawaiian hack driver and Lad
learned from him that the Asintic hack
drivers were pushing the lIawalians TO
the wall. They were in the habit of
cutting under in prices so that II was
impossible for the IIawaiians to meet
them. The consequence was that
great many of them had found them
selves unable to remain in the business
Tor they certainly could not live as the
Asatics on about ten cents day.
And yet in the midst of this state
OF affairs" said Mr. Chillingworth,
Mr.. Kumalae has not single word
Of sympathy for this class of people.
His sympathy is all for the poor Chin
ese and the poor Japanese. Not one
word has he for the American citizen"
The act it was being sought to pass
would not cancel any law now in force.
If men wanted hack licenses under the
bill under discussion, all they had to
do was simply come in and comply
with the same conditions as those
which would be imposed on the poor
Hawaiian.
Continuing. the speaker said that
every twenty-five cent piece paid to
Chinaman or japanese was lust so
much taken out of the country and sent
back 10 China or Japan. 1t was time
that the people were making an open-
ing for the fIawaiians in Il business
that was at the present time in the
hands Of japanese aud Chinese. Mr..
Chillingworth's closing words were.
give your fellow citizen show to
live, Hawaiian members, vote for
bill In favor of your ow nrace.