The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-28

thereby.
Delegate Smith moved reference to
the Committee on Legislature.
Minister Smith said he did not know
what the Committee on Legs allure
had done. 1t was unfortunate for the
petitioners that the petition came in
late. He would move reference To the
Committee on Executive.
Delegate Baldwin said he also
wanted To know what the Committee
on Legislature had done? They had
not done anything, and be favored
reference to the Committee on Legis-
lature.
Referred to the Committee on Ex-
ecutive.
REPORTS.
Delegate McCandless reported for
the majority of the ia iiciary Com
mittee on Article disqualification Of
voters for Senators. The committee
recommend the article pass as in the
draft.
Councillor Brown moved the report
be adopted.
Delegate AbIes held that a man who
had been a supporter of the Govern
nent in the days of January, 1893,
should vote for Senators whether he
earned 1900 or SO.
Councillor Emmeluth agreed with
Mr. AbIes. He doubted whether the
rank ami file had been consulted in
this matter
Councillor McCandless said that
Councillor Emmeluth did not know
what he had been talking about. The
rank and file had been consulf ed AMI
there was 10 great demand for the
concession proposed 10y Delegate
Ables.
TIE majority report was adopted.
Minister Smith reported for the
Committee on l. gisiature on Section
I of Article II. The committee re
commend the passage of Delegate
Carter's amendment as substitute
for the section.
The. amendment is "a follows:
"AII persons born or naturaIiZed in
the Hawaiian Island, aud subject to
the iuris.iIc ion of the Republic, are
citizens thereof"
Tue amendment was adopted
THE same com nIttee reported on
the proposed new article to he ms, rted
between Articles 81 and So. The COM
mittee recommend the follow suostl-
tute:
"If from any cause a general cleo
ton shall not be held at the appointed
time, the Minister of the Int. rior
shall, without any unnecessary delay,
appoint another time r the holding
of such election. And the election so
held, upon such appointment, shall
be deemed to be general election"
Adopted.
The same committee reported on
Article IL. The committee recon-
mend Section read as follows:
Section 2. For the purpose Of ex-
aiming applicants for registration as
voters, and determining their eligi-
bilisy, there shall be five boards of
registration. One for that portion of
the Island of Hawaii known as Puma,
HfIo aud Hamakua one for that por-
ton OF the Island of Hawaii known as
Kona aud KohaIa one for the Islands
of Maui, .,lotokai, Lanai and kahoo-
lave; one for the Island of Oahu, and
one for the Islands of Kauai and Nil
hau. Such boards shall consist of
three members each, who shall be
appointed by the President, with the
approval Of the Senate. The President,
subject 20 such approval. may fill all
vacancIes, If any, OF such boards.
Provided, however, that for the first
Ell. ction held under this Constitution
the President, with the approval of
the Cabinet, shall appoint the mem
ber5 of such board, and, with like APP
prOval, may fill vacancies in such
boards which shall occur before the
first meeting of the Senate.
Appointments 10y the President dur
inv vacation Of hI. "a ahafl Inc
valid until the succeeding meeting of
that body.
Members of any of such boards may
be removed by the President, with
the approval of the Senate.
Adopted.
Under suspension of the rules Arti- |
Gle % was recOnsidered, and the AttOr- |
ney- General proposed the following
amendment as a new section:
ain case of the absence from the seat |
of @ 0vernment of any member of the |
Cabinet, the President may appoint |
one of the remaining members of the |
Cabinet to temporarily perform the |
duties OF the member SO absent. ANY |
such adj interim appointment shall |
not, however, be valid for mole than
sixty days from the date of appoint
mentu
Councillor Tenney moved the recon-
of Article 7 previous Con-
viction or AcquittaiJ.
Carr ed
Delegate Vivas moved that the pro-
vis0 allowing the right of appeal to
The Government in criminal cases be
stricken out.
Minister Smith spoke against the
notion and Delegate Vivas in it's ia
7or. The first speaker held that the
,bjection was a medieval prejudice,
md the second held that the proviso
vas itself a return To mediRvalism.
fsonncillor RrOWn said fhiS maftar