The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-28
THE CONVENTION TO-DAY.
ToRrUGUESE RESOLUTIONS no BE
CONSIDERED.
Executive and Legislature To-day
Schutzen club Petition to be Taken
Up in Committee,
AFrERNooN SESSION.

SnlIn llle HOUSE llltn GtNOlNtu llScll
into Committee Of the Whole and
Mr.. Horner took the chair.
Article 80, relating to Supreme and
inferior Courts, was read and passed.
Article 81, Jurisdiction, referring to
these Courts, was read and passed.
Article 80, Decisions" effecting the
Supreme Court, was read and passed.
Article SO, "Opinions OF the Execu-
tive" giving the President power to
require opinions of the Supreme Court,
was read and passed.
Article 81, disqualification by Prey
ious Judgment" was read and also
passed.
Article So, Disqualification by re-
lationship or pecuniary interest,"" was
read and passed.
Article Sc, Impeachment" officials
that may DE and for what reasons they
may be impeached, was read by Sec
ti)ns. The five sections and the article
as whole passed with slight grammati.
cal change.
Miscellaneous Provisions. Article 81,
Constitution Supreme Law" was read.
Article 81 passed.
Article IS, Existing Statutes and
ofenses," was read by sections. The
three sections and the article as a whole
passed
Article SO, Coffee Holders, was also
read by sections. The two sections and
the article were adopted.
Article 80, Treaties, Bonds, etc,
confirmed" was read.
Mr.. Hatch moved to strike out
''other monetary obligations" He did
not care to assume the obligations of
the late monarchy. The public debt
was all right, but we did not know how
far these obligations" might extend. 1t
would afford the best of ways to sue the
Government for accounts contracted
under the late Monarchy.
Mr.. Damon put in a plea for the
savings bank. This was IA crusher for
that institution.
Mr.. Hatch added to his amendment
"and the Postal savings bank"
The amendment and article then
passed.
Article 81, Grown Land" was read
and passed.
Article 90, Majority Rule" was
read and adopted.
Article SO, mo public aid to sectarian
of private schools" was read.
Minister Smith moved to strike out
exclusive" in the words mot under ex-
elusive control of the Government"
Lost.
Mr.. Carter moved the following
amendment to be inserted as new sec
ton; mo public aid, benefit or exemp-
ton shall be extended to any church or
religious organization.
Minister Smith asked what was to be-
come of one of the treaties.
Mr.. Brown-Do you mean the treaty
with France?
| Minister Smith-yes.
Mr.. Allen-I move to refer to Judic.
| larry Committee. Carried.
Article "a, Lotteries" Article 50,
Government officers not to take for
eign employment and &c. "rules and
regulations for oaths and elections, "
We're read and passed.
Article 81. First Election" was
read.
Mr.. Hatch moved the following, to
election shall be held on the last We'd
nesday of September, 1897, and general
elections shall be held on tie last Wed.
nesday in September every two years
thereafter. Transposed to follow
Article 81.
Article %, Termination of the Ad
visory Council was read.
Minister Smith offered the following
as a substitute article: Until the con
vening of the first Legislature, in either
special or regular session, the member,
of the Advisory Council of the Provis
ional Government of the Hawaiian
Islands, shall constitute a Council to be
styled the Advisory Council of tn,
Republic of Hawaii
1.-The Advisory Council of the Repub
lie of Hawaii and the Executive
Council sitting together, shall be vesteC
with all the powers and authority here
tofore vested in the Executive and Ad
visory Councils of the said Provisional
Government, and also all the power
and authority heretofore vested IN tn,
: Executive and Advisory Councils o
the said Provisional Government, an,
also all the powers and authority b,
this constitution granted to the Senat,
or to the Legislature,
"Such converting of the Legis
lature shall thereby terminate the ex
istance, power and authority of tn,
Advisory Council"
Mr.. Robertson thought the amend
ment vested the Advisory Council Will
both executive and legislative power
The President and Executive Counci
2 were supposed to have executive power
The Advisory Council should have moth
, ing but legislative power.
i Minister Smith explained that Tia
substitution vested the Advisory Coun
ell with no more power than it now has
Substituted article passed.
Article 90, Oath Of officers, elector
and Legislators" was read
Mr., Brown moved 10 strike out th
!, pledge not 10 encourage or assist la III
restoration or establishment Of mon
archy,
Mr., Damon supported Mr.. Brow
He could not see why they wanted
hang ou 10 the monarchy. They waute