The herald., 1894-03-08
EVENTS OF MOMENT IN HAWAII
The Latest Batch of Official
Correspondence.
A New Form of Government Proposed
for the Islands.
The Representative System Co BE Intro
duced in the oOuncila-A Monster
Chinese Indignation Meet
ing Held.
sy the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-The president
today sent to congress the latest Corre-
Bpondence in relation to Hawaii. being
three letters with an enclosure from
Minister Willis, covering the period
from February 10th to February 10Th
inclusive. An important feature Of the
correspondence is the statement that
steps have been taken to provide for a
new constitution and a new form OF
government for Hawaii. Minister Will
lis mentions changes in the executive
council. the report that Dole will pre-
pare the new constitution and says a
spirited contest ia now in progress look
ing to the introduction of the repre-
sentative system into the councils OF the
provisional government. In this con-
nection he mentions a resolution passed
ct maas meeting February 18th, favor
ing the enactment of law increasing
the membership OF the advisory council
from Ia to "a, the new members to "be
selected by the Buffraees of loyal citi-
Eens, in manner to be hereafter pro-
vided." The reasons OF the demand are
that the council ie not now representa-
tive; that the legislative department is
too compact and small that it hse been
made Objectionable by the action Of re-
tiring members in practically selecting
their own successors; that it's personnel
has been changed. and in these changes
the mass of the supporters of the pro-
visional government had no voice.
The last letter is dated Honolulu,
February 10th. 1t is az follows;
''At the regular meeting this after.
noon OF the government councils, Hon.
+. M. Hatch read the report of the
judiciary COMMITTEES on the petition for
the enlargement of the advisory coun-
Gil, recommending, as reported in the
newspapers, that there be chosen dele
gatea to fill up the councils and prepare
constitution for permanent form of
government. The report was adopted
and committee appointed by the preHi-
dent to prepare an act for holding a con-
stitutional convention. At the same
meeting Hatch was elected and took his
Hest as minister of foreign affairs.
"a mass meeting OF Chinese last
night was very largely attended. News
papers report the attendance at 5000.
Vigorous resolutions against the pro-
posed legislation of the government
we're passed. | send Newspaper clip
pings in regard to the above subjects"
The clippings referred to show that
the cabinet propose to make an answer
to the resolution adopted at the Annex
alton club mass meeting looking to the
enlargement Of the councils, believing,
as Smith said, that they contained the
intimation that the provisional govern
ment was not favorable to annexation.
In describing the Chinese mass meet
ing the newspapers say ita tenor may be
judged by the fact that the use of man
oi-war was more than limited at. The
statement WAS also made that the
Chinese paid more taxes than any other
class; t'Nat but for them, Honolulu's
trade woSld die and they had only to
unite and stand firm to gain their ends.
The first speaker recommended that il
the councils would not listen to the
Chinese, they should instruct the
Chinese minister at Washington to write
to the home government about their
troubles. The proposed act was
denounced as worse than the Geary act.
The act complained of is one proposing
to require Chinese to take out special
license as prerequisite to conducting
business in Hawaii,