The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-10-08
Ten Objectionable Amendments.

Evidence is coming out from time to
time Of an organized effort to ensure
vote, for the proposed constitutional
amendments to be submitted to the
electorate OF Wisconsin at next month S
election. There are ten of them in
allan unprecedented cumberland
not one Of the lot for which any argu-
meut has been made that would APP
peal to thoughtful friends Of American
constitutional principles. That every
one may realize the revolutionary
menace Of the proposed amendments,
the purport OF each Of the ten is brief
~ indicated as follows;
/. 10 amend section ! Of article 4,
/ which at present vests all legislative
power in a senate and assembly, so
that the people may retain to them
selves power 10 propose laws, and to
enact or reject the same at the polls,
independent OF the legislature, and to
approve or reject at the polls any law
enacted by the legislature. This
amendment proposes to introduce what
are popularity known as the initiative
and referendum.
,. 10 amend section 81 Of article 4
so rs increase the pay Of members OF
the legislature from 5000 TO $500, co.
gclhcr with Two cents for every mile
each member may travel in going to
| and returning from the place OF meet
my Of the legislature
3. TO amend sections and Of ar
tice 7 so Us to empower the legislature
to decrease the number OF judicial cir
cults in the state il that shall become
desirable. At present it has the pow
er TO increase only, it is proposed al
so by this amendment to empower the
legislature to authorize the election OF
more than one Judge in any judicial
circuit when that vs. deemed necessary
the same rs it has already been EN-
powered TO authorize the election OF
as many circuit Judges rs are needed
IN the Milwaukee circuit.
I. TO amend article 5 10y adding
thereto "a new section TO be numbered
II, allowing the state 10 so into the
business of fire insurance and the bust
ness Of granting annuitles.
3. 10 amend article 3 by adding
thereto u new section TO be numbered
-, leaving the article without any sec
tiun numbered -. This amendment
Is exactly like the one mentioned in
the preceding paragraph I, except
thai it does not refer TO annuitles.
6. 10 amend article II 10y adding
thereto a now section TO be numbered
section .a, empowering cities and vii.
lagos, to amend their charters, to
frame and adopt new charters, and TO
enact aE laws and ordinances relating
TO their municipal affairs, subject TO
the constitution and general laws OF
the state,
Z, 10 amend article II by adding
thereto new section to be numbered
section 30, empowering municipal cor
pDratous, when they have once taken
private property for public purposes
by condemnation proceedings, TO take
for the same purposes adjoining lands
by similar proceeding.
3. 10 amend section ! or article !.
50 that constitutional amendments need
not hereafter be agreed 70 by two sue
cessive legislatures, but may be voted
upon by the electors Whenever single
legislature shall have proposed such
amendment by a three-lilths vote of
the members Of each house.
9. TO amend article T. by adding
thereto new sccllon TO be numbered
section :, apd prOYidng that any pro-
posed amendment to the constitution,
II first approved 10y a bare majority of
the legislature, may be submitted to
the electors at the next general cleo
ttou ugon petition of 10 per. cent Of
the yUle for governor ~ the las. pre-
ceding election
10. 10 amend article li by adding a
new section ~, and providing for the
removal by recall from Office, 10y the
qualified electors, OF all officers except
judicial officers.