The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-09

every two years, but each one elected
for six years. If this plan could be
adopted, all difficulty of the Presiden-
tial term would be removed.
Councillor Allen thought an cleo
ton every two years would save a
great deal of party feeling.
Delegate Robertson thought the
first Senators should be elected for
term of years, four or six, aud after
ward to begin with the plan of elect
ing one-third every two years.
Councillor McCandiess ag eed with
Delegate Robertson, but thought that
the districts, as laid down in the draft,
would have TO be changed. No
chances should be taken about the
first Senate. 1t should De elected for
long term of years.
Councillor Emmeluth had no fears
in regard to annexation, nor about the
men who would be elected. He saw
nothing dangerous to annexation in
the proposed plan of electing part OF
the Senate at Il time.
Delegate Ables did not think it
would be wise to take any chances,
and he agreed with Delegate Robert
son and Councillor McCandless.
President Dole said the com mittee
had had full expression of the sense
of the house, and he would withdraw
his motion.
ARTICLE Sc. = QUALIFICATIONS OF
SENATOR'S.
In order to be eligible to election as
a Senator, person shall:
Be male citizen of the Republic;
Have attained the age of thirty
years;
Be able Understandings to speak,
read and write. the English or the
Hawaiian language;
Have resided in the Hawaiian ISL
ands not less than three years;
Be the owner, in his own right, of
property in the Republic of the value
of not less than five thousand dollars
over and above all membranes; or
have been in the receipt of money
income of not less than eighteen hun.
dred dollars during the year immedi
ately preceding the date of the cleo
ton, for the proof of which he may be
required to produce original accounts
of the receipt of such income.
Councillor Emmeluth moved to
strike out the words ''five thousandn
and insert ''thrIee thousand"
The motion was passed.
Delegate Vivas moved to strike out
the words eighteen hundred" and
substitute twelve hundrt q ="
it fifteen hundred.
Delegate Baldwin's motion resulted
in tie, and the ayes and noes were
called.
Delegate Robertson hoped the mo-
ton of $1,000 would prevail. 1t was
not right to say that man who was
qualified to vote for Senator was not
qualified to sit as Senator. The
amounts should be approximately the
same.
Councillor Emmeluth claimed that
any man who was qualified to vote for
Senator was qualified to sit as Senator.
Delegate Baldwin said that in the
past number of men had voted in
the upper house who would not be
competent to sit in the house.
Delegate Carter thought the qualifi-
cations as fixed in the draft should
prevail, and was in favor OF the higher
amount.
Minister Smith favored the change
to 1920.
The vote was lost as follows: Ayes,
Baldwin, Carter, Ena, Horner, Iosepa,
Kauhane, Lyman, McCandless, Men
cox, G.. n. Wilcox, Young-14.
Noes, Ables, Allen, Damon, Dole,
Emmeluth, Fernandes, Hatch. Ka-
haulelio, King, Kunuiakea, Morgan,
Mott, Robertson, d. B. Smith, w. O.
Smith, Tenney, Vivas, Wilder-1S.
On motion to fix the qualification at
$1,000 it was carried.
The Article passed as amended.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ARTICLE 81. NUMBER OF REPRE-
SENTATIvES REPRESENTATIvE
DISTRICTS.
Section l. The House of Represent
atives shall be composed of fifteen
members, elected, except as herein
provided, every second year.
TERM OF OFFICE.
Section 2. The term of office of the
Representatives elected at the first
election held under this Constitution,
or who may hereafter be elected at
general or special. elections, shall be
until the next general election held
thereafter.
S elton 8. Vacancies caused by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall
be filled at special elections, for the
unexpired term.
Section 4. For the purpose of rep
resentation in the House of Represen-
tatives, until otherwise provided by
law, the Republic is divided into the
following representative dlSCrlcts,VlZ.
First District; that portion of the
Island of Hawaii known as Puma,
Hilo and Hamakua.
Second District; that portion of the
Island of Hawaii known as Kau,
Kona and Kohala.
Third District; the Islands of Maui,
Molokai, Lanai and KahOolawe.
Fourth District; that portion of the
Island of Oahu lying east and south
of Nuuanu street, and II line drawn
in extension thereof from the Nuuanu
Pail to Mokapu Point.
Fifth District; that portion Of the
Island of Oahu lying west and north
of the fourth district.
Sixth District; the Islands OF Kauai
and Niihau.
Section 5. The electors in the said
districts shall be entitled to elect rep
raSAntatiVaS aS follows: