The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-27
GOVERNORS WILL
HOLD IMPORTANT
SESSION TUESDAY
Chief Executives or Their
Representatives from Ev-
cry State in the Union Are
to Be Present.
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considering the same proposed law.
Let US consider that of the twenty
FIVE states, eighteen passed the bill,
in the other. seven were public senti-
ment sufficiently aroused and the peo-
pie sufficiently united. this question
might be made an issue in the next
campaign and those legislatures elect
ed that would be pledged to carry the
bill through.
AT the next meeting of the house.
with the prestige of the adoption of
the law by eighteen states, ten new
converts might be made among the
governors rot concurring in the first
session, and so in the course of a few
sessions we might have uniform state
legislation on this vital problem with
out federal interference. A law thus
formally passed by all the states
would more truly represent the senti
ment of the American people than
any law passed by the federal gov
eminent. even if constitutional
or new revised Interpretation of the
passing of the law
At the State Capital.
The forthcoming conference will be
opened at p. m, Tuesday, Novem.
Ky.
The remaining part of the afternoon
will be taken up with electing officers,
appointment of committees and rout-
inc work.
The visiting governors will then
take a special train to Louisville,
where the remainder of the confer
ence will be held in the auditorium
of the Hotel Seelbach
Wednesday the conference will
an address of welcome by Mayor Polls
grove of Louisville. This speech will
be responded to by Governor Aaron ].
Pothier of Rhode Island.
Governor-elect Woodrow Wilson Of
New Jersey will then deliver an adj
dress on the objects of the conference
which will be followed by general
discussion on organization and the
appointment of a committee to draft
the constitution.
An address will then be made by
Governor John Burke of North Da-
kota on "The. Governor, His Power
and Responsibility" which will be
followed by general discussion of
the short ballot and the enlargement
of the powers of the governor to per-
nit the removal of inefficient state
officers The day will close with an
address by NJ. G. Bradford of Boston
on the advisability of a governors
presence at legislative sessions.
Thursday will be given over to con-
servation. The governors of the diff
ferent states will present the views of
their localities. and the discussion will
embody the northwestern idea of con-
servation, conservation from the
standpoint of the state, etc. The dis
cussion will be followed by consider
alton of the question of the conserva-
ton of human life with it's subsidiary
topics of municipal health, tubercu-
losis, pollution of streams, etc.
Wilson to Preside.
Governor Wilson of Kentucky will
open Fridays session with an ad-
dress on the income tax followed by
a general discussion as to whether
the state shall surrender to the fed
eral government the power to tax in
comes without apportionment or
whether they shall reserve this tax
ing power to themselves. and wheth-
er if it seems wise to surrender this
power it shall be done under phras-
ing of the 10th amendment.
Popular election of United States
senators win occupy Saturday, the
last day of the conference and mas
much as twenty-nine have already
passed resolutions and made applica-
ticns TO congress and of the remain
ing seventeen all but two have ex-
pressed their sympathy with the
movement by directly nominating
senators under the direct primary
law. The only two states that have
not expressed themselves in any form
on the subject are Delaware and West
Virginia
This reform cannot be affected in
any other way than by constitu-
IiOfldf dLteLUAlSut IOI 1t iS RioSiuCA
in Act Y, Sec. l, that congress, when
ever two-thirds of both houses shall
deem it necessary. shall propose
amendments to their constitution. or
or the application of the legislatures
of the two-thirds of the several states
shall call a convention for proposing
ameEdm ents. which in either case
shall be valid to all 'ntents and pur-
poses. as part of this constitution,
when ratified by the legislatures OF
three-folrths of the several states or
by the conventions in three-fourts OF
the states, as one or the ether mode
of ratification may re proposed by
congress. Thus it will be seen that
! with public sentiment so strongly
I in favor of this reform and with its
contamination possible only through
an amendment to the United States
constitution the house of governors
/ will have an opportunity to test tho
strength of their BODY as a national
+ factor at the very outset OF their
career.