The record-union., 1894-04-14

ate and to consist of twenty-four mem
bers, will be appointed by the President,
Vice President and Executive Council,
and will hold office for two years. The
lower house will consist of forty mem
bers and is To be appointed by the Ex-
ecutive Council and the Senators.
W nen the members of the Executive
Council, the Senators and Assemblymen
have been agreed upon, they are to be
called together and the joint bodies will
promuIgate second Constitution and fix
date for general election of the Gov
ernment officials.
L.. A. Thurston, the present Minister to
Washington, is expected here soon, and
1t is said will assume the position of Min
1ster OF the Interior. Several prominent
Hawaiians have been spoken off to as
sumo the billet vacated by Thurston. but
no positive decision has been given out
as yet.
Thurston's return is regarded with
great deal of satisfaction, as the Govern
ment seems TO need his well-known
aggressiveness.
Another important official change is
anticipated. Marshal Hitchcock will
probably retire in short time on ac-
count OF illness. He has been in charge
of the police bureau for over q year and
has given great satisfaction. His health
was nearly ruined during last December,
when it was thought that force was to be
used for the restoration of the Queen, and
during that trying time he worked night
and day.
News has reached here via Auckland
that the United States has decided to i'm
prove Pearl Harbor, with the intention of
establishing cogling station there. The
tCt that Admiral Irwin is at present at
Pearl Harbor with his aids taking sound
lngs and making surveys lends color to
the report. This is his second visit on
the same mission in six weeks.
The American Union party, although
in complete control OF Honolulu, has met
with opposition on the Islands of Maui
and Hawaii. the largest islands of the
group. The anneXationists there, who are
all connected with the plantations, have
strenuously objected to the plank in the
platform which excludes Chinese labor.
The planters are fighting this tooth and
nail and have formed party clubs, under
the old platform, providing for Asiatic
labor under proper restrictions. Just
what the outcome of the affair will be it is
difficult to state, as the matter seems to
have narrowed down to a contest between
the Radical and Conservative elements,
the Radicals adhering to the cry of mo
Chinese" In every other controversy
lately the Conservative have been beaten,
and it is probable they will again suffer
defeat.
The newly-elected Central Committee
of the American Union party has begun
the warfare against the Japanese obtain
ing the franchise, having passed strln-
gent resolution to that effect at its first
meeting. All the party clubs have passed
similar resolutions, but the Japanese
still claim that they are entitled to recog-
milton and will have rights equal to those
of other foreigners.
A mann har Of tho TanQnoca T,aOatiOn
said to your correspondent yesterday:
"Our people are going to get the voting
franchise, and in a short time. We are
many thousand strong here, and we and
our home Government believe that we
are entitled to it. | cannot say that eX-
treme measures will be taken to euforce
our demands, but we are going to have
the franchise
Preparations for the Constitutional
Convention are being rapidly made. The
election Of delegates is to take place on
May 2d. The registration OF voters for
this election is now proceeding, but has
been very slow. only 547 having taken
the oath necessary TO qualify as electors.
OF these the great ajority are whites
and Portuguese, the natives being kept
from registering by their leaders, who are
nearly all Royalists.
These leaders openly acknowledge that
they are attempting to keep the natives
from the polls, and one political society
has even had printed in Royalist paper
long announcement TO the effect that
the natives should have nothing whatever
to do with the election, as the Provisional
Government is not Government of the
people and cannot last. and that the ven
geance of the Queen will be visited upon
all disloyal subjects when she reascends
the throne.
In the councils yesterday the appropri-
alton bill, providing for Government sal
aries for the next two years. passed its
first reading. The appropriation amounts
to 81, $40. S3S, which is much less than the
payroll under the old administration.