Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-08
The Proposed Constitutional Amend


We have called attention ~ and as
e1sssed several e the proposed amend
meors - The Constitution - - Lnli=-
states. There are TN & tbem low ~
f-rs Corgra-=. Sgz1e n r1en VII nC- a.
tract anr ser5ous attention. without
rsue1 discussion they wIu y killed =
committee NJ in tLar branch q Congress
= r-A5ea taey originated Others q l------
have resI ller5l and VIII - vigorously
rrgf. Thev VIII have 3 strong support
s.rs ---1 ~ three = -1zu nay y oEl7l-
TIE IL uaT - Summarized as ---i9''=-
TO llrrsr the number o th@ n7Ar=rs q
IL House ~ Rerr=zsu tstleFs % 81
p-obns7tfr- special legislation y COZ
---s-. and -.-rTldiuz to- tie al5laie4tl1H
= al -las1s against ire United states y
r-----zls - ~ established - congress
To ss5 tle word nativity = ne T.
ta.--a snse1sl1-=1- =1 az % f9r1l4 TIE r
------fcu - slErzze q account q l4--.
.-1-5- r-sr5ous condition = s=-Eiilae ana
nativity.
IT. r-eait.it IL Elau--t4ctlIe ana SAFE y
distilled ale.1--i- -lll o-s anywhere DO ne
United =ta-== " territories thereof except
~ --.---le. medicinal chemical ana
ne lea- purposes. after The year 1917
TIE prohibition extends - t1e eZQoTta-
-le1. Importation and transI, 0rtation =
s1cl liquors.
u cgrfzr lie rieht q suffrage On We
men.
IT. give The President authority u F=l9
items in re river and h4r-cr Bill
To provide for ne election q Postnas-
ters. Revenue Collectors. United states
Judges. Attorneys and Iarsla-s ~ the
people.
Taree n tie proposed amendments au-
th1rIzes The President % veto one q more
tens IN appropriation bills- while ap-
proving other items. one II these also
rr4.fEas that tie exact amount 0f the ap-
rr9rriatIon f0r each purpose shall X
s-zeifsd ~ Federal currency and that
snar d contractor. officer. agent or servant
shall have made contract with the gov
e~nuert or rendered a service under q
c9ntracLn0 additional appropriation shah
4 b made f.- The t.eneft If such contractor,
T oEcer ~ agent
The proposed amendment U tie river
and 1ard9r bill j. the same kind d an
4 amendment a. those relating 10 the appro-
F rrfztlon bills. and % considered 1t al zill
+ fe considered IL connection WITH them
4 All N these veto amendments, however,
/ .riu eventually le moulded into one, con-
+ tanning what j. best in ali of them. There
4 j. ~ doubt very general disposition p
give the President authority % veto items
/ ir appropriatiou bills. and an amendment
Y granting him that power stands good
I chance of becoming a part 81 the Consti-
+ tuition.
The amendment relative % alcoholic
4 liquors viii not - much further on il
way % q place IN the Constitution in 800
I tBan it is row. Il j. impracticable, and
was proposed by = senator who i be-
7 IieYed ~ entertain about as many cranky
/ notions a. any man in Congress The
j amendments relative % female suffrage,
( b the election 81 P0stmasters and other
/ officials mentioned and % the number 81
+ members u the House have little Or m
/ chance VI favorable consideration. The
7 amendment providing for inserting the
wgrd nativity in the fifteenth amend
ment. and the one prohibiting special
legislation. are certain u receive more
/ than passing notice.