The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-16


Councillor Brown said the ayes and
noes could not be taken In committee
unless by u special vote.
Minister smith said the objection
had not been made before, though 1t
had been done repeatedly.
Councillor Wilder said IL the vote
was not taken In committee he would
call for it in the House.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost on the following division:
Ayes--Brown, Carter, Ena, Fernan-
des, Hatch, losepa. Kabaulello, Kalua,
McCandless, Mendonca, Pogue, Nor
gan, Robertson, ID. Il. Smith, Tenney,
A. S. Wilcox-l6.
Noes-Dole, Damon, King, w. o.
Smith, Wilder, Ables, Allen, Bald
win, Emmeluth, Horner, Kauhane,
Lyman, Mott, Rice, VIvas, Water
house, q. N. Wllcox-l7.
Absent-Bolte, Hitchcock, Young,
Kunuiakea.
The subject was then referred to u
special committee. The Committee
of the Whole then proceeded TO the
consideration OF the reports referred TO
them.
The Legislative Committees report
was in favor OF adopting Sections 2, 3, 4
aud of Article IL, referring to special
rights of citizenship.
Delegate Ables presented report
recommending that the certificate in
question entieie the holder to "a Sena-
torial vote.
The words "in manner and form"
in Section 2 were stricken out, and
the word "asn substituted.
Delegate Vivas favore1 striking out
the six months Limitation aud allow
ing certificates to be obtained at any
time.
Councillor Emmeluth moved to in
sert, after residence the words
"nature of service rendered"
Minister Hatch opposed that motion.
1t would result in throwing obstacles
in the way of extending this reward
to persons who Were really entitled to
it.
Councillor McCandless agreed with
the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He
favored passage as it was.
Councillor Emmeluth did not see
the force of the Minister'S objection.
1t would seem to imply that there
were things done for the Government
which there was reason to be ashamed
of. He himself believed that every
service rendered the Government was
an honorable one, and worthy of men,
ton in the certificate.
Delegate Carter thought it was time
to put q stop to the ventilation OF
political aphorisms by mau who had
refused to register, aud who was only
present in the Convention at all by
the courtesy of its members.
Councillor Emmeluth: Mr.. Chair
mau, L call Delegate Carter to order.
/ defy any man to point TO word or
act of mine which would give anyone
u right TO say that / am unfaithiul to
the cause OF annexation, and / will
match my physical strength with any
man who repeats the insinuation.
The Chairman said that all person
alities should be avoided in the dis
eussion before the Convention.
Councillor Emmeluth's amendment
was lost, and the section passed as in
the draft.
Sections and passed.
Section of Article Is, concerning
naturalization, was then taken up and
passed.
The report on Article 6S recon-
mends the insertion of the words ''sine
die" after "adjourn," in the first par
agraph.
The Article was adopted as amended.
Section / of Article 20 was adopted
as in the draft.
The Committee report on Article
78, Section /, relating to the Council
pass as in the draft, with an additional
provision that members of the Exec
utive Council might take part in the
proceedings of the Council without
the power To vote.
The Section was passed as recon-
mended by the Committee.
The same Committee report on Sec
ton 3, Article a, relating to sittings
of Registration Boards, recommends
ing the addition of n provision that
the final meeting shall be not less
than II days prior To the first election
held under the Constitution. The
Section passed as amended.
The new section (Section % Article
10 providing that the boards OF reg
istratiou shall keep record, was then
taken up and adopted,
Article 100, relating To the oath,
was taken up and adopted as In the
draft.
Section of Article 30 was taken up.
The committee recon mend I'm line
two after the word ''presidenri the
insertion of the words ''before six
months from the expiration of his
termp
President Dole moved the words
"prior To" be substituted far "from."
Carried, and the anendmeM adopted.
The committee also recommend In
the following lins the insertion of the
words "unless the legislature Is I'm
session."
The amended section then passed.
At IL 10 the committees rose ami re-
ported and asked leave To sit again.
The report was adopted.
Councillor Smith stated that ho
WAS requested to invite the committee
to attend the open meeting OF the
American Lraeue mt which Mr..
Thnrston WAS To speak.
The President announced the fol-
lowing Special Committee on woman
suffrage: Aiessrs. Wilder, Damon.
Honvr, KRuhaue, a. s. Wilcox, q.
Brown aud ID. II Smith.
Notice of meeting ar committees.
Delegate Bal,iwiu said he hoped the