The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-12

The article passed as in the draft.
OF TIE SENATE.
ARTICLE 81 NUMBER OF MEMBERS
-ELECrIoN-TERN OF OFFICE.
Section l. The Senate shall be com
posed of fifteen members. The Sena-
tors to be elected at the first election
held under this Constitution shall
hold office until the general election
held in the year 1901.
| Section >. Senators shall be elected
at such election in the year 1901 10
hold office until the general election
held during the sixth year thereafter,
and shall continue thereafter to be
elected every sixth year, to hold office
for like term.
Section 8. Vacancies by death, res
iguation or otherwise, shall be filled
at special elections, for the uneXpired
term.
Section l. Councillor Emmeluth
did not believe all the Senators should
be elected in one year. He favored
electing a certain number of them at
each election for representatives.
| Delegate Carter was in favor of the
section passing as in the draft.
Delegate Baldwin favored the Sem
ators being changed once in two years.
| He moved to refer Sections and to
| the Committee on Executive.
Minister Smith thought it would be
profitable 10 discuss Article % before
referring to a committee.
Delegate Robertson said the term of
Senators should correspond with the
term OF the President. If the Presi-
| Dental term was to be reduced to four
years the Senatorial term should be
| reduced to the same time.
Minister Smith said that in the
United States the Senators served six
years and the President four.
Delegate Robertson said that there
the Senate did not elect the President.
Here it would.
Delegate Baldwin's motion TO refer
Sections l aud To the Committee on
Executive was carried.
Section passed as in the draft.
ARTICLE 55-sENAToRIAL DISTRICTS.
Section l. For the purpose of repre-
sentation in the Senate, until other
wise provided by law, the Republic is
divided into the following Senatorial
districts, viz:
First District The Island of Ha-
waii.
Second District The Islands of
Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Kahoo-
lave.
Third District: The Island of Oahu.
Fourth District: The Islands of
Kauai and Niihau.
Section ,. The electors in the said |
districts shall he entitled to elect |
Senators as follows:
In the First District, four.
In the Second District, three.
In the Third District, six.
In the Fourth District, two.
Delegate Kahaulelio moved that the |
article be referred to the Committee |
on Executive.
Councillor Wilder thought there /
should be some expression of the |
opinion of the Convention on what
was wanted before the matter went to
the committee.
Delegate Baldwin also favored giving
the committee some idea as to the
wishes of the Convention.
Delegate Carter did not see what
the Committee on Executive had to
do with the matter.
Delegate Kahaulelio's motion was
carried.
President Dole thought, with Coun-
cillOr Wilder, that some expression
of the Conventions wishes in the
matter should be had. He moved
that the sense of the House be taken
on the matter. He was in favor of
having the Senate elected in classes
every two years, but each one elected
Ior six years. If this plan could be
adopted, all difficulty of the Presiden-
.ial term would be removed
Councillor Allen thought an elec-
ion every two years would save a
great deal of party feeling.
Delegate Robertson thought the
irst Senators should be elected for a ! .
erm of years, four or six, and after
ward to begin with the plan of elect
ng one-third every two years.
Councillor McCandless agreed with
Delegate Robertson, but thought that 8
he districts, as laid down in the draft,
would have TO be changed. No
hances should be taken about the
irst Senate. 1t should be elected for a
ong term of years.
Councillor Emmeluth had no fears !
n regard to annexation, nor about the :
nen who would be elected. He saw
lothing dangerous to annexation in
he proposed plan of electing part of 4
he Senate at a time.
Delegate Ables did not think it
you'd be wise to take any cha noes,
nd be agreed with Delegate Robert e
on and Councillor McCandless.
President Dole said the committee C
ad had full expression of the sense \
t the house, aud he would withdraw I
is motion.
RTICLE 56. - QUALIFICATIONS OF n
SENATORS. h
In order to be eligible to election as e
Senator, person shall:
Be male citizen of the Republic; S
Have attained the age of thirty -.
ears; Il
Be able understandingly to speak, Is
cad and write the English or the a
hawaiian language; s.
Have resided in the Hawaiian ISL
nds not less than three years; L
Be the owner, in his own right, of ~,
roperty in the Republic of the value u
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