The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-09


Delegate Wilder moved that the
mileage be fixed at 10 cents per mile in
stead of 8 cents. Five cents would not
pay for the passage one way. Adopted.
MIR Emmeluth moved to insert $40
for each day Of the session, instead of
S4OO per term. Failed Of second, Sec.
ton passed
Article 81 was read and passed.
Article 50 was read and passed.
Article SO Exemption from Arrest |
was read an passed.
Article 81, Section was read and
passed.
Section was read.
Mr.. Emmeluth did not believe in
electing all Senators at the same time.
MIR. Carter said the last speaker had
shared with the progressive element of
this community and should remember
how it worked. He was in favor of the
section as read.
Mr.. Emmeuth did not see where Mr..
Carriers point came in.
Mr.. Baldwin favored dividing the
election between the six years. How
ever, he would move that it be referred
to the Committee on the Executive.
Delegate w. o. Smith desired to dis
cuss Article 50 before the matter was
referred as that article had an important
bearing on the one under consideration.
Delegate Robertson thought the term
of Senators should correspond with the
term of President
| MIR. Baldwin's motion to refer Section
/ 3, Article 81, was read and passed.
! Article 50, Section 1, was read.
Mr.. Kahoulilio moved to refer to
Committee on the Executive. Con
Cured in by Mr.. Baldwin. Carried.
Delegate Baldwin suggested that the
committee would not know how TO act
after they received the matter.
President Dole, for the instruction of
the committee, moved that it become
the sense of the convention that the
Senate of the Hawaiian Government be
divided into three classes, one-third of
the body going out every two years and
their places being taken by a like num-
Der newly elected by the people. The
President was opposed to having the
full Senate elected at one time. This
being the upper House, party feeling
would at best be intense: and for the
protection of business and to guard
against the fearful strain great cleo.
ton of this kind would place upon the
community, he would favor dividing il
between the six years at biennial
periods.
Mr.. Allen voiced the sentiments of
| the President.
| Delegate Robertson agreed with the
President in part, but he did not wish to
risk getting in a set of Senators who
would craw-ish in the matter of annex
alton. This must be the watch word of
the body. Under the Presidents plan
the first set might be good annexation
lists, but the second, coming in in two
years. might be less earnest in the
cause. During the next four years we
wanted the strongest anneXationists
available in front, and they must be
kept there so long as the issue remains
undetermined. If at the end of four
| years it is found that annexation has
not and cannot obtain, he would favor
dividing the Senate into classes as sug-
| gested by the President. Mr.. Robertsnn's
opinions were concurred in by Mr..
| McCandless.
Mr.. Emmeluth had no fears for an
neXation nor apprehension that an op
position party might capture the Senate.
The place to begin was at the beginning,
and if we were going to divide the
Senate into two classes, it should be
done at the organization of the Govern
ment
Mr.. Ables would not take any chances
in the matter of annexation. He en-
dorsed the remarks of Messrs Robertson
and McCandless.
President Dole re-outlined his objec
tions to simultaneous elections for Sen
ators, after which he said that the mat
ter had been pretty well discussed, the
general sentiment brought out, and he
would withdraw his motion to instruct
the committee.
Article So, Qualifications of Senat
ors" was read. Mr. Emmeluth moved
to reduce the property qualification fol
the Senate from $4,000 to $4,000. Som,
argument followed, for and against
but on ballot the motion prevailed anC
the figures were placed at $4,000.
Delegate Baldwin moved to reduce
the income qualification from 81 800 tC
81 800. Delegate Vivas moved to make
it 81 200. After discussion fixed at 81 POO
Articles 81 and So were read and de
ferred.
Article 50 Retrospective Laws" Ar,
ticle 60 and Article 81, "Enacting
Clause" were all read and passed as in
the bill.
Article 60, prerequisite for Introduc,
ton of Bills was read and passed, and
the Convention adjourned.
MORNING SESSION.
The Constitutional Convention meet
in regular session this morning, Presi-
dent Dole in the chair. Prayer was
offered by Rev. J. Waiamau.
Minutes Of the eighth day were read
and approved.
The House promptly resolved itself
into a committee OF the whole, and Del
gate w. F. Allen took the chair.
Article SO. "Titles Of Laws" was read
and apnrovpd