The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-08

Honolulu, May 81, via San Fran
cisco, June THE constitutional con-
vention met yesterday. All members
of the foreign diplomatic and consular
corps were present except the represen-
tatives of England and Portugal. The
absence of British Minister Woodhouse
is regarded as extraordinary. The
steamer IwaIani returned on Tuesday
from Necke island, where Minister
King mas raised the Hawaiian flag.
President Dole, in his address before
the convention. outlined very fully the
work it has to do, and stated clearly
the reasons which had impelled a
change of plans by the president and
advisory council from annexation to
the United States to the creation of an
Independent republic. He gave utter
ance, also, to this significant express
sion:
Although the establishment OF a.
fundamental law, which shall, as soon
as possible, provide for the safe and
permanent administration OF affairs
upon the principles of a republican
form of government, will be the para
mount object of your deliberations, the
government to negotiate treaty OF
political union with the great and
friendly nation that lies nearest to US,
must, 1 respectfully submit, be as fully
recognized by you as a vital policy Of
the new republic as it has been for the
provisional government
Copies of the proposed new constitu-
ton are now Obtainable and several
have been forwarded to San Francisco.
a full synopsis of the document vvds
forwarded in this correspondence. The
constitution is an exact model of the
United States constitution, and many
of its provisions are taken bodily from
some of the state constitutions. Its
salient features are the great powers
invested in the executive, the linita-
lions on the elective franchise, and the
various provisions designed to place
permanent control of the future re-
public in the hands of its present
guardians, and their successors, VINO
shall carry out their policy. For in
stance, denizsffs Of Hawaii who support
the provisional government are en-
titled to vote or to sit in the senate
without impairing their citizenship in
their native country. The president
shall be elected by the legislature for
a term of six years. All commissions
issued by the late monarchy, or the
provisional government. are declared
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when the republic shall be created
1.-The crown lands are declared to
have been heretofore and TO be now the
property of the Hawaiian government,
free and clear from any trust and from
all claims whatsoever upon the rents.
issues and profits thereof. They shall
be subject to alienation and other uses
as provided by law. No lottery shall be
authorized in the republic, nor will the
sale of lottery tickets be allowed.
Government officers shall not take
foreign employment. The first election
of the legislature shall take place with
in three months after the PRONUNCIATION
of the constitution. Upon the conven-
ing of the legislature, which shall be
the third Wednesday in February, 1896.
or may be at a special session before
that time. the existence, power and
authority of the present advisory coun-
Gil are terminated; but until that time
the council shall continue to possess
it's present powers.