The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-15

Councillor Ena moved to make ii
personal taxes only. The property tax
could be paid out of his property
No second.
The paragraph Yass-d.
: Be ahlr ruuderstaudiECly TO speak
read and write the English or Hawai-.
ian language.
In order To comply with this re.
Quirem-ut, h. shsll be able To write
and read with ordinary fiueucy any
section or sections Of this COustiGu-
tion.
Provided, however, that the require
ment that he shall be able under.
standingly TO speak, read aud write
the English or Hawaiian language
shall not apply To those persons who
registered to vote for delegates to the
Constitutional Convention at the cleo
tion held on Nav %, 1894
Minister Hatch moved To substitute
for the last lines. "who shall have
obtained a certificate of service, as
provided for in Article IL" This
would be more consistent with the
other provisions of the Constitution
Some persons entitled to the certificate
might not have registered.
Carried.
Delegate Vivas moved TO make it
any European aud the Hawaiian Ian
guage.
Lost.
President Dole renewed his amend
ment regarding woman suffrage.
President ID lie said in Offering this
amendment he did not fully subscribe
10 the woman suffrage theory for this
l.. l..A a -
mind. One fear was that it would
add TO the ignorant aud irresponsible
vote. H. believed, however, that the
matter should be left open to the
legislature to decide.
Delegate Carter moved to amend as
follows: provided that the Legisla-
ture may extend the franchise to
women, subject, however, 10 all the
qualifications of electors provided
herein "
Delegate kalua moved indefinite
postpDnement Of this amendment. He
did not think this country was far
enough advanced for woman suffrage.
He was not in favor of opening the
doors at the present time.
Councillor Teuney seconded the mo-
tiOu of Delegate kalua. While there
were many women 10 whom he would
gladly extend the right of suffrage,
there are others who are very unfit for
ii. He was ia favor of curtailiug, not
extending politics in this country. If
the women voted there would be no
end of it,
Delegate Baldwin moved the amend
ment be tabled until the petition from
the women was received.
n l.
ence to the Committee on Legisla-
ture. A committee had been APP
pointed by the ladies to confer with a
committee of the Convention, an . it
was not fair that they should not be
heard.
Delegate Iosepa favored the motion
to indefinitely postpone. He saw no
necessity of wasting any more time
on this amendment. Among the ma
tive Hawaiians the women were the
politicians. A great many families
had already been separated owing to
their Discussions.
Delegate Kauhane thought that un-
der proper restrictions, much good |
might be done by extending the fran |
chise TO women. He favored looking
into it.
Councillor Wilder hoped the amend |
ment would not be Indefinitely post |
pOned. While he did not favor the /
Convention extending the franchise |
TO women, as it would lead to too .
many complications, still he believed /
it was move in the right direction. /
1t was coming question. The great /
est State in the American Union was |
now considering it, and would very 4
likely adopt it. He believed the Leg /
islature should have the power to ex- /
tend the suffrage TO women.
Delegate Kahaule 10 hoped the /
amendment would not be indefinitely |
postponed. What was proposed was
that we put in a doorway and shut it, /
leaving it to be opened by future Leg !
islatures if they choose. He did not |
favor granting the franchise to women .
at this time, but in future, if the work .
of education was continued as at pres |
ent, perhaps it might be done.
Delegate Kalua Withdrew his mo-
ton as he did not like to hear women |
called Ignorant, especially as some of .
them were present.
Councillor Emmeluth said two of |
the proposed committee had already .
expressed themselves very strongly !
dSdlAsl "Uuidu sunEdSef 50 lIldI unless /
their gallantry could be worked on,
be did not favor reference to them.
The amendment was tabled for con- /
sideration with any petition which .
might be received.
ARTICLE 75-1ETHoD OF VOTING FOR
SENATORS
Each voter for Senators may cast
one vote only for each Senator TO be
elected from the Senatorial district in
which he j. entitled to vote.
The required lumber of candidates
receiving the highest number of votes
in the respective Senatorial districts
shall be the Senators for such dis
trict.
Passed.
ARTICLE 76-QUALIFfCATIoNs OF VOTERS
FOR SENATORS.
In order to be eligible to vote for
Senators, a person must possess all the
qualifications and be subject to all the