Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-05
RluhnER UPON BLuNDER.

of ali The monumental biundels tnsatss
tlavt Yer occurred " public q siiisl tils
Titus amendnent undoabtealy isas
erandes INHIBITION Vet reeofdesi Dis
s,isses and aebatse N tws SESSIONS Of
the stature. revised and eotasidsi@s:
BY Judicial commit oi both houses a
two leg slatui.es. passed and submitted
70 a vote Of the l,sseple II was Their tirss
!. discovered TO contain a phrase that de-
elarsd exaetly contrary s. rs pnrposs9
and intent. Even that biunaer was not
aiseosiereSi ~ any lavyer that had *
anained the laa. btii was disclosed by g
Soaisiv efties holder ho wanted % hold.
Stl s his job. Nass burlington news
4 paper siiscov ihai the sflslEt
whea pa sssti the lower haus il t.ls
4 I'went seventh general assembly w;is.
never recorded IN ~ on rs iosillnal q
That bsas. as plainly REQUIRED BY M
terms the onsettatien and since 50
hela ~ ing sliprenl7 court in Il ruling
resarding the proll bitefy law, Again laa.
la Wyer aiseoS 'resl ~ error. That MAS
& dore by q I3ariiDs IN as,Ns paper
Article To- sfetiqa Rad '.Ars
EAaiaeridment d am i9'llias nts @ his COR
s:itltion may be II posed in eIttlee
house Of ths general assembly, and II
1 the same snail IS agFeed u by a ma
Il jority Of the naenlbsT slsoted TO each
.Iof the Two houses lsh proposed
4riendmelt shan pe ilsrsd IN their
d journals with the yeas aud nays talsen
tiiereon, ard referrea q tne legisiatufs
lie chosen tho next general else-
4 ton ste.
Here Is IS eieally tsrse terms
NOT 10 BE- rnisunsal God @ lien pre-
posed anendFnent shall be entered an
i their journals IT, journals of both
= houses This rieq,ii et4ie,lt is9t direc-
tory, but mandatory rhs courts have
uniformly held that State ard nationai
fconsf buttons can b amended only rs,
and according 10, the fisrfns provided
therein. In NJ decision u the Socalles.
prohibitary amendment IN ssa the Iowa
Il supreme court held that The genera
& assembly. acting itself under a power
. granted by thu constitution can only
change the constitution il iii# manner
presented toit. The court further held
to the wight of the court to review the
act of the legislature in attempting ID
adopt an amendment and determine
whether it had been done Ia accord
ance Nithsthe terms of the constitution.
J And on a less serious flaw Than the ons
discovered III the paesage Of the Titus
amendment, the supreme court set
aside the prohibitory amendment as in
valid. The Titus amendment under the
circumstances is undoubtedly dead
Attorney General Remley speaking OF
il said In view of the holding of The
Iowa supreme court in the prohibitor,
amendment case ! am Of the opinion
that the defect in the record Of the pas.
sage of the biennial election amendment
resolution Is VITAL
The purpose of the Titus amendment
to bring about biennial elections Cths
holding Of state elections once in two
years. was worthy one. For this pur.
pose the voters carried it by 10000 ma
jority, only to have their wishe.
thwarted by the laundering of theii
, lawmaking body. The public want,
: fewer elections. The fate of the amend
Z ment is, therefore. a great public regret
The agitation will now have to be KEEP
! UP thru two more sessions, and tn
proposition again submitted to vote