, 1876-03-02
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nu.SuHsrnro Constitutional Atncnd-
nlont-yartous News 1totais.
Special Correapondtncd of Thd Chteaoo Tribune.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 29.-Tho Stato Agsitul-
tural Society having faiiod to mako Buocess Of
holding tue Btato Fatr ia Illinois, IL comes horo
aud asks tho Legislature 10 pay the lossca aus-
tained In tho undertaking. It has twico at-
tcmptod tho sano thing, and oAch time fa,1od;
and. In tho interim, hold ono fair at
Cedar 1apids, and cleared about
ss.ooo all Of which It sunk. and
moro too. tho following year In Its exhibition at
Keokuif, THIS Ia o master-st1oko OF strategy.
II tho pooplo will not turn out to attend tho
fair, and thus support It, tho Society will draw
on tho Btato Treasury. to supply tho deficiency,
to tho amount Of $4,000 yohr for four ycars.
How will the Taxpayers llko thas2 It will occur
10 tho average man up q tree that tho Agrlcul-
tuyal Socoty has no moro claim on the State
Treasury than circus has, Which. II 1t can.
not pay, "busts.' Thia Society two years
sgo had $4,000 In ita Treasury; 1t ra-
ce.ved $4,000 At Keokuk, and is $4,000
In dob,. An expenditure OF $4,000 tn one
year, when Il las tho grounds aud buildings
furnished free, shows mighty poor tlnanctoriug
somo who're, or, porhaps too gooI anancicring
como o1hcro, That sim of money ought to run
= Stasc Fair quito respectfully, and probably
would II eome Of the saiaiied oflicoa Woro cut
of, other salaries out doxn. md the fair permh-
a:a H. tia sstay ad
SCHEME hna passed tho Henato. and will probably
pass the House. 1t is more than probable that
Ill this appropriation business grows out Of tho
unwleo system OF scattering tho State tnatitu-
tious all over the state tho result Of which is.
that tho msmbers having appropriation billa
form 4 ring and help ono auothos,
woMAN-surFnAoE. ...-.
AL. fr.S G&a$A IL
as follows: Tho Fifteenth General Aassmbl >
adopted n Jolas resolution proposing to amend
| tho Constitution 40 ~ 70 grant Woman n'sunrngo,
and ro!orrod it to tho Sixteenth Genoral Asaem'
Tho resolution to bo published in ono nevs.
paper in each Congressional Dlst1tct throe
snouths p,ior to tho meeting Of tho General
| Assembly. Tho publication was nadc. The
judge Seeyora raised tho objection that the1o
was no law providing for amendments 70 tho
Constitution. Tho matte: vas referred to tho
Attorney General, who delivered an opinion in
which bio sAys:
1umy opinion, ths proposed amendments were not
published provided By law nnleaa Il eau bs estab-
thst eint resolution s J. iW and tai 20
ass ps ,ha IN Wy I'D i
bills n.sJ originate and becons Laws, but Il entirely
relation to resolutions: m & tat. fas !, ALONE
Constitution TINT nothing but bill passed in tbs
manner QGg1HQ4toQ Souut4tuk1QA 1uO44A 14p1
bo considered having tho forcs and eoct Of Law.
II this bs not 49, te y d!enls 70 unSefssana IA! T.
purpose could Poaao r. 70 G,s r. y s."nt III "
no aoq n s toten b9 ae aaueIai asasmhg
In ia pasaa9s Of = btll,
IN ouitn elcsry Of tho opinion, then, that sine,
there waa law providing how ahe publication Of th
prnposed amenamonts th9uld b. made these haa nest
10 puoAcs!on - proSuca * S5 ases e eoma n
70 sIen s s ~ S t,nnsru"n
~ ~ su~e.st tb,t ota nn.sbiv tis Uencrsi Ass.mb
Inn al il command an adequate Fe1uedy for this .s
feel II would hays been entirely competent for th
Fifteenth or ray pteyious denaral Assembly, 70 hay
enacted IA" providing re- thia pnnSa.oa IN Pr
eisey tn9 same inahnes tas tae hu "ss IT.,
aes maas gy 1a1 no .n9Hc.. ssK VIZ IN
Isas,tuta ,aay not. by curastss scs. isasi1s .uc
publication, and then legally and properly oonaide
| and act uron the proposed arncndmenta.
The House, aftor hearing tho opinion road
usBocd tho resolution and sout 1t to tho Banate
deciartt,R TINT, Il lilo people wanted to vote
unnn Il, ihny ahould hsyc Tho privilege, TIL
Bsnase, having mora lawyers therein, vii! plea'
tha constitutlonal obicctions, aud probably lp
vii hnvo IN Ytold to tho iuexorab!o logic Of law
which procludos tho possibility Of passing con
atjtntlonal amouduent In sn unuonHtlfutions
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