The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-06
AFrERNooN sEssroN.

The Convention was called to order
at 1870.
Councillor Brown said that he sus-
tained the amendment to M AXE the
necessary residence three years.
Munster Smith said he thought one
year sufficient. The Judge of the
court must understand that the pro-
posed citizen Intends to become q per-
manent citizen. 1t seemed to him
that after the person had performed
all the necessary requirements he was
qualified. II would be better to have
good class of citizens rather than q
number of aliens who would be uuder
the control of other countries. He
would have to come to this Govern
ment for protection, not To others.
He will have cast his lot in with this
county. 1t will be better for US to
have number of people join US who
Will strengthen our Government aud
make US stable. The kind OF people
we desire are those who will become
good citizens, who will enter into our
industries. All these reasons wei he'd
with tho-e who framed this Constitu-
ton. | believe We should pass il as in
the bill.
Delegate Baldwin,: "I am in favor
of a three years resIdence. The next
paragraph says the proposed citizen
OCCOabC "a fESiuGuts
1t does not seem that year is enough
TO make up his MUD To comply with
all the requirements here"
Councillor Waterhouse thought q
compromise to two years would be
good thing aud SD moved
Councillor Young: Il feel disposed
To favor three years. A long period,
such as five years, will stand in the
way of people coming here. One year
Is too snort time.
Delegate Ables favored one year.
lie thought that the Convention lost
sight of the fact that they wanted TO
become part of IA greater republic.
rh-re was little danger of Tenegades
and fugitives from justice becoming
Hawaiian citizens.
Delegate Iosepa favored five years
residence, on the ground that It would
take "A man at least that time 10 make
up his mind.
Delegate Kunui .kea favored the
section as it was.
Delegate Kahaulelio said that in the
United States the law had been
changed several times, but five years
had been settled on permanently. He
favored five years residence.
Delegate McCandIe-s favored one
year. Several States III the Union
gave all men who had taken out their
first pa ers full rights of citizeuship in
one year. He favored such a clause
here.
Delegate Carter thought the Council
had doue well In recommending one
year. Tue right of citizenship was
Que that should be liberaliy recog-
niZed. All new corners should have a
welcoming b nd extended To them IL
they cCme here intending To be good
citiZeus OF our country. We cannot
afford TO keep such new comers wait
ing more than one year. For the
beuetit OF those who lay stress on the
fact that five years residence. ia the
Quilted states II nee, s-ary, / would
like to say that in many States taose
who have 81, clared their intention TO
become citizens are given full rights
OF citizenship after one year, airI in
some cases after four and SIX months.
We cannot afford to stand back of a
nve years barrier. We must extend
u helping hand To people, and we
canuot make the time too short before
We receive n IN into the fuil rights of
Hawaiian citizenship
The paragr pm carried at two wears
1t was necessary to call tue sN O. and
noes, resulting IN the motion CARRYING
by IL tO l6.
Paragraph passed as anu ntai.
Paragraph , passed as re .d
Paragraph 3. Delegate Vivas moved
to Insert after the wnr,i "Enylash.si y
the woris 'or ANY other Enron..,an -
lie salt iie had heard great deal
ahout emigration, amongst th.sSa
men there would be many who would
De ueslraoie citlzens, but might not