The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-06
TO-DAY'S CONVENTION.
SANFORD u. DOLE SELECTED As
PREsIDFNT
The vote Unanimous-Turther Discus
sions and Amendments To Diner
ent Articles Etc.
SIXTH DAY-MoRvING SESSION.

Delegates Bolte, Kalau and Pogue
were absent.
Minutes of the fifth day were read
and approved,
Delegate Kahaulilo offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That smoking should be
prohibited during the hours of session.
Cries of kueD Lost
The house then resolved itself into
committee of the whole and Delegate
Emmeluth took the chair
Par. 8, Sec. 2 of Art. IS was read.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out the
He couldn't see the good in
it. And, in future, the provision might
be an undesirable one. He thought the
educational qualification sufficient, and
it would keep out the class paragraph
was aimed at.
Delegate Smith was not in favor of
Browns proposition at all. He favored
Mr.. w. o. Smiths motion to insert ere
ciprocar' in the paragraph.
Delegate Wilder said we should hold
out some inducements to foreigners in
the way of citizenship. In the franchise
he saw an inducement and way to
bring settlers to feel an interest in the
country and its institutions.
Delegate Carter spoke of the system
in America. In the United States
native Hawaiians could not get the
rights OF citizenship. A reciprocal
treaty should be made whereby Ha-
waiians would have equal rights in
America with Americans here. He would
move to refer the paragraph to the
Judiciary. Carried.
Paragraph 6, section Q. article 1S, was
read and passed.
Paragraph Z, section 6, article Is, was
adopted as read.
graphs g. 7 and were to keep out Grim
inals from acknowledgements he favored
passing them.
Paragraphs 8 and passed as read.
Paragraph 10 was read.
President Dole thought a part of the
paragraph somewhat vague, and moved
to add the words Ibis compliance with
after "setting forth" in line 30. Carried.
Article 10, "Denizens," was read.
Delegate Brown moved to strike out.
1t placed too much power in the hands
OF the Cabinet, or any Cabinet, to man
ufacture citizens to their hearts con.
tent He thought it a right to be Sc.
cured through political or religious
affiliations, and would result in putting
certain aliens upon an equal footing
with citizens who had complied with all
the requirements for citizenship.
Delegate Carter failed to understand
why no oath of allegiance was a neces
sity.
Delegate Wilder said the adoption o
the article depended upon what wa
done with Article IS. If naturalization
was going to to be prohibitory, h,
thought Article 10 was needed; but i
otherwise, it was useless. Referred t.
Judiciary Committee.
Article 90, 'Divlsion of Power o
Government" was read.
Delegate Carter moved that the word
Except as herein provided these shal
be preserved distinct" should be stricken
out, but received no second.
On motion of Minister Smith Articl
90 passed as read.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Article 81, Sec. /, Executive Counci
was read and adopted.
Section was read, and Delegate Can
ter moved to change the word minis
ter" to Secretary"
Delegate w. o. Smith reiterated tn
arguments of President Dole day befor
yesterday, setting forth that the stus
tion was different in this country, and tn
word Secretary" would not express th
correct position of the Ministry.
Motion to amend was lost and til
section passed as in the bill.
Section passed as in the bill.
Section was read.
Delegate Damon, believing in majo
ity rule, thought this section gave Il
President too much power.
President Dole and Delegate w.
Smith thought it did not give the Pres
dent extraordinary power. The Chi
, Executive had cancelled many things
the constitution and should be given
; little sway in this particular matter.
Delegate Baldwin moved to refer
the-Committee on the Executive.
= Delegate Carter said the fundament
p power must, in extreme cases, be he
o by one man. This was so in Amerit
r and may be greatly necessary here.
n hoped the section would pass.
d President Dole thought the secti
should be discussed before the col
mittee of the whole as it was an il
portant matter. The President of
Republic is responsible for his Cover
ment and its policies and must ha
some power. He should not be unC
the control of his Cabinet, and in CT
" such should be he must soon become
figure head as in France. Here I
10 President has been bound and check
10 on every hand. 1t is necessary a
a. proper to give the President this pow
lie and make him feel his responsibility.
e, present few leading men in the coun
& would take the Presidency with
De limitations Of power.
Mr.. Baldwin withdrew his motion.
:. Delegate Carter was in favor of
creasing the power of the Executive a
- would offer an amendment to the s
ton under discussion, to that effe
y The amendment to be known as Sect
5 was as follows: whenever Request
:. so to do by the President and three