The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-22

Honolulu, May Is, via. San Francisco,
May, 81, per steamship Gaelic.--tCor-
respondence of the Associated Press.l--
The constitutional convention. the
members of which were elected on May
8, will meet on May 80. The new con-
stitution, as drawn up by the present
executive council, will be presented to
the convention for its approval, and
such improvements as may be consid-
cred necessary. This constitution has
been kept from the public and will
not be made known until the convep-
ton meets. The Associated Press cor
respondent has been able to obtain
copy of portions of it, however.
Republic of Hawaii.
The new government is the be called
the Republic of Hawaii. The execu-
tive power will be vested in the presi-
dent. The executive council will con-
sist of five members, instead of four
as at present, minister of health and
education being added. The upper
house will consist of fifteen senators.
At the first general election, they will
be elected in three classes OF tive each,
who will serve until the next election,
in two years, when the terms of sena-
tors of the third class will expire, and
their places be filled by five members
who will serve for six years AT the
third election, in two years more, the
terms of those of the second class will
expire, and five others be elected to
fill their places. This will also be the
case with the senators of the first class.
TORS ad
at each election. The qualifications of
a senator will be that he shall be 80
years old; shall be able to read and
write the English language; shall have
resided in the islands three years; shall
own property of not less than $4,000 in
value and shall have an income of
81, 200 a year.
The assembly, or lower house, is to
consist of fifteen members, six from the
island of Oahu and three each from
Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. They will
serve for two years only. A member
of the assembly must be a citizen of
Hawaii or citizen of any country
which has treaty relations with Hawaii
and have resided in the islands for at
least one year. He must be able to
read and write the English or
of those who voted in the recent cleo
ton, to whom this requirement does
not apply.
The Legislature.
Meetings of the legisla ture are to be
held every two years, The first session
will be held at. such time, as the pres
ent executive and advisory councils
shall appoint, probably some time in
September next, Each session is
limited to ninety days, and neither
house can adjourn for more than two
[ n fIoa % al.
The president will have the power
Of veto. which can be overruled by a
two-thirds vote of both houses 1t is
the present intention to have President
Dole re-appointed for term of years,
probably six, after which the office
will be filled by regular elections. II
is more than likely, also, that the pres
ent ministers will be retained for a
few years, as their appointment rests
with the president
The new legislation can be amended
or revised in the ordinary way, but it
is expressly stipulated that no amend
ment containing a proposition for the
establishment of a monarchial form of
government shall be presented.
Members of both houses are to re-
ceive $500 for each session.
| About $3.50 votes were cast at the
recent elections. There was very little
|
Restrained Only by the Queen.
| The claim is now made that, when
| the republic is declared, the natives
will make the long-looked-for uprising.
The royalist leaders say that they are
| only restrained by the expressed wish
| of the ex-queen, who still has great
| faith in the United States. She is said
to have asked many of her followers
! to register in order to avoid losing
their positions.
The report that the Ranger was
coming here has again put hopes OF
speedy restoration in the royalist
hearts. They say that Admiral Walker
was sent here for the express purpose
of assisting Liliuoukalani to the throne
and that his supposed mission in re-
gard to Pearl Farbor is merely blind
to his real action.
Soundings at Pearl Harbor are still
being made and a depth of thirty-one
| feet has been reached and nothing but
sound encountered. The work will
I from present indications, be continued
about a week longer
There has been considerable talk re.
Gently of a number of ardent royalists
who are said to have enlisted in the
army, ready to help the ex-queen's
cause in case of revolution. That
there are very few, if any, such cases
| is FULLY pelleVed by the government, ds
the troops have been considerably re,
duced and only the best known anC
trusted men kept in the service.
Messages from Japan.
The steamer Gaelic arrived yesterday
| from Japan with r. w. Irwin, the Ha
| waiian minister resident at Toxic, or
board. He returned rather unexpected
lly, and it is supposed that he ha:
brought certain messages from the
Japanese government in regard to the
matter Of granting the franchise to the
subjects of the mikado of Hawaii. 1t i.
understood that, in the event OF a fran
chise being refused to the Japanese
their government intends to cut off al
treaty relations with Hawaii, and tt
recall all Japanese now in the islands
If this is SO, it will be a serious thins
for the planters, as the present numbel
tof contract laborers is largely made III
of Japanese, and it would be next 4
impossible to replace them in less thar
a year.
Mr.. Irwin is reticent on the subject
but it is known he was the bearer o
Iseveral important dispatches to thu
government and a special meeting o
the councils was held yesterday to dis
clSS the matter