Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-23
OUR ORGANIC LAW.
important Changes Proposed in
the Constitution.
LIST OF AMENDMENTS ADVOCATED.

A Wide Range OF Subjects Upon which
Gratis Filibuster Against Consideration
of McKinley's Customs Administration
BiiI-The Congressional Record - A
Large Appropriation for Pensions
window on Ports of Entry-Boomer'
shut Out.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 2S-The consti
tuition amenders have presented twenty nine
propositions so far this session. The chief
point of attack is the article relating to the
election of president and vice president. Sen
ator Gibson wants the president made incl
igible for a second term: Mr. Maish wants
Comas, OF Maryland, would like to have hi:
term OF Office extended to six years. Mr.
Dibble, Of South Carolina, thinks that one
vice president is not enough for so big Q
country as that, and wants two OF them
elected at once, so that one can, II necessary,
take the place Of the other
Change In Inauguration Day.
The fourth day of March does not seem to
Senators Gibson and Hoar and Representa-
tive Grain of Texas to be the right day for
the quadrennal ceremony of the Inaugural
ton OF a president, and they want il
changed, the favorite day being some time in
january. An endeavor will be made by
Mr.. Grain also to change the time for the
meeting of congress to day in January.
Not Proposed by Senators.
At least four of the representatives
dessrs. Williams of Illinois, Lehlbach, Her
man and 0'Neill OF lndiana-think that SEN
ators should be elected by the people instead
OF by the state legislatures, as at present, and
have introduced bills embodying that idea
But no senator has introduced such bill
and even if by some chance one of then
should pass the house it is hardly likely thai
the senate would vote to do away with tn,
present mode of election.
A Batch of Amendments.
Two resentatives-Shively of Indian,
and Flower of New York-think that e vel
postmasters should be chosen by popular
vote, and have introduced bills 10 thai
effect. Senator Blair, the great would-b,
changer of the constitution, has offered joint
resolutions providing for amendment
to confer representation in congress
on the District of Columbia, relativ
to the punishment of treason, grant
ing the right of suffrage TO women, prohit
iting the liquor traffic and regarding relig
ion in the public schools.
Enloe After the Trusts.
Mr.. McComas offers an amendment relat
ing to the taxation of corporations by state:
and Mr.. Enloe, OF Tennessee, wants the cor
stitution TO prohibit trusts. Senator Dolp
would like TO give congress power to pas
national laws on marriage and divorce, an
E. B. Taylor, of Ohio, wants polygamy pre-
hibited The amendment which stands th
best chance of being adopted, and whic
might be approved but for the belief in III
folly Of changing the constitution, is intro
duced by Representatives Grain, Payson {
Illinois, and Flower, and allows the pres
dent TO aeto separate items in appropriate
bills. There is growing feeling that it
not proper that one Objectionable iter
should prevent the approval of indispensable
appropriations, as sometimes has been II
case when they are unusually odious to II
executive