The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-31

and disadvantages of sich
a Legislature and OF one made up of
two houses.
Measures and conditions for the
of the legislature from
corrupt influences, origiuating either In
the Zeal of political parties or the in
terests of private enterprises, are inn |
por.aDt results to he sought in your |
deliberations.
The Executive Council has given |
much time AMI study TO the various |
probl ms raisei 10y the project of re
organizing the Government on n
republican basis. In tins work we
have been favored with the valuable
assistance Of number OF gentlemen
who Lave kindly consent-d To meet
with US, and who have free
Iy contributed their time and
thought TO this object. While there
has naturally been come difference OF
opinion regarding the matters under
discussions, the conclusions finally
arrived at have been formulated iuto
a text which may aid the Convention
in its work aud which is at It's dis
posai. Fully recognizing the author
ity of the Convention under the Act
creating it To form constitution,
have deemed it desirable to adopt this
method OF assisting it. ~ ailE
In the exercise of your duty of
laying the foundations of our new
civil system, pray that you will
look far away from the passions and
re-entments that may have grown
out of late political events, and build
for the future and for the welfare and
Just protection of the whole COM
mupity, regardless of present differ
ences
While I recognize the aid which a
spirit of compromise In unessential
issues brings to work OF this kind,
/ urge you to make no concession OF
principle to a dread OF what others
may say. The transcendant duty Is
upon you, and the finished work
which comes from your hands will be
your justification or witness against
Permit me in closing tn quote the
words OF Washington i'm the Conven-
ton, of which he was member,
which framed the constitution of the
United States of America, when the
fear of public opinion began to binder
the work. He said, at To please the
people we Offer what we ourselves
disapprove, how can we afterward de-
fend our work? Let as raise stand
ard to- which the wise and honest Can
repair; the event is in the hand OF
God.n g ett
G. T. Rodgers, as temporary Sc
cretary, then called the roll. All
the members were present except
G. Bolte, William Horner, @. L
Carter and John Emmeluth. Mr..
Bolte is out of the country and Mr..
Horner has not yet arrived in Ho-
nolulu. The absence of Mr.. Carter
and Mr.. Emmeluth, however, was
due to neither of these causes. su
When the secretary had finished
calling the roll, Mr.. Kalua present
ed, In Hawaiian, resolution to
the effect that, as it was Decoration
day, the Convention adjourn until
this morning at 10 o'clock. This
was carried unanimously.
There were a number of officials
of this and of other Governments
present. ALI the members of the
diplomatic and consular corps were
there, with the exception of the
representatives of England and
Portugal. Mr.. Wodehouse sent an
answer to the invitation of the
Government to be present, and de-
clined to do so, giving no reason
for his refusal. This, in view of
the fact that only few days ago
full honors were given by this Gov
eminent to the birthday of the
Queen of England, is regarded as
somewhat strange, to cay the least.
Mr.. Cannavaro, Portugal's repre-
sentative, is in California at pres
emit, but before his departure dele
gated w. M. Clifford to take his
place during his absence. Mr..
Clifford also sent refusal of the
Governments invitation, and gave
no more reason for doing so than
did Mr.. Wodehouse.
Among those present were Adj
miral Walker and his staff, Captain
Barker and number Of the officers
from the Philadelphia, the captain
and officers of the japanese man
of-war Takachiho, the Chief Justice
and the Justices of the Supreme
Court, L. A. Thurston, Hawaiian
Minister TO Washington, r. w. IT.
win, Hawaiian Minister resident
at Toxic. and many prominent
Government and other officials.
The Life History of Cora's.