The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-19

| itself that the incoming Senate should
be given the choice of the incoming
President. These officials were to be
associated in the administration. while
the outgoing Senators might not feel
the same concern in the matter.
Ayes and nays being called, the
amendment was lost on vote of ID
to 10.
The section was then adopted.
Article 81 passed.
The committee then reported progress.
and asked to sit again.
President Dole appointed Delegates
Robertson, Pogue and Ables as a COM
mittec on printing.
At 3:25 the committee adjourned to
meet again at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
June 18th.
MoRNING SESSION.
The Constitutional Convention met
in regular session at 1918 this morn
ing. President Dole in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The house promptly resolved itself
into committee of the whole and Judge
Lyman took the chair.
Article 10, relating to denization, as
approved by the committee, was read.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out 10 as
in the draft and also to strike out the
amendment brought in by the Judiciary
Committee. He did not believe it right
to give five men the power to manu-
facture citizens. Citizens should be
made in but one way and that by
naturalization. Every man who has the
interest of this country at heart will be-
come a citizen in the right way. If
Article 10 passes, we might as well
strike out all provisions for naturaliza-
ton and place the matter in the hands
of the ministry.
Mr.. Carter moved to amend by strik-
ing out as in the draft and adopting the
report of the committee.
Mr.. Emmeluth inquired what the OBJ
ject of the committee was in providing
| for denlzations.
Minister Smith replied that it was no
new idea. In the past some vi the best
of citizens had come in in this way.
Providing that persons so coming shall
! be citizens of a country having natural
ization treaties with the Republic made
| it more strict than ever before. In the
past the King and Prime Minister were
vested with this authority, and now,
with several restrictions, the system
was made far more guarded.
Mr.. Damon reminded the convention
that ever since the Government had
been established. denizens had been
granted; and, heretofore the privilege
| had not been abused. Now it was II
matter of precaution. Our population
is mixed and is not homogeneous. The
Government needs all the protection we
can give it; and, in future, it may be a
great benefit to be able to admit good
men who are not able to come in under
the other provisions.
President Dole thought the amend
ment giving parties natural zed by deni.
Zens the right to vote was dangerous
policy. He would move an amendment
to deprive such of this privilege. The
| government mil Int use certain men to
whom it would not do to give full rights
of citizenship. One instance was Prof.
Koebele, IA man the government could
hardly do without, but who could not
qualify. And there were others, like
instances.
Mr.. McCandless was opposed to re-
quiring the oath of men and not give
them the franchise.
Mr.. Tenney opposed Mr.. McCandless.
1t was an article to encourage and
breed corruption. With corrupt ex-
ecutive it could be used to defeat the
will of the intelligent community, and
he considered it Il dangerous policy.
Mr.. Baldwin admitted that there was
arguments on both sides, but he was in
favor of giving the vote to persons
securing denizations. There were mer
in this country who were on the fenc,
(Mr Brown-Let them stay on the fence
, and Royalists, who would come owe
, after a while and would be desirable al
voters. There were merchants in town
who, for minor reasons, had not takei
the oath, and should not be cut out
We should give them the same RICH
they enjoyed before.
Mr.. Emmeluth believed in denizen
for persons brought into the countrl
who could not be had here. But h,
was opposed to a loose system of deni
, cation. He has been accused of bein,
a opposed to annexation; but he was il
favor of giving no one the vote VIII,
{ was not in favor of annexation. Tn,
measures would tend to defeat annex
I alton. As Mr. Vivas said Monday, h
/ would rather fight than see it pass.
= Mr.. Carter spoke at length in favor o
the amendment proposed by the com
q mittee. The restrictions applicable Il
= electors applied to denizenations, an,
: he thought it wrong to deprive mel
who could qualify hereunder, the RICH
I to denization.
, MIR. Brown thought President Dole
9 amendment an Improvement on tn
Q original and he hoped it would pass tina
way. Otherwise, he hoped il would b
q killed.
!. Mr.. Ables said that the provision re
quired one to iorswear allegiance to hi
native country. lie was an America
e and did not propose to iorswear thi
= allegiance.
+ Mr.. Damon said the argument agains
d denizens revived that old cry OF "Hawa
v for liawaians." That cry had been ex
n ploded one time. We wanted good me
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