The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-20

a. good. ODueF the OonSlltutiou OF
1887 persons who took the oath before
the registration boards were allowed
TO vote. There were many respect-
able residents whose aid would be
valuable who had not yet taken the
oath. AS the privilege WAS guarded,
he did not see why it should be striek-
en- out.
Councillor Emmeluth believed In
deniZenship in particular cases, like
that of n specialist who had to be
brought from abroad, but he did not
believe in such extensive privileges
as were granted in this article, even
with President Dole's amendment.
1t would be inviting the defeat OF an
nexation. AS ..ir. Vivas said yester-
day, he would sooner fight than see
that done.
Delegate Carter was in favor OF the
article as reported by the committee.
The candidate would have TO be able
to read, write and speak English, ex-
PLAIN the Constitution, be of good
moral character and not refugee
from Justice, have some regular em-
ployment, and be possessed of 500
worth of property in the Republic.
He believed that persons VINO satis-
fled all these conditions should have
the right to vote.
Councillor Brown hoped the article
would pass with the Presidents
mendment.
Delegate Ables said that unless this
article passed, he himself would not
have been able To vote, if it had not
been for his coming in under the
special certificate. He was willing
to do anything reasonable, but he
was not willing To forswear his allegf-
ance to the United States, and hum
dreds of others were in the same case.
Minister Damon said the epkspsttion
to this article was simply fhAsoid cry
of Hawaii for the Hawalfans. We
must do everything in oar power to
get settlers, and interest them in the
country.
Minister Hatch said we could not get
along without settlers of good class.
It had been objected that voters could
be made without number, but why
should they not be, if they were of
good class. Conditions here were not
id. al by any means. Theories might he
sound in the abstract which would
not apply to our peculiar conditions
with our mixed races. The natural
and commendabie sentiment which
kept men from fCrswearing their ma
tive allegiance would exclude them
from voting here, if this article did
not pass. The bulk of immigration
would be from the United States, and
it would be perfectly safe to give
every respectable man from there,
VINO came here to settle, the rights of
citizenship. Though there was pos
sibility of abuses it was not great
enough to counterbalance the solid
advantages of this proposition.
Minister Smith said there were
often delays in making treaties, and
as no one could be naturalized until
treaties We're obtained, it seemed all
the more Important to provide some
outlet in this way.
Councillor Brown withdrew his
motion in favor OF President Dole's
amendment.
The ayes and noes were called for
on President DoIe's amendment which
was adopted on the following divi-
sion:
Ayes-AlIen, Brown, Dole, Emme-
luth, Ena, Fernandes, Horner, Iosepa,
Kahaulelio, Kalua, Kauhane, Men
donca, Morgan, Mott, Pogue, Rice,
Robertson, Tenney, Vivas, Water
house, A. S. Wilcox, Young-22.
Noes -Ables. Baldwin, Bolte, Car
ter, Damon, Hatch, King, Lyman,
McCandless, ID. b. Smith, w. o.
Smith, g. n. Wilcox, WiIder-13.
Observation-Disclosures, Kunuiakea-2.
The article as amended was then
adopted.
Tue committee proceeded to the
cousidera ION of Article 81 as recon-
mended by the Judiciary Committee.
ARTICLE 91-oFFICE HOLDERS.
Section /. All persons holding Of
flee under the Provisional Govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands, at the
date of the pTomulgation of this Con-
stitution, shall continue TO hold and
exercise all the power to them grant
ei until such office shall become va
cant.
Section 2. All commissions issued
by or under authority of the late
monarchy, or of the Provisional Gov
ment of the Hawaiian Islands, are
hereby declared to be vacated, null
and VOID from and after the first day
of September, a. ID. 1894, unless can
celied prior to that date.
Minister Smith moved to amend by
changing ''all persons" TO "every per-
son." Lost.
The article passed as recommended
by the committee.
Article 81, a. recommended by the
Legislative Committee was then
taken up.
ARTICLE 94-MAJoRITY RULE.
The approval, concurrence, consent,
advice, agreement or action of the
Legislature or either house thereof, or
of the Executive Council or any Board
Df Registration or other public board,
shall not for its validity require the
assent of more than majority, un-
ess otherwise herein required; but in
-espect of the Executive Council such
shall he required to include
,he President.
The words Council of Staten were
added and the article passed.
At 1850, the committee took q re-
less until 1:30.
AFTERNOON SESSION.