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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

lature proposed an amendment to Sec
ton Two (2) of Article Six of the Con-
stitution.
Said Section now reads as follows,
Section 2. SUPREME COURT
The supreme court shall consist Of
one chief justice and two associate JUS
tees, but the number of associate JUS
not exceeding four by the legislature
by two-thirds vote when it shall be
deemed necessary. 1t shall have orig
inal jurisdiction in such remedial cases
as may be prescribed by law and ap-
pellate jurisdiction in all cases, both in
law and equity, but there shall be no
hold one or more terms in each year
as the legislature may direct, at the
seat OF government, and the legislature
that one term in each year shall be
held In each or any judicial district. 1t
shall be the duty of such court to APP
shall be chosen, by the qualified cleo
tors of the state, one clerk of the SUI
preme court, who shall hold his office
for the term of four years, and until
his successor is duly elected and quail
fed; and the judges of the supreme
court, or a majority of them, shall have
office of clerk of the supreme court
until an election can be regularly had"
If the proposed amendment IL adopt
Gu tuC 6CStAOA NAA tACA ICau No AOA-
lOwss
Section 2. The supreme court
shall consist of one chief justice
and six associate justices. 4 Five
shall constitute a quorum, and the
concurrence of at least four shall
be necessary to a decision. 1t
shall have original jurisdiction in
such remedial cases as may be pre-
scribed by law. and appellate juris-
diction in all cases, both in law and
equity, but there shall be no trial
by jury in said court 1t shall hold
one or more terms in each year,
as the Legislature may direct, at
the seat of government, and the
legislature may provide, by a two
thirds vote, that one term in each
year shall be held in each or any
judicial district. 1t shall be the
duty of such court to appoint re-
porter of it's decisions and clerk
of the supreme court"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, The SUI
preme Court ms now constituted con-
sists of a chief Justice and four assO-
ciate justices. The clerk of said court
In now elected. If the amendment is
adopted, two associate justices will be
added to the court and the clerk will
be appointed by the court instead of
being elected by the voters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

BY Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
90, Of Article Eight (S) of the Con-
Stitution.
Section Six as 1t now stands reads
as follows,
Section 6: INvEs TMENT OF
c H o o L FUNDS - The permanent
school and university fund of this state
county, school district, city, town or
village of this state, but no such in
vestment shall be made until approved
by the board of commissioners desig-
mated by law to regulate the invest
ment or the permanent school fund and
the permanent university fund of this
state; nor shall such loan or invest
ment be made when the bonds to be
issued or purchased would make the
entire bonded Indebtedness exceed fif-
teen per cent of the assessed valuation
of the taxable real property of the
county, school district, city, town or
village issuing such bonds; nor shall
lower rate of interest than three per
cent per annum, nor for a shorter pc
rtod than five years, nor for a longer
change of the town, school district,
city, village or of county lines shall
relieve the real property in such town.
in this. state at the time of the issuing
of such bonds from any liability for
taxation to pay such bonds"
II the proposed amendment Is adopt
ed it will then read as follows,
1.-THE permanent school and uni
versity fund of this state may be
invested in the bonds Of any coun-
ty, school district, city, town or
village of this state, and in first
mortgage loans secured upon i'm
OF this state. But no such invest
ment or loan shall be made until
approved by the board of commits
sioners designated by law to regu-
late the investment of the perma-
nent school fund and the perma-
nor shall such loan or investment
be made when the bonds to be is
sued or purchased would make the
entire bonded indebtedness exceed
10 per cent of the assessed valua-
ton Of the taxable property of the
county, school district, city. town
or village issuing such bonds; nor
shall any farm loan, or investment
be made when such investment or
loan would exceed 80 per cent of
the actual cash value Of the farm
land mortgage to secure said in
vestment; nor shall such invest
ments or loans be made at low
er rate of interest than per cent
per annum, nor for a shorter period
than five years, nor for a longer
period than thirty years, and no
change of the town, school dis
trict, city; village or of county
erty in such town, school district,
county, village or city in this state
at the time of issuing of such
bonds from any liability for taxa
ton to pay such bonds"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

members elected to each house,
the same shall be part of the
law, Notwithstanding the objec-
tions of the governor All the
provisions of this section, in rela-
ton to bills not approved by the
governor. shall apply in cases in
which he shall withhold his APP
proval In whole or in part from
any item or items contained in
bill appropriating money"
PURPOSE AND EFFECT, Under
the Constitution ms 1T now is. the gov
ernOr may veto any item I'm an apprO-
printion bill, but he cannot cut down
the amount appropriated for any spe-
cifc purpose. The amendment. If adopt
ed, will give the governor power to
reduce the amount of an appropriation
for any given purpose, unless upon
transmittal to the legislature of q
statement of the part of an item of an
appropriation bill to which he objects
the two houses, each by twO-thirds
vote, approve the item N 1T was origin
ally passed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
II the amendment is adopted the Sec
ton will read as follows:

Section 10. Private property
shall not be taken, destroyed or
damaged for public use, without
just compensation therefor first
paid or secured, and such private
property may be taken, destroyed
or damaged for the purpose of pri-
vate as we'll as public drainage
upon just compensation therefor
being first paid or secured"
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment is to permit the taking of
private lands for the purpose of drain
age purposes where the drain or ditch
will be of no public benefit, but on the
contrary will only benefit the land or
lands of the person or persons con-
structinS the drainage ditch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 3,

BY Chapter 3S1. Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of Article Nine
go of the Constitution by adding
thereto a new section, which reads as
follows:
Section II. The legislature is
hereby authorized to provide by
law for the mining and sale of any
iron ore or other minerals which
the state owns, in it's sovereign ca
pie of the state, which are situate
under the waters or bed of any
meandered public lake or river.
for the drainage of any such lake
or river, or the diversion of the
waters, thereof to new bed or
the vested riparian rights Of pri-
vate persons or corporations own
ing. land adjoining such lakes
without their consent. unless com
pensation therefor shall be first
paid or secured. The PRINCIPAL of
such iron ore, or other minerals,
shall forever be preserved invio-
late and undiminished, but the in
come therefrom shall be used for
and maintenance of the public
roads of the state. The principal
of such funds shall be loaned or
invested in the same manner, by
the same officers and upon the
same terms as is or from time to
time hereafter may be authorized
by the constitution and laws, for
the loaning or investment of the
permanent school and university
funds of the state"
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment cannot be more clearly
stated than is expressed therein.
THE EFFECT of the amendment. II
adopted, would be to confer power ON
the legislature to provide by law for
the mining of iron ore and other min
erals, which the state owns IN it's SOW
ereign capacity and situate under the
bed of any meandered public lake or
river, subject to the restriction that
the rights of riparian owners on any
such lake river, shall not be de-
strOyed or injured without cOmpensa-
ton. II the legislature exercises the
power. In case 1t 10 conferred. 1t could
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

Fruit juices make the best drinks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. g.

BY Chapter 3SS, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors an amendment OF Section T.,
Article 6, of the constitution.
The section now reads as follows,
Section Z. PROBATE COURTS
There shall be established in each or
ganized county in the state probate
court, which shall be a court of rec
ord, and be held at such times and
places as may be prescribed by law.
shall be elected by the voters of the
county for the term Of two years. He
shall be q resident of such county at
the time of his election, and reside
therein during his continuance in Of
fee; and his compensation shall be
own clerk where none has been elect
ed; but the legislature may authorize
the election, by the electors of any
county, of one clerk Of register of pro-
bats fer such county, whose powers.
duties, term OF efdcs and compensation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.

By Chapter 382, Laws 1915, the legis.
lature proposed an amendment to Sec
ton Two (2) of Article Six of the Con.
Stitution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 9.

By Chapter 3S4, Laws 1915, the 1egis-
lature proposed an amendment of Sec
ton Thirteen (13) of Article One %
of the Constitution.
The section as it now stands reads
as f01lOwnt
Section 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY
FOR PUBLIC USE = Private property
shall not be taken destroyed or dam
aged for public use, without just COM
pensation therefor first paid or Sc
cured"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

By Chapter 1856, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section One
%. of Article Four (D of the Consti-
tuition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.

By Chapter 383, Laws 1915, the 1egis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of Section
Eleven 11) of Article Four ca Of the
Constitution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.

BY Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section Six
Stitution
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20


lature proposed for adoption by the
Eleven EheSS 1D IS of Articie Four ca Of the
Constitution.
Said section now reads as follows,
section II. APPROVAL OF BILLS
BY GOVERNOR = VETO POWER
Every bill which shall have passed the
senate ard house of representatives. in
and the Joint rules Of the two houses.
shall, before 1t becomes law, be pre-
scented to the governor of the state. II
it in the Office of the secretary of state
for preservation, and notify the house
where 1t originated Of the fact. But
jections, to the house in which it shall
have originated; when such objections
shall be entered at large on the jour,
proceed to reconsider the bill. II.
after such reconsideration, two-thirds
Of that house shall agree to pass the
objections. to the other house, by which
1t shall likewise be reconsidered; and
II It be approved by two-thirds Of that
all such cases the votes Of both houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays,
and the names tn Of the pn y9tnss
on the Journal of each house respec-
lively. If any bill shall not be, re-
turned by the governor within. three
have been presented to him, the same
shall be a law in like manner as If
he had signed it. unless the legislature,
by adjournment within that time, pre-
vents it's return; in which case 1t shall
not be q law. The governor may ap-
prove sign and file in the office of the
secretary of state, within three days
after the adjournment of the legisla-
ture, any act passed during the last
three days of the session, and the same
shall become a law. If any bill pre-
scented 10 the governor contains sew
eral items of appropriation of money
he may object to one or more OF such
items, while approving of the other
portion of the bill. In such case, he
shall append to the bill, at the time
of signing it, a statement of the items
to which he objects, and the appropria-
ton so objected to shall not take eff
feet. If the legislature be in session.
he shall transmit to the house in which
the bill originated a copy of such state-
ment, and the items objected to shall
be separately reconsidered. If. on re-
consideration, one or more Of such
items be approved by two-thirds Of the
members elected to each house, the
same shall be part of the law, not
withstanding the objections of the gov
ernor. All the provisions of this Sec
ton, in relation to bills not approved
by the governor, shall apply in cases
in which he shall withhold his approval
from any item or items contained in q
bill appropriating money"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
Section One AZ 1T now stands, reads
as follows.

Section 1. TWO HOUSES - SEES
SIONS - The legislature shall consist
of the senate and house of representa-
tives, which shall meet biennially at
the seat of government of the state,
at such time as shall be prescribed by
term of ninety legislative days, and no
new bill shall be introduced in either
branch except on the written request
of the governor, during the last TWEEN
ty days of such session, except the at
tention of the legislature shall be
called to some important matter of
general interest by a special message
from the governor"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

BY Chapter 381, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment Of Article Nine
(9) of the Constitution by adding
thereto a new section, which reads as
follows:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
Since the Minority Party Pulled
Off Coup of EIeCting PreSid-
inq Officer of Assembly.

PANAMA, Sept. 23.-with American
occupation goblin before which all
Panama politicians stand aghast, earn
est efforts are being made to relieve
the tension which developed recently
in the national assembly, and which
threatened to cause the intervention
of the American authorities.
The trouble had its origin in a Gov"
by which the minority party, of l..
eral- CONSERVATIVES, managed TO elect
the presiding officer of the assembly
In the absence OF several delegates be-
longing to the government party.
When the assembly convened nine
teen of the thirty-three deputies were
Of the government party. and four
teen Of the opposition. For each dep
uty there is an alternate and the con
stitution provides that ''in the absence
of deputy, whether accidental or per
manently" his alternate may vote In
his place The alternates Of three of
the government deputies we're in sym
pathy with the opposition. The coup
consisted of keeping those three depu-
tes away from the assembly and vot-
ing their alternates in their places.
This was accomplished by getting two
of them drunk and by having the at
torney of another insist that It was
necessary that they make out and re-
cord certain papers IN the matter OF
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
POLITICS
ARE VERY BITTER

the title to an estate before the close
OF business that day-in which il be-
came necessary TO mako trip to the
country to view the estate, with a SER
les OF delays which kept them out till
night During the absence Of the three
the balance of power in the assembly
shifted to seventeen opposition 10 six
teen government votes. and the oppo-
sition was able to elect the presiding
officer, who has great power in the
conduct Of legislation,
Declare Action Void.
When the majority of the assembly
understood the coup they declared the
procedure Illegal and the result void
They based their charge on interpre-
tation OF the constitution 10 the effect
that the alternate could not be ac-
cepted in the assembly room without
written acknowledgment from the
principal, and that the alternates had
not been duly accredited. The oppo-
sition maintained that every require
ment had been met and that the cleo
ton was perfectly legal Tho point at
issue is the legality Of the voting of
the alternates, and this is the poln,
on which adjustment will have 10 be
madc TO prevent tho entry OF the Unit
ed States. The tangle has been re-
ferred to the supreme court of Pan
ma for decision.
The imminence OF American inter
vention arose from the prospect of dis
order. The president ordered num-
her of police to preserve the authority
OF the government in the assembly, ana
at this members of the opposition ap-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
Social and Personal.


Mrs. Frank r. Lyon entertained at
auction bridge at the country club
Thursday afternoon honoring her
guests, Mrs. Paul Schell, of Somerset
"a, and Mrs. L A. Jory, OF Denver,
Colo. Out OF town guests included
Mrs. D. G. Galliher, Of Charleston: :
Mrs. James Baker, Of Worcester, Mass, !:
Miss Alice Wood, Of Washington. D. c.
and Mrs. Frederick Randall, of Santa
Barbara. Calf.
Mrs. James o. Watson entertained at
4 o'clock tea at Fort Hill Saturday
afternoon which event was attended
ny large number Of guests. Mrs,
Watson has as her guest Miss Alice
Wood. OF Washington, D. c.
Mrs. William James Wiegel enter
tanned at 4 o'clock tea Friday at the
country club.
Miss Helen Quarter Miller enter
tanned at luncheon at the country club
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Frederick Randall and children
OF Santa Barbara, Calf, who have
oeen spending the summer in the East
nave returned here and are guests at
the home of the formers parents, Mr..
anu MIS- D. IA watson.
Announcement has been made OF tho
engagement Of Miss Janet Bootman,
OF this city, to Mr.. Ray Carver, of
Jacksonville. which event will cuI-
inmate in an early October wedding at
the brides home in Hancock, Md.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. NJ. Smith. of
Montgomery, are guests at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. L. n. Yost.
Miss Evelyn Prlckett has returned
from Portsmouth. o., whore she at
tended the marriage OF Miss TrIxie
Clelland, formerly Of this city. and
Mr.. Charles o. Armstrong, which event
was solemni2ed Wednesday.
Mrs. Clarence Hall entertained the
Thlmble Club Tuesday afternoon.
The Misses Viola Wolfe and Besse
Reed have arrived here from Wheel
ing to resume their work In the high
school faculty.
Miss Nell Peppers has returned from
Parkersburg, where she spent the
summer and on Monday will resume
her work at the Butcher school.
Miss Kathryn Morgan left Friday
for Wheelwright, KY, where she will
reside.
Mrs. John L. Murphy and daughter
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
Soclely 10 Bronden Scnne

a meeting OF the local anti-tuber-
culosis league Of this city together
with a number Of prominent citizens
met on Thursday evening at the Young
Mems Christian Association building
Tor the purpose % reorganization and
to form plans for the broadeninp ~
me scope OF the society and its affllla-
tion with the American Red Cross or
ganization. The name of the league
was changed to the Fairmont Public
Health Service TO be affiliated with
NE American Red Cross town and
country service. Mrs C. o. Henry was
made president Of the organization.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
F AIR~MONT TEACHERS
HOLD A CONFERENCE

Dealed to Governor Cocktails for in
Prevention. The governor stated that
he would not wash any of their dirty
linen" and that the interest OF tine
United States in their affairs lay In
the preservation of order and con-
stitutlonal government. He stated II
the government of Panama was unable
to do this he would recommend that
the government of the United States
intervene and take control of the sit
uation in accordance with the proyis-
ions Of the treaty.
City is Orderly.
1t is confidently expected that some
solution will be arrived at which will
make 1t unnecessary. The attainment
Of modus vivcndI is matter for
prolonged discussion. but in the mean
time the city is orderly. a few DEM
onstrations. pro and con the govern
ment. have been held but in the ab-
sence of violence they do not attract
much attention.
The bitterness between the parties
has been intensified by the prolonged
efforts of the opposition to secure in
tcrvention by the United States to
supervise tho national and municipal
elections failing In which they have
made every effort to discredit the gov
ornment in Panama and in the eyes
Of tho American officials The Japan
ese questions has been seized on as an
issue, and the politics of the country
is IN mlasma Of charge and coun-
tercharge Of corruption and treachery.
Into all Of this, further than TO pro-
tect The interests of the canal and the
United States the American officials
do not enter. They are DESTROYS for
the Panamanians TO work ont their
own salvation and will not intervene
unless the process takes on violent
forms.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24

Miss Anna. spent several days of this
week in Pittsburg.
Miss Claro Hough has returned from
Morgantown. where she had spent the
last several weeks.
Miss Amelia Bennett and Miss Mil
bred Raymond will leave next week
for New York enroute to Tarrytown on
the Hudson, where they will enter the
Merrimac school.
Miss Ruth Heintzelman leaves the
latter part Of the week for Wellesley,
Mass. where she will enter Wcllcsey
College.
Miss Grace Cole, who spent the last
year in New York has arrived here on
an extended visit with her mother
Mrs. Laura Cole, and her aunt, Mis-
Florence Arnett. She has Just com
pleted an engagement at Lockport
y. Y. where she sang in the Lockport
musical festival.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
Many Hear BoraI,.

The largest crowd 10 assemble here
for a political meeting in the present
presidential campaign was that of
Monday when United States Senator
William +. Borah addressed a mass
meeting Of Republican voters in the
Marion county court house. Other dig
nitaries present on this occasion we're
Judge Ira +. Robinson, of Grafton,
nominee for governor; George +. Bow
ers, Of Martinsburg, candidate for Con-
grcss from the Second district; Hon.
Howard Sutherland, Of Elkins, candi-
dato for United States senator; Virgil
l., Highland. of Clarksburg, Republi-
can national committeeman, and T. w.
Fleming. candidate for Congress from
the First district. Senator Borah left
here for Morgantown Monday evening
where he lecturcd and from there went
10 Wheeling, where he addressed a
meeting Tuesday evening.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
Benefit Ball.

The local Red Cross society gave a
benefit ball at the country club sat
urday night which was a highly en-
joyable AFFAIR and netted quite a neat
sum which the society will use IN its
work in this community and for the
national Red Cross society. Those in
charge OF the ball were Mesdames
Roger kingsland. w. D. Stockley. Nor
gan Chambers, Arthur G. Martin and
Misses Sue Watson. May Nichols, Mary
Henry Pauline Jamison, Martha
Hutchinson and Ethel Heintzelman.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
LECTURES
Are to Be Delivered in China by
a Professor from Prince
ton University.

TOXIC, Sept. 23.-Professor Robert
McNutt McElrby, head of the depart
ment of history and politics at Prince
ton University, who is on his way to
China as exchange professor, has been
spending some time in Japan studying
the educational system of the empire.
lie had lengthy conferences with Pre-
mier Okuma and DR.. Takata, the min
lister Of education. At the summer
center at Karuizawa he addressed a
large audience on the subject, The
Historical and Political Significance
Of the War" Professor McElroy will
spend a year lecturing throughout
China, chiefly at the University of
Picking.