The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-27
A RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT
The Second Reading May BE Finished
Today-Severa' Important Cha0ges
Made From the Draft as 1t Passed
Its First Reading In the Convention.
Nineteenth Day.
TUESDAY, June %, 1S94


a5 10 A. NJ, President Dole in the
chair. Prayer. Roll call. Minutes
of the preceding day read and ap-
proved.
Delegate Kalua presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved that the Constitutional
Convention arrange to close Its lahors
on or before Tuesday, July Sd, and
that public proclamation of the Con
stitution of the Republic of Hawaii
be made on the 4th day of July, at
such place and hour as may be ap-
proved;
Be it further resolved that the Hon
orahle Sanford Ballard Dole then and
there take the oath as President of the
Republic of Hawaii, aud announce the
names OF his Cabinet;
Be it further resolved, that COM
mittee of five members of this Conven
tion be appointed to make all neces-
sary arrange ments.
Delegate Kalua held that this coun.
try owed everything to the United
States, which had civilized and en-
riched us, and there could be no more
appropriate day for the Inauguration
of the Republic than the day of Amer
lean Independence.
Councillor Brown thought no better
day could be chosen to proclaim the
new Republic than the 4th day of
July. 1t was doubiy 30 in view OF the
present relation existing between this
Government and the great Republic
They could have night sessions if
necessary. a proclamation of the
Constitution on July 4th would toe an
other spoke in the wheel of anneXa-
ton.
The resolution was adopted.
Councillor McCauGIess favored be
ginning the night sessiO Immediate
ly- They did not want to miss the
4th of July.
necessary to begin with night sessions
Immediately. Perhaps they would
not he necessary at all
The Committee PrOce eded at 1870 to
consider the Constitution i'm Commit
tee OF the Whole, Delegate Rice in the
cDaIr.
Article AZ. Disqualification of Gov
ernment Offices nd Employees.
Councillor Morgan moved the word
''salaiied" be >trIck~ n out. Some per
SONS who had no salaries had fees or
emoluments, or controlled persons
having sa'aries. The President of the
Board of Education, for Instance.
Minister Smith hoped the amend
ment would not prevail.
Delegate Carter and Councillor
Brown favored the amendment.
Councillor Emmeluth held that
there was an example of the bad in-
fuence of IL Government employee
right in the ventIOn. The mem
Der from the Fifth District was
elected by the influence of a Govern
ment official.
The amendment was adopted.
Presid-nt Dole moved to strike out |
the words 'OT emOlument."
Minister Smith was greatly sur
prised that any one bad wished to |
allow contractors in the Legislature. |
In spite OF bidding, there was Il great /
opportunity for abuses III Govern |
ment contracts.
Delegate Carter held that it was so
easy TO evade any provision regarding
Government contractors, that it was
of no use to insert any.
Various amendments were offered,
and the article finally passed in the
following form.
Article AZ. Disqualifications of Gov
ment Officers anu Employees:
No person holding Office in or under
or by authority of the Government,
including notaries public and agents
w tdhc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, nor any !
of the Government, shall
be eligible TO election to the Legisla
ture or hold the position OF an elected
me mber OF the same.
A discussion arose in connection
with Article 43, which specifies the
crimes which shall involve a loss of
civil rights. An amendment was Of
fered, To- Include conviction on i'm
parchment.
The article passed as in the draft.
President Dole moved recon
sideratIon of Article A., in order to
provide that members of tie Council
IT state might be members Of the
Legislature.
Carried.
The words "except members Of the
Council of State" were inserted in
A., after the word "acknowI-
edgments," and the amendment
passed.
Article 40.
d legaIe vi "a moved to fix the
20 -upensat on of members at $500 in
.t.isd ,t 5000
DtIega'e K III nlelio moved To
N he it $500. He wished to increase