The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-16
Thirteenth Ii Day.
FRIDAY, June Is, 1894

IHIrfeenfh Day.
FRIDAY, June Is, 1894.
The Convention was called to order
at 10 A. n, President Dole in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. j: Wafamau.
| Roll call.
Minutes of preceding day read and
| approved.
| REPORTS.
Minister Smith reported for the Leg,
| islative Committee on Section 6, Arti-
| Gle az, of the Constitution. The sec
| ton in question provides that the last
| registration shall be the basis for the
| first election held under the new Con.
| stitution. The Committee are in favor
of new registration, and recommend
| the section be stricken out.
| Adopted
The same Committee reported on
| the proposed new section in Article 7si,
| providing that the Board of Registrars
| keep minutes of all their proceedings.
| The Committee recommend the adop-
| tiOn of such a section, to be worded as
| follows
| "The several Boards shall each keep
books of record in which minutes
| shall be preserved of all their proceed
| ings.
Tabled for consideration with the
| Constitution.
| The same Committee reports on the
| oath required in the Constitution, and
| recon- nends its adoption as in the
draft, the minority of the Committee
| councillor Brown), dissenting.
| Councillor Brown held that the por-
ton of the oath regarding the restor-
| alton of monarchy was superfiuous.
Delegate Baldwin, for the Commit
tee on Executive, reported recon-
mending the passage of Section A. Ar
| ticle 35.
Tabled for consideration with the
| Constitution.
| Minister Smith moved recOnsidera-
ton of Article 81, relating to majority
rule.
Carried.
Under suspension of the rules, Sec
ton 4, Article 81, containing provis-
ion of the same kind relating to the
Executive Council was reconsidered.
Section 4, of Article 81, and Article
81 were then referred to the Commit
tee on Legislature.
! The same Minister moved recon-
| sideration of Section |, Article 101, re-
latirg to impeachment. The Execu-
tive Council wished to recommend
some changes in it.
Carried.
The reconsidered section was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Minister Smith moved that all re-
ports and amendments on the table
be referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Carried.
At10:40 the Convention went into
committee of the whole, Judge Ly-
man in the chair.
The special order of the day was the
petition and amendment relating to
woman suffrage.
The amendment provides that the
franchise may be extended by the
Legislature TO women, subject to all
the conditions attached by the Consti-
tation to the voting privilege.
| Councillor Brown moved that when
the committee rise IL recommend the
amendment be indefinitely postponed.
Minister Smith wished to know
whether the committee of ladies had
had an opportunity to be heard.
| Councillor Brown said the commit
tee could not come into the Conven-
| tion and make speeches.
| Delegate Carter said the question
involved 50 much of social science and
political economy that be favored the
motion to indefinitely postpone. The
question could only be settled by the
people themselves, and the best way
was to- leave ID to them to settle at
some future time. The question was
too young, even in the United States
Of America.
Minister Damon said fundamen-
tai principle To follow was that where
individuals were taxed they should
have some rights. For this Conven
tiOn wholly To ignore subject which
was receiving 40 much attention else
where, did not seem right. Women
had the right 20 vote la some places
else where II had been brought up
lately by Lord Salisbury. He did not
favor dismissing IL with such scant
courtesy. He would support refer
ence TO the Legislative Committee.
| Councillor Waterhouse favored IA
special committee and would 80
move. The petitioners ought To be
| heard.
Delegate Robertson said he had
| moved reference To II committee be'
fore, and it had been voted down,
The woman sufiragists had had ample
notice. He favored the motion To iu-
definitely posipone.
Delegate Bnldwin was in favor of
au indefinite postponement, but he
did not mean to shut his ears To all
argument, aud he thought lhe women
should have AN opportunity To bs
| heard.
Delegate 1osepa favored indefinite
/ pOntpouem"nt.
| Delegate Wilder said the ladies did
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