The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE CON
STITUTlON.

AS q substitute for the old pro-
vision of the constitution relative
to the election of President and
vice PRECEDENT, Mr.. Morton, from
the committee on privileges and
elections of the Senate, has sub
mitted the following proposed
amendment:
Resolved, By the Senate and
Honse of Representatives OF the
United States of America IN Con-
1ress assembled (tWo-thirds of each
house concerning therein) - That the
following article is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, and
when ratified by the Legislatures OF
three.fourths of the several States,
shall be valid to all intents and pur-
poses as q part of the Constitutions,
to wit:
l. The President and Vice Presi-
dsnt shall be elected by the direct
vote of the people in the manner
following: Each State shall be,di-
vided into districts, equal in num-
Der of Representatives to which the
State may be entitled in the Con-
gress, to be composed of co1tigu-
Gus territory, and to be a. nearly
equal in population as may be; ana
the person having the highest num-
Der of votes in each district Tor
President shall receive the vote OF
that district, which shall count one
Presidential vote.
III, The person having the highest
number Of votes for President in 3
State shall receive two Presidential
| votes from the State at large.
Ill. The person having the high
| est number of Presidential votes in
the United States shall be Presi-
dent.
If two persons have the same
/ number OF votes in any State, 1t
being the highest number, they
shall receive each one Presinential
vote from the state at large; and If
more than two persons shall have
each the same number of votes in
any State, it being the highest num-
Der, no Presidential vote shall be
cou nfed from the State 1T large. Ii
more persons than oAe shall have
the same number of votes, 1t being
the highest number in any district,
Ino Presidential vote shall be count
ed from that district.
| V. The foregoing provisions shall
Happily to the election of Vice Presi-
dent.
VI. The Congress shall have
Epower to provide for holding and
IcoHdueting the election of p esidenf
land Vice President, and TO establish
tribunals for the decision of such
ELECTIONS as may be contested.
i VII. The State shsli be divided
J into districts by the Legislatures
thereof. but the Congress Inay ct
any time by law make or alter the
same. q 1879 a
After severil years nv reheektion,
1 have come 20 the k0nk1asion that
the three most diffkult things in
life are-1at. Carryin' an arm-full
nv live esIs mp . steep hill without
spillin' an eel; ID. Aktin - . ref.
cree In . dog fight without getting
mad !; I'd. Editin' : newspaper.
The following is from tomb
/. Istone In Baltimore, Nd. l never
5 SAW it in print:
aHere lies Nine Babes As lead as NIttl
Wat God has killed NIT agef 0tB s.-it
al He wouldn't let EN- SHAY NIT me
oil Bat took EN- home 70 SHAY NIT he"
A German saIoon-keeper in Nil.
: ilersburg says: "Ven goes tC
mine Bet I sleeps not gOot. ]
dreams in mine head dat hear
dem vimens bravin' and sinsin, Il
nine ears dot Jesus loves me. Do
n bcthers me, 80 ] gets straight Al
and walk on der floor and take an.
udder glass Of heer.s so 50
A Boston preacher in speaking o
the danger Of permitting the Bible
= TO be crowded ont by the newspa
per perpstEated the following pun
n ssAEen, n0Wadsys,' said be, fare likI
0 INSTRUMENTATION Of seeiug Jesus
.ol bat they cannot because Of III
q press"