Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-25
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1910.
BEST WAY IS TO VOTE AGAINST
THEM ALL.

THEM ALL.
In Gems deriRg the four proposed
amendmApts 10 the Virginia constitu-
ton upon which the people are 10
vote this fall. this paper has been IN
cliped to believe thai, while the two
amendments permitting treasurers and
commissioners OF revenue to succeed
themselves and the one extending the
period of the regular sessions OF the
general assembly from sixty to ninety
days should be defeated. the amend
ment doing away with the require,
ment that each bill introduced in the
assembly shall be read three times be-
fore its passage was not objection
able. 1t would seem that as every
senator and delegate has a copy oil
each bill introduced. TO hold up
measure for three readings causes de-
lay without accomplishing any good
purpose And il has been suggested
that with this handicap out OF the
way. the assembly could dispose OF its
business with such dispatch that there
would no longer be any excuse Tor
proposing an extension OF the SEES
sion. However, we do no, believe
there is any pressing demand for this
change just now. II can be proposed
at another time. If there should be a
demand for ii, when there is no dan
ger of its confusing the issue.
The Norfolk virginian-Pilot. orig
inally net opposed to all OF the
amendments. now saws:
In view, however. OF the campaign,
especially the character OF the cam
paigp. which the treasurers aud COM
miss. oners of revenue are making 90
effect ratification of the two amend
ments In which they are directly and
pscul ariy interested, II would prob
ably be wiser not TO confuse the is
sue In the public mind by advocating
ra ification in one instance and op-
posing Il IN the others. The best
way &c insure that the amendments
which ought to be defeated viii De
killed Is TO vote against them all.
That Is the best way 10 dispose OF
the Objectionable OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and talk against them all 1t is i'm
pcstant that three OF them be de
feated. and II is no. essentiai. even
though IL may be considering desirs-
bic. that the fourth be ratified
As to the proposed lengthening OF
the assemblys sessions. this paper
thinks there is practically nothing
favorable aud much thai is unfsvor
able to be said. 1t Is contended by
those who advocate the change that
the legislators do not have time &c
dispose OF all the business that comes
before them within ahe sixty days o.
the present session and that ccnse
oueatly many importsn; measures
VII 'ch should be adopted are neye
acted upon. Experienced Legislator
tell us. however. that 10 the ASSEMBLE
attends to business in business nix
way Sky days Is sufficiently long 20
the session. ana that II the sssembi
spent eleven months cut o: IN
year In Richmond there Away
would be mass OF unHntshe
business showed under in the rush @
the closing days Of the session Mor'
over, II Is a well known fact iha
many Of the mos useful members {
the assembly MAKE personal sacr
fees in order 90 spend sixty days
Richmond attending the stsse's a
saIrs. and that some o. them. at leas
wosid object seriously 10 giving up .
additional thirty days from their Dr
safe business. TO the professors
THE e-<easIoa niehf be very pleassn
There are strong arguments
favor o. tee amendment allows
sressurers and commissioners TO -