The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-20
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Sixteenth Day.
WEDNESDAY, June ~

The Convention was called to or
der at 1905 a. III. 10y President Dole.
Min. Smith presented y minority |
report Of the Legislative Committee, |
signed by himself aud Cuun. Brown, |
ou See. | Of Article lOl, "lmpeach.
ment" They say the Article is in.
tended to provide for the impeach.
ment Of executive officers, not for
the removal OF subordinate officers
by the Executive: consequently the
amendment of Coun. Watrrhouse
should have no place in the Article.
Therefore they recommend that the
amendment be laid on the table.
Del. kalua moved that the report
lie laid on the table to be considered
with the Article.
Couu. Watprhousp complained
that he had not been treated with
due consideration by the committee.
IN not being consulted by them espe.
rlally when his amendment had
carried by majority OF the Convru.
tion before it was referred.
Coun. Brown moved that the re-.
port be laid on the table to be con.
sidered 10 committees of the whole
As matter Of privilege he claimed
a right To his own opinion even
when il was not in accord with
majority Of the Convention or any
other body.
The motion carried.
Min Smith reported from the
same committee on Sec. Of Article
-. recommending that It he recon.
-afN. la "A ~.
applicants for registration appear
personally before the Board.
Del kalua Thought it u piece of
presumption for the committee to
report gu a section not referred tO
them.
Del Baldwin looked at th. matter
III TIA. same light ~ his colleague.
Pres Dol. thought a committee
should hav. liberty to recommend
changes without refsrrnc. having
been specially made To il.
Mn. Smith withdrew his report
aud moved suspension of III" rules
To ALLOW him tn introduce til. pro
posed amendment. Carried. and the
amendment was consid"r,d
The amendment carried.
Del. kalua moved to amend Arti.
cio ~, gu "DeuiZrns. 81 ~ to CIV"
the righ, Of voting To d.nilcns.
Del Carter moved an amendment
tu the same Article, allowing a drni.
zen th. rights Of citizenship except
ing To- b. President. a mrmbrr II Il,
Cabinet ur The Legislature. a Justir,
"f ia. Suprrn. Court. Audiiur.Gru
rr,L n foreign Minister or u JuiS,
Of the Circuit Court.
Del kaiua Thought the pruvi.inr
about the President unnecessary, u,
L. b- President "a nIan must have
been fifteen wear, ia / be- cuIIntry
Del. Carter said without this pro
VISION they might have the spectacle
"f n President who had never taken
III. oath of allegianc.
Del. NIVas agreed with the amend
mont excepting its giving denil-u-
H." right to vote. II" thought d"ni.
N'nS should not u" allowed the
franchise
Coun. Allen opposed the amend,
m"ut "f MIR. Carter n unnecessary
Min, Smith supported the ain"nd
uIrnt of Mr., kalua a. all that wa
drslr.l.
Vie. Pres Wilder .aid il tn,
am"udm.mt "f Mr. Kalua wa, no
passed, b" Articl. wuuld b. raisiu,
walt round the islands. In Art,rl
II tn. door WaS -hui against uatu
ralIEntlpI uf fpruigu"r., whi!" j
made voters of large uuiubrrs win
might be their enemies. He 'elieye,
Article - was intended To secur
voters VI Foreigners who were favor
able to this Government.
The amendment Ia tn. am"ul
nent was lost, and the amend nru
carried, giving denizsus the right /,
vote,
Del, Carter moved To amend Auj
Gle 81, on "Qualiiirations of Srna
tors, u make the term Of rc-udenc
three years instead of five. Carried
The report of yesterdays commit
lre Of the whole wa. then adOpte
~ amended, aud the Cuuvrntin
again went into committee with De
R,cr IN the chair.
Article lUl was taken up IN r-pnl
81 two members Of the LeyislarIv
Committee. The report was adOptr'
The committee rose aud TepoItt,
aud asked leave to sit agail
Adopted
A discussion took place nu whr
next session should bc h,li
Coun. d. b. Smith invited III
Convention To attend the meeting
the American League this evenin,
Al ~ the Convention AL djuurue
until 10 O'Clock To morrow nornln
have two little grand childre
AynII NM. In..I niun 1 III. LnI .LLLnIn.