The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-09

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Washington, D. c., Nov. Z. 1911.-
The Nations capital Is rapidly filling
with Senators and members Of the
House of Representatives. Most OF
those who have arrived are on spe-
ciaI committees, who are expected 10
make reports of one kind or another
to Congress at the opening Of the
next session.
There are, besides q number OF
special commissions, some OF which
are composed entirely of members OF
Congress, some partly OF members OF
Congress and partly of outside per
sons, and some, like the tariff board,
that are composed of experts appoint
ed by the President, none of whom
are members Of Congress. All OF
these special committees, boards and
commissions are now busily at work
.
! In addition, the special committees
/ appointed by the Democratic House,
which have been commonly styled as
smelling committees" who have
been investigating all Of the De-
partments for campaign material, are
also here and busy on their reports
in trying to find something which
they have not found to report upon
Some Important Reports.
Some of the most important re.
ports referred to are as follows:
The report of the National None
tary Commission.
The Tariff Board reports.
The report of the Joint Commis,
sion to investigate employers liability
and workmen's compensation.
The report of the Waterways Com
mission.
Findings of the special Senate
Committee on the Lorimer case, ane
of the Committee on Privileges ane
Elections on the Stephenson case.
Report of the Commission to inves
tigate second-class postal rates.
Report of the Commission to in
vestigate control of capitalization o.
railroads.
The Initiative and Referendum Be
fore the Supreme Court.
A unique case, that has attracted
more than Nationwide attention, i
now before the Supreme Court. Th'
; question at issue is as to whether o.
not that provision of the Constitution
t Of the State of Oregon providing TO
the initiative and referendum is con
= stitional.
A half-dozen or more States hav
already adopted the initiative an
referendum, either as a part OF thei
? Constitution or in the form OF statu
: tory law. The other day Californi
5 adopted the initiative and referendum
2 with the recall added as constitu
r tional amendment by about hun
I dred thousand majority. Several 9th
e er States, including Wyoming, Ne
: braska, Wisconsin, Washington an
: Idaho, have the question pending, t
= be voted upon soon by the people.
The discussion before the Suprem
Court on this question, which occur
e red few days ago, hinged chief
around what the United States Cor
: stitution means when 1t guarantee
to every State ''a Republican form c
: government" One side contend tha
: the initiative and referendum Is
e logical part of a Republican form G
y government, it being simply a mean
: to correct evils that grow up unde
P a Republican form of government b
bringing the people closer to the go'
e ernment. Those who oppose the In
: itiative and referendum contend, o
q the other hand, that the adoption {
) this measure utterly destroys Rt
" publican form of government and e'
). tablishes a pure form OF democrae
e which the founders of our govern
q ment did not consider practical fe
/ such a country as this.
II From the questions asked by men
y bers of the Supreme Court while tn
; case was being argued. the impre
e sion has grown that the court WI
uphold the initiative and referendul
as not being repugnant to a Repu'
n lican form of government.
'e Interest i'm State Elections That Al
;. Being Held To-day.
N Every politician in Washington +
e day is speculating on the outcome
r State elections which are in progres
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