Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
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SUCH Q suggestion one moments
consideration. Any one attempting to
hold on to b office, I am firmly satis-
Ned. Will not only be defeated In the
court, but draw upon himself the de-
condemnation OF all fair.minded.
people. Yours very truly,
MILTON REMLEY.
Attorney General"
RIGHT AT FIRST.
The striking fact developed yesterday
that the original bill for the measure
AZ introduced by Senator Titus in the
senate In January, 1898. was In the sup
posedly correct form. This bill, IL car
ried into effect as a part Of the con-
stitutton. would have extended the
terms. o OF those officers whose terms.
end In 1901, but OF those whose success
sors would otherwise have been chosen.
in 1901. In other words, the original
bill proposed to extend the terms OF
those officers who went out Of Office in
January. 1902. This b what :,early
every one supposed the Titus amend
ment as voted at the late election did.
The Journal OF the senate OF that as
sembly shows. page $50, that Senator
Titus introduced the joint resolution for
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providing for biennial elections, on.
Wednesday, January 10, 1898. The third
paragraph Of the original draft read as,
follows:
The terms OF all officers mentioned
in this amendment whose successors
would otherwise have been chosen at
h general election in 1901 are hereby
extended one year and until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified
as herein provided"
IL the amendment in this language.
had been adopted by the people it
would have accomplished the biennial
election result without giving 1000 off,
Gals an additional year Of Office after
their successors a been elected.
This original draft went from SEN
ator Titus to the committee on consti-
tutional amendments and suffrage, OF
which Senator L. C.. Blanchard was
chairman, and Senators Carney, Pen
rose, Ellison, Eaton, Lothrop, Mullan,
Hotchkiss, Healy, Bolter and Lee were
members. This committee made Its
first report on January %, 1898. 20 the
senate (report found on page 253 OF the
Journal). recommending a substitute
for the resolution OF Senator Titus, but
embodying in the substitute the par
agraph quoted above.
But this substitute was referred to
the committee and on February 18 it
reported, again to the senate, bringing
out as a substitute for the original res
olution and Its first substitute the
amendment which passed the legisla-
ture and was submitted to the people
last week and by them adopted. In this
final draft of the amendment the par
agraph quoted above, which appeared
In the drst two drafts, was changed to
read:s
The terMe Of Office of the judges Of
the supreme court which would. other
wise expire in odd numbered years, and
all other elective state, county and
township officers whose terms OF office
and members OF the general assembly
chosen in the year 1903. are hereby ex-
tended one yea and until their success
sors are electedHand qualified"
In this language the amendment ex-
tends for one year the tenure Of office
of those officers whose successors We're
elected this year, instead of extending
the time Of those whose successors
would otherwise be elected in 1901.
Nevertheless, the change passed mus
ter, wen thru both houses of the two
general assemblies after the scrutiny of
two or more committees in each one,
and went to the people thru the news
papers and the official ballot without
anyone discovering the defect which af-
fects 1000 officials and will involve the.
state in wide litigation.
EXIT THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Brilliant Fete Closes the Big Fair