The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-23

clause, and the bill so passed.
Senator Kalama is mainly response
BILE for the prompt disposition of the
matter for as chairman of the Miscel-
laneous committee he allows no grass
to grow within twenty feet of his
shadow. His committee has had more
bills to consider than any other ex-
cept, perhaps, the Judiciary, and AZ
a rule Kalama attends to the business
alone often deserving his pipe in order
that he may concentrate his thoughts
on the business in hand.
LABOR SITUATION.
The matter of immigration came up
again when Senator Hayselden, from
the Lands committee, presented the fol-
lowing report:
"The Committee on Public Lands, to
which was referred resolution pass
ed on April 6, by the Territorial Board
of immigration, begs to report as fol
lows:
"Advices received here by cable show
that conditions today are not the same
in regard to immigration, as they were
when the resolution was passed. 1t
now appears that immigrants from Eu-
rope may be secured after June 80 next
and we believe that letter from the
% ~; Oh
ed to the Governor of this Territory,
has been sent conveying this informa-
tion.
"Further we learn from the public
press that some of those Portuguese
who went to California, are already
returning to Hawaii
cit hardly seems, in the opinion of
this committee, within the province of
the Legislature to urge upon the plan
tations the adoption of a policy that
will enable them to retain white labor
ers. This should be self-evident to
those interested.
"On the other hand your committee
feels that the Legislature should ex-
press decided opinion upon the ad-
visibility of a policy, by the Terri
torial government, that will promptly
open up and develop all available pub
lie agricultural and pastoral lands for
permanent occupation upon easy and
attractive terms to settlers.
"With this end in view your COM
mittee recommends:
81. A liberal appropriation for the
Territorial Survey Department;
"2. Provision for the appointment by
the Governor with the approval of the
Senate, of permanent immigration Of
fetal to be known as Commissioners of
Immigration, who shall act in con
tion on the lines set forth in Section 40
of the Act of Congress entitled An Act
to regulate the immigration of aliens
into the United States, approved Feb
ruary 90, 1907.
This embraces the policy of the Fed
eral administration in regard to immi-
grafton by States and Territories and,
in order to make it effective, an ex-
pense fund must be provided for the
Immigration Commissioner of Hawaii. ("
Dowsett, for the Ways and Means
committee, reported in favor of the
passage of House Bill 1914, providing
for the creation of sinking fund.
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the bill.
TERRITORIAL CREDIT.
1t does not often happen that COM
mittee report contains the words,
" strongly urges" when referring to
the necessity for passing bill, but
the exigencies of the case in connec
ton with House Bill No. 1914 impelled
the Finance committee, of which SEN
ator Dowsett is chairman, to the use
of the expression in the following:
"The Finance committee, to which
was referred House Bill No. 1914, begs
leave to report that it provides a sink
ing fund for the redemption or pur-
chase of Territorial bonds, and strong
y commends it for passage. 1t not
only provides for the redemption of
special issue; but also for the redemp
lion of any issue that may be, or is
about to become, due. Some of the
I'D outstanding bonds of the Territory
ire now redeemable and others will be
shortly.
at provides what moneys shall be
Jet apart for the sinking fund, and
t includes the proceeds of land sales
made through the Department Of Pub
ic Works, as well as those which are
lready provided by law to be set apart
" the Department of Public Lands. /
he treasurer is empowered to use the q
money deposited in those funds just as ,,
DON as one or more bonds are redeem
BILE. Moreover, he Is authorized to s
NY in the open market any of the y
bonds Of the Territory that /,
70 not yet redeemable whenever there 6
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