The morning call., 1894-07-01
KEPT in OFFICE.
Dole to Be President of
Hawaii.
PROTEST OF THE QUEEN.
Nobody Needed 1t but the British
Consul.
TOO LIBERAL TO THE KANAKAS.
The Only Fault So Far Found With
the Constitution OF the
Republic.

HONOLULU, June %, 1S94.-The Consti-
tutional Conven ti0n has been meeting for
the last few weeks and has made num-
Der of changes in the constitution as pro-
posed by the Executive Council. One of
the most important of these changes is
that the property qualification of Senators
has been reduced from $4,000 to $500. and
the income qualification from $500 to 5000.
The more radical members of the conven-
ton objected seriously to this, claiming
that it would permit Kanakas to become
members OF the Upper House and drive all
the partisans of annexation from the field
by reason of the big majority they can
command. 1t has been decided to dsclare
S. B. Dole, the President under the Pro-
visional Government, President OF the new
republic without the formality or q vote.
1t is claimed that If this is not done the
royalists will take almost any oath 10 order
to obtain the right to vote for the President
in the hope of electing their candidate.
The ex-Queen has become fearful at
last that the United States does not intend
to reinstate her. She sent, yesterday. pro-
tests to all the foreign diplomats here,
requesting them not to recognize the new
republic, claiming that she was the only
lawful ruler of Hawaii. All of the foreign
representatives have returned her protest
| unnoticed to her. with the exception OF j.
II. Woo ehouse. the English Minister. He
will robably recognize her claim. as he is
known 10 be an ardent Royalist.
Liliuokalanrs protest was coun tersigned
by the members oil her former Cabinet. II
was addressed 10 the diplomatic represen-
tatives of all foreign powers and called
attention TO the alleged fact that Liliuoka-
lani was still of right the ruler of Hawaii.
while the pretended republic was declared
to be founded upon usurpation. The
protest was the work of a prominent Roy
aIist and was not sent until it had been
considered by the leading confidential ad-
visers of Mrs. Dominis. The protest was
first presented to Minister Willis, but he
refused to receive it, greatly to the con-
sternation of the Royalist.
The new constitution will probably be
prom gated on the 4th of July. Prepara-
tions are now being made to make that
day one Of the greatest in the Hawaiian
calendar of holidays. The draft of the
new constitution is extremely liberal to the
natives. their rights being greater than if
the ex-Queen had succeeded In carrying
out her coup d'stat. The election of Presi-
dent is left 10 the Legislature, ana his
powers are somewhat abridged. He is not
eligible for reelection, and. to keep him in
closer touch with the people, provision is
made for council of state. two-thirds of
whom are chosen by the Legislature. The
only thing in the whole constitution in
any way unusual is the confirmation of
he N
woman suffrage feature failed to receive
the approval of the convention.
A few days ago the crew of the United
States ship Philadelphia was brought
ashore for battalion drill. The next day
the captain of the English man-of- war
Champion asked for the same privileges
and it was refused him. No reason was
given for the refusal, and the Government
officials refused TO talk OF the matter. but
it is generally supposed that the discourte-
GUS treatment OF British Minister Wode-
house toward this Government is at the
bottom of the affair.
Lieutenant Wood, U. S. N, who has
been in charge of the party which has
been making survey of Pearl Harbor,
has finished his work and will make a
favorable report to his Government. He
says that the harbor. if improved, will
make one of the best in the world. and
can be completed at an almost nominal
cost,
Since the news of the passage Of the
Turpie resolution an outbreak has been
feared from the Royalsts. It Is said that
they have given up all hope Of outside in
terference, and that their last desperate
chance is to try to overthrow the present
Government by force of arms. 1t is
known that the leaders have been in clos
consultation a number of times during the
last few weeks. and the Government is on
the alert for any hostile dem on stration.