The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-07
Sixth Day.
WEDNESDAY, June 6, 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 Nc
CandIess opposed it.
Delegate KahaMelio considered the
delegates attention should not be
divided between the Constitution and
a cigar.
The resolution was lost-12 to 15-
At 10 O'Clock the Convention went
into committee of the whole, Coun-
cillor Emmeluth in the chair.
Consideration of paragraph 5, sec,
tion 9, article Is, was resumed. The
paragraph is as follows:
5. He shall be a citizen or subject
of country having express treaty
stipulations with the Republic of Ha-
waii concerning naturalization.
This had been amended by Minister
Hatch, substituting for ''concernipg''
the words reciprocally providing
for"
Councillor Brown renewed his mo-
ton to strike out the paragraph.
He was afraid we might not be able
to obtain the reciproc'h 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 i'm regard to Asiatics
was unwarranted, and might involve
the Government in serious trouble
He moved reference to Judiciary
Committee.
Carried.
Paragraph 6. He shall be of good
moral character and not refugee
from Justice.
Passed.
z. He shall be engaged in some law
fui business or employment. or have
some other lawful means of support.
Passed.
8. He shall be the owner in his
own right of property in the Republ C
of the value of not less than 5000 over
and above all encumbrance5.
Passed.
9. He shall have taken the oath
prescribed in article 100 of the con-
stitution, and .an oath abjuring ale
glance TO his native land or that in
which he has heretofore been natural
ized, and of allegiance to the Republic
of Hawaii.
Passed.
10. He shall make written appIica
ton, verified by oath to Justice of
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 19-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 a 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.
Council'o or Brown moved to
strike this article out. 1t
placed too much power in the
hands of the Executive. 1t would iu-
evitably be matter oi political favor.
II should not be possible for ii resid,-n'
of six wee ks to be placed on au.equ Il
footing with one who had been here
two years. He did not believe il was
the practice of any other nation i'm the
world to grant letters of den Zeuship
under such circumstances.
Delegate Carter failed to compre-
bend why deniZens should be absulv-
ed from the necessity OF taking an