The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-07-03


President Dole. After prayer and rol
call, the minutes Of the last meeting
we've rezd Sni approved.
\ communication from the Ameri-
can League %Ss read, CongrAtulsiiuE
the Convention on its work. On mo-
ton o. Delegate Baldwin the letter
was received with thanks Sni lAii on
lbs table.
The following petition wSs read
frOm Mrs- +. :. Pratt II WAS laid on
the table,
Honolulu, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, !
June -, 1884 J
To HIS ExCELENCY SANFORD B
DOLE, President ot the ConStitu-
tionAl Convention.
SIR-The undersigned, EliEzbsth
ksk2Snisu Pratt, de~minE il neoes>S
" for the protection o. her rights.
hereby reSp psctfuily makes known that
she i an hsir % the royal liUe o. Ks
mehsueha. SDi thst by virtue of such
hsirship she j s claimant 70 the
crown lands o. he Hawaiian Islands
She therefore respectfully protests
sEsilS. the sDboGyjuE in the COusii-
I8Jion q suy provision whereby her
claims in the premises are Prsj judiced
OF ignored.
And she hzs the honor . uemzin.
Very respectfully,
Your Obt-iizut servant.
ELEABETH hERAANIAC PRATT.
Delegate CSrtsr reported from the
Committee on Revision 5 printed
copy O. the draft Of the Constitution
Tor iuSl rezdinE. Il tendsusi thanks
10 Pro-. W. d. Alexander Sni Rev. :.
z Bishop Tor assistance.
4 long discussion took plsce on the
method q procedure in dealing with
the report q the committee II wSs
6nSliy decided 70 consider the amend
uleurS o. the committee with the third
rsSiiuE o the amended draft
Delegate hSluS reported from the
Committee On Arrangements for the
Prouu' cation q the Constitution,
IhSt the ceremony would tSks plSce
81 Az. on the 4ih % july. The
PrsSiis1; would take the ozth Of
o-ice std SnDo-nce the Cabinet. the
members q which would SlSo tSke the
oSIh, Snd 81 opportunity would Be
given Sll persons TO take the oSih O.
sIleEixncs. There ~olld be 5 display
of flags sud sAlu.ss, blt 10 military
displSy.
DELEGATE Kzhxulslio moved that
bSiEes be prepared for members q
the Convention
Carried.
Ds-szz:e Robertson iui-oiucsi 5
resolution th&. the Convention o.
pho.oSrSp phei in 5 group 81 Pm,
SnG inst Sll the members s.tsni. -
s. 10 make the group complete
The resolution vSs carried.
Third re&1i1g O the draft Ezs then
p-oosSGei with
DELEGATE Carter moTsi 20 trSnspose I
the first thirteen articles 20 follow I
Artic Z ~ 50 that the Article o. The
Republic " should begin the Cons-itu- !
ton
Councillor Allen objected The bSsi<
q the Constitution should rSke ne
ce5snes- He only wished thSt the
old Constitution hSi been more closely |
followed
President Dole ruled thzt the motion
vzs out q order until the reSiing q |
the articles
On the srticie< up "a Il passing.
DeleESte Carter renewed his motion 1
to- trSDSpositiO1 q the Erss thirteen /
Sr-icleS.
CocneiIlor Allen sid The derIsrs- |
iioa q rights O person Snd property ]
should begin every Constitution
Counsellor NcCSniLess seconded the /
mOlion. T6ey kSd 20 rsSi sSysrSI I
pSEss before finding whSs the govern I
Eeut Ezs-
DELEGATE Baldwin moved that zrri-
c-sS Il 20 l. inclusive lszi OF
Co-ucilIor WStsroo1>e moved -
eousi Ss-ztio1. which Was czrriei-
Minister smith hoped there wo-I5 4
be 10 ehs1ce q Arrangement Ths
de- 'zrz-fou e rights ESs the 6rs.
thing IN tie Constitution q Czli-
fo-uis
D=legz5e Carter rescrte5 that there
VS. 10 SrSts in ths Union which had
5 Constitution more marked with
ease1.rieiI5ss t1S1 11z- q California
While not.o5y excss1sl him in admir-
stioa % t5z Constitution ot the United
States. he would sill SAY thSs rhz
SysrSEs schoolboy oo1li improve OF
lis arrangement On 5 molten BY
DsiezSse B6l1Ei1- Elx- the articles
Stzni - II tie bill Delegate
Garter SD the conuittss EZS
s1rsly entitled 20 soDs oo1s5is-z-iO1.
hxTicE not kSi Gzy OF, b1- worked
hzri 81 6Sy IN his O4es- besides al
tending 70 the printing q t5s revised
6rzft. II this EzS the reception the
Committee VS. Coing % receive, then
The Convention hS3 better zss other
Ss1sleus1 % complete the EOEk
Cuzn.SlEcr Allen Considered thS-
o1hsr members q tbs CouTscEiol hSd
5 night % their opiEio1S A. vel &s tie
Committee
he Coavsntio1 6ssz6si 70 retain
The ara cement - II The trzfc-
A rscSSs wxs then taken until Isl.