The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-06-08
HONOLULU AGAIN.
There's More Politics Down There Than
In Any Other Part of tho Earth.

There's More Politics Down There Than
In Any Other Part Of tho Earth.
HONOLULU, May 81, via San Francisco,
June THE constitutional convention
met yesterday. All tho foreign diplomatic
and consular corps were present except the
representatives Of England and Portugal.
The absence Of British Minister Wood
house 10 regarded ms extraordinary. Tho
steamer Islani returned Tuesday from
Necke island, where the king raised the
Hawaiian flag.
President Dole In his address before tho
convention outlined very fully the work II
has to do, and stated clearly tho reasons
which had impelled change OF plans by
the president and advisory council from
annexation to tho United States, to the
creation Of an independent republic. Ho
gave utteranco also to this significant ex-
preston: although tho establishment
Of fundamental law. which shall as soon
as possible, provide for the safe and per-
manent administration OF affairs upon tho
principles Of republican form OF govern
ment, will be the paramount object of
your deliberations, the original purpose of
the provisional government to negotiate n
treaty Of political union with the great
and friendly nation that lies nearest to us.
must, I respectfully submit, be as fully
recognized by you as the vital policy of
the new republic AS 1t has been for tho
provisional government"
Copies Of tho proposed new constitution
are now obtainable, and several have been
forwarded to San Francisco. A full synop-
sis of the document was forwarded in this
correspondence. The constitution is an
exact mode OF tho United States constitu-
tiou. and many OF its provisions are taken
bodily from some Of the state constitu-
tions. Its salient features are tho great
powers vested In the executive, tho limita-
tions on the elective franchise, and vari.
Gus provisions designed to place tho per-
manent control of the future republic in
tho hands OF its present guardians and
their successors, who shall carry out their
policy.
The president shall be elected by the
legislature for q term OF six years. All
the commissions issued by the late mon.
archy. or the provisional government, are
declared vacated from September l, 1894
when the republic shall be created,
"The crown lands are declared to
have been heretofore. and to be now, the
properly Of the Hawaiian government
free and clear from any trust and from
all claims whatsoever upon the rents, is
sues and other profits there OF. They
shall be subject to alienation and otheI
uses as provided by law. No lottery shall
be authorized in the republic, nor will the
sale of lottery tickets be allowed. Gov
ernment officers shall not take foreign
employment. The first election OF the
legislature shall take place within three
months after the promulgationo OF the con
stitution. Upon the couvening Of the leg
islaturc, which shall be the third Wednes
day IN February, is95, or may be 1T spe
cial session before that time, the exist
ence, power and authority of the presen
advisory council are terminated; bu
until that time the council shall continut
to possess its present powers.