The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-05
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Much Work Done at the Session
Yesterday.
THE PRESS RESTRICTION is KILLED
kunuiskea VIII Keep His Seat In the
Convention-TheH Hawaiian Flag VIII
Be the Ensign OF the Hawaiian
Republic-sixteen Articles Finished.
MONDAY, June 4.
FOURTH DAY.

The Convention was called to order
at 9:4O, President Dole in the chair.
In the absence of the chaplain, prayer
was offered by &C unciIlor III. Water
| house. Roll call. Minutes of the
third day read and approved.
Delegate Kalua reported for the
Committee on Credentials, declaring
that the credentials of William
| Horner, one of the delegates from
Hawaii, who had just taken his seat
in the Convention, were in order.
The oath was administered to Mr..
Homer by the Chief Justice.
Councillor Allen, for the special
mittee on the petition of III.
Klemme, desired to introduce the fol-
lowing resolution before bringing in
its report:
Resolved, That the Convention sus-
tain the action of the Inspectors of
Election on the island of Oahu in
counting fractional votes as cast in the
election for delegates.
Councillor Allen stated that if the
Conve ntion supported the legality of
u
ready with its report.
Delegate Hitchcock thought the
resolution out of order. 1t was calling
on the Convention TO sustain the COM
mittee report before the report was
brought in.
Delegate Robertson said that the
object of the resolution was to save
time. If fractional votes were decided
to be illegal, recount of all the bal
lots without fractions on the whole
island would be necessary; otherwise
the committee could report at once.
Delegate Ables held that the matter
by the Minister of the Interior, who
had authority to pass on the point.
He moved the resolution be adopted.
Delegate Iosepa agreed with Dele
gate Hitchcock The committee
should report ard then it's report
should be either accepted or rejected.
Minister Smith said that as Dele
gate Robertson had explained, the
resolution would greatly facilitate the
work Of the committee.
The resolution was adopted, only
two voting against it.
Councillor allen then presented the |
report, which finds that Kunuikea was |
legally elected. Though the inspect |
ors made many mistakes, they did not |
benefit Kunuiakea any. On the con- |
trary, he gains seventeen twentieths |
OF a vote on recount.
Delegate Kunuiakea thanked the /
committee.
The report was adopted without
opposition.
Delegate Baldwin offered a resolu-
ton providing that each member
might receive such daily papers as he
ShnTllH fn
Adopted.
DelegateCarter offered the following
Resolved, That the Minister of the
Interior furnish the Convention accu-
rate statistics, made up from the bal
lots themselves, showing the number
of ballots cast AZ the election of dele
gates to- this Convention; the num-
Der for different candidates; the nature
Of the errors made, and other data
which may aid the Convention in
adopting or rejecting the cumulative
method of voting.
Delegate Ables moved the resolu-
ion be tabled Carried.
Delegate kalua said that as the first ,
orty articles of the Constitution were ,
'eady in Hawaiian there was no rea-
ION why the Convention should not ;
proceed with the Constitution.
Inc HFeSlUenC Drew attention to the
act that there was nothing in the
ules regarding the procedure on the
and as to the number of s
'otes necessary TO pass each article.
Councillor Emmeluth moved that a {
majority of the whole number of the ,
eitgates and Council be required. T
Referred to Committee on Rules. f
Minister Smith moved that the |
on Rules be instructed to G
raft rule providing for two read
ngs OF the Constitution, the reading a
o be article by article. I
Councillor Emmeluth moved to i
mend 10y making it three readings. v
Delegate Carter thought third I
eadiug unnecessary. The reading r
n Committee of the Whole and one 5
n Convention would be sufficient. h
Minister Hatch agreed with the last Y
peaker, as did Delegate Baldwin
Councillor Emmeluth thought that | V
DO much care could not be exercised i
he third reading could be formal, as @
j the case of bill. i,
The amendment was lost and the | n
riginal motion of Minister Smith was f,
.rried.
Delegate Baldwin. moved that the a