The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-08
CONVENTION At WORK.
SALARY TOR A SrEnOGLAPHIR
AUTHORIZED.
Minister Of Interior to Report ON the
EIection-Articlcs Discussed
and Passed.

YESTERDAY SESSION.
Continuing the discussion in the con
vention yesterday, Delegate Baldwin
asked why the section did not provide
! for Vice President
/ President Dole said that the Vice
| President of the L. S. was useless
official and was like man waiting for
the death of a rich uncle. We thought
it best to leave the matter out In the
| U. S. a Nice-Presldent was never ex
pected to ill the Presidency and third
rate man was usually put in. In this
country it was thought that a Minister
who was posted on the political affairs
of the country was much more able to
fill the Office of President than a man
who was sitting around waiting for the
President to die. 1t would be an ex-
pensive office with no good results.
Section passed.
Section 3 was amended and passed.
Section 4 was read and referred to the
executive committee for consideration
Section was amended and passed.
Article 36 was read. Delegate w. O.
Smith moved to strike out the words
except the right to vote" Minorities
were sometimes right. Il don't know
if they are not always right, Mr.. Presi.
dent In this case they are right
Mr.. Hatch agreed with the Attorney
General. The Cabinet members were
members of the both houses, could be
made to attend upon the business of
either house and had not the right to
vote. They should have this privilege.
Delegate Brown was IN favor of the
section as read.
Delegate Kahaulelio was also in favor
of the section as read.
Minister Damon asked if the houses
would have the power to compel the
attendance of Ministers.
President Dole replied that the power
was given in order to secure the vote of
the house, but the Minister having no
vote, he thought their presence could !
not be required
Delegate w. o. Smith was never in |
favor of the Cabinet voting EXCEPT in |
the upper House, and would move to
refer the section to the Committee on
Legislature. Lost.
Article SO passed as in the bill.
The committee then reported progress
ard asked permission to sit again.
The convention then adjourned to
meet again at $3.50 Friday morning.
Delegate Carter reminded the con.
vention of his call of some DAYS ago,
for Information upon the recent
election. He considered the matter of
importance ard moved that the Ho,f,e
pass resolutions calling for such infonri l.
ton. He offered a resolution to the
effect that the Minister of the Interior
be requested to prepare and furnish the
convention with a report embodying all
data of the recent election on the var
lous islands for the information of the .
House. Adopted.
The House then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole and Delegate
John Ena took the chair.
Article 81, The Legislature" was
read.
Mr.. Tenney moved to strike out the
provision for an Advisory Council.
Mr.. Emmeluth moved the section be
struck out, and the following amend
ment was offered: "The legislative
power shall be vested in Senate and Il
House OF Representatives, which shall
sit separately, to be designated THE
Legislature OF the Republic Of Hawaii"
Delegate Damon favored Mr.. En-
meluth's motion. There was a tendency
to draw the rights from the people and
concentrate them in few. He did not
think ii right that few men
should make laws for the many.
Some might say the Provisional
Government should go ahead and pass
laws; but here, with people of so many
views, it could not be, and, if pursued,
would wind up in a military govern.
ment. He was opposed to giving the
Advisory Councils any more authority |
in the Government than had the old .
Privy Council.
President Dole asked the reasons of
the Honorable members introducing
the resolutions for these amendments.
Mr.. Emmeluth said his object was
S IMPLY to get as close to the people as
God and the condition of things would
permit. The system of centralizing
power in the few men composing the
councils was drifting INTO absolutism,
and must be checked.
MORNING SESSION.
The eighth days session of the Con-
vention opened at $3.50 this morning,
President Dole in the chair. Prayer
was offered by Rev. j. Waiama
Minutes OF seventh day were read and
Delegate Allen for the Finance Com
mittee stated that the cost of stenog-
grapher was very large. One stenog-
rapher had agreed to do the work
provided the convention did not last
more than twenty-five days, and taking
a month more TO transcribe-for $3.50. |
He asked the opinion of the convention
respecting the terms.
Delegate Damon advocated pre-
serving the arguments and deliberations
OF the convention. Such was almost "A
necessity, and the cost OF $3.50 was really
a very small matter when the value OF
these minutes He weighed.
Delegate w. o. Smith moved that the
expenditure be allowed.
Delegate Emmeluth was not in favor
of such expenditure, $3.50 for a little
more than two months was too much