The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-11
its return, in which case it shall not be a

law"
The section passed as read.
Sec. was read as follows: = ' Article
Sc. A Noble shall be male subject O
the Kingdom, who shall have attained
the age of twenty-five years and resided
in the Kingdom three years, and shall
be the owner OF taxable property in this
| Kingdom of the value OF three thousand
dollars over and above all encumbrances
or in receipt of an income of not less than
six hundred dollars per annum."
Rep. Paehaole moved the section
pass. The committee have simply
inserted the word "male" before sub
ject. 1t read simply subject before
which would include women. We had
not quite got to that as yet.
Noble Macfarlane did not like the con-
fused way the bill was brought in. He
could not understand it.
Noble Widemann moved the bill be
printed
Noble Baldwin said the order was
transposed little. There is nothing
more in the report than in the bill.
Noble Macfarlane said it would not be
any waste of money to have this put be-
| fore the House in an intelligent manner.
Minister Brown-This is printed in
English, and if you cannot understand it
you are not fit to be a noble
Noble Widemann- l object to such
language coming from a Minister. /
hope he will withdraw it.
Noble Macfarlane-If the Minister is
satisfied with his exhibition, have
nothing to say. This report is confusing.
Noble Cornwell said if Noble Macfar-
lane would look through the report he
would see that everything was there.
Noble j. NJ. Horner-I don't find any
trouble in understanding what is before
me. By being little sharp, think we
can act intelligently.
Noble Widemann moved this amend
ment be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Brown did not see why objection
should be made, the matter was clear
enough.
Rep. Nawahi said that as the section
stood it allowed ladies to be Mobiles
Any lady could put herself up as can
didate, and of course the men would vote
for her. We are not quite ready for
that.
The section passed as read.
Section was read as follows: Arti-
Gle 80. Every male subject of the Ha
waiian Islands, of Hawaiian, American
or European birth or descent, who shall
have attained the age of twenty years,
and shall have paid his taxes, and shall
have caused his name to be entered on
the list of voters for Mobiles for his dis
trict, shall be an elector of Mobiles, and
shall be entitled TO vote at any election
OF Mobiles, provided: That he shall own
and be possessed IN his own right of tax
able property in this country of the
value of not less than one thousand dol
lars over and above all encumbrances or
shall have actually received an income
OF not less than six hundred dollars dur
ing the year next preceding the regis
tration for each general election"
Noble Baldwin said there were two
changes, one changing the word "resi-
dent" to " subject" and reducing the
amount of property qualification from
three thousand dollars to one thousand.
Noble Macfarlane said this amend
ment was retracting the steps taken in
the Legislature. 1t was intended to re-
move The franchise granted by the new
Constitution to foreigners who came up
to the property qualification and took
the oath to support the Constitution.
This would disquallfy large number of
mechanics and Portuguese. That is
taking a step backward. would like
to have some explanation from the Re-
form Party.
Rep Bush approved OF the word resi-
dent being changed to subject. 1t is a
step in the right direction. If these
people want the privilege of voting, it is
cheap enough. He moved that the in
come " six hundred dollars - be changed
to read "three hundred dollars" 1t
would then allow a number of worthy
natives to vote for Mobiles. Six hundred
dollars is little too high.
Noble Baldwin said the committee
thought that a person to be a voter
shoulds be subject, and at next election
we are ready to vote for that measure.
Take the two changes together, and
what is the result. 1t is that it will
shut off number OF voters whom the
Hawaiians objected to, and let in
number of Hawaiians. The two amend
ments should be taken together. The
Hawaiians most desire that only sub
jects should vote. 1t should allay the
feelings of Hawaiians by taking the two
points together. There should be fair
distinction between Noble voter and
one for a representative. | move We
take recess.
At noon the House took a recess.