Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-12
REPUBLIC OF HAWAII.
All Voters Must be Naiuralized. and Electors
Of Senators Must Have Properly.

VICTORIA, B. c., June 1.-THE follow
ing advices have been received by the
steamer Arawa from Honolulu, dated June
s.:
The constitutional convention has been
occupied by its organization for the past
few days. The draft of the constitution
prepared by the executive council was dis
tributed to members of the convention yes
terday afternoon. 1t is a lengthy document
and an examination of which discloses as
its peculiar features those which are given
in the following summary:
The government is called the Republic
of Hawaii. There is President, DO Vice
President, cabinet of four ministers, an
advisory council of Is and a Legislature
consisting of Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, sitting separately, and each
composed of 10 members. All voters must
be born or naturalized citizens, and must
be able to read, write and speak the Eng
lish or Hawaiian language with fluenty.
The electors of senators must possess
property valued at $4,000 or n yearly in.
come of 5000. An alien who wishes to
qualify for naturalization must come from
a country with which Hawaii has a treaty
concerning naturalization. He must be
able to read and write English huen.ly
must possess property valued at $500 and
must renounce all foreign allegiance. A
| special exception is, however, made in the
cases of all aliens who aided and supported
the provisional government. They may re-
ceive naturalization and be free to vote
without the above qualifications. All voters
must abjure the monarchy.
The President is to be elected for a term
of six years and cannot succeed himself
He is to be chosen by majority of both
houses sitting together, but the majority
must also include majority of the Senate
He is to have the usual powers of the chief
magistrate. The first President is named
in the constitution and is to continue in
Office until Dec. 81, 1900.
The advisory council are appointed, five
by each house of congress and five by the
President. The council is to act in case of
pardons, the appropriation of money and in
great emergencies. In the case of Presi
dental vacancy or suspension, the office is to
be filled by one of the cabinet until Pres
dent is elected. In the event of the failure
of the Legislature to pass an appropriation
bill the cabinet have the power to pay the
necessary expenses in accordance with the
last appropriation bill. There is a perma-
nent roll, subject to amendment by the
Legislature. If one House adjourns with
out the consent of the other the latter goes
on with complete legislative power. No
session can exceed GO working days with
out the consent of the President.
The Pre- sident may veto any specification
Of the appropriation bill. The President
and the Senate have power to conclude a
treaty of commercial and political union
with the United States. Special boards of
registration shall act on each island. The
qualifications of voters are to be rigidly
scrutinized. The Legislature may provide
BY law for the supervision, registration,
control and Identification of all persons, and
any class or nationality of persons and may
also restrict the length of term of residence
and business on employment of all persons
coming in to the republic.
Freedom of speech and press does not
permit the advocatlon of the restoration of
the monarchy. No alien unlawfully enter
ing the republic is entitled to a writ of
habeas corpus as of right. All treaties are
ratified and confirmed. All commissions
are vacated on September |, 1894. The
first regular session of the legislature is to
be held on the third Wednesday of Febru-
ary, 1896. biennially thereafter. No refer
ence is made to Asiatics in the cons,itu-
ton