The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-29
Second Reading of the Draft Fin
ished Yesterday Afternoon.
ARTICLE SEVEN DISPOSED OF.
When the Third Reading VIII be
Taken Up-Everything in Apple Pie
Order for the Fourth OF July.
Twenfy-frst Day.
THURSDAY, June %, 1894.

THURSDAY, June %, 1894.
The Convention was called to order
at 1000 q. m. President Dole In the
chair. Prayer and roll call. Min
utes read and approved.
PETITIONS.
The Secretary read the following Pc
tition from the Portuguese Union:
Whereas, The Portuguese colony of
these Islands have since 1887, and moe
especially since January, 1898, been
unanimous in favor of Republican Gov
ment; and.
Whereas, Their lo5 atty to the Pro-
vi ional Government and to the cause of
annexation has been unquestioned; and
Whereas, The Provisional Govern
ment and it's leaders have openly hereto
fore declared themselves anti-Asiatics /;
and,
Whereas, In the dr. it of the Consti
tuition, as it stands, there are clauses
which may hereafter allow Asistics to
obtain litical privileges; and
Whereas, Article z of said draft
leaves it open Tor the. Legislature to
enact laws which will be prejudicial to
the poor classes; and
Il
has failed to support measures which
would be of interest to the Portuguese
colony at large. Resolved,
l. That we heartily endorse the pro
clamatiou OF President Sanford B. Dole
2. That no more appropriate day
| could be chosen than the Fourth OF July
for the PRONUNCIATION of the Constitu
ton.
8. That certain provisions in aid draft
Il
| of the Provisional CO. ernmeit and its
| leaders in regard TO Asiatics, and that
no Asiaiic should be ALLOW ed privileges
| in the Republic.
4. That the provision depriviug Eu-
| ropean who is not able to read and write
| the nglislso Hawaiian languages from
| becoming a citizen be stricken out, a it
! depIives many good loyal supporters of
| the Government as well as new comers
| from European countries, from becom-
| ing citlzens.
8 That we rely entirely on the assur
ances of the EXecu i've Council in regard
| to the right of outrage without the re-
qulred qualifications for all those that
| registered, or attempted to, at the election
| for delegates for the Constitutional Con-
yention.
| 6. That the Portuguese voters earnestly
| protest against said Councillor j. p.
Mendonca's procedure.
7. That, with the alterations prayed
| far and the assurances aforesaid, We
| unanimously endorse the proclamation
of the new constitution without ratifica-
tion by vote.
Tabled for consideration with the
Constitution.
REPORTS.
Minister Smith reported for the Leg
islat We Committee on Section 5, Arti-
Gle 20. The Committee recommend
| the section pass with an amendment
that the Legislature may also be called
| together by the President of the Sem
ate when requested so TO do by two
| thirds of its members.
The report was adopted and the Ar
| ticle passed as amended.
The Committee on Executive re-
ported on Section 3, Article 30, and
recommended a verbal amendment.
The report was adopted and the
| amended section passed.
The same committee reported on the
petition of the Schuetzen Club, recon-
mending it be tabled for considera-
tion.
The report was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Delegate Baldwin moved suspen-
sion of the rules in order to consider
Article again. He hoped the Con-
vention would be fair enough to sus-
pend the rules and consider the matter
on its merits.
Delegate Carter said the matter had
already been fairly considered twice.
How many times did he want q fair
consideration?
Vice President Wilder sai9 it was
not necessary to suspend the rules.
The rules were already suspended and
the matter should come up under un-.
finished business.
The motion to suspend the rules was
carried on rising vote.
Article was recOnsidered aud Del
egate Baldwin moved the proviso re-
garding Government appeals in Grim
inal cases be stricken out.
Delegate Kalua said he was con-
vinceti the pr0viso was a good one. If
the time were not so short he would
tell the Convention ell that iappened
at the last term In Wailuku. The
Hawaiian Jury decided according 20
the amount of money paid them, and
not according to the law and the evil
dence. Tie Hawaiians, to judge by
their newspapers, had more politics
than poi In their s'omachs Ii the
Convention wanted TO continue this