The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01
THE HOUSE OF GOVERNORS.


,,,.os, the states. I do not see why th'
Constitution may not serve our pur-
1850 ,,,s,vs~ said President Tart IN
,.,o I'm reference to the Governors
,...e..sr.. which holds its NTH ses-
SION here this week. The broad pUr-
moss. If this body is TO promote UNI
forn,i.v i'm legislation in the seVe'"i
s-stas upon problems of hauohai
on. s. that the necessity of Federal
,.,..-p.aline upon these problems H'as
.hviated such action VIII DO lnuci'
.. destroy the present tendency 10
,,ar5 Capitalization of power IN the
,.,ional government. and VIII preserve
ana prot.ct the Individuality ana SOW
.r.isnty. of the states
While the idea OF having the states
oonorate Tor uniform legislation IS
,o. recent. the general plan Tor the
,,rasen, organizat n was proposed Dy
wn,iam George Jordan. publicist' VINO
nd hecn impressed by the advancing
Capitalization Of power in the ma
tio,al government and the snlitins'
.,,,..ic,i6ed. uncertain status OF state
,isbts and the lack Of uniform laws.
l4a therefore. ne February, 1907. s's-
...e-.d 70 President Roosevelt the IN
situation of a new House. new rep
~-seotative OF the people and OF me
states to secure unif--m legislation Oh
those questions where the Feaeral
government could not act because OF
constitutional limitations The Pres
i5ent called the first Conference OF
c,overnors at the White House III May
,aoS AT which thirty-seven State chie1
executives were present A number
. Questions as 10 the rights of the
States. the powers of the FEDERAL gov
eminent and conservation Of national
resources were discussed and many
ranedial measures were suggested
Dissatisied with the plan OF organiza-
,ior Of the first conference, the Gov
ernors decided 10 organize themselves
into a delibcrative body. each MEMBER
81 which should initiate within MS
stare \ movement to enact new laws or
mend existing ones TO At the needs
Of uniformity in Legislation. II was
declared that there We're half nun
ared Questions beg ond the purview OF
the FEDERAL government which re
oui-ed adjustment, but which the
states by acting in concert. could cd
sust 20 the greater welfare or the
people. Reorganization was perfected
and under II there have been four
,onfe.ences-one at Washington n
500 and another in 1910. at Frank
f,-t and Louisville Ia 1910 ana al
Sr~inE Lake y. !. IN 1911.
These conferences viii promote th'
interests Of the states and Of the ma
ion but .hev can IN no degree i'm
,t.r IT, independence q action. by th'
states o. interfere with thc sovereign
t- # the states within their respective
jurisdictions The House % GOVERNOR
so-s 20, propose either TO make or .
..e~rte laws-in fact - has 40 lesa
..,gc-s. ans its organization is extra
.ors-i-atiorai Il acts in an advisor
..racitv only Former Governor Will
-ar os K.rtucsv. places this ralua-
uo1 rpon the orgsnization. II thes'
differences rad been in existence as
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