The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committee resumed its session
at l:30.
OF THE PRESIDENT.
ARTICLE -. - QUALIFICATIONS OF
PRESIDENT.
In order to be eligible to the office of
President, a person shall:
Be not less than thirty-five years OF
age;
Have been born in the Hawaiian
Islands or resided therein for not less
! than fifteen Years;
And be a citizen Of the Republic.
Councillor Brown moved the words
"or resident therein for not less than
fifteen years" be stricken out.
Councillor Smith objected.
Minister Smith moved to pass as
read.
Minister Damon did not like to mar
row this. down so closely. In years to
come there might be people here who
would be emiuently suitable who bad
not been here more than five years.
! He moved 10 make the necessary resi-
dence five years.
Councillor Waterhouse moved to
| compromise to ten years, seconded by
| Councillor Smith.
Delegate KahauleliO said he was in
! favor of fifteen years. He would like
/ to increase it TO twenty years, but as
| the motion had been made to reduce
to five and ten years he believed
! good average would be struck at fifteen
years.
Councillor Young was well pleased
with the article as it stood. 1t is only
| fair that a foreigner coming here
| should remain for fifteen years before
he should be eligible as President, and
he should support the bill as read.
Delegate Baldwin: "It seems to me
that it would take fifteen years for
man to enter thoroughly into our po-
litical life, and the time is not too
short"
Councillor Browns motion was lost.
The article passed as read.
Delegate Robertson moved to strike
out the word "of'' in the title of the
article.
Carried.
ARTICLE 23.-FIRsT PRESIDENT.
......... 1900. ......... is hereby declared
to be the President of the Republic OF
Hawaii, TO hold office until and includ-
ing the thirty first day of December,
a ID. 1900, and thereafter until a sue
cessor shall have been duly elected
and qualified.
Delegate Lyman moved that the
woIds Stanford B, Dolen be placed in
the blank space. (Applause.l
President Dole moved that the mat
ter be left until the third reading.
Delegate Carter did not think the
matter should be left uutil the last,
and hoped President Dole's motion
would not be seconded.
Delegate Ables moved to strike out
the year "190p' and substitute 1885,"
making it four year term.
Minister Smith said this matter had
caused a great deal of thought. Many
thought it was mistake to have the
term fixed at four years, but that it
should be fixed at six years, and that
the President should not be eligible to
reelection. The Executive thought
that if the term was for four years
only, the president should be eligible
for re election.
Delegate Ables said he bad intended
to move that the President be eligible
for election to a second term. If
man serves us faithfully for four years
he can be elected by the people again.
The matter should be left to the voice
of the people.
Delegate Kahaulelio was in favor of |
the article as read.
Delegate Robertson said that he !
thought the discussion was out of |
order. 1t should be discussed under |
the next article. He moved to insert
the year "l902,n making an eight year
term. The article on the Senate pro- |
vides that the senators shall hold 4
office until 1901. They will, therefore, |
have been in Office for six years before |
they shall elect a President. In that |
time ii may come about that they are |
not representatives of their cOustitu- !,
ents. My idea is that the senators |
elected in 1901 should elect the Presi- !
dent.
Councillor Smith was in favor OF |
the President of this Republic being
elected by the people. He moved /
that the name of ). B. Dole be sub |
mitted to the people for ratification.
Minister Smith thought the matter
was out of order. He called for the
question on the first motion.
Delegate Vivas moved that the ayes
and noes be called.
Councillor Ena thought the name
Sanford Ballard Dole should be writ
ten out in full.
Delegate Vivas' motion was carried.
On the motion to insert President
Doles' name, all voted ave eXcept ID.
b. Smith, who said he did not think
that appointments should be made.
He voted no, but afterwards changed
his vote to aye.
Delegate Ables moved to insert
"lS9S" instead Of 1890"
Delegate Baldwin thought there
was considerable justice in the motion
of Delegate Robertson to make the