Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-25
OUIzzES and EXAMS
FOR BRICKLAYERS.
Cohen Presents Petition
Aimed At Japanese
Africans
HOUSE.
Sixth Day-Afternon Session.

sixth Day-Afternon session.
If Representative Joe COh"r sue.
ceeds in having enacted into law the
intent of petition whict he presentcj
in the House yesterday, It VIII IL nee.
essary for tricklayers to tax. an exam.
inatiUn ic:ore they arc allowed t.
work on ANY government enterprises
and they w.ll not pass II they are not
citizens OF the United States. The
petition is anti.Oriental of course.
II was signed by 60 citizen,. The
essential part of 1t says that the road
department and other departments of
! the Territory of Hawaii have nLn.cit.
liens doing all kinds Of mason WORK
who are unslilled and receive pay At
the rate of sl.75 per diem. whereas IA
mechanic in this and our line should
receive not less than 81 per diem. Now
therefore, we do respectfully petition
your honorably body that a law be en-
acted at this session of the Legislature
whereby It shall be obligatory for all
workers in this line to take an ex)nr!n.
alton touching upon their qualification,
and upon satisfactory showing before
an examining board, duly qualified a
certificate to this effect be issued,
showing their competency, and, too,
that they are citizens and voters, be.
fore they shall be allowed to work up.
In any government work within this
Territory"
Speaker Holstein suggested that the
petition should be referred to the Ju.
dietary Committee. AS Douthitt, the
father of the pro-Japanese resolution
labelled by Senator Mccarthy Butt
In resolution" Is chairman Of the Judi
ciary Committee. this suggestion did
not receive enthusiastic support from
the member who presented the petit
ton. Cohen protested vigorously ant
was backed up by Sheldon, who wanted
the petition referred to the Miscellan
eous Committee. which Is less pro
Japanese In sentiment. After n some
what heated debate the Speaker gave
In, reserving the right, however. L
refer the matter to the Judiciary Cor,
mittee later.
A lengthy debate was caused by
resolution by Kaleiopu that tie Ar
preparation Bill be made the order o
the day for next Monday, to be consid
cred In Committee of the Whole. Ric
opposed this, saying II was too earl
In the session to take this matter III
and besides, tho bill and the Governor
message accompanying It still had I
be printed.
Kaleiopu protested vigorously at an
delay. Why, we're liable to have /
stay here longer than 60 days, and &c
10 pay for our time" he walled. Nv
must get at this thing right away an
get II off our hands" KaleiOpu is |
deadly fear lest he be called upon I
do something for the people for whic
he shall not get his per diem.
Finally after long discussion an
the announcement by Rice that he II
tended to move to have the waite
works withdrawn from the Territorli
government and turned over to tn
counties, the matter, on motion of Ca
tro, went over to March s.
Shortly after the noon recess III
proceeding were interrupted by tn
stentorian voice of the Sergeant-a
arms at the door way proclaiming ii
arrival of a message from the Cover,
or, and the entrance of the immacula
Mcbride, long.tailed coat, high hat an
all. bearing the important document
Smith Is Embarrassed.
A communication from Henry Smit
clerk of the judiciary Department, l
formed the House that he was eI
barrassed by the letter addressed
him, In accordance with House res
luton, asking him for an itemiz,
statement OF moneys spent In his
partment In order to get the info
for him to spend most of a day in Il
Auditors Office, and he wanted Il
clerk OF the House to ask the Chi
Justice to grant permission for h
chief clerk to take the time for this.
A communication from Commissic
err Pratt informed the House that d.
ing the Is months preceding Dec.
1908, his department had spent und
incidental appropriation s9,37l.62.
Lack of money, is the reply of La
Commissioner Pratt to the "forthwit
. resolution of Sheldon asking why
had not advertised homestead OPT
Z ings In the papers of the counties
! which the lands were to be open
Mr., Pratt, in letter to the Hou
stated that prior to December last
homestead openings were adyertis
in local county papers together W
Honolulu papers of general circu
r ton. But during December the "
cidental appropriation" became
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