Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-11
IN The SOUTH SEAS.
The Samoan Trouble still a Soalo9 Of
Crave Anxiety,
THE HAWAIIAN CONSTITUTION.


NINIoNiAt ~ Ass Ju ne H. Inc
steamer Arawa, from Australian ports,
brought number Of notable pntson.
gers IN the psrons Of ihv delegates
from the south suA colonies 70 the inter.
colonial trade conferences h be heli IN
Ottawa tbs latter part OF this month.
They are all anxiou, for cl0Bcr relation.
ship with Canada, aud tho conference
will be one OF the mos. notable Ia
Colonial history. Tho Bhtist cable
from Canada to Australia ani tho
annexation Of Samoa or the future Of
that country at leift, brsidus the com.
mcroial feature VI iutcr.c0ionial trade
development and legislation necessary
Ia that direction Will form the confer
encc program. Tue Samoan trouble Ia
niili very much unseitloi auI source
Of grave anxiety 10 the nations intor.
u1toi Ia the s0uih seas.
The Arawa LETT Honolulu on tho
second Of June, whom che now uonstl-
tuition o. Hawaii was the all.aba0tbing
topic Of conversation aud debate. Il
hAi Just been promulgated nud put
lishtd. IL contains many features pc.
ouiiar TO Itself IT, fut section, dca
Ing with the rights 0f persons aud
property, recognizes God NJ the Su.
premu ruler amt declares Tor universal
equity aud liberty OF the prcss auI
Hawaiian subjects. Any newspaper,
however, wuiCu advocates restoration
OF the mlnurohial government, or any
speaker taking the plat orm IN the
quuon'r cause, OF suggesting force to
accomplish "a change OF government,
shnll be- considered a trnit0rund treated
accordingly.
Slavery forever IL prohibited. Whom.
ever a slave ontou the territory Of this
republic, the constitution cuuCts that
that he shall bv free.
The right Of citizenship iaeHtended tU!
Fret, persons born la the Hawaiian
islanut; second, persons natuUllzrd nc.
cotding 10 the provisions OF law Ia their
huhali; third, pruOns who, not being
Hawaiian cltizsns, have taken an
active part Ia this formation OF tho Te.
public or supported the provisional
government, IN whose cases all usual
qualifications are TO DO waived. Foe
process Of naturalization IL 10 be sim.
liar 10 that Of tho United States. The
government OF the republic 10 divided
Into executive, legislative and Judicial
branches, the powers uf each belug
preserved distinct ami separate. rae
executive power IL vested In tue cabi.
net OF tour minis,ets-Dt foreign H0aifs,
OF finance, Of the interior aud An al
iorney general.
The president IL required u DO not
| lees than - years Of age, ~ native OF
tho island, or a resident therein for no
less than iitIvon years and citizsu.
| lie shAll be elected 10 the Oilics for ak
years and cannot succeed himself In
otliuo. The president, with the ap,
| prevail OF tue Senate, appoints mem
bers Of tho cabinet, Judges OF the
supreme ami circuit courts, tue auditor
general AMI diplomatic or consular
representatives to foreign countries.
The legislative power l. vested Ia q
| Legislature consisting OF two houses,
/ a Senate aud a House OF Representa-.
lives which shall organize and MI
separately except ~ specially provided
| otherwise. The Senate shall consist VI
! fifesn members anI be elected q hold
| office for ak year,; thu House Of
| Representative shah consist OF Il teen
| momDers elected every second year
| A senator must be male citizen
not less than 30 yeas Of agu aud three
years a resident and must also be- tn,
owner 0i property In the 70.
| public worth $500 above possible
incumbrauce, with money iuc1ms
Of not less than Sl,sU0 pBr annum.
Representatives must not be under the
age OF twenty-five, with property
qualification OF 81, 200, AMI income Of
5000. The first regular session OF thu
| legislature shall convene on the third
"Wednesday In February, 1896. Sos.
slons are limited to l2J days, aud spe
cial sessions may DO called by this presl
| dent.