The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-22
LAND OF THE LATE QUEEN LII
Text of the Proposed New Con-
stitution.
Qualifications for Members tn
Legislature.
The Present Ministry WIN Probably Re-
main in Ofics-Resuit of the Re
cent souudings in Pearl
Harbor.
Correspondence of the: Associated Press.

ton, the memb ers of which were elected
on May Sd. will meet on May 30th.
The new constitution, as drawn up by
the present executive council, will be
presented to the convention for its APP
proval, and such Improvements as may
be considered necessary. This consti-
tuition has been kept from the public
and will not be made known until the
convention meets. The Associated Press
correspondent has been able to obtain
copy of portions of it. however.
The new government is to be called
the Republic OF Hawaii. The executive
power will bo vested in the president.
The executive council will consist of
Eve members, instead OF four as at
present, q minister of health and educa-
ton being added. The upper house will
consist OF ID 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 senators
of the third class will expire and their
places be filed by five members, who
will serve for ak years. At the third
election, in two years more, the terms
of those of the 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. There
after five senators will be elected at each
election.
The qualifications of q senator will be
that he shall be 80 years old. shall be
able to read and write the English Ian.
guage, shall have resided in the islands
three years, shall own property of not
less than $4,000 in value, and shall have
an income OF $1,000 year.
The assembly, or lower house, is to
consists of 10 members, six from the
island of Oahu and three each from
Hawaii, Mau and Kauai. They will
serve for three years only. A mem Der
of the assembly must be q citizen OF
Hawaii or q citizen OF any country which
has treaty relations with Hawaii and
have resided In the islands 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 re-
quirement does not apply.
| Meetings of the legislature are to be
held every two years. The first session
will be held at such time az the present
executive and advisory councils shall
appoint, probably some time in Septem-
Der next Each session Is limited to 80
days, and neither house can adjourn for
more than two days without the consent
OF the other.
The president shall have the power of
veto, which can be overruled by two
! thirds vote OF both houses.
| 1t is the present intention to have
! President Dole reappointed for term of
years, probably six, after which the
Office will be filed by regular elections.
1t is more than likely, also. that the
present ministers will be retained for
few years, as their appointment rests
with the president.
The new constitution can be amended
or revised in the ordinary way. but it s
expressly stipulated that no amend
msnt containing u proposition for the
establish nent. of monarchical form OF
government shall be presented.
Members of both houses are to receive
$500 for each session.
About 1850 votes were cast at the re-
cent elections. There was very little
opposition on any of the islands.
The claim is now made that when the
republic is declared, the natives will
make the long looked for uprising. The
Royalist leaders say that they are only
restrained by the expressed wish of
the ex.queen, who still has great faith
in the United States. She is said te
have asked many of her followers to
register, in order to avoid losing their
positions.
The report that the Ranger was COM
ing here has again put hopes of speedy
restoration in the Royslists' hearts.
They say that Admiral Walker was
sent here for the express purpose OF as.
sisting Lii to the throne, and that this
supposed mission in regard to Pearl
Harbor is merely a blind to his real
action.
Soundings at Pearl are still being
made, and depth of 81 feet has been
reached aud nothing but sand en-
countered. The work will. from present
indications, be continued about week
longer.
There has been considerable talk re-
Gently of a number of ardent Royslists
who are said to have enlisted in the
army, ready to help the ex-queen's cause
in case of a revolution. That there are
very few, if any, such CAGES, is fully be-
lieved by the government, as the troops
have been considerably reduced and
only the best known and trusted men
kept in the service.
The steamer Gaelic arrived Yesterday
from Japan, with R. W. Irwin. the Ha-
waiian minister resident at Toxic, on
board. He returned rather unexpect-
eddy, and it is supposed that he brought
certain messages from the Japanese
government in regard to the matter OF
granting the franchise to subjects of the
mikado in Hawaii. 1t is understood that
in the event OF q franchise being refused
to the Japanese. their government in.
tends to cut off all treaty relations with
Hawaii and to recall all Japanese now
in the islands. II this 10 80, it will be a
serious thing for the planters. as the
present number of contract laDorers is
largely made mp of Japanese. and it
would be next to impossible to replace
them in less than year. Mr.. Irwin is
reticent on the subject, but it is known
that he was the bearer OF several i'm
portant dispatches to the government,
and special meeting of the council was
held yesterday to discuss the matter.
ORIENTAL ADVIOES.