The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-29
APRIL TO Be DATE
FOR INAUGURATION
Will Probably Heed Nation.
Wide Demand for This
Change.

Washington, May 29.-After repeat
cd demands that have been nation
wide, the present outlook In Congress
II that at last the date Of the inaugu-
ration OF a president is to be changed
from March 4th to the last Thursday
In April Representative Henry, OF
committee, has received assurances
from leaders in both the senate and
the house that the resolution provid-
ing for this change which he has al
ready introduced In Congress. will re-
ceive the hearty endorsement of ma
jority OF representatives and senators.
For sometime. Mr. Henry. has been
an ardent advocate OF the change and
has introduced like resolutions in the
the other they have not been acted
upon. Lately. however, he has made
poll OF the verious members of both
branches OF congress and Is convinced
that when his resolution providing for
this change il called up II will meet
with the unqualified endorsement of
the legislators.
When the resolution was before the
house last session. the objection was
made that II aggravated the existing
evil of the long interval between the
election OF members OF the house of
representatives and the converting of
the congress In which they took an ac-
tive part Members are now elected
to Congress during the month OF No
vembcr. and. barring the possibility Of
an extra session. do not take their
seats In congress until the following
march, and In some cases not until the
following December The Henry res
olution as originally introduced while
II does not lengthen this interval
would postpone for two months the &C.
taul beginning Of the service OF mem.
bers Of the house. and would otherwise
rearrange the present system with re-
spect to the change of administration
To obviate all possible opposition to
the resolution. providing that congress.
sional elections shall be held the first
Tuesday In April, thus creating very
short interval between the election of
representatives and their seating In
congress. II also provides for the do
ing away with the short session of
congress. following the election of a
new one.
After congress passes the resolution
providing for the change In the inau-
gural date, II must be submitted to the
legislatures of all states In the Union
Before II becomes an amendment to
the Constitution. II must be adopted by
Mt least threc-fourths Of the states. No
trouble, however. Is anticipated there
by Mr.. Henry, because 1t has been
pointed out. he says, that two years
ago. messages were received from
nearly all the governors OF the various
: states that such an amendment would
undoubtedly pass through the legisla.
lures OF their respective states.
At present the dissolution which will
be favorably reported by the commit
tee of judiciary Of the house reads as
follows:
Resolved. by the senate and house
OF representatives OF the United States
Of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds Of each house concurring
therein) that the following article is
proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution OF the United States,
which when ratified by the legisla-
lures of three-fourts of the several
states. shall be valid to all intents and
purposes 40 a part of the constitution
and 40 q substitute for article MI
thereof.
ION the first day of January, nine
teen hundred and thirteen. or II this
amendment shall not have been here
before ratified. then on the subsequent
ratification thereof. the then existing
congress and terms of senators and
representative therein and terms OF
'office Of the president and vice presi
dent shall be extended until the las,
Thursday in April. following the fourth
day of March. on which they would
otherwise respectively terminate, and
every subsequent congress and tern
Of any senator. representative. presi
dent and vice president shall begir
and and end on the last Thursday in
April instead OF the fourth day Of
March.
Tho electors shall meet In theil
respective states and vote by ballot
for president and vice president, one
Of whom mt least shall not be in in
habitant Of the same state as them
selves; they shall name in their bal
lots the person voted for as vice presi
dent. and they shall make distinct lists
OF all persons voted for as president
and Of all persons voted for as vice
president. and OF the number OF vote.
for each. which lists they shall sigr
and certify and transmit sealed to the
seat Of the government of>the United
States. directed to the president of tn,
senate-the president of the senat,
shall In the presence OF the senate ant
house OF representatives open all tn,
certificates and the votes shall thel
be counted: the person having tn,
greatest number of votes for presiden
shall be president. II ouch be majori
~ Of the whole number collectors ap
pointed and IL no person have such o
= majority. then from the persons hav