The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-12
TO-DAY'S CONVENTION.
TuE woMAN SUFFRAGE QUESTION
DEBATED.
Matter of Registration legal Age Made
twenty Years qualifications OF
Voters. etc.
limo l2ih.
MORNING SESSION.

in regular session this morning, Vice
President Wilder in the chair.
Minutes OF the ninth day were read
and approved.
The House promptly resolved itself
into u committee OF the whole, and Del
gate Warehouse took the chair.
Article 70 having carried over from
Saturday was brought up again. This
section provides for the cumulative bal
lot system, and fractional ballots in the
fraction of one-half OF one vote. The
article passed as amended with the pro-
visions named.
Article "a Qualifications of Voters
| for Representative" was read by para
graph,
The first paragraph states that the
/ elector must be "A native of the Republic
or have received letters of denization,
or have received from the Minister of
the Interior certificate of service as
provided elsewhere. Mr.. Hatch moved
| to strike out a part of the paragraph
relating to citizens naturalized after the
revolution and insert the following
amendment: "And he native of a
country having treaty relations with
| Hawaii Carried.
Mr.. Emmeluth, in the interest of the
woman suffraglsts, moved to strike out
the word 'male" in the sentence "shall
be a male citizen of the Republic"
Mr.. Carter moved to refer lines 8 and
10 to the committee on the judiciary.
These paragraphs relate to denizens and
will be brought up again when another
section bearing upon the subject is con-
sidered. Carried
Mr.. Carter thought the matter OF
throwing suffrage open to men and
women alike should be left to the Legis-
| lature.
Mr.. Ena moved that lines II and ~,
relating to the Certificate OF Service, be
referred to the Judiciary. Lost. Para
graph passed as in the draft.
Mr.. Emmeuths motion in the inter-
ests OF woman suffragists was lost.
Section !, Article "A, was deferred to
await the action OF the committee, ex-
cept the paragraph relating to citizen
ship, which was passed as amended.
Paragraph =, requiring that man
shall reside in a Representative district
not less than one month prior to the
time he offers to register, was read.
MIR. Carter thought one month not
long enough and moved to make it
three months.
The President thought Mr.. Carter
idea was that man might, by moving
around, register in three places in three
months and thus vote two or three
times.
Mr.. Carter continued and said that q
man could, in the manner suggested 10y
the President, vote several times anc
legally.
Mr.. Brown thought the laws govern.
ing elections would guard against any
thing OF the nature suggested by Mr.
, Corter. He thought the paragraph, as
in the draft, about what was required.
Minister w. o. Smith was informed
OF the original provision. Tire,
months was too long and would be un
fair to electors.
Mr.. McCandlcss was in favor Of ninety
, days. 1t might work a hardship, but i
was necessary.
The motion to make it three months
was lost and the paragraph passed al
e read.
Section provided 81 years as the ag'
qualification.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out zone
and make it 20.
The President was in favor OF intro
ducing as much intelligence and con
Y servatism as possible. A voter shoul,
e have attained his majority before h
e be given the franchise.
Delegates Brown and Young though
a tax payer should be allowed to vot
y and a male citizen of Hawaii paid take
u at IS.
Il Delegate Brown moved to make il 20
Carried. Paragraph then passed.
/ Paragraph 4, requiring the oath wa
n rec and passed.
Fl Paragraph 8, providing for registra
ton prior of each regular election, wa
read and passed.
u Paragraph 8, requiring the 'paymer
81 of all taxes due the Government befor
y the elector can vote, was read, an
passed as in the draft.
p. Paragraph Z, providing that electoi
IN should be able to speak, read and writ
N the English or Hawaiian language, wit
10 the constitution as the test, except, how
ever, that the persons who registered 1
the last election are not effected thereb,
" was read.
n Mr.. Hatch moved to change the pr,
'e vision from that OF registered persons
u the last election to read: "Who sha
have obtained certificate Of service
t. provided in article H." Amended al
IN par agraph passed.
4 President Dole moved to add par
Is graph to read: "The Legislature nj
extend the suffrage to women"
Mr.. Carter moved to amend the Pres
10 dents amendment by adding there
~ the words, provided, further, that Il
a Legislature may extend the suffrage
women subject to all OF the qualification
ior electors provided herein"
ID The President accepted Mr.. Garter
er amendment.
I'd Mr., Kalua was positively and u
a qualifedly opposed to woman suffra
s. and moved to indefinitely postpone Il
matter.
III Mr.. Tenney seconded Kalua's motto
=. !" lie was in favor OF curtailing politics
NC this country. We have too mu