St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-22
THE RE PUBLIC OF HAWAII.
FORM OF. GOVERNMENT ADOPTED Ey
THE ISL. UDS.
SOME OF ITS FEATURES.

Executive Council Of Five Mem.
bers-fhere Will Be Fifteen
Senators, and an Equal Num-
Der in the Lower House-The
Presidential Term Royaiists
Talk Revolt.
HONOLULU. May 5.-Correspondenc
of the Associated Press, via San Fran
cisco. May q, CPer Steamer Gaelic) -The
constitutional convention, the members
OF which were elected on May 3, will
meet Oh May 30. The new constitution
will be presented to the convention for
its approval. The Associated Press
has been able to obtain copy
Of portions of it. The new gov
eminent is to be called the Re-
public of Hawaii. The executive
power will be vested in the president.
The executive council will consist of
five members instead of four as at pres
ent. minister of health and cducallon
being added. The upper house will
conslSE Of 9tteen senator's, Senators
must DE thirty Years Old. able to read
and write English, shall have resided in
the islands three years, own property
not less than 5000 in value. and have
an income of 81. 200 year. The assem-
bly, OF lower house is to consist of fifteen
members, six from Oahu and three each
from the other islands. They will serve
two years only. A member of the as
sembly must be citizen of Hawaii or
OF any country which has treaty reia-
tons with Hawaii and have
RESIDED IN THE ISLANDS
for at least one year; able to read and
write the English or Hawaiian language.
except in cases of those who voted in
the recent elections. Meetings of the
legislature are to be held every two
years. Each session is limited to ninety
days, and neither house can adjourn
more than two days without the consent
of the other. The president will have
the power OF veto. which can be over
ruled by two-thrds vote of both
houses. 1t is the present intention
to have President Dole appointed
for term OF two years, possibly six.
after which Offices will be filled by reg.
ular elections. 1t is most likely that the
present ministers will be retained Tor a
year, as their appointment rests with
the president. The new constitution
can be amended or revised i'll the or
binary way, but it is expressly stipu.
lated that amendments containing a
proposition for the establishment OF
mouarchical form of government shall
not be presented. Members OF both
houses are to receive $400 for each SEES.
sion. About 375 votes were cast at the
recent elections. There was little OPP.
position on any of the islands.
Tue claim is now made that when the
republic is declared the natives will
make the looked-for uprising. Royal
lSt leaders say they are only restrained
ny the expressed
WISH OF THE EX.QUEEN,
WHO still has great faith sln the United
States. line report that the Ranger was
coming here has again put hopes of
speedy restoration i'll the royalists'
hearts.
There has been considerable talk re-
Gently of number OF rOyaiists who are
said to have enlisted in the army ready
to help the eX-queen's cause in case OF
revolution. That there are very few
it any such cases is fully believed by
the government, as troops have been
considerably reduced, and only the best
known and trusted kept in the service.
The steamer Gaelic arrived yesterday
from Japan with w. r. Irwin, the
Hawaiian minister resident at Toxic,
on board. 1t is supposed he had brought
certain messages from the japan
government in regard to the mat
ter of granting the franchise to
subjects of the mikado ill Ha-
wall. 1t is expected that in the
event of the franchise being refused to
the Japanese their government intends
to cut off treaty relations with Hawaii
and to recall all Japanese in the islands.
Ii this is so it will be serious thing for
the planters, as the present number of
contract laborers is largely made up of
Japanese, and it WouIo be next to i'm
possible to replace them in less than a
year. Mr.. Irwin is reticent on the sub.
ject, but it is known that ne was the
bearer of several important dispatches
to the government, and special meet
ing of the council was held yesterday
to discuss the matter.