The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-01-03
IMMIGRATION
MEASURE DRAWN
tMan Special to the Advertiser,

tMail special to the Advertlser.)
WASHINGTON. d. C. Dec. 1.-THE
Immigration bin. which Gov, Frear. as
well as Mr.. George b. Mcclellan and
former Judge +. NJ. Hatch have been
working over for several weeks. has
been completed and was introduced In
the Senate yesterday by Senator Clark.
OF Wyoming who Is chairman of the
Committee on Judiciary. The bill was
drawn after extensive consultation
with leadipg men in Congress and al
so with the immigration authorities In
the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor. 1t was referred to the Committee
on immigration. AS has already been
stated In letters to the Advertiser there
is almost no prospect that the bill
viii become law at this session of
Congress. Senator Dillingham;, chair
man of the Immigration committee,
has stated again and again that 1t
would be next TO impossible to secure
any immigration legislation at present.
A BILL modifying the law as to land
leases. has also been introduced. 1t
was offered by Delegate Kalanianaole
and provides for leases for twenty
years instead of for five years. with
a provision that the leases may be
terminated sooner for homestead pur-
poses. Gov. Frear approves this and
has consulted with Secretary Garfield
concerning II.
The delegate has reintroduced a bill
for the relief of occupants OF lands.
owned by the government, on the
slopes of Punchbowl.
THE IMMIGRATION BILL.
A bill relating to immigration into
the Territory of Hawaii.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled, That nothing in the Act en-
titled AN Act to regulate the immi-
grafton OF aliens into the United
States" approved February twentieth,
nineteen hundred and seven, shall be
taken for term of six years from
the approval hereof. to exclude from
admission to the Territory of Hawaii,
as contract laborers as defined by Sec
ton two of the said Act, European
aliens who have been induced or soli-
cited TO migrate to the said Territory
of Hawaii by offers or promises of
employment within said Territory. held
out TO them by the said Territory, or
by the board of immigration of the
said Territory, or the officers, mem
bers, or agents of such board. or to
exclude from admission to the said
Territory European aliens whose
tickets or passage have been paid for
with money of, or who have been as
sisted to migrate by. the said Terri
tory, or its board of immigration, or
the officers, members. or agents OF such
board. even though il is not affirma-
lively shown that such European
aliens tickets or passages were not
paid with money contributed to the |
said Territory, or its board of immi- |
grafton, by individuals, companies, |
partnerships. or corporations: Pro-
-ided, however. That nothing contain
Id herein shall be taken TO exempt |
European aliens induced or solicited |
'r assisted to migrate to the said Ter
itory. in the manner hereinbefore de-
'cribed, from examination, and exclu-
sion from the said Territory, under any
md all of the provisions other than
hose hereinbefore specifically mem
Toned of the said Act of February
wentieth, nineteen hundred and seven.
Sec ?. That nothing contained in
he Act entitled An Act to regulate
he immigration of aliens into the Uni
ed States" approved February TWEEN
ieth, nineteen hundred and seven,
hall be taken, for a term of six years
rom the approval hereof. to prohibit
ny person, company, partnership. or
orporation from contributing to the
aid Territory OF Hawaii, or to the
oard OF immigration of said Territory,
money 10 be used by the said Terri
DRY, or board OF immigration, or the
Ulcers, members, or agents of such
GARD, in paying the transportation,
T assisting or encouraging, by printed
? published advertisements or other
Tise, the importation or migration in
D the said Territory OF European
liens in accordance with the pruvi-
ions Of section one hereof; or to at
ach 10 the contributing OF money by
ny person, company, partnership, or
orporation to the said Territory, or
5 board Of immigration, for use in the
tanner hereinbefore described, or to 4.
Ne doing by the said board, or its I
Ulcers, members, or agents, Of any Of
lie acts herein authorized. any penalty {
forfeiture