The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-06-30
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Twenty-sscond Day
SArIRp,y. June ~

The Convention was called To-
order at 10 a. III. by President Dole.
A communication from the Am.rI
can League was read, cungratulati
TIA. Convention uu its work. GA
motion Of Del. Baldwin tho letter
was received with thanks and land
On the table.
A protesting p.titi"n from Mrs.
+. >. Pratt was read, stating her
claim To au interest in TIA. crown
lands. Laid on the table.
Del. Carter reported from ia.
Committe. ou Revision q priutod
copy Of tn. draft OF Constitution
for fual reading. They teud"r'd
thanks to Prof. ". ID. Alexander aud
Rev. ). L. Bishop for assis arce.
Certain Articles and parts thereof
we're recast by the committee.
A long discussion took plM" "u
tn. method Of procedure in dealing
with the report Of th. committee.
II Was finally decided to CONSIDER
the amendments VI the copimItt..
along with the third reading ot tn.
amended draft.
Del. kalu8 reported from tn.
committee on arrangements Tor the
PRONUNCIATION of the Constitution.
that the ceremony would take plac.
at 8 a. IN. on the ith Of July. The
President would take the oath Of
office and announce the Cabinet ,
the members OF which would also
take the oath, and an opportunity y
would he given all persons To take
the oath OF allegiance. Their. would
bs a display Of hags aud salu,es, but
no military display.
Del. Kahaulelio moved that badges
be prepared for members 81 the
Convention Carried.
Del. Robertson moved rrso
luton that the Convention b. photo
graphed ia a group at 2 p, IA. thi'
day, and that all tho u embers At
tend 80 as 10 make the group com
plete.
Del Kslus objected that th'
group could not be complete with
out Del. Hitchcock, who could no,
lie brought from Hilo IN a few hour,
Members could give their individua
photographs to the muyer H'
liked the idea, because his children
would be able 10 say, There's The
old gentleman among the men wh'
made the Constitution Of the Rs'
public"
Del. Robertson sad tho photo
grspher could insert th. photo
graph Of the absent Iu-unb-Ts,
The resolution carried
Third reading nf the diaft va,
Thea prOrcei-d With.
Del. Carter mUVcd to iianspOs-
the first Is Articles /" follow Art
SO, so that the Article on the "Th.
Republic" should begin the Constr
tuition.
Coun. Allen objected. The basi,
uf the Constitution should take pre-
cedence. He only wished that th'
old Constitution had been NOR,
closely followed,
Pres. Dole ruled that tho motion
was out Of order until the Ieadiu,
Of the Articles.
On the Articles up 10 II passing
Del, Carter renewed his motion fo
transposiiion of the first lAirtee
articles.
Coun. Allen said the d-claratio
OF rights OF person and pr"p"r,
should begin every constitution,
Coun, McCandless seconded tn
motion. They had To read severa
pages before finding what the gov
eminent was
Del. Baldwin moved that Article
IA TO IL inclusive lead off, Carried
Coun, Waterhouse moved recon
siderstioD, which carried.
Min. Smith hoped there would b
NO change Of arrangement. Tn
declaration Of rights Was the Grs
thing in the Constitution of Cal
fOrnia.
Del. Carter TetOrted that ther
was no State in the Union which ha
constitution more marked wit
sccsntTicities than that OF Califol
MIA, While nobody exceeded him !
admiration OF the Constitution q
the United States, he would still "a
that the average schoolboy coul'
improve on its arragenment, On
motion by Del, Baldwin that th
Articles stand as in the bill, De
Carter said the committee was sure
ly entitled 10 some consideration