The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-26
Efohfeenfh Day.
MONDAY, June %, 1891.

MONDAY, June 20, 1871.
convention was called to order
Ins NJ, Prayer and Roll call.
81 ", w. of the preceding meeting
Id and approved.
PETITIONS.
The Secretly read the following
,etitico from Chinese citizens;
r. Hon. Sanford B. Dole, President
To the LIZ Constitutional Convention OF
t the Hawaiian Islands.
: We ventue most humbly and
SIR -, m aain address you and
we liable Convention further
P<She 1o for the consideration of those to
appeni -. framig OF the constitution
wioIi iii materially ensure the prL-
wiiicn "a destly OF this country, has
gress a,t.,stsd We have relied, ard
oeeh " npon :he sense of jns ice and
sun sun ,ss of "a lit Of the Convention.
diG, s'D ,,u,..lat most thoroughly the
.hooret;,al CONFESSIONS gTant+'' 10 US by
. tn ME reporpf the AtlorA ey-Gener+l
., n3 MS col rages Of the Comlnittee ON
aa,;ela,ure, al We are pleased that w
80 received uch recognition DIS ttaT
l,a.. 81
or assist.ce we are barred by
ielei " the constitution, AID
tho Dtiy byhe amendment adopted
aPp,,rsnh OF ar.i lie Is such privl-
" O. We ave hitherto FL .l1yeh may
es 1a I'D TO have been curtalled.
N Co IT, onehand, We are offered tie
VI! ,es Standardization denlzdtion
a. .h., franise if We can qualify, and
1nu otharle possibility ot quailhca-
On suo so sounded by limitations as TO
he almost p; uded. ,;.. I'd
IL. 1T tn this country debaIs US,
Mt admils the p ivileses rvfer ed To-
ou' ~ ems having, or having n u,
al r.l,ns Would 1T not be just
and con lie to eliminate this para
anu 20 to enable such OF Us who
cnnent to qualify under the
o,h.r ve,tringent p ecautions' con i
o.no' eo urements of the constItu-
"a t.ono .a,ed on the sane footing, To
~ 'ion .:.,xteut. as Oth-r aliens; or II
a., ;s deemed wise or practicable,
e .toragraph he amended so as 10
may tn ,untri. s. (Which may have"
ftr-a,le5 ,ov,+;nn of
LII Ids to the United Stat s at an
theae 4 the concession would be one
amounting to simple courtesy
tnfiu ntial section vi the com
munltI C.;4,,t:o,, os framed on
G.. hiny. Chinese residents and
80 bf very many years residence
,te interests are mainly ldeniln-O
Oh, country of high ccmmelc lail
and social standing are prac'
t;aa heb rred from exercising prlvii-
II MI
hired number peri city qualified
Int the most stringent tests q
W htion for CT izenship, denizanshli
W. electoral franchise ii not ac'
A. ,breyentei fr IN SO doing.
1erto. we have refrained from re-
e.. 10 other nationalities who have
-lhere oriyin ally as lab rers, aiC
Labeen granted privl'eEes not ac
II tn rs. but tire lrAntlng TO them o.
PRIVILEGES and debarring us leads u:
81 firm AMI r spe atful hope that the
Cntlon will so far recognize our at
tfs t, benefit md prosper this country
dgrant our humble prayers
18th a few exceptions, the privilege
4. franchise has not BEEN eXercl,e t
i,hinese naturalized subject or cltt
OF Hawaii, although some 100 have
h nat,ralized upon identicalij th'
he terms as to the oath OF alieeiahc'
The aliens Of all other nations Sy TN
jposed Consii ution may 1t not De Sa'.
IL these natnraIiz4ti ,ns are annulled
i'll such privileges IA were granted 4
fem have been td1en fr, m theu'. Il
lis special regard this appears some
!hat uniuS5 to many of the sIgnatorie
Ii the uetition WHO have re Ided In tnl
.ountry from forty-three years TO de
ereasinp uetiods, the least OF Wnlct
w 1uld entitle the holder to cItIzensn II
Ialmos any other country, surleiI I'd ID
Ineces arv compliance with legal require
Iments.
Tn,re are now probably about tW
| hundred Chinese natu allied under Tor
mer Governments, who could qlallfy d
| electors even under the stringent Pre-
| visions of the proposed CONSTITUTIONS
the PRIV legs Of attempting to do so Wer
accorded.
perusal of the names OF the signs
tories to the petition VIII sho" ciat
lot q residence in the country, lnte1
marriages with the hawa lAns, ciVluzS
ton, material interests, revenue contr
buttons to the Government, assistant
in the DEVELOPMENT of the resources
the islands, and educAii NAL qua inc
tions from the requisite ior cl'lzenSh
and the privilege OF the franchise the Z.
pertinent of permitting those pr vi" g
might be attempt-d without dancer a.
without towering the dignity OF the ne
Republic.
Tabled for further consideration.
The Committee on Printing aud r
vision reported the new draft Oh u
Constitution.
The Committee have made a nuI
\ Der of minor corrections anu chang
of capitalization aud punctuatl'
which are specified in its report
Comm. ttee recommend number
further changes which they dlu L
feel authorized in making themseiV'
Minister Smith moved to reier
Constitution and all reports
amendments to the Committee OF |