People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1894 — THE NEW REPUBLIC. [ARTICLE]

THE NEW REPUBLIC.

Many Wise Provisions in Hawaii’s Proposed Constitution. Honolulu, June 3, via Victoria, B. C., June 13.—The constitutional convention lias been occupied with its organization for the past two days. A strongly supported proposition was made to give a seat in the convention to L. A. Thurston, without, however, giving him voting power. This proposition received, only three votes. The draft of the constitution, prepared by the executive council, was distributed to the members of the convention. In it the government is called “The Republic of Hawaii.” There is a president, no vice president, a cabinet of four ministers, an advisory council of fifteen members, and a legislature consisting of a senate and house of representatives, sitting separately, and each composed of fifteen members. All voters must be born of naturalized citizens and must be able to read, write and speak the English or Hawaiian language with fluency. Electors of senators must possess property valued at $4,000 or a yearly income of S6OO. An alien who wishes to qualify for naturalization must come from a country with which Hawaii has a treaty concerning naturalization, and must be able to read and write English fluently and must possess property valued at S2OO and must renounce all foreign allegiance.