The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-19

seemed as though the people could not
trust their representatives.
Councillor Brow N said that if it was
the decision of the Convention that
the President should be elected, then
those who voted for him should be
only those who will be qualified to
vote for Senators. The status OF the
two sets of voters is different. The
Delegates who are elected are here TO
represent the people. The Councillors
are here by force of circumstances. If
YOU want to be fair, by all means
elect him by the Senators, who will
be elected when the Constitution is
promulgated. Ii this Convention has
the power of providing that President
Dole shall hold the position until any
future event takes place, it has the
power to say that he shall be Pfe-i-
dent for six years. The question now
is whether we shall say that he shaft
be President for a term OF years. We
have got things now in our own
hands. Shall we loosen our hold In
the slightest degree? We never know
in this country what politics Will
bring forth. L advise holding on to
what we are sure OF, and taking no
chances of losing it.
Minister Smith said that those who
thought the Convention had no power
to appoint a President were wrong.
The Convention had that power, and
he favored using it.
President Dole said this was a mat
ter of great public importance. He
thought it was desirable to launch the
Constitution and to abide by it as
nearly as possible from the start.
That would be the strongest course.
Tt would be better not to put off an
Important measure of this kind. The
Constitution provides that the Legis-
lature should elect President, and 1T
should be done. The Convention, al
though having the power TO appoint
q President, could not constitutioually
do so. II it is impracticable to have
the Legislature elect President, then
it would be right to let the loyal
voters, who elected this Convention,
preston of their opinion in the matter
and they should have share in the
launching of this Republic.
Delegate Carter did not think we
had any right to start the new ship of
state on its perIlous voyage without a
man at the helm.
Delegate Robertson was opposed |
to both of the amendments. |
He claimed that there was no |
demand in the ranks of the party |
to have the matter submitted to the |
people. There is only one candidate, |
and he is our unanimous choice. 1t |
would be farce to have an election |
under such circumstances. The temp |
tation to the royalists 10 try and con-
troll that election would be enormous, |
and, although he had little doubt that |
we would control the election, yet it |
was better to take no chances. He |
favored the majority report.
Delegate Iosepa thought there had |
been enough said OH the question, and |
1t would be better to come to q vote.
Delegate Vivas said that if it was
necessary to fight to have stable gov
ernment, it would be better to fight |
now and have it over. With action like
this, fight ia sure to come sooner or
later. Stable government was not
possibility as long as such oligarchi-jl
cal proceedings were tolerated.
Delegate Baldwin offered the fol-
lowing slight amendment to the ma
jority report: That the figures 1902 be
changed to 1900.
Delegate Vivas' motion, to substi-
tute 1894 for 1900. was lost.
Councillor McCandless' substitute |
was lost.
Delegate Baldwins' amendment was
carried.
Minister Smith moved that the ma
jority report on Article % DE adopted.
Delegate Abies moved to take the
ayes and noes. The following was the
vote:
Ayes-Allen, Baldwin, Bolte, Brown,
Carter, Ena, Hatch, Horner, Iosepa,
Kahaulelio. Kalua, Kauhane, KING,
Lyman, Mendonca, Morgan, Mott,
Pogue, Rice, Robertson, w. o.
Smith, Waterhouse, A. s.. Will
cox, G. N. Wilcox, Wilder and
Young. Total, "a.
Noes-Ables, Damon, Dole, Emme-
luth, Fernandes, McCandless, Smith
I'd. b., Tenpey. Vives-9.
On motion of Delegate Carter, Sec
tions and 2 of Article "a. as amended,
were recommended for adoption.
Delegate Robertson moved that the
figures 1901 be changed to 1899, in
Sections l and of Article 81.
Delegate Kahaulelio did not favor
the change.
Councillor Emmeluth was in favor
Of Delegate Robertson's amendment.
The idea that Senators who were to be
elected in six months should elect q
President six years from now, was one
OF the most outrageous propositions
that had been met with yet. He
moved the ayes and noes be taken. !;
Carried.
The motion was lost as follows:
Ayes-Ables, Brown, Damon, Dole,
Emmeluth, Ena, Horner, Morgan,
Robertson, Smith ID. B., Tenney,
Wilcox "a. S., Wilcox
GO. N.)-I4.
Noes-Allen, Baldwin, Bolte, Carter,
Hatch, Iosepa, KahauleIio. Kalua,
King, Lyman, McCandless,
Mott, Pogue, Rice, Smith | ,
wv. o., Wilder, Young-l9.
The two Sections passed as in the
draft.
Sections / and of Article 90 were
passed as in the draft.
The Committee rose and reported
progress, and asked leave to sit again.
The report was adopted. II
The Convention adjourned until 10 |
O'Clock this morning.
In the treasure room of tho