Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 130, 4 June 1894 — THE CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE CONVENTION.

X . ;Wise Men Meet THEIK DOIXG8. Pareoant to ailjonrnment the Constitutional Convention assembled at ten o’eloek this morning. Pre«ident Dole in tbe ehai. ; After the prayer by the ehaplain, the minntes o! the last se«sion were read by ihe Secretary, and approved Tbe Committee on the petition of Harry Klemme, tbat a reconnt of tbe ballots between himself aud A. K. Konniakea be taken, reported tbrorgh Rep. Allen, ( ‘ Chairman of tbe Committee. that the ballots at the several polling districts had b«*en recounted and a detailed list ,vhich he read was appended to the report showing that Rep. Kunuiakea polled 3 17-20 votes more than Klemme. On motion of Rep. Rice, the rejx>rt was nnanimously adopted, i and Rep. Kauuiakea thauked the CorUmittee for .heir actioo. Rep. Baldwin moved that members nutify thr Secretary of the daily j»aj>ers tiiey wouhl wish to be supplied with. Carried. A motion mo .'ed by Rep. Carter that the Miu:ster of Interior forthw th furuish the Convention with the details of the votiug for i delegates at the last eiection, j whieh was ooposed by Rep. Ables, and 1 *st Rep. Kalua r.rged tbat, as tlie j Hawaiiau Version was uow ready up to Article 40. |the Conventiun shonld go on with business. , Rep. Yooug aud the President, thought the rules sbonld be brought up. Rep. Eiumelulh moved, tbat in all cases a mujority vote shall cany, whieh on the motion of the i Attorney Geueral. was referred i to the Commiitee on Rules. The Attorney Geueral moved

that the Comuiittee be in:-tructed to i)repure a nile by wbicb tbe Constitution nust be read a 8econd time. llep. Rmmelnth moved, it be read a tbird time as a bill in a legislature. Ilep. Carter snggested one rea ling and one on tbe fiual vcte. Reps Hatch and Baldwin held that two readings were enough. Rep. Emmeluth couteuded that the importanoo of the matter should prevent undue haste, and three readings would be proper. ; Moreover, everyone pxesent was not equally quick to grasp points ■ of moment. The motion for two readings I prevailed. Kep. Eaklwin moved that the Convention resolve itself into oommittee of the whole and eonsider the draft constitution submitted. sec;ion by section. | Carried. Xhe Secretan* then read Sec- ; tion 1, whieh on raotion of Rep. Kalua passed. Section 2 pas$ed, on the motion of Itep. Waie^houae. Ou Seotion 3 being read, Rep. Carter iooved that it ahoukl be amended as there was a danger of arabiguity in the draft before tbem.

After considsrable discossion by Rep. Eobertsoo, wLo opposed any provision for legislation on the occnpations of persons after i

they entered tUe conntry; and * Reps. Hitchc*>ck. Hatch and ! Emmelnlh, who held oat for such i restrictive po»er; Rep. Damon j thonght it wocld be dan Re roas j and improper for a repnblic to | j start at tbe ouLset of its career to j restrict anyone. Rep. Emmeh th moved that tbe | Committee refer the Section to j tha £Convention to have it | recommitted; f.nally the Section vrns passed by amending line 14 to read “any person or any class or nationality cf persons coming into the repablic." Article 3 on motion of Bep. Waterhonse. passed.

Article 3. Freedom of speech and of the press. On being read Hep. Hatcli mcved to sirike ont the vords “except as hereinafter ' provided,” in the second iine, j and the rest of tbe article after ; tbe wonla ‘ such righf' iu liuo 6. The Attoruev Oenenl warmly cppoaed bis cclleagne by urgiog that tbe whole aiiiele shooid bo

retained. lf tbe t*nited had socb a safeguard in its cotstitatioQ as this. it would ba« eprevented tbe anarchist troable in Chicago. Rep. Carter wanted to pass it pro forma, and to be reconsidered ou . second reading. Rep. Brown sapported th? amendment as it was no use bot* • tling np free speech. As to tba royaiists they shouid be allowei to get otf all the gas they have.as 1 tbat wili be all the good it wi’.l ' do tbem. Rep. Damon tbongbt the spirit of the printed section wrong. j The inteution here should be met by law. Rep Ables did not agree witli «neh a provision against fre) speech. Rep. Iosepa beld there shcnld be such a provision to sbut uo monarchists. He wanted it mi.in taiued as it read. Rep. Vivas said in his opiulon, «ueh a ciau.se as that printed wa.i a blot on the constitution of i. 1 rej>ublic. Rep. Robertson thought thu wording of the sime clause in thu constitution of ’87 preferable t<» this, aml moved it be adopted L< <st The fiual araendment as raove«. ! by Del. Dole carried that tho following words stand part of th« article in the j>lace of the word; ngree<l to be stricken ont on the mo ; tiouofRep Hatch; Provided how i ever that the legislature raay euact snch laws as tuay preven; I the utterauce or publication o‘ iudecent or seditions language." In speuking to his moiion Rep. Dole spoke of lately pablisbe(l lauguagein *newspapers” in tbis c;ty tbat eouhl not be nttered ou tbe floor of this house ” ‘ Rep I Dole apoke also of Chicago unu the foimer streugth of the Anarchists. Article 4 was adopted. Ou motion passed to rise, witl leave to sot again, the committeo reported to the Coaveution ane. took recess to 1:30.