The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-07-12
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\ lives, both State and National. v
! doubt the propriety, expediency.
utility of State or National Senat
The British house of Lords after whic
: our Senates were patterned has b
come an obsolete body of barnacl'
upon the English people, and SO stat
as forum for the development an
display of ability, that the youn
scions of aristocrocy who have any abb
ity, or am bition, endeavor to renouuc
their seats of hereditary decent in thi
body, and remain in the house of Com
mons, where the active and useful leg
islation all originates and is debate,
and moulded into form. Our fedora
Senate under the constitution has NJ
junction but to try president for i'm
parchment, and concur in or object t.
the acts of congress. All Legislation
for the entire nation ia all its. minute
details in every branch of service is
done by Congress. The Senate can
originate nothing; do nothing, but
say yes or no. 1t is barnacle and
should go but nothing but revoluttioh
can rid us Of it as the constitution says
it can be amended by two-thirds vote
of the State, but mo State without its
consent, shall be deprived of its equal
suffrage in the Senate. Little Rhody
being about the size of a big silk ban
danna pocket handkerchief compared
to New York, Texas, and other States
would ''die in her tracks first" In the
early days of our national existence
when these were free States it was
well enough to have one representa-
tive in Congress for every thirty thous-
and inha bitants. not now since we
have grown to such huge proportions,
this representation give us hundreds
of noisy blatherskises who only draw
and impede legislation and
progress. The constitution says the
''shall not exceed one
for every 10000 inha bitants," clearly
indicating that it can be less. and
showing no constitutional impeachment
to reduction. One representative re-
duced to about every 10000 would give
US body more able. and more efficient
and at a greatly reduced cost There
is no question but that a conclusion
can be reached quicker by one huu
bred than by three hundred men and
be more sensible. Such a reduction
would not only give expedition to legis-
alton but remove a great burden OF
,axation from the people. In our
State either house, Senate or Repre-
can legislate, but we can
zee no use of two bodies to do the same
hing and believe our Senate like the
ederal, should be abolished. Our
says that our Legislature,
q 1895 can make new apportionmen,
nd continue to do SO every 10 years,
ut that each county must have one
representative. Then it proceeds to
the State by deviding i,
nto three sections, placing two in the
White counties, and one in the black
cit, and says that neither section shall
yer have less than A. representatives.
ut it goes on to say: "A reduction in
he number of Senators and Represen
atives may be made by the legislature,
the same be Uniform in each of their
aid divisions; but the mum Der of rep
shall not be less than one
undred, nor more than enc hundred
nd thirty-three; nor the number of
enators less than thirty, nor more
han forty-five." Now we are in favor
f abolishing the Senate and reducing
he Legislature to the minimum OF {
ne hundred. Have it meet every year {
4 order to keep ia touch with the
'ants of the people, and to meet need
d annual legislation and in lieu of the I
enate have referendum and ubmits
II legislation to the people for radifi-
alton or rejection at the next general
lection succeeding the one in which /,
wv was passed.
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