The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-02
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Convention met again at 1:S0.
Delegate Carter regretted exceed
ingly that he had shown any temper
during the morning, but he thought
it was because of the night work he
had put on this Constitution. He
further duty on the Committee of
Revision. This was partly because he
had conscientious scruples against
working on Sunday.
President Dole said he hoped Dele
gate Carter would reconsider his ac-
ton. He had become accustomed to
the work, and had done well, and he
would be sorry to see him resign.
Delegate Carter said he thought he
had done his share of the work, and
thought he was entitled to a day of
rest on Sunday.
After Article 81 had been read and
passed, Minister Smith said that there
was an omission that should be rem
edied. There had been no provision
made that the President should be the
commander-in-chie of the military
forces of the Republic. He moved to
suspend the rules and insert the fol-
lowing article, to be numbered Article
80:
in chief of all the military forces of the
Republic"
The motion was carried and the ar
ticle inserted.
When Article 81 was reached, Coun-
cillor McCandless moved to insert the
words, in Section 2, "and all licensed
to practice law" There was a chance
that any lawyer might be required to
sit on the Supreme Bench in case Of
the disqualification of fanySupremeJus-
tice. This would render it possible for
-hnthnr hn FOL ha
oath of allegiance or not, to decide on
questions affecting this Constitution.
Councillor Brown said he wished D
be excused from voting on the Ques-
ton. He was a member of the bar,
and he did not want it said that he
had voted to make the bar a close cor
poration.
Minister Smith thought that this
was going little too far. He did not
think it necessary to revoke a lawyers
license any more than to take away
that of physician.
Councillor Tenney did not like the
amendment. 1t seemed to be directed
at few lawyers with royalistic ten
denotes.
Minister Hatch said he could not
support the proposed amendment.
He did not think it right to take away
a mans source of living because he
WAS dSdlIiSG lQIS 10TH OF government.
Delegate Iosepa thought the amend
ment was a sound one.
The amendment was lost
In Article 80 Councillor McCandIess
moved to insert the words cor any
member of the bar of the Supreme or
any inferior court" thus making it
imperative for every lawyer to take
the oath of allegiance to the Republic.
The vote resulted in tie, and the
President voted against the amend1
ment.
After all of the articles had been
passed, Minister Hatch moved to re-
consider Article "a, referring to the
President. He moved to insert the
words, 1.-The President shall, at stated
times receive for his services a COM
pensation which shall neither be in
creased nor diminished during the
period for which he shall have been
elected, and he shall not receive. with
in that period, any other emolumsnt
from the Republic."
The amendment passed and was
made Article 25.
The President appointed Ds,-
Ables in place Of G...s....s-I' -I'e!ega.e -
the Corr -z--s7EF~DeIegate carter on
T' -zn1nittee on Revision.
Ne Convention adjourned until 10
!, o'clock Tuesday morning.