The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-08
Sixth Day.
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earned.
WEDNESDAY, June s, 1894.

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The Convention was called to order
as usual. Prayer by chaplain. Roll
| call.
Minutes of preceding day read and
approved.
Delegate Kahaulelio introduced a
resolution prohibiting smoking in the
| Convention.
Delegate Baldwin favored the resO-
| luton. Delegates Robertson and Me-
Caudless opposed it.
Delegate Kahaulelio considered the
delegates attention sholld not be
divided between the Constitution and
a cigar.
The resolution was lOst-l2 to 15.
At 10 o'clock the Convention went
into committee of the whole, Coun-
eillOr Emmeluth in the chair.
Consideration of paragraph 5, sec
tiOn ,, article IS, was resumed. The
paragraph is as follows:
3. He shall be a citizen or subject
of a country having express treaty
stipulatiOns with the Republic of Ha-
waii concerning naturalization.
This had been amended by Minister
Hatch, substituting for concerning"
the words reciprocally providing
for"
Councillor Brown renewed his mo-
tion TO strike out the paragraph.
He was afraid we might not be able
to obtain the reciprocal treaties re-
ferred to, in which case all naturaliZa-
tion would be shut out.
Councillor Smith was not in favor
of Mr.. Browns motion at all. He
favored Minister Smiths proposition
to substitute the words providing
for' for the word concerning.
Councillor Wilder favored Mr..
Browns motion unless someone could
satisfy him that it would be good
thing to shut ourselves up like an
oyster and keep everybody out The
object of the paragraph was to exclude
the Asiatics, but while they did that,
they were excluding every other
nationality.
Delegate Carter said that the Su-
preme Court of one State of the United
States, and practically those of one or
two others, had decided that Hawai-
ians were not eligible to citizenship.
The intimation in regard to AsiatIcs
was unwarranted, and might involve
the Government in serious trouble.
He moved reference to Judiciary
Committee.
Carried.
Paragraph 8. He shall be of good
moral character and not a refugee
from justice.
Passed.
Z. He shal be engaged in some law
full business or employment. or have
some other lawful means of support.
Passed.
S. He shall be the owner in his
own right of property in the Republic
of the value of not less than 500 over
and above all encumbrances.
Passed.
9. He shall have taken the oath
prescribed in article 100 of the con-
sti;ution, and an oath abjuring alle-
glance to his native land or that in
which he has heretofore been natural
lied, aud Of allegiance to the Republic
OF Hawaii.
Passed.
10. h shall make written appIica-
ton, verified by oath to a Justice uf
the Supreme Court, setting forth all
the foregoing requirements, and shall
prove the same to the satisfaction Of
such Justice
President Dole moved to add after
Setting forth" the words "his COM
pliance with"
Carried and the amended paragraph
passed.
ARTICLE I9-DENIZENs.
No letters of denization shall be
issued to any person not by this con-
stitution eligible to become a citizen;
except that no previous residence in
the Hawaiian Islands, nor intention
to become q permanent resident of the
Republic, nor oath abjuring allegiance
to his native land or of allegiance to
the Republic, nor application to the
Supreme Court, shall be required.
Councillor Brown moved to
strike this article out. 1t
placed too much power in the
hands of the Executive. 1t would in
evitably be a matter OF political favor.
IL should not be possible for resident
of six weeks to be placed on an equal
footing with one who had been here I
two years. He did not believe il was
the practice of any other nation in the .
world TO grant letters Of den.zenship !
under such circumstances.
Delegate Carter failed to eompre- (,
bend why deniZ-ns should be ahsolv- .
I'd from the necessity of taking an /
osth OF allegiance 10 the R-puOl c.
He would move To strike out The
words "or of allegiance 10 the Rep10- Z
lic."
Councillor Wilder moved to refer