The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-23
TIMERS WORK
ON CONSTITUTION
Most Of the 40 Amendments
Proposed Were Rejected
by Trainers.
SUFFRAGE IN THE LEAD
Liquor. Judiciary. Monopoly
and Elections Affected
by Bills.
THEORISTS RIDE HOBBIES
DoOlittlc Has Plan for Recall
Of Judicial Decisions by
Legislatures.
SUFFRAGE IN THE LEAD
THEORISTS RIDE HOBBIES

WAsHINoroS, March 2?.--The agitation
IN Congress for the passage OF resou-
ZION submitting to the states AN equal
suffrage amendment to the Federal Con-
eeitution has directed attention to the
many attempts that are being made 10
change or supplement tho fundamental
Law OF the land. Every now and then "A
resolution OF this character Is dropped
into tho hopper in Congress, but II Is
not until the entire batch is collected and
laid out in review that one is impressed
with their real Significance
There have been periods OF unrest and
agitation before but never had such Il
variety Of changes been proposed 10 Con-
sress as now Many officials In Wash
ington even would be surprised TO learn
that there are forty resolutions pending
before Congress providing for changes IN
the Federal Constitution.
The amenders want to change almost
sverything--the executive. legislative and
judicial departments OF the Government
and they want TO write into the funda-
mental law also good many things that
cannot be interfered with by any part OF
the Government. They want to settle
things for all time and the strange fea-
turs Ia that many OF the proposed changes
were considered by the fathers and re-
jscted As out of harmony with the scheme
Of Government which they were seeking
- estab lish.
kansan's Fantastic Proposition.
OF all the propositions OF this character
now before Congress that of Representa-
tive Doolittle of Kansas is probably the
most fantastic lie proposes to amend
Article V. OF the Federal Constitution as
follows:
Whenever any law of the United
States shall become invalid through the
ruling. Judgment or decree Of any court
Of the United States to the effect that
said law is not in conformity with the
Constitution. then the validity OF said law
shall be submitted by the Secretary of
state of the United States to the Gov
errors of the several states and by them
10 the Legislatures thereof for their APP
prevail or rejection, together with pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
making such law constitutional.
The said amendment, shall be framed
by the judiciary Committee of each House
Of Congress and the At,orney-GeneraL II
the said law and the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be approved
by the Legislatures of three-fourths Of
the States. the law shall be and remain
in force the same as though 1t had not
been set aside by the court. and the
amendment proposed shall be valid as "A
part OF 'he ,ohsl'.u''o'' ou' ~ nv
heh' shai' ne "pproN," an ''' "a" "
,ecteo the ai',ehuI.' i s!'a. -, ue "a, rf''. -.
of its approval as herein provided
This is method for the recall of iu-
dical decisions by referendum to the
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This resolution provides that the Con.
Stitusion may be amended whenever the
Legislature of any State shall propose an
amendment and the Legislatures OF three
fourths OF the States have ratified IT,
II this amendment should be adopted
Congrsss would have no part in propos-
ing amendments or IN calling Conven-
Representative Lanerty, Democrat from
oregon suggests an anehun'eht py wh.ch
proposed ahehdinents 10 .ht constitution
may DE suof''it'eu 10 Uh' S'a''s ny ma
uoritS vote OF tne Two HOUSES OF toh-
kress anu oe I"uh'u oE t"o-'hiruS VI 'n
States' thutr th,s pan PROPOSED
amenu'heht ~ou,n De 'aheh htp parry
caucus anu WIN .h' apPtoN"l VI 'he
caucus cou'u w p"' 'h'oush 'p"s''ss pS
the party "iac"'h.,s
nepresentau'e 'iaI""l'h o' .eoFsii
proposes the r'peal OF tne fNuehu
A"eHui"'ht anu "' 'lte' N' l'9' S'"-
fence IN .ne fpurteeh'h am 't -
mat AL ne Wouiu nav" remain VI 'HoS'
Two ceieora'eh amendments ""u'a pe 'h'
declaration una, an persons porn OF
natural ed IN tne thIt'u States ana SUD
Ject 10 tne Iurisu,ctioh 'heIeu' arr t't''
xehs OF inc thlteu o'a'eS ana 'he "'at'
"nereih '"es ''s'"e' .,
Nno,nei sioup ~ piopus'u ''' a'''u'.oI.'
amendments a,ree'su az th' courts