The record-union., 1894-05-22
correspondence of the Associated Press.l

Correspondence of the Associated Press.l
Honolulu, May 15.-[Via San Fran
cisco. May 2lst. per steamship Gaelic.]-
The Constitutional Convention, the mem-
bers of which were elected on May Sd,
will meet on May 30th. The new Con-
sJitution, as drawn up by the present
Executive Council, will be presented to
the convention for its approval, and such
improvements as may be considered
necessary. This Constitution has been
kept from the people, and will not be
made known until the convention meets.
The Associated Press correspondent has
been able to procure copy Of a portion
OF it.
The new Government is to be called
the Republic of Hawaii" The execu-
tive power will be vested in the Presi-
dent. The Executive Council will con-
sist of five members, instead of four, as at
present a Minister OF Health and Edu-
cation being added.
The upper House will consist of fifteen
Senators. At the first general election
they will be elected in three classes of
five each, who will serve until the next
election in two years. when the terms OF
Senator of the third class will expire, and
their places be filled by five members
who will serve for SIX years At the
third election, in two years more, the
terms of those second class will expire
and five others be elected to fill their
places. This will also be the case with
the senators of the first class. Thereafter
five Senators will be elected at each cleo
ton. The qualifications of a Senator will
be that he shall be 30 years old, shall be
able to read and write the English
In shall hoy racid cd in tho island
three years, shall own property Of not
less than $1,000 III value, and shall have
sn income of 81, 200 a year.
The Assembly or lower house is to con-
sist of fifteen members, six from the
Islanu of Oahu and three each from Ha-
wall. Mast and Kauai. They will serve
for two years only. A member of the
Assembly must be a citizen of Hawaii or
a citizen of any country which has treaty
relations with Hawaii, and have resided
there for at least one year. He must be
able to read and write the English or
Hawaiian language, except in the case Of
those who voted in the recent election, to
whom this requirement does not apply.
Meetings of the Legislature are to be
held every two years. The first session
will be held al such time as the present
Executive and Advisory Councils shall
appoint, probably some time III Septen-
ber next. Each session is limited to
ninety days. and neither house can adj
iourn for more than two days without the
consent of the other.
The President Will have the power of
veto, which can be overruled by two
thirds vote of both houses.
1t is the present intention to have Pres
ident Dole reappointed for term of
years, probably SIX, after which the office
will be filled by regular elections. 1t is
more than likely also that the present
WI ho -afo 4,Ot.o f.arxy
as their appointment rests with the Pres
ident.
The new Constitution can be amended
or revised in the ordinary way. but it is
expressly stipulated that no additional
amendment containing proposition for
the establishment OF a monarchical form
of government shall be presented.
Memb bers of both houses are to receive
S400 for each session.
About 3, 750 votes were cast at the re-
cent elections. There was very little OPP
position on any of the islands. The
claim is now made that when the repub-
lie is declared the natives will make the
long-looked-for uprising. The Royalist
leaders say that they are only restraining
them by the expressed wish of the ex-
Queen, who still has great faith in the
United States. She is said to have asked
many OF her followers to register at once,
to avoid losing their position.
The report that the Ranger was coming
here has again put in hopes of speedy
restoration to the Royalists. They say
that Admiral Walker was sent here for
the express purpose of assisting Queen
Liliuokalanl. and it is supposed that his
mission in regard to Pearl Harbor is
blind to his real action. Soundings at
Pearl Harbor are still being made and a
depth OF thirty-one feet has been reached
and nothing but sand encountered. Tho
yn,4lT ty.nV i,,lt I1,
continued about a week longer.
There has been considerable talk re-
Gently OF number of ardent Royalists
who are said TO have enlisted in the army,
ready to help the ex-Queen in case of
revolution. That there are very few, if
any, such cases is fully believed by the
Government, as the troops have been
considerably reduced, and only the best
known and trusted men are kept in the
service.
The steamer Gaelic arrived yesterday
from Japan with X. w. Irwin, the Ha-
waiian Minister resident at Toxic on
board. He returned rather unexpect-
eoly, and it is supposed that he has
brought certain messages from the Jap
anese Government in regard to the mat
ter OF granting the franchise to the SUBJ
jectS OF the Mikado in Hawaii. 1t is un-
derstood that in the event of a franchise
being refused to the Japanese. their Gov
ernment intends to cut off all treaty rela-
tons with Hawaii, and to recall all jap
anese III the islands If this is so, it will
be a serious thing for the planters, as the
present number of contract laborers is
largely made up of japanese, and it
would be next to impossible TO replace
them in less than year. Mr.. Irwin is
reticent on the subject, but 1t is known
that he was the bearer of several impor-
tant dispatches to the Government, and
Gtln oil <x<~f
yesterday to discuss the matter.
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