The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-14

ell, as is the case now. lie will have
the right of veto, but such veto can be
overruied by a tWo-thirds vote of the
senate and assembly. The vice-presi-
dent will not have seat in the eXecu-
tive councils, either. and his duties
VIII simply be to preside over the sen
ate. The executive council will con-
sist of five members-minister of for
eign affairs, minister of finance, minis
ter of the interior, minister of health
and education, and minister of justice
or attorney general.
The Proposed Legislature.
In regard to the legislature, it is IN
derstood that it will be formed by ap-
pointment. The house to be called
the senate will consist of twenty
four members. to be appointed by the
president, vice-president. and eXecu-
tive council, and will hold office for
two years.
The lower house will consist of forty
members, and is to be appointed by
the executive council.
The senators and assemblymen have
been agreed upon. They are IN be
called together and the joint bodies
will promulgate a second constitution
and fix date for a general election
of the government officials.
! l.. A. Thurston, the present minister
| to Washington, is expected here soon,
and it is said will assume the position
| of minister of the interior.
| Preparations for the constitutional
convention are being made. The cleo
ton of delegates is to take place on
May 2 The registration of voters for
this election is now proceeding, but has
been very slow, only SAT having taken
| the oath necessary to qualify for office.
The great majority are whites and
Portuguese, the natives being kept
from legislation by British leaders, who
are nearly all royalists. These leaders
Openly acknowledge that they are at
F., tempting to keep the natives from the
lpolls, and one political society has had
printed in a royalist paper a long an
Inouncement to the effect that natives
should have nothing whatever to dc
with the election, as the provisional
government is not a government OF
tine people and cannot last, and that
1.-THE vengeance of the queen will be Wis
tied upon all disloyal subjects wher
she reascends the throne.
Anything but Fair Sailing.
The American Union party, although
in complete control of Honolulu, has
met with opposition on the islands
Maui and Hawaii, the largest islands
of the group The anneXationistS, who
are all connected with the plantations
have strenuously objected to the plank
III the platform CIdI eACtuueS CulllSSe
labor and have formed party clubs IN
der the old platform, providing fol
Asiatic labor under proper restrictions
The newly-elected central committee
of the American Union party has be-
gun the warfare against the japanese
obtaining the franchise, having passed
a stringent resolution to that effect al
its first meeting. All the party clubs
have passed similar resolutions, but
the japanese still claim that they are
entitled to recognition, and will have
rights equal to those of other foreign
ers.
In the council, yesterday, the appro-
priation bill providing for government
salaries for the next two years, passes
it's first reading. The appropriation
amounts to $1.51O,S3S which is much
less than the pay roll under the ole
administration.
News has reached here via Auckland
that the United States has decided tC
improve Pearl harbor with, the inten
tion of establishing a coaling station
There. The fact that Admiral Irwin is
at present at Pearl harbOr with his
aids taking sounds and making sur
veys. lends ground to the report. This
is the second visit on the same mission
in six weeks,