The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-13


INSPECTIONS >uI r. CHANGE REGISTERS.
Section u No name shall he
added to or stricken from the regis
ter OF voters, or in any manner
changed by the inspectors Of Elec.
ton. excep, upon the written order
OF the Board nf Ragist ration for
such District.
Coun. Emmeluth feared the OK
ception opened door to fraud. He
moved to strike out the last clause.
Pres. Dole explained the intention
was to provide for correcting cleri-
cal errors.
Passed as in draft.
Sec. ~ provides for correction of
the register, either before or after
it has been sont TO the inspectors.
Pres. Dole moved a verbal amend
ment, with which the section passed.
Del. Carter moved to insert a new
section as follows:
Sec. ~. The several boards shall
each keep a record in which one of
them shall transcribe minutes Of
the proceedings and acts. All com.
initials for perjury aud decisions
shall be signed therein by the mem
beers Of the board.
Pres. Dole and Min. Smith criti.
cised the wording, and on motion Of
the latter the proposed section was
referred to the Committee ON Leg
islature.
Sec. e (originalD makes the exist.
ing election laws in force excepting
where inconsistent with this COnsti.
tuition.
Pres. Dole said much Of the exist
ing laws was inconsistent with this
Constitution, and il might be ueces.
sary to legislate new regist ration
aud election laws. He moved to re-.
Ter the section to the Committee on
Legislature. Carried.
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Article 1S.-How CONSTITUTED.
SECTION |. There shall be- an Ad.
visory Council Of fifteen members,
five Of whom shall bc elected by the
Senate, five by the House Of Repre-.
sentatives aud five appointed by the
President with the approval Of the
Cabinet.
Coun. Tcnney moved the whole
Article struck out.
Del. Carter wanted Ia make a
strong plea for the retention Of the
Article. The country was still 10
evolutionary state, aud nothing
should be- done that would involve
any risk 81 the country's being
swept back under old conditions.
He saw nothing in the provisions Of
this Article which was against the
rights Of the people. For his part
he should be willing to have all the
fifteen members ~ the Advisory
Council appointed by the President,
but the Article gave the appoint.
ment OF one.third TO the Senate aud
one.third to the Represent tives.
When they came to the powers Of
the Advisory Council, there would
probably he some healthy amend.
ments capable Of being made. He
cited the Imperial Council of Japan
aud the Privy Council Of Groat
Britain ~ good examples.
Min. Damon would not like tn soc
the whole Article abolished, but
some OF the provisions might b. ad.
vautageously changed. He would not
like To see any revival Of backstairs
influence in the government, but his
experience OF the past few years was
that the old Privy Council had often
proved OF great value. There had
be n tunes also since the formal ion
of the Provisional Government when
the advise uf wise men ON the out.
side had been 81 great value.
Coun. Smith was in favor OF re-
tanning the Article. Without such a
body there would be need Of an
emergency fund for the emergency
OF war or famine or pestilencc. lie
would, however, prefer the name
Council 81 State" and moved to
amend III" first section accordingly.
Pres. Dol. seconded, aud Del Car.
! ter supported the amendment.
Del. Nivas said an objection to
having u larger Legislature was that
thirty-siA would he too great q mum
her To paw without corresponding
advantage. II tho President aud
Ministers could not meet all the res
possibilities dovolving upon them,
then he did not see any use for hav-
ing them. "a voice Go back To
Liliuokalani) Yes, 20 back to Liliu,
okalani.
Min, Smith argued for the useful
ness OF such body As that proposed
Del. Baldwin supported the Arti-
Gle. Ii would be more representa-
tive body than the rrivy Council
under the monarchy. Without il
the Executiv" would have too much
power IN grave emergencies. II WAS
Tar safer to entrust serious contin.
gencies tn twenty men than To five
Coun. Trnney could see where the
proposed Council would he very
valuable in certain eases, but he also
saw where il would he capable of
grave wrongs. For instance, in sec.
ton I, added to other emergencies
are mentioned those OF "other public
necessity" That was rather auI,
biguous aud gave unknown scope to
the powers 81 the Council lie
would Withdraw his motion, how
ever, to await the wisdom Of the
Convention upon the various pro
visions.
The seconder declined to with
draw aud the motion was lost
The amendment To change the
mann. Ia '''l ',nncil ~ Stat.," ,,...;.I