The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-09
Eighth Day.
FRIDAY, June S, 1894.

/ NhAoAAy Juuc o. 1904.
/ The Convention was called to order
at $50 AM, President Dole in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. ]. Waiamau,
Roll call
Minutes of preceding day read and
approved.
| The Finance Committee reported
on the expense of stenographic notes
| for the Convention. One stenographer
offered to do it for $3.50 if the Conven-
tion did not last more than twenty
five days.
a discussion ensued on the question
of incurring this expense.
Minister Smith and Councillor Ena
favored incurrfng it. Councillor En-
meluth was opposed to it.
The Convention decided to author
ize the expense.
PETITIONS.
Minister Hatch presented petition
from Chinese residents regarding the
franchise. The petition is the same
as that addressed to the Councils by
them, and referred to the Convention.
The Secretary read the petition.
Delegate Vivas moved to lay the
petition on the table.
Delegate Baldwin moved to refer to
committee.
Delegate. Ables supported the mo-
tion to table.
Minister Smith and Councillor Ena
protested against that course as being
discourteous.
Delegate Vivas changed his motion,
so that the petition should be con
sidered with the Constitution when
the franchise came up.
Delegate Robertson supported that
course.
% Delegate Vivas explained that he
intended no discourtesy to the Chi
nese.
The petition was referred to the
Committee on Legislature.
Delegate Garter stated that early in
the session he had offered a resolution
asking for information about cumu
lative voting. The subject was be-
coming more important every day,
and people were constantly going to
the Registrar and asking for informa
ton. The matter certainly was one
on which all the Information should
be obtained which the Minister of the
Interior could furnish. He would
move that it be taken from the table.
The resolution not being forthcom-
ing, owing to the fact that no place
has been provided for the secretary's
papers, Delegate Carter offered fresh
resolution, covering the same ground
as the other.
Minister Smith said the resolution
Il lot, . I.e.I
lots would have to- be recounted.
Delegate Carter said he had COR
suited the Registrar, who stated that
it would not take much time.
Minister Smith said that on Monday
they would be ready with a large
amount of information on the election
which, perhaps, would be sufficient.
Delegate Baldwin seconded the reso-
luton, and it passed.
At 1915 a NJ. the Convention went
into committee of the whole, Couu-
cilIor Ena in the chair.
The committee proceeded with the
consideration of the Constitution.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
ARTICLE 37-THE LEGISLATURE.
The legislative power of the Re
public is vested in a Legislature, and
subject to the limitations herein pro
vided, an Advisory Council.
The Legislature shall consist of two
houses, styled the Senate aud the
House of Representatives, which shall
organize and sit separately, except as
otherwise herein provided.
The two houses shall be STYLED "T'he
Legislature of the Republic of Ha-
waii.n
Delegate Baldwin asked an explain
alton Of the first part of the article.
Minister Smith explained.
Councillor Tenney moved to strike
out the phrase "and, subject to the |
limitations herein provided, an Ad-
visory Council"
Councillor EmmeftIth moved to |
strike out the whole article and sub |
stitute the following:
The legislative power shall be vest |
ed in a Senate and House of Repre- |
sentatives which shall sit separately |
and be designated as the Legislature |
of the Republic of Hawaii
Minister Smith said the power was |
vested in the Advisory Council to |
meet some extraordinary emergency.
The old Constitution vested the same |
power in the Privy Council aud 1t !
was necessary. It would be very |