The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-06
Fifth Day.
TUESDAY, June s. Is94

The Convention was called To order
at $3.50 a. M, President Dole i'm the
chair. Roll call. Minutes OF the pre-.
ceding day read and approved.
Minister Smith rose TO question
of privilege. There was an error in
the report of the Holomua, which
stated the exact contrary of his posi-
ton on the press article, as the Secre-
tary's report aud that of the other
newspapers showed.
| President Dole It .ted that the duty
of the press was to make accurate re-
ports, and, while it was inevitable
that errors should be made, they
should be corrected at the first oppor-
tunity.
REPORTS.
Councillor Brown drew attention to
the fact that the rules were translated
and printed and ready to be acted
| upon.
Minister Smith moved they be tax.
en from the table and considered, rule
by rule. Carried.
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with some slight alterations, they
were adopte'i its u whole
Councillor Emmeluth held that, in
con Liberation of the composition of
The Convention, TIE adoption of the
Constitution should require a majority
of the elected delegates.
Minist-r Smith moved to reconsider
Article "A Carried He then moved
I" amerd It by adding that majority
| of the whole number of delegates and
members OF tie Councils should be re
qulr- q in order to pass any article at
the final reading of the Constitution.
RESOLUTIONS.
Delegate Kalua asked for leave of
| absence for the remaining days of the
| week.
Councillor Emmeluth objected 10
excu-lng any member unless he stated
his reasons.
Del, gate Kalua said the rules did
not require him to state his reasons.
However, he was willing to do so.
Several IN Atters of business required
his attention., which he had under
taken before his election to the Con-
vention.
The request for leave of absence was
granted.
Delegate Kahaulelio introduced the
following resolution
Resolved, THAT henceforth the
reading of the minutes i'm the Hawai-.
ian language be- dispensed with.
Delegate Baldwin wished to know
the views of the Hawaiian members
on the subject.
Minister Smith moved that the vote
be decided by the Hawaiian members.
Councillor Waterhouse wanted to
In hn le,xr
were.
Delegate Baldwin opposed the reso-
luton. Some Hawaiian members
might not have been i'm the House the
DAY previous, and they would want To
know what had been yoiDg on.
Delegate Kahaulelio said that the
reading of the minutes this morning
occupied nearly an hour. The Ha-
walian members "greed that ie was "A
waste of time. They were present in
the House, aud many understood the
gist of the minutes i'm English.
The matter was left TO the Hawaiian
members, who voted Ena dI-sentiny)
to omit the reading IN Hawaiian.
AT ii 40 the Convention proceeded
with the consideration of the (.ousti
tuition without going into committee
of the whole.
ARTICLE 1S-NATURALIzATIoN
Section 1. The naturalization of
aliens shall he exclusively wiihiu the
jurisdiction of the Justices of the Su-
pfeme Court,
The procedure shall be such as NAV
be provided 10y law.
Passed.
Section 2. An alien may be al
mitted to citizenship upon the follow
ing conditions, viz:
l. re shall have resided I'm the Ha-
waiian Islands for not less than one
year.
2. He must intend to become a per
manent citizen of the Republic.
3. He shall be able UNDERSTANDINGS
TO read, write anu speak the English
language.
4. tie shall he able, intelligently, to
explain, in his own worts, i'm the
English lauguaga, the general mean
ing and intent of any article or arti-
cles of this Constitution.
5 He shall he a citizen or subject Of
a country having express treaty -tipu-
lation- with the Republic of Hawaii
concerning naturalization.
6. He shalt I've of good moral char.
acter, and not refug = from Justice.
Z. He shall be engaged In some law