The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-07

| question Oh the first motion.
| Delegate Vivas moved that the ayes
aud noes be called.
| Councillor Eua thought the name
| Sanford Ballard Dole should De Wit
/ ten out III full
| Delegate Vivas' motion was carried.
| On Ih, motion TO insert President
1 Doles' name, all voted aye except u.
| 3. Smith, who said he dill not think
| that appointments should be made.
| He voted no, but afterwards changed
| his vote TO aye.
| Delegate Abies moved TO insert
| ''lS93'' Instead of 1890"
Delegate Baldwin thought there
was considerable justice in the motion
| of Delegate Robertson to make the
term eight years, on account of the
fact that the senate would be in office
for six years before it appointed a
president.
Minister Smith said the two ques-
tions We're somewhat related, but not
esper tally so. Before 1900 there will
be three elections of representa-
tives, and there will undoubtedly be
some vacancies in the senate. Even
weIe there not, the public will would
undoubtedly prevail. The six-year
term he considered the best.
Minister Damon said that to put off
the election of the President until
1902 or 1900 was entrenching too much
on the good nature of the people. He
thought it was better to give the
people more voice in the matter, and
to make the term shorter.
Delegate Abies said the fact that the
body of men assembled here were not
the people, should not be lost sight of.
The Government did not want to act
like a close corporation.
Delegate Vivas said he did not be-
lieve there was a greater admirer of
President Dole in the country than
himself But he did not believe the
people should be saddled by presi-
dent for more than four years. Then,
If the people wished, he could be re-
appointed.
Delegate Iosepa thought that those
who wanted four-year term today
would think differently tomorrow.
Had not the year 1900 been printed in
the draft, he would be ia favor of APP
pointing President Dole for life. If
the United States had a President for
six years we would not be trying to
form a Constitution, but would be
part OF the great Republic. Therefore
he supported the motion to increase
the term ID eight years.
The smotIOn tn have the term ex-
tend TO 1902 was carried.
The article passed as amended.
ARTICLE 24-ELECTIoN OF PRESIDENT.
Section 1. On the third Wednes-
day of September, A. d: 1900, and OH
the third "Wednesday of September in
every sixth year thereafter, the
Legislature shall meet to elect a
President for term of six years, to
begin with the first day of January
of the year following.
Section 2. For the purposes of such |
the Senate and the House of |
Representatives shall sit together.
The election shall be by ballot, and |
the person receiving a majority vote |
of all the elective members to which |
the Legislature is entitled, which ma
jority shall include a majority of all /
the Senators, shall be President for
the succeeding term; or for the unex-
pired portion of such term in case no |
person shall have been elected prior to |
the first day of such term.
Section 8. If the Legislature shall
fail to elect President before the |
first day of January following the date
when the Legislature is required to
meet for such election, the President |
whose term has then expired shall
continue to be the President until his
successor is elected and qualified: but
such failure to elect shall in no ease
discharge the Legislature from their
iuty to Immediately proceed with
uch election.
Section 4. No President of the Re-
public shall be eligible for reelection
Is President for the term Immediately
GLOWING that during which be has
,een President.
Section delegate Baldwin moved
hot of IL 4 I,
'e inserted.
Carried.
Section passed as amended.
Section 2 passed as read.
Section 3-Minister Smith moved
D insert after the word "expired," the {
lords Tor the Minister acting as
Carried. {
Minister Smith also moved that the
lords "his successor should be ,
!ricken out, and the words ga new
RESIDENT substituted. Not seconded.
Delegate Robertson moved that the
ord "the" after the words ''continue
} be'i be stricken out and the words
or act as" substituted.
Delegate Carter moved to refer the ;
ction, with the proposed amend :
entS, to the Committee on Execu-
We. =
President Dole did not think it | !,
,cessary to do this, as the section ,
as clear enough. :
Delegate Carter withdrew his mo-
On. ,
Delegate Robertson's amendment =
as carried.
The section passed as amended.
Section 3-Minister Hatch offered
a substitu for this section: A
No President shall be eligible for
election for the term Immediately
lowing that for which he was
ected.n +
Delegate Vivas moved that the | u
ction be entirely stricken out. o
Delegate Iosepa favored making it
ssible for the President to be re- A
ected.
Minister Damon said that If the
ice holders were not changed at
ist once in six years, it would do il