The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-08

Department, the Marshal, the Oolleot-
or General of Customs, tne Lax as
SCISSORS in Chief and the fostmaster-
General and also the heads OIL any
other Bureaus created by law.
Councillor Brown said the Ch1el
Officer of the Fire Department was
appointed by the Fire Commissioners,
who were appointed by the Cabinet.
He would move to substitute Tor
"Chief Officer of the Honolulu Fire
DEPARTMENT" the "Fire Commission
ers."
Minister Damon moved to add after
appointment" in the first paragraph,
the words, 'and removal"
A considerable debate ensued on the
section.
A number of amendments were
made and withdrawn.
The words ''chief officer of the
Honolulu Fire Department. were
stricken out.
Delegate Carter moved to insert
after "bureaus," in the last line, the
words Gin any executive depart
ment of the Government"
The same delegate drew attention
to the fact that there was a manifest
contradiction between the section and
section of article %.
Councillor Emmeluth held that
these subjects should be left to the
law and not regulated in the cOnsti-
tuition.
The section passed without the last
amendment.
Section 8. Each head of bureau
shall be responsible for the conduct of
his bureau, and shall have the ap
pointment of the officers under him,
subject to the approval of the Minister
in whose depa. tment he Is employed.
He may also, with the approval of
such Minister, remove any such SUBJ
ordinate officer.
Minister Damon moved to amend
by adding in the second paragraph
''and also at the request OF such Mill
lister, with the approval of the Cab
inetn
Minister Smith held that this was
not in harmony with the system ere
ated by this constitution. The head
of the bureau should have control OF
his office.
The amendment was lost and the
section passed.
Section 4. The financial response
bility of any officer of the Govern
ment, for his own conduct, or that of
his subor0inates, shall be determined
by law.
Passed.
Minister Smith moved to add new
section, to be called section 5, as fol-
lows:
Section 5. The President shall have
the appointment of all officers of the
Government whose appointment is
not otherwise provided for.
Passed.
President Dole favored the intro
duction of a section forbidding ap-
pointments and removals for partisan
reasons as follows:
Section 6. There shall be no ap-
pointments to nor removals from
office solely for party reasons.
He held that this was matter for
the constitution and not law, because
it was the statement of a principle.
Minister Smith subscribed most
heartily to the principles of civil SER
vice reform, but he did not think it
expedient to insert such a clause in
the constitution itself.
Minister Damon thought that in
our present political situation such a
provision would not work.
Delegate Carter objected to the pro-
vision. 1t was not suited to our situ-
alton, and was. moreover, too vague
to be of any practical use.
President Dole said that his amend
ment would not apply to the case of
men who were disloyal to the Govern
ment. They could not be called party
men. The policy of the Government
was perfectly clear on that head. 1t
did not want, and would not have men
in Office who were disloyal to the Gov
eminent.
Delegate Robertson and Councillor
McCandless opposed the proposed Sec
ton.
Councillor Emmeluth was heartily
in favor of the section.
The section was rejected.
ARTICLE 35-ACTING PRESIDENT IN
CASE OF DEATH, DISABILITY OR ABB
sENCE OF PRESIDENT.
Section 1. In case of the temporary
disability or absence from the country
of the President. the Minister of For
eign Affairs, while such disability or
absence continues, shall act as Presi-
dent; or,
In case of the disability or absence
from the country of such Minister, the
Minister of the Interior, while such
disability or absence of the President
continues, shall act as President; or,
In case of the disability or absence
of both such Ministers, the Minister
of Finance, while such disability or
absence of the President continues,
shall act as President; or,
In case of the disability or absence
fro m the country of the three Minis
tiers aforesaid, then the Attorney
General, while such disability or ab-
sence of the President continues, shall
act as President.
Passed.
Section 2 In case of the death,
resignation, removal or permanent
disability of the President, the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs shall there
upon act as President until successor
to the President is elected in manner
herein designated; or,
In case of the disability or absence
from the country of such Minister, the
Minister of the Interior shall act as
President for the time aforesaid; or,
In case of the disability or absence
from the country of both such Minis
tiers, the Minister of Finance shall act
as President for the time aforesaid; or,
In case of the disability or absence