The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-26

IIOn Oh the chinese asked for other
privileges, one of which has been
granted-that of making any persons
born III this country, Il citizen.
Minister Smith moved to adopt the
motion of the Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs.
Delegate Vivas thought the motion
was of such Importance that it sh uld
be referred to u spe cial committee,
and so moved.
Councillor McCandless said the
article had been referred TO q commit
tee, at the time of the first residing,
and had been very carefully cOnsid-
cred.
Delegate Vivas' motion was lost.
Delegate Vivas Offered the follow
ing amendment in place of paragraph
five:
"He stall be a resident of the Re-
public, Of Hawaiian, European, or
American birth CT descent"
President Dole moved to refer Min
lister Hatch's amendment to the Com
mittee on Legislation.
Lost.
Delegate Vivas moved to refer the
amendment OF Minister Hatch to q
speoia committee.
He was ruled out of order.
Minister Smith moved that further
action on the article be deferred until
this morning.
Carried
Article 10. DeniZens.
Delegate Ables thought that action
on Article 10 should be deferred until
Article Is had been acted upon, and
so moved.
Carried.
Article 20. Division of powers of
Government.
Passed as in the draft.
Article 81. Executive Council.
Minister Hatch said that Article 90
covered the same ground as section
OF this ar icle, and moved that it be
stricken out.
Carried.
Council or Smith moved that, in
Section ., the word "Minister be
stricken out and the word "secretary'
be substituted.
Delegate Carter favored the motion.
Councillor Smiths motion was lost.
Article q passed as amended.
Article %. Qualifications of Presi-
dent.
Delegate Vivas moved to strike out
! the words ''have resided therein not
| less than fifteen years In the United
| States man must be born in the
country to be President, and it should
be the same here.
The motion w rs lost.
TIE article PASSED as in the draft.
Article %. First President.
Passed "a in the draft.
Article "a. Election of President.
Passed as in the draft.
Article 25. Power of appointment.
Councillor Emmeluth moved to re-
fer to the Committee on Judiciary.
| No seconder.
Passed a. in the draft.
Article %. Power of removal.
Delegate Ables moved to strike out
the words "eXrept tie Auditor Geu-
| eral." He did not believe that he
should he appointed for life, and be-
you'd the power of removal by the
President.
Minister Smith thought the pro.
| vision, as in the article, was a wise
| one. 1t was most important Office
and should be entirely free from po
| litics.
Delegate Able's motion was lost.
Minister Hatch offered the follow
ing addition to the article: Wien
ever requested 20 TO do, 10y the Presi
dent anu three of the Cabinet, II minis
ter shall resIgn."
President Dale thought this a val
liable amendment. Tie only Othe
wav to remove a minister was by The
met only o ce in two years, it migh
be absolutely nece ssary TO remove one
of the Cabinet during that time.
Minister Hatch offered the follow
ing as Il substitute for his former mo
} ton: "rhe Pr sideut, with the ap
prevail of three members of tn
Cabinet, may remove any member
the Cabinet"
; Delegate Robertson did not thinl
} that il was right to give the Cabine
} the right to eXpel one of its member
because he happened to be in tie mi
nority, any more than it was right t
remove the minority OF the Legisla
ture in the same way.
Minister Hatch's amendment wa
carried.
The article passed as in the draft.
Article 81, passed.
, Councillor Brown moved to strik
out, as It appeared elsewhere.
Carried.
, Article %. Converting the Legisls
ture.
Passed as in the draft.
Article %. r. ceiving foreign repre-
sentatives.
Passed as in the draft.
Article so. Messages to the LegiS
lature and Council OF State.
5 President Dole said he thought
unnecessary for the President to il
form the Council of State rs to tn
condition of the Republic. He move
! that the words 'or of Council of State
Q in line t, and the word ''either" l
r line 5, be stricken out.
Carried.
e Councillor Brown moved to strik
0 out the words Council of State" liz I'll
t title.
e Carried.
4 Passed as amended.
i Article 81. Martial law.
e Passed as in the draft.
Article 81. Treaties.
President Dole moved that the VOL
"and,n between the words "polIIlca
G and commercial" be changed