The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-08
REPUBLIC OF HAWAII
Constitution Modelled After
That Of United States.
ANNEXATION STILL HOPED FOR.
Americans who Become Hsvatian
Electors Need Not Give Up Their
Former Citfxenship.

HoSoLuLr. May 31.-TPer steamer Mari
posa TO San Francisco June 1.-THE con-
stitutionai convention met May 81. The
ceremonies we're brief. and consisted
mainly of an address outlining the work
OF the convention by President Dole The
British minister refused to attend the
opening ceremonies. though invited. An
adjournment was taken that Decoration
day might be celebrated. All the govern
ment troops turned out. and. accompanied
by Admiral Walker. his staff and large
detachment Of troops from the Phiiadel-
phia, marched TO the cemetery.
President Dole. in his address before the
convention. outlined very fully the work
it had to do. and stated clearly the reasons
which had impelIed change Of plans by
the president and advisory council from
annexation to the United States to the
creation Of an independent republic. He
gave utterance also to this significant ex-
preston; although the establishment
of fundamental law which shall as Far
as possible provide for . safe and perma-
nent administration of affairs upon the
principles Of republican form Of govern
ment will be the paramount object of your
deliberations. the original purpose of the
provisional government. to negotiate .
treaty of political union with the great
and friendly nation that lies nearest to rs.
must, respectfully submit. be As fully
recognized by you as the vital policy OF
the new republic, as it has been of the pro-
visional government"
Copies Of the proposed constitution are
now obtainable and several have been for
warded to San Francisco. A full synopsis
OF this document was forwarded in this
correspondence May Is. The constitution
is an exact model of the United States
constitution, and many of its provisions
arc taken bodily from some of the
sNAte constitutions. Its salient feat
ures are the great powers invested
m the executive. limitations on the
elective franchise, and various provisions
designed to place permanent control Of the
future republic in the hands Of its present
guardians or successors who shall carry
out their policy. For instance. the citi-
Gems of Hawaii who supported the pro-
visional government are entitled to vote
or to sit in the senate without impairing
their citizenship IN their national country.
The president shall be elected by the
legislature for term Of six years. All
commissions issued by the late monarchy
or the provisionai government are de-
ciared to be vacated from September l,
1894. when the republic shall be created.
The ''crown lands" are declared to have
been heretofore. and are now the property
of the Hawaiian government, free and
clear from any trust, and from oil claims
whatsoever upon the rents, issues and
profits thereof They shall be subject to
alienation and other uses provided by law
No lottery shall be authorized in the re-
public. neither will the sale of lottery
tickets be allowed.
The steamer 0walani returned Tuesday
from Neckar island, having raised the
Hawaiian flag over the barren rock. which
is of no use except as q possible resting
place for the proposed cable.