The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-23

useless, but, possibly, It's ratification as a
part of the constitution, at that time, might
have made the rebellion impossible by do
ing away with the cause or shearing 1t of
its strength.
The seventh proposal OF amendment,
strange enough, came from North Caro-.
lina-although it was endorsed by Msssa.
chusets-aud proposed to so amend the
constitution as to give congress immediate
power to in'erdict the importation of
slaves. The resolutions were adopted, in
North Carolina, In November and Decem-
Der, 1894, and came before our Legislature
ard we're unanimously approved-at least,
there is no record of any opposition-by
our legislature October II and 10, 1905. 1t
lie little difficult TO see the practical i'm
portance of this amendment, as 1t could
have fastened the end of the slave trade
only by one or two years, the original con-
stitution ccnferring such power on con-
gress after the close of the year 1907.
When congress obtained tho power under
the original constitution-the amendment
never became part Of the organic law
no time was lost in interdictlng the traffic,
but not much Roadway was made in putting
a stop thereto until the passage of the act
of 1920 made it piracy.
The eighth proposal of amendment came
from Kentucky, endorsed by Pennsylvania,
and proposed TO limit the jurisdiction of
the courts of the United States to CAGES
arising under the constitution and laws of
the United States and treaties made by its
authority; cases affecting ambassadors,
other public ministers and consuls; cases
of admiralty and marine jurisdiction con-
troversies TO which the United States
should be a party; and cases between
states. The proposal was presented to our
legislature in October, 1906, referred to the
next session and approved November T.,
1906.
The ninth proposal of amendment was
made by our own legislature, In November,
1907, on the motion of William G. Bradley
being reported by committee consist
ing of Mr.. Bradley, Dudley Chase and
Titus Hutchinson-and provided for EN-.
powcring the president to remove from
office any of the judges Of the United
States courts upon an address, for that
purpose, made to him by a majority of the
| house aud two-thirds of the senate, in con-
gress assembled.
The tenth proposal of amendment came
from Virginia, and provided that senators
in congress might be removed from office
on the vote of a maturity of the whole
number of members OF the Legislature Of
the state from which they were appointed.
The proposition was received in 1908, was
referred to the next session of the legisls.
ture, and was rejected, October 26, 1909
without voice in its favor.
The eleventh proposal of amendment
came from Pennsylvania. and provided for
the establishment of o tribunal to determ-
Inc disputes between the state and general
governments. The proposal was re- ecled
by our legislature, October GO, 1909, with
out division.
The twelfth proposal came from Massa'
chuse,ts, and proposed to prohibit con
gress from passing law 'lsying an en-
barge" or for prohibiting or suspendinG
commerce for longer time than at the ex.
piratiou of Thirty days after the commence
ment of the tession of congress next after
the passage of the law-whch was, also
non-concurred in on the same day as thu
two previous ones.
The thirteenth was an amendment pro
posed by congress, providing that II any
citizen of the United States should accept
ETC., any title of nobility or honor, or
withoutthe consent OF congress, accept ant
retain any present, pension, office o.
emolument, from any foreign monarch o.
power, he should cease to be citizen o
the United States and should be incapable
of holding Office under either the state o.
national government. The amendmen
was, October %. 1911, unanimously adopt
ed on the part OF Vermont, but never be
came part of the constitution.
II will be seen from this resume-fron
1901 to 1S12-that tinkering with the M
tional constitution is no new disease, tina
Vermont has been somewhat innoculateC
Herewith, and that her action, though gen
orally 30, has not always been wise.