The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-16
MEETING OF THE COUNCILS.
The Most Important Meeting for
a Long Time.
PLAN FOR A NEW CONSTITUTION.
Mr. Hatch Becomes Minister of Foreign
Afairs-D. B. smith Not Yet in the
CounciI-Mark Robinson and Fritz
Wilhelm Nominated.

The Councils were called to order at
1880, President Dole in the chair.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting We're read and approved.
Present Ministers King, Damon and
Smith, and Councillors Brown, Ena,
Waterhouse, Allen, Wilder, Hatch,
Bolte, Mott, Tenney, Morgan and EN-
meluth.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Brown presented a petition
from $50 Chinese against the license
bill.
Referred to Chinese Committee.
Attorney-General Smith presented
the resolution adopted by the mass
meeting of Chinese and printed in
yesterdays ADVERTISER.
Referred to the same committee as
above.
The Secretary read the resolutions
adopted at the mass meeting of the
Annexation Club, and published in
Tuesdays ADVERTISER.
The Attorney-General moved the
resolution be laid on the table for the
present, as the same resolutions had
been laid before the Executive Coun-
Gil, and the second resolution con-
tanned preamble which required con-
sideration. The preamble he referred
to was as follows:
Whereas, The Advisory Council as
at present constituted is not represen-
tative of either the varied interests of
the Islands or the mass of the sup
porters of the Provisional Government
and the policy of annexation of Ha-
waii to the United States; we,
Mr.. Brown favored receiving the
resolutions and placing them on file.
The Attorney-General accepted the
amendment.
The motion was carried.
The Secretary read a communication
from the Annexation Club, as fol-
lows:
HONOLULU, Feb. II, 1894.
Advisory Council of the Provisional
Government.
GENTLEMEN: / am instructed to
submit the name of Hon. F. NJ.
Hatch as candidate for the position
of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Provisional Government, he being
the unanimous choice of the board of
officers of the Annextion Club.
i have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
J. w. JONES,
Secretary of Annexation Club.
The Attorney-Ge stated that
the Executive Council had received
the same communication, and would
present a reply expressing the salts
faction of the Executive Council that
its candidate was approved by the
Club,
The reply was adopted by the Coun-
Gil.
A communication was received from
the American League as follows:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMER-1
ICAN LEAGUE,
HONOLULU, II. l., Feb. IS, 1894. J
To the Advisory Council.
GENTLEMEN: [ am requested by
the American League TO inform you,
that at our last meeting Mr.. ID. 3.
Smith was the unanimous choice OF
the American League as its candi-
date to represent the same in the adj
visory Council.
i have the honor to be, gentlemen,
Your Obedlent servant,
THEO. 2. SEVERN,
Secretary OF the American League.
Received and placed on file.
The Attorney-General read a COM
munication from the Schuetzen Club,
as follows:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE INTERNA-) !
TIONAL SCHUETZEN CLUB,
Feb. 9, 1894. J
To the Executive and Advisory CoHn-
ellis.
GENTLEMEN: At meeting of the
International Schuetzen Club, held
this evening, / was requested to send
you the following resolution:
Whereas,-A distress of want of
work is agitated amongst the inhabit- |
ants of the islands, and more particu- |
larly at Honolulu; therefore, be it
of the Schuetzen Club, that the Pro-
visional Government should seek |
ways and means of proceeding with |
public improvements or otherwise as |
soon as possible;
Resolved, That active annexation !
lists and supporters of the Government |
should have the preference, for in |
unity there is strength" in order |
that peace and tranquility may reign |
supreme in this web of islands.
I have the honor to be,
Yours respectfully,
A. KLEMME,
President.
+. A. MILLER,
Secretary l. s. G.,