The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-13
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
18th Day.
WEDNESDAY, June rs.

ton to order at $3.50 a. IN.
After reading the minutes Secre-
tary Rodgers read two petitions in
favor of women suffrage-one from
men and the other from women.
Coun. Warehouse moved the PEE
titions be laid ON the table aud made
the order Of the day, with the reso-
luton already on the table, for Fri
day. Carried.
Coun. Tenney was asked to take
the chair for committee OF the
whole. He asked to be excused. as
he did not hear very we'll.
Del. Ables being asked to- preside,
wished to be excused, as this was his
initiatory degree 10 this kind Of
work. Besides. he did not under
stand native.
Del. Robertson pleaded lack Of
experience.
Del. A. 5. Wilcox did not want
the position.
Coun. Brown, having received an
appealing invitation, mounted the
platform aud the convention was in
committee.
See. 2 of Article ~, on registra-
ton, was deferred on motion Of
Min. Smith until report is received
on Sec. |.
Sec. 3, requiring Board OF Regis.
tration to meet within thirty days
after the Constitution takes effect,
also Sec. 1, appointing meetings Of
the Board between April and Jun.
80. 1897, passed.
Sec. ), making the register for in
termediate elections the same as
that used at the last preceding gen
eral election, passed.
Sec. q provides that the register
of voters who voted at the conven-
tion election Of 1894 be the register
Of voters for representa- tives at the
first general election.
Del. McCandless asked how that
would work with the redistricting
Of the islands under this Coustitu.
ton.
Min. Smith replied that the Board
would adjust that matter.
Min. Hatch moved the section he
referred to the Committee on Legis-
azure Carr'ea' -,
be registered Ia vote for Senators
without personal application, passed.
EXAMINATION of APPLICANTS.
SECTION \. Each applicaut ,o n.
pla,.d uppn the register of voter.
Tor either senator. or R.presen,a.
,iy,s. shall. anon .acb nnplic,,;on
for registration. be examined under
oath nv IN. board Of Rev;s,rntion
a. To each one Of the required uuali.
fi,a,i,ns
Provided. however. that after An
applicant shall once have passed An
examination concerning his ability
Understandings In sneak. read and
write the English or Hawaiian Ian.
guaye, il shall b. a, the discretion OF
the Board Ia examine him further or
not, concerning such qualification.
The examination of the applicant
and Of all witnesses examined bsfor.
any Board of Registration, shall be-
under oath, administered by any of
the members OF such Board, who are
hereby auth orizrd 10 administer
on, ms for such purpose.
The examination, number of wit
ucsses, and time or times of examipa.
ton, shall be under the reasonable
control aud discretion of the Board.
Min. Smith thought tn. provision
should make the power discretion
airy rather than obligatory. as in
many eases there would be no doubt
a. to the qualifications.
Coun. Emmeluth moved to strike
out the second paragraph, PRO.
vided," .tc.
Pres. Dole hoped il would not b.
struck out. Il would save the in.
spectors much unnecessary work.
The motion was withdrawn and
the sect ION passed.
Seq. ., giving boards powers of
! Circuit Courts in furnishing for con.
TEMPT, aud Seq. 10 making falls.
statements to tn. board perjury
passed.
Soc. II gives Tn. board summary
power to- commit any person for
trial for perjury committed before
il.
Min. Smith explained the Execu-
tive had thought il necessary
power to confer on the board.
Passed,
See. II gives any lawful voter the
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