The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-15
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

Petition Presented. - The King,
Reply.
Yesterday morning the committee
recently appointed at mass-meeting
marched from Engine Co. No. Hall
headed by the band to the Palace tc
present petition to His Majesty TO,
him to request the Legislature tc
enact law authorizing him to call d
constitutional convention. The pro
cession went down Nuuanu Stree,
on to King Street to the Palace
where the committee was received by
Mr.. j. w. Robertson, Vice-Chamber-
lain, and conducted to the throne
room.
His Majesty was on the dais. and
there were also present Her Majesty
the Queen, III. r. III. Princess Liliuo.
kalaui, Hons. j. o. Dominis and A.
s. CIeghorn, Their Excellencies
Hon. j. A. Cummins, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, and Godfrey Brown,
Minister of Finance, Col. G.. w
Macfarlane, H. Ms Chamberlain
and Mrs. j. w. Robertson, lady in
waiting on the Queen.
Judge S. X. Mahoe, chairman OF
the delegation, presented the petit
Iion as follows:
To Your MosT GRACIOUS MAJESTY
DAVID LAAMEA KALAKAUA.
BY tie Grace of God Of the Hawaiian
Islands, King:
We the Committee of Your Ma
iestys subjects, request to present
the sentiment of the Nation, and foi
the benefit of the Crown, the coun
try and the people. and,
Whereas, we have been appointed
Conventional Committee of Your
Majesty's subjects, present from the
Islands of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu
Kauai, Molokai, and Lanai, and
Whereas, 10 meeting of the Con.
ventional Committee of the King
dom assembled in the City of Homo
lulu, Island of Oahu. on the 9th day
of August, A. d. 1890, it was voted
in accordance with strong feelings
of the subjects in the different dis
trlcts whom we now represent, tc
present to Your Majesty the petit
ton of Your subjects, and
Whereas, Your Majesty was forced
to abolish the Constitution of Ka
mehameha ", without allowing YOU
proper time to consider and consult
with Your subjects in regard to the
Constitution which was forced upor
You, aud is at present in force, ano
as such was a very disgraceful act tt
the Crown of Hawaii nei, and plac
ing You in very peculiar predica
ment, and which You could not pre-
vent at that tinIe; therefore You ap
proved and signed the said Constitu
ton under threats; and
Whereas, the rights and privileges
OF the ballot box given to Your sub
jects by the Constitution of Kane
hameha ", on the twentieth day OF
August, A. D 1864, and amended by
King Lunalilo in the year 1873, and
amended again in the year 1874 il
the reign of Your Majesty, said rights
of Your subjects have been taken
from them. And your subjects were
forced to be sworn under the present
Constitution, in order that they
might have their rights at the ballot
box, and if they did not consent tc
be sworn, they would have been de
prived entirely of their right to vote
and
Whereas, on account of the many
objections now sprlnging up i'll the
Kingdom of Hawaii and among
Your people with regard to the pres
ent constitution, obstructing all
manner of work and promotion OF
peace in the land, rs we'll as perfect
personal safety, hitherto enjoyed by
Your independent Government OF
Hawaii nei; and
Whereas, Your Majesty's subjects
cannot bear with patience its troubles
under the present constitution, and
I'D order to wipe out these difficulties
and to set at ease the minds of Your
subjects; therefore
Be it Resolved, that the petition OF
Your subjects be good cause fol
our King to request the Legislature
to enact a law authorizing You to
call convention for the purpose OF
drafting a suitable and equitable
institution for Your Kingdom i'm
mediately after the propagation Of
the Assembly of 1890.
And Your petitioners will ever
pray. Signed.
W. II. Tell, j. A. Kahoonei, j
Heleluhe, g. Markham, Chas. B
Dwight, q. w. Kualaku, j. Kekipi
A. X. Palekaluhi, Nj. Palan. S. KAki
J. Keau, j. Poe. X. Kukaulalii, P
Kaluna, HI. Makalii, S. Kila, j. S. X
Kukahiko, r. n. Boyd, G. B. Male
5. ii. Meekapu, j. w. Bipikane
Chas. K Makekau, j. n. Paikuli, j
III. Pamaiaulu, j. Naholowaa, S. X
Mahoe, J. Prendergast, S. X. Kea
weolu, J. H. Barenaba. A. Kaukau
J. Uaka, j. Kalama, H. West, w
Mossman. n. Kpkaula, E. Kekoa, P
Pekelo, D. w. Kamaliikane, Nj. Ia
poi, J. Haulani, w. r. Kaleihuio, II
p. Puaahiwa, E. Wilcox.
! Following is His Majesty's reply:
JUDGE S. X. MAHoE, Chairman O
Delegates from the People.
SIR-In reply to the petition pre-
sented to me by the delegates from
the several electoral districts of tn
Kingdom, I announce through 20
and the other delegates, to my pee
| nile. that their REQUESTS shall receiv