The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-02-07

Naturalization, to whom was referret
the bill (H. B. 1O56s) relating to i'm
migration into the Territory of Ha
waii, beg leave to report that the.
have examined the same and recon-
mend that it be amended as follows
adding a new section therto to b.
known as Section 8, viz:
Sec 8. That nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to admit to any
port or place of the United States OF
the North American continent any alier
who is inadmissible under the provi
sions of the Act approved May TWEEN
tieth, nineteen hundred and seven.
and that when so amended the bill dc
pass.
Prior TO the going into operation OF
the immigration act approved Febru-
airy 20, 1907, the government of Ha-
waii had imported several thousand
Portuguese immigrants from the Azore
and Madeira Islands, paying the ex-
penses of their transportation, and pro-
viding work for them when they reach
ed Hawaii. 1t was thought desirable
in this way to try to displace the
Oriental labor now on the islands by
white labor, and these immigrants prov
ed very satisfactory, are well content
ed, and are all employed. The Terri
torial government desires to continue
the importation of this class of labor
ers, and to the committee it seems most
desirable that they should be given the
privilege to do this, which they can
not do under the provisions of the gem
eral immigration act. The purpose of
the present bill is to give the Terri
torial government of Hawaii this right.
Mr.. COKE'S MISSION.
Mr.. Coke had successful as well as
an interesting visit here He got on
well with his bills for electric fran
chises on Maui The House Commit
tee on Territories granted hearing on
the bill for franchise at Lahaina
and for franchise at Wailuku. The
Delegate and Mr.. Mcclellan joined Mr..
Coke in advocating the approval of
these franchises by Congress. Both
bills will be favorably reported to the
House and will probably become law
in short order.
A number of friends gave Mr.. Coke
warm greeting in Washington and
contributed to the pleasure of his visit
Some of them were people he met at
the Democratic convention at st. Louis
four years ago and others were of the
Congressional party that visited the is
lands last summer. The members of
this Congressional party are to give a
dinner in Washington early in Febru-
ary, at which Delegate Kalanianaole
will be the guest of honor Mr.. Coke
saw number of prominent Republi-
cans here, including, as already stated.
President Roosevelt, and also Secre-
tary Taft.
OTHER LOCAL MEASURES.
The Territories Committee has also
granted a hearing ON the bill to ex-
tend from five to twenty years the
public land leases in Hawaii. There
Prof. C. B. Robinson is passenger
in the Mongolia bound for Manila. He
is a botanist of the bureau of science |
under the War Department designated |
for service in the Philippines. For |
the past four years he has been en-
gagged at the New York botanical gar
1ens. Before that Prof. Robinson was
q teacher for two periods amounting
to eight years in Pictou Academy, one
IF the oldest educational institutions
IF Nfva Scotia, between those times
England, when young Mr.. Ahlo of Ho-
1olulu and the late G. C. Kenyon, for
nerly teacher and newspaper writer
lere, were taking courses there.
Yesterday Prof. Robinson visited the
Government Nursery, the Hawaii Eix-
,eriment Station and other places of
special interest to him. He also call
d on DR.. H V. Murray, who was his
choolmate in youth, and on a member
# the Advertiser office who met him
Cast over eight years ago. Prof. Rob-
nson hoped to pass this way again
md see more VI Hawaii, but had no
dea of how long his Philippine en- I
"a cement might last. Il
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