Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-16
SECOND DAY

An investigation of Filipino immi-
grafton Is called for in "A resolution in
troduced in the House this morning
by Representative G. F. Alfonso of Ha
Waii. Affonso's resolution directs the
Committee on Agriculture. Forestry,
Promotion and immigration to look
into the immigration
Affonsos resolution was the feature
of the House session this morning. 1t
was handed over to the committee
named, which win look into the immi-
grafton as directed The resolution is
as follows:
Whereas, 1t has been reported
| through the public press that hundreds
of laborers have been procured from
the Philippine Islands for agricultural
work in Hawaii; and
Whereas, 1t has been likewise re-
ported that among those laborers a
large number of them have been re-
garded by the quarantine officers of
Honolulu as feeble mindeds and other
wise physically detected individuals;
and
terest to the public welfare to ascer-
tain the true status of this matter.
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the House of Repre-
sentatives, That the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Forestry, Promotion and I'M
migration be and the same is hereby
instructed if not Incompatible with the
public interests, to make thorough
investigation regarding the acquisition
and character of such laborers; and be
it further
Resolved, That said Committee on
Agriculture, Forestry, Promotion and
immigration secure as full information
as is possible to obtain as to the terms
and conditions under which said labor
ers are being recruited and brought to
this Territory; and
Resolved, further, That said Com
mittee report upon its findings as soon
as possible"
1t was an interesting session of the
House this morning. The direct pri
mary bill went in and Representative
Norman Watkins of oahu had the
honor of introducing it, The bill was
sent to the printing committee and
will be thrashed out later in the ses-
sion.
The great register" bill was intro
duced by Correa of Oahu, and also sent
to the printing committee.
Representative Frank X Archer of
Oahu has already blossomed out as the
"insurgent'' of the House. Archer was
dissatisfied with the manner i'm which ,
Assistant Clerk Luther X. Evans was
named. He wanted the House to
choose the assistant clerk. Instead of
that. the Republican caucus told Wood
ward to choose his own clerk, and he
chose Evans This morning Archer
introduced resolution asking an in
vestigation by the Attorney General of
the legality of the action The reso-
luton. with Archer dissenting, went to
the judiciary committee, where it has
a good chance to going into a decline.
one of the things which slipped in
quietly but is important is fathered by
the Board of Supervisors. 1t proposes
an amendment to the county act that
would unquestionably allow the Board
of Supervisors to impeach and fire
Mayer Fern, and it is understood that
If the amendment becomes law and
the scrap between the mayor and the
board continues, the impeachment will
be given atrial The present impeach-
ment provisions are not believed to be
strong enough.
The usual routine of reading the
minutes was broken in when the House
opened at 10 o'clock. Sheldon of Ka-
uai had a correction relating to the
nomination of Holstein for speaker
yesterday. The minutes stated that
Correa nominated and Sheldon second
ed It was changed to make the nomi-
nation by Sheldon and the seconding
by Keliinoi, thus placing Keliinoi's act
on the record. |