Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-10
OKLAHOMA MAN
WOULD AMEND
CONSTITUTION
THINKS NEW S0ClALlSTlC
.FRILLS WOULD IMPROVE II
The initiative, the Referendum
and the Recall Are Engrafted
On Venerable instrument It
FuIton'S Bill Becomes Law,

Especial Dispatch TO the Morning Journal. ]
Washington. Dec s--The new state
of Oklahoma has offered, through
Representative Fulton, to engraft the
principles of the initiative, the refer
endum and the recall upon the consti-
tuition of the United states. one of
several bills introduced by Mr.. Fulton
provide that lat all general elections
for representatives OF delegate in
congress. the electors shall have the
right to have printed on the ballot
and TO exercise their judgment upon
any political questions.
Requests for the submission Of
questions must be made by petition to
The president. and must be signed by
the national Chairman or secretary OF
some political party or by one-half OF
one per cent Of the voters of any ten
states To the president the bill
gives the sole and final authority to
pass on" any question prayed for.
Mr.. Fulton's proposal took the form
of a joint resolution for an amend
ment to the constitution of the
United States, as follows:
Eight per cent of the voters of
not less than fifteen of the states shall
have the power 10 propose by petit
tion any legislation, and ten per cent
OF not less than fifteen states shall
have the powsr 90 propose amend
ments to the constitution, and five
per cent OF not less than fifteen states
shall have the power to exercise the
referendum by means of petitions TO
the president"
Another measure by Representative
Fulton provides for the recall OF pub
lie officials by an election to he held
in obedience TO a petition signed by
oIfe-third OF the voters of any con-
gressional district; the governor of
the state i'm which the petition origi-
mated must then call an election
within five days to determine wheth-
err officials complained of shall relin-
qulsh office, and to choose his sue
cessor in the event of dismissal.
Other Bills Introduced.
Other bills introduced included the
following.
BY Mr. Hall. of South Dakota, re-
moving the duty from imports of
lumber whether dressed or rough.
Mr.. Macondrey, of Missouri. making
II felony punishable by imprison-
ment for from two to five years, or by
fine to publish or circulate any
false or misleading advertisement; re-
firing on pay all veterans of the civil
seventy
BY Mr.. Fulton. of Oklahoma, pro-
hibiting the mailing of any statement
Of margin or other stock wagering
transaction, and making IL felony
under the Interstate comIserce law 40
utilize the telegraph for that pur-
pose. Directing the secretary of the
interior TO at once place on the pen
sion roll the names 0e all survivors
Of the civil war. whether regulars or
volunteers who served at least sixty
days. and so increasing pensions that
no such survivors shall receive less
than $40 monthly.
BY Representative Dalzell. OF Penn
sylvania, making IL a misdemeanor TO
publish an untrue or derogatory state
ment about a national bank and pc
nalizing such an act by fine or i'm
orisOnment.
The house adjourned at 1910
O'Clock until Thursday, without
transacting any business beyond the
introduction OF bills. II was stated
authorita lively that the house com
mittees will not be announced until
next week.