The herald., 1894-04-14
HAWAIIAN ADvIoEs.

President Dole Formulating = New Con.
AtitutiOn.
Honolulu, April 13.-Ever sincs the
retirement OF President Dole from the
Office Of minister Of foreign affairs he hss
been engaged in drawing up q new con-
atitution to he submitted to tho conven-
tion to be held in May. The government
is very reticent in regard to the new i'm
strument, but it has been ascertsinsd on
good authority that by the constitution
which President Dole will propose, the
executive power is to be vested in 9
president, who will not have seat in
the executive council, as is the case now.
He will have the right of veto, but such
veto can be overruled by q two-thirds
vote OF the senate and assembly. The
vice president will not have q seat in the
executive councils either, and his duti .
will simply be to preside over the sem
ate. The executive council will consist
OF five members-minister of foreign
affairs, minister of finance, minister OF
the interior, minister OF health and edu-
cation and minister OF justice, or attOr-
ney-general. In regard to the legisla-
ture, it is understood that it will be
\ fornaaA-lOy- NPpointment. The upper
house, to be called the senate, and to
consist OF "a members, will be appointed
by the president, vice-president and ex.
ecutive council, and will hold Office for
two years. The lower house will consist
OF 40 members, and is to be appointed
by the executive council. The senators
and assemblYmen have been agreed
upon.
L A. Thurston, the present minister
to Washington. is expected here soon,
and it is said will assume tbs position OF
minister of tine interior.
Preparations for the constitutional
convention are being made. The con-
venti IN OF delegates i, to take place on
May I'd. The regie'ration of voters for
this election is now proceeding, bat has
been very slow, only 547 having taken
the oath necessary to qualify as electors.
Of these the great majority are whites
and Portuguese, the natives being kent
from registration by their leaders who
are nearly all royalists. The leaders
openly acknowledge that they are at.
tempting to keep the natives f.om the
polls, and one political society has even
had printed in royalist paper a long
announcement to the effsct that the ma
tives have nothing whatever to do with
the election, as the provisional govern
ment ia not government OF the people
and cannot last, and that the vengeance
of the queen will be visited on all dis
loyal subjects when she reascends the
throne.
The American Union party, although
in complete control of Honolulu, has
met with opposition on the islands OF
Maui aud Hawaii, the largest islands in
the group. Tne annexationsta there,
who are all connected with the pauta-
tions, have strenuously objected to the
plank in the platform that sxcludes
Chinese labor, and have formed partv
clubs under the old platform providing
for Asiatic labor under proper rs uric
ons.
The newly elected central eommittee
OF the American Union party has begun
the warfare against the Japanese obtain.
ing this franchise, having passed a strln-
gent resolution to that effect at it's first
meeting. ALI the party clubs have
passed similar resolutions, but the jap
Anese stll claim that they are entitled
to recognition and will have rights equal
to those OF other foreigners.
In the councils yesterday the apprc-
priation bill providing for government
salaries for the next two years passed
its first reading. The appropriated
amounts to 81 $40. .S3S, which is much
less than the pay roll under the old adj
News has reached here. via Auckland,
that the United States has decided to
improve Pearl harbor with the intention
Of establishing coaling station there.
The fact thst Admiral Irwin is ut pres
ent at Pearl harbor with his aide, tax
ing soundiuEs and making eurveys,
lends color to the report. This is his
second visit on the same mission in six
weeka.