The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-05
CONVENTION Ar WORK.
THE AMENDED BEPorr OK RULES
ADOPTED.
Yesterdays Session Discussions on Am
cndments-Items Passed this
Afternoon, etc.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Article was read Delegate Carter
moved to strike out the word "Min-
listers" and leave it plain cabinet"
His suggestion was that the title be
made Secretaries"
Minister Smith objected to this as
Minister" was the word in general use
for designating members OF the Cabinet.
1t was custom and he would not change
old terms unless some real benefit
should accrue. He therefore moved that
the section pass.
President Dole said the question was
raised when talking the Constitution
over and all were in favor of republican
simplicity. But in this country the
Ministry was more than the Presidents
They were really the executive. The
situation was different to the
United States or France. He would
favor retaining the old word.
Delegate Kahaulilio, said that he was
in favor of having the word minister,
as the Hawaiian word for minister is
the only one expressing the idea of the
relative position occupied by the minis
try in the Government.
Delegate Hatch thought it would
make little difference which words were
used in the Hawaiian. Secretary OF
the Treasury could be expressed in Ha-
waiian as forcibly as in English. He
favored the word Secretary.
Mr.:Carters' motion was last, and Ar
ticle passed as read.
Section /, Article passed as read
Section 2. Article 8 was read and
Delegate Robertson moved to strike out
the words "crime Or in line 8 and l..
Amendment adopted, and section
passed.
Section was read, and Minister
Smith moved to strike out the word
"forever" in line %.
Delegate Robertson moved to strike
out the word criminal" in line 81.
Delegate Brown moved that line 81 be
remodeled to read "The jury may be
waive in all civil cases and by defend
ants, ETC."
Delegate Robertson withdrew his mo-
ton in favor OF Mr.. Brown.
Delegate Robertson moved that the
section be further amended that line 81
may read: "The jury may be waived
in all civil cases as prescribed by law and
by defendants, etc.
The amendment was accepted by Mr.
Brown and the section passed.
Delegate Carter moved that the words
''Nothing herein provided shall deprive
the people in any criminal prosecution
OF the right OF exceptions for appeal" bt
added to the 9TH line in Article Z.
Minister Smith moved substitution o
the word government for the wore
people in the fifth line, which was ac
copied by Delegate Carter.
Minister Smith commented at som,
length upon the article and its applica
ton as amended. He favored thu
amendment.
Delegate Brown thought the matte
such radical departure that the con
vention should go slow. 1t had beer
agitated in England and several of tn
American States and nothing had beel
done to throw any light upon the work
ings OF the law.
Mr.. Damon could not see the justic
in the Government keeping a man il
Jail indefinitely while the Government
was working up a case against him.
The amendment was lost.
Delegate Browns motion to strike on
the words except as herein provided
in line 2 adopted and the section a
amended passed.
Article was read and Delegate Smit
moved the word against" be substitute
for "for." Amendment and sectio
passed.
Art. 8 was read and passed.
Art. 10 was read. Delegate Robert
son moved to strike out the letter sd
in the word secured" in line two
making the word secure" Amend
ment and section passed.
Art. II was read and passed.
Art. ~ was read. Delegate Brow
thought there should be something
the article to provide for railways.
Minister Smith said that railway
were considered as public highwa.
and were included in the enactmel
under that head.
Delegate Brown moved to insert IL
word railroads" between 'for" al
reservoirs" in line 3. After sever
amendments the section was referred
special committee.
Article l3 was read and passed sectiC
by section.
Article II was amended and passed,
were articles 10 and IS.
When Article II was read Mr.. En-
meluth moved to strike out OF Section
the words "has been, or" in the fiji
line.
President Dole objected to Mr.. Ell
meiuths amendment. 1t would loo
bad and be wrong to withhold Il
rights OF citizenship from persons in Il
country who had been naturalized. Il
Government could not in justice do
Besides, Hawaii had many citizens nc
in foreign lands. To cut them loose al
leave them without country would
wrong and wholly unnecessary.
Mr.. Emmeuth asked what our oblig
tons were to naturalized Chinese W
had returned to China.
President Dole replied that the oblie
ton was identical with the cases OF 9th
citizens.