The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-07
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committee resumed its session
at 1:30.
OF THE PRESIDENT.
ARTICLE %. QUALIFICATIONS Oh
PRESIDENT.
In order to be eligible to the office o
President, person shall:
Be not less than thirty-five years o
age;
Have been born in the Hawaiian
Islands or resided therein for not les:
than fifteen years;
And be citizen of the Republic.
Councillor Brown moved the words
Tor resident therein for not less than
fifteen years" be stricken out.
Councillor Smith objected.
Minister Smith moved to pass as
read.
Minister Damon did not like to mar
row this. down SO closely. In years to
come there might be people here who
would be eminently suitable who had
not been here more than five years.
He moved to make the necessary resi-
dence five years.
compromise to ten years, seconded by
CouI ciilor Smith.
Delegate Kahaulelio said he was in
favor of fifteen years. He would like
to increase it to twenty years, but as
the motion had been made to reduce
to five and ten years he believed a
good average would be struck at fifteen
years.
Councillor Young was we'll pleased
with the article as it stood. 1t is only
fair that a foreigner coming here
i'm. for
he should DE eligible as President, and
he should support the bill as read.
Delegate Baldwin,: at seems to me
that it would take fifteen years for q
man TO enter thoroughly into our po-
ntical life, and the time is not too
short"
Councillor Browns motion was lost.
The article passed as read.
Delegate Robertson moved to strike
out the word ''of' In the title of the
article.
Carried.
ARTICLE 23.-FIRsT PRESIDENT.
......... ........ 100000. is hereby declared
to be the President of the Republic of
Hawaii, to hold Office until and includ-
ing the thirty first day of December,
A ID. 1900, and thereafter until sue
cessor- shall have been duly elected
and qualified.
Delegate Lyman moved that the |
woids sanford B. Dole" be placed in |
the blauk space. tApplause.)
President Dole moved that the mat |
ter be left until the third reading.
Delegate Carter did not think the
matter should be left until the last,
and hoped President Dole's motion
would not be seconded
Delegate Ables moved to strike out
the year "I900' and substitute 1885,"
making it a four year term.
Minister Smith said this matter had
caused a great deal of thought. Many
thought it was a mistake TO have the
term fixed at four years, but that it
should be fixed at six years, and that
The President should not be eligible TO
The Executive thought
that II the term was for four years
only, the president should be eligible
Tor re election.
Delegate Ables said he had intended
TO move that the President be eligible
Tor election to second term. III
man serves US faithfully for four years
be can be elected by the people again.
The matter should be left to the voice
Of the people.
Delegate Kahaulelio was in favor of
he article as read.
Delegate Robertson said that he
thought the discussion was out of
order. 1t should be discussed under
he next article. He moved to insert
The year "1902," making an eight year
term. The article on the Senate pro-
vides that the. senators shall hold
office until 1901. They will, therefore,
have been in Office for six years before
hey shall elect President. In that
lime 1t may come about that they are
not representatives of their constitu-
,nts. My idea is that the senators
elected in 1901 should elect the Presi-
lent.
Councillor Smith was in favor of
he President OF this Republic being
elected by the people. He moved
hat the name of s. B. Dole be sub
nitted to the people for ratification.
Minister Smith thought the matter