The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-14
CONVENTION At WORK.
TEXT or REPORT on CHINESE
PETITION.

AFTERNOON Session.

. bEbill luhNl uDs
/ All OF the amendments OF the forenoon
came up for consideration.
Mr.. Warehouse thought we had be :
60 slow. He was opposed to the execu
tive having a voice in legislative mat
tiers, and he favored the section as in tn,
bill.
Mr.. Lyman offered an amendment {,
the effect that the council of state b,
composed OF 10 members and the execu
tive OF 5members appointed by the Pres
ident, making Is in all.
Mr. Carter objected to Mr.. Lymani
amendment as this would give tn,
Executive n third vote in the Council o
State. This was not right and he woulc
oppose it,
Mr.. Baldwin was in favor of MIR
Lyman's motion.
Mr. Lyman's motion to amend wa
lost.
Mr.. Robertson moved the following
as an adjunct to the section. The
President shall be ex.officio chairman
of the Councils. He favored conven
ton between the Executive and the
Council.
Mr.. Allen was opposed to giving the
Executive Council vote in the Coun.
Gil of State. 1t reduced the Legislative
power of the Council by adding five
members from the Executive to that
body.
Mr.. Damon's amendment as amended
by Mr.. Tenney, provided that, "The
members OF the Executive Council shall
be ex-oflicio members of the Council OF
State, but shall not vote" was adopted.
The section was taken up again for
consideration and Mr.. Carter moved the
following annex to the provision, "The
Executive Council may sit and debate
in the Council OF State"
Chairman Brown said if Mr.. Carriers
sentence was intended as substitute
for, or an amendment to Section |, Art
icle rs, he must decline to receive it,
On motion of Mr.. Tenney the section
was referred to the Committee on
Legislature.
Section 2, providing that the Council
of State be elected at each regular SEES.
sion of the Legislature, was passed as
read.
Section 3, Term of office, passed as
read.
Section A. "Vacancies-how filled, 9
passed as read.
Section ., Qualifications of men,
bers,' providing that persons eligible to
the lie sislature~shall be eligible to the
Council of State, was read.
After slight amendment the Sec.
ton passed.
Section 6, providing that the Council
of State may. at the request of the Elk
ecutive Council, appropriate money
betwt en- Legislatures and that the
Minister of Finance shall render de.
tailed account of the expenditures made
under such authority, was read.
Mr.. Carter wanted to know if the
Legislature could vote out the mem.
bers of the Cabinet under want OF
contdena" act.
The chairman replied: "No, not with
out the authority OF the President"
The section then passed as in the
draft.
Section 7, providing that the Council
OF State with the consent of the Execu-
tive Council, in case OF emergency, may
legislate to meet such contingency, was
read.
Mr.. Tenney moved to strike out the
section. Carried.
Section s, "Pardons" was passed as in
the draft.
Section 0, advisory powers" pro.
viding that the Council of State shall
advise the President when called upon
passed.
Section 10 provided that the Council
may be convened at the will of the
President, and, further, that the mem
bers shall serve without pay.
Mr.. Damon thought the members
should be exempt from jury duty.
Mr.. Carter moved the following
amendment: "The President shall con
vene the Council of State at his dis
cretion, or on the written request Of
eight members. The members shall
serve without pay and be exempt from
jury duty" Lost.
Mr. Damon's motion to exempt tn,
members from jury duty passed ant
section then passed.
Section II, providing that the acts o
the Council of State shall remain il
force until repealed by itself or thu
! Legislature, or until the next Legisla
ture shall adjourn, unless confirmed
thereby, was read and struck out.
Article 81 was taken up for con
sideration. This article provides for
Legislature, to be divided into tw
| houses, the section having been de
ferred with article rs, was brought N
for consideration. The section passed
Section of Article n was taken up
This section provides that Registration
BoariS may examine applicants for reg
| istratiOn.
President Dole thought the sectio
imperfectly stated and would offer a
amendment to read AS follows:
For the purpose OF examining appli
Giants for registration Of voters and de
termining their eligibility, there's shall b
five Boards Of Registration, one in eac
| Judicial circuit, to consist of three men
bers each, who shall be until otherwis
provided by law, Il Circuit Judge an
TIE Tax Assessor in Chief resident i
such circuit and one other competen
aud impartial person appointed by tn