Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-17

nneu ma Sharply restrlcusa. srne goyrrns
should have authority to veto any section {
clause In any appropriation bill that does nj
meet bis approval.
The letting OF convict labor TO contractor
should be prohibited, and such labor should
employed only on behalf Of the state, or wher
II will least conflict with the interests Of othe
labor In this state.
The right Of action TO recover damages for In
jures resulting In death, should be guarantee
to the people by constitutional provisions, an
the amount recoverable therefor should not b
subject to statutory limitation. The power Q
the courts to set aside excessive verdicts Is
suhhcient guaranty against abuse Of the right.
There should be clear and well-dehned limi
tations Of the powers Of corporations, and III
legislature should be restricted in It's modes @
authorizing the organization Of corporations
and reasonable tai should be imposed 10
every charter.
The present constitution provides that "al
laws OF . general nature shall have o uniform
operation throughout the state, and In q
cases where general law can be made applica
Bile, no special law shall b enacted" Tn
early decisions Of the supreme court, that TN
Legislature is the proper judge Of whether tn
general law should DO made applicable (de
cisions that have been so long followed tina
they have become practically part Of th
constitution by long continued usagel, praoti
cally renders this clause Of little force 1her
should be 4 prohibition Of special Legislation
/ uhich ahntsld ba II universal RxcAnk In cuXeR q
tho most urgent necessity.
Trusts and combinations 10 enhance prlces
should 10 prohibited In the constitution.
There should DO limit TO the value OF I'M
homestead exemption allowed, so that proper
ties Of great value may not be held beyond I'M
reach Of CREDITORS inc present ciause IN IN
constitution was placed there when very IeV
quarter sections were worm more tnah siVpo
while now many with improvements are worn
each from t4DOoD W soo'ou
The provisions with regard 70 Inc electlv'
franchise should DO NO changed tnat parue'
guilty OF betting on elections or OF giving OF
receiving DrlDes, Ut OF promising VI rece''iht
promises OIL emoluments, shoulu nov DC eht'Ilet
70 vote.
The receiving OF passes, franks or specia
privileges from railroad, sleeping car, teie'
graph VI tcicphohc coIiPhh'c'' snou'u VIC p'V'
hlni'ed 70 aii puphc oincefs' ann.
The constitution shouin apsolu'ciy pronipl'
Inc appointment OF any member oi inc ieSisla-
turo, during his term, to any once created py
INC legislature o. @nlun nc was nie,i,po'' uu'
w ineH'oer VI .ne ics,si"euiu shouu w 0Atao.'
" appointment w ino sosc'ho' W my on'eo
during Inc Term ior which no was c'co'cu
inohper ol wv legislature
ihe cohsUVu'lo" 'osts lno iuii iii"n"s o."o"'
uhu lhVes'henv VI .he Scnoo' iu'iua wan 'u'
accre'ary u S'aso' l''o'ney -e1"o'Ai aAu eupo'
lh'ohueht OF PUBLIC ihst'uV''o''' anu Wosiuo'
that any TWO VI shcm shaii oo'is.l'u'o quof un'
lhese ohicers aie cnosou wi.nous any ru,or,
ohce 70 the'r spcu'al h'nessn 40 'i''ano'e''' imoy
arc l'apie W oo cnahscu every e"o nou's' ino
ua'c VI wy sohooi iunu INV a''oun''is
'hah @'vuo'Vu Involves k'oa' fo'p,n''Di'i'.os,
Anu ought hos W Nc 'o'. W 'hu "'soiu.c oon''o'
VI 'wo Ut 'n'co NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NV" on'ns'
N INC constitution III 'n's respcV' ID ''"pef''
uveiy ucii'Ahueu
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Nhu uhnhswei""ie' 'p'sh' w P'osuh'Vu J." INV,
OF aeons'ltu'iolh' ooi'eN'ioh iuo oNpVn'o'
presume Wouiu We WV Nus. sot'ous o'lee''v'
urged against w pu' a 'a'snc' wv, s'''ip.e
clause ilull''ns she power " tno icB,s'a'u'e W
appropr'''c 'honuy auu w UNI" Vnu 'neu''on0'
OF uep' py ihuhcipaiVo', unu 'ne iur'hcl p.o-
VISION Allowing 'no so'ornor W. No.o my 0i'u'o
III "h appropria'io" p'.,' "ou'u 'u,o 'no ''a'o
more every hvo ycara 'nu' 'nc ei''o oo'.o' ="
convention, ror tncsc reaso',s ~ seen's W 'no
inlpraet'cuo'c W i'iuno any 'ioion' VI ,'"'Va'
changes III our 'aws now pu' uchannenu''icnss
mghI % hih'c az WIN oorroo' prcse'' i"uoh-
slslcneles or rcpoa' unwlse laws Now eon-
sl'tuuoh whoh aoopteu WIN hccess'.ass " ~
vision OF the laws 70 conform 10 new l'm''A'
tons u. ..
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Unless 1t u intended ana desired 70 deny
justice 10 urge class OF our cltlAehs ~ ~
imperative that Immediate steps DO taken 10
relieve the supreme court OF some oI ils our
dens. me increase OF business nus pcca w
great That the court Is now nearing cases NAV
wore liled four years ago. ana ~ tue rate o.
progress II mas made since the commission
expired, 1t Will be SIX years before the case
Tiled to-day can DO heard rhe constitution
limits Tho supreme court to three JUDGES NO
there Is no possible way OF getting immediate
relief by increasing inc number as only m
amendment 70 lhe constitution would nnoru
that relief Partial RELIEF could doubtless be
reached by allowing the Judges TO dispense
with written opinions IN Ill cases where In
their Judgment the same questions mad been
decided In previous opinions, or where only
questions OF fact were ut issue, Further
relief could also DO roached by limit
Ing the cases that could DO appealed to
the supreme court TO those involving constitu-
tona issues, or where the title Of rea estate