The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-05

1t was voted to read the Constitu-
ton. article by article, in Committee
of the Whole
The President summoned Delegate
Baldwin TO the Chair, Delegate Hitch
cock having declined.
RIGHTS OF PERSON AND PROPERTY.
ARTICLE I.-RIaHTs OF THE PERSON.
Section l. God hath endowed all
men with certain inalienable rights.
among which are life, liberty and
the right OF acquiring, possessing
and protecting property, aud of pur-
suing and obtaining happiness.
Passed.
Section 2. The Government is con-
Quoted for the common good and not
for the profit, honor or private inter
est OF any one man, family or class of
men.
Passed.
Section 3. The Legislature may
provide by law, however, for the
supervision, registration, control and
Identification of all persons or any
class or nationality of persons: and
may also by law restrict and limit the
term of residence and the business or
employment of all persons coming
into the Republic.
Delegate Carter moved to change
line IA so as to read "auy persoIl or
any class or nationality,n and that
with this amendment the section pass.
Delegate Robertson thought that il
the words ANY person were adopt
ed, the Legislature could restrict the
employment of II single person, which
would not be just. Legislation should
be confined to all persons or classes of
persons only.
Delegate Kalua thought the section
sufficient as it stood, aud he moved its
passage.
Delegate Hitchcock opposed the
amendment.
Delegate Carter thought that the
section as it stood might be little
ambiguous.
Minister Smith said there are two
maia ideas in the section. 1t pro-
vided, first, for Identification of per
sons here; and second. for regulation
of employme nt of those hereafter
coming here. If the words "or any
class or nationality of persons" were
added that would be sufficient, and IL
would not be necessary to change "all
persons" to "any person."
Minister Hatch said lines 10 and IL
were the only ones which enabled any
restriction to be laid on newcomers.
If the Convention wished to enable
the Legislature to restrict the empIoy-
ment OF particular classes of persons
hereafter coming here, the amend
ment must be voted for.
Delegate Robertson agreed to mart of
the amendment proposed, but not to
give the legislature the power to Iegis-
late as to any single person. That
would pave the way for tyranny not
TO be endured by anyone.
PRESIDENT Dole thought the amend
ment as proposed was very important.
The words call persons" however.
could be stricken out entirely, simply
substituting for them the words - or
any class or nationality of persons"
He would move that as an amend-
ment to Mr.. Carriers amendment.
Minister Smith thought the amend
ment OF the President Unnecessary.
Minister Damon opposed all class
legislation.
Councillor Emmeluth moved that
the Committee of the Whole recon-
mend the Convention to refer Section
OF Article to special committee.
Lost.
The section was finally amended. so
that line IA should read call persons
or any class or nationality of per-
sons" and passed as amended.
ARTICLE 2-RELIGIoUs FREEDOM.
All men are free 20 Worship God
according to the dictates of their own
consciences but this privilege shall
not be so construed as to Justify acts
or lice ntiousness or practices incon-
Republic.
Passed.
3-FREEDoM OF SPEECH
AND OF THE PRESS.
Except as herein provided. all men
~
their sentiments on all subjects and
no law shall be enacted to restrain the
liberty of speech or of the press; bug
Ill persons shall be responsible for the
louse OF such right; and no person
shall advocate by writing, printing or
peaking, the restoration or establish
nent OF d monarchical form of govern
nent in the Hawaiian Islands nor
advocate the use of force for the ac-
ompilshment OF any change in the
ystem or form of government hereby
Established; nor seek or advocate the
ctlon OF any foreign power for such
purpose, except by treaty duly made
n accordance with the provisions Of
his Constitution.
Minister Hatch moved to amend hv
triking out all the section after the
7ords "abuse of such right,u i'm line
; and also to strike out the first
CACSPI dS herein Provided
ne constitution was not the place
Or police regulations; there were
avs for treason and sedition which
Oud be enforced.
Minister Smith agreed with the
mendment, but drew attention to
ne fact that the United States anarch-
tic publications had been suppressed
18th great severity. 1t had been
lOught that the class of utterances
eferred TO should be suppressed. He
,ated this in Difference to those who
ad urged the insertion of this pro-
ision.
Delegate Carter hoped that the Con-
entiOn would not be hasty in adopt-
~ this amendment. III would be