The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-12
Ninth Day.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8.

of the eighth day read and approved
The Convention Immediately went
into Committee of the Whole, Coun-
cillor Allen in the chair.
ARTICLE 63.-TITLEs OF LAWS.
Each law shall embrace but one sub
ject, which shall be expressed in its
title.
The title of law amending or re.
pealing another law shall refer to the
section or chapter of the law amended
or repealed and to the subject-matter
involved.
Passed.
| ARTICLE 64.-READINGs OF BILLS.
A bill in order to become law, shall,
except as herein provided, pass three
readings in each House, the final pas
sage of which, in each House, shall be
by majority vote of all the elective
members to which such House is enti-
tied, taken by ayes and noes and en-
tered upon its journal.
Passed.
ARTICLE 65.-CERTIFICATIoN OF BILLS
FROM ONE HOUSE TO THE OTHER.
Every bill when passed by the
House in which il originated, or in
which amendments thereto shall have
been adopted, shall Immediately be
certified by the Chairman and Clerk
and sent to the other House for con-
sideration.
Passed.
ARTICLE 66.-SIGNING BILLS.
Excepting as herein provided, all
bills passed by the Legislature, shall,
in order to be valid, be signed by the
President.
Passed.
ARTICLE 67.-vETo OF PRESIDENT.
Every bill which shall have passed
the Legislature, shall be certified by
the Chairman and Clerk Of the House
last considering it, and shall thereup.
on be presented to the President. IL
he approves it he shall sign it and IL
shall thereupon become law. Ii the
President does not approve such bill,
he may return it with his objections,
to the several Houses of the Legisla-
ture.
He may veto any specific item or
items in any bill which appropriates
money for specific purposes; but shall
veto other bills, il at all, only as a
whole.
Passed, with the word "thereupon"
stricken out.
ARTICLE IS. FAILURE TO SIGN OR
VETO.
II the President neither signs nor
vetoes a bill within ten days after it is
delivered to him, it shall become law
without his signature, unless the Leg
islature adjourns prior to the expira-
ton Of such ten days.
In computing such period of ten
days, Sundays, holidays recognized by
the laws of the Republic and the day
upon which the bill is delivered to the
President shall be excluded.
President Dole moved to insert the
words "pending session Of she" before
Legislature" in line 8, and to SUBJ
stitute the phrase "comes to an end'
for "adjourns."
Minister Smith moved to refer the
section to the Committee on Legisls-
ton.
Carried.
ARTICLE 69.-PROCEDURE UPON RE-
CEIPT OF VETO.
Upon the receipt of a veto message |
from the President, each House Of the |
Legislature shall enter the same at |
large upon its journal, and proceed to |
reconsider such bill, or part of bill, |
and again vote upon it by ayes and
noes, which shall be entered upon its |
journal.
If, after such reconsideration, such |
bill, or part of bill, shall be approved .
by a wo-thirds vote of all the elective
to which each House is en-
titled, it shall thereby become law.
Passed.
ARTICLE 70-APPRoPRIATIoN
Section /. Appropriations, except
as otherwise herein provided, shall be
made biennially by the Legislature.
Minister Damon moved to strike
out the words Except as otherwise
herein provided
Minister Smith did not favor that.
The Advisory Council should have
the power to appropriate money in
emergencies. AS no
bills of indemnity we're allowed, this
was necessary.
Delegate Robertson moved to strike
out the whole section. 1t might pre-
vent appropriations being made in
special sessions of the Legislature.
President Dole said the section was
1t required the Legisla-
ture to make biennial appropriations.
Minister Smith said the section had
reference to what succeeded. Suppose
here should be deadlock between
the upper and lower House, so that
no appropriations were made. Some
thing would have to be done The
could not be brought to
/ standstill.
Minister Damon moved to defer the
article until the subject of the Adj
7isory Council should come up.
The article was referred to the Ex-
.cutive Committee.
Section ,. The Minister of Finance
,on otrhraff To he Of I