The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-29
Hawaii INTERESTED IN
BILL BEFORE CONGRESS
Proposed to Prohibit Employment of Chinese
on American vesseIs-Chamber of Com
merce Petitions at Washington.

ChlneSe seaman was discharged from
the service of such vessel immedisteI,
upon the arrival thereof at the frs
port where seamen other than Chimes,
could be obtained, and that if so dis
charged at any port under the jurisdfc
ton of the United States no such chi
nese seaman was permitted TO depa1t
from such vessel, but that each sucr
Chinese seaman was forthwith trans
ported as passenger on such vessel
and at the expense thereof, to a for.
eign port, and that no such Chimes,
seaman did reenter the service of such
vessel after such discharge.
Sec 2. That any vessel holding an
American register and directly and reg
ularly competing for freight and pas
sengei or freight or passenger traffic
with any vessel or vessels holding for
eign register and regularly employing
Chinese seamen as majority or more
than majority of crew, shall, for each
voyage from and to a port of the United
States, be paid. out of any moneys in
the Treasury of the United States not
otherwise appropriated, a sum equal to
the difference between the wages ac-
tually paid to her seamen and the rul-
ing wages which would have been paid
for corresponding service by Chinese
seamen, said sum to be computed by
the appropriate officer of the United
States.
Sec. 3. That the appropriate officer
of the United States" within the mean
ing of this Act, is that officer who is
for the designated service by
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor
of the United States.
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mated by the said Secretary of Com
merce and Labor to make the coInputa-
ton mentioned in section three shall
have made such computation the award
shall be final and not subject 20 review
by the. judicial bre uch of the Govern
ment of the United States: Provided
That an appeal from said award may
be made on behalf of the vessel con-
or by any officer of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor on
behalf of the United States, to the said
Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
within ninety days after the said
award.
Sec. 5. That the said Secretary of
Commerce and Labor shall fix the time
md manner of payments hereunder,
prescribe the vouchers, with forms of
account and yerifcations upon which
such payments shall be computed and
made, and shall prescribe whatever
regulations may be necessary to carry
nto effect the provisions of this Act.
Sec 6. That this Act shall take eff
ect sixty days after its passage.
The Washington Post in a recent issue
las the following about the Chinese
EXCLUSION act:
THE short session of Congress may
ee another Chinese exclusion law con-
est. At present the government is oper-
ting under the Plaott law of 1902. This |
ct was passed after one OF the most |
Interesting contests that has been wit |
essed III Congress for some time, and |
fter the House had passed and the |
senate Committee had reported very
rastic measure. Then the Connecticut |
senator came forward with a substitute, |
OF very long, but continuing in force |
ne old laws with a few necessary |
hanges, and it was accepted by both |
1ouses. But this law is to continue on
7 so long as existing treaties are in
Orce, and the present exclusion treaty |
18th China Will terminate December 8,
1o4, If either the United States or Chi
a should give notice of termination any
me before six months previous to that
ate. 1t does not appear yet whether
lch notice will be given, but if not the
-eaty will remain in force another ten
ears from December next The ex-
usion law which is designed to carry
ut the treaty will then continue until
iperSeded. At the time it was passed
lere was an intention on the part of
c most intense anti-Chinese members
Congress to have a new law and
wv treaty at the termination of the
esent treaty with China. Some sug-
,stion has been made that notice should
given within the prescribed limit, and
new treaty negotiated China wants
me concessions in favor of students
d merchants, and some Americans in
rested in China think the privileges of
nericans III China as to travel and
lde should be enlarged The matter
s been discussed in an unofficial way
American officials with Chinese off
lis in China, but not with a view to
sing up the matter Immediately While
satisfaction prevails on both sides,
ere is some inclination to allow the
esent treaty and law to continue rath-
than go through the throes of, fur
r. Chinese exclusion legislation.
ERNEST G.. WALKER.