The Springdale news., 1918-09-06
NEWS ITEMS
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(By Clio Harper)

ie IdCI that the Gonstitutational Convention ba. completed the consideration of ,9o pages of printed proposals. and aa journed until Sept Is. does not moan that the work of the Convention bas been concluded. The phraseoloo,, Committee still has plenty of work to do, and when the Convention ra.con venes, it is possible that it will ra quire several days to wind up the business.
 There is nothing to probihit tha Convention from re-opening any old proposition or introducing new onas The recess resolution placed m ra. friction whatever upon the Convan- tion, and if two-thirds of the mem. bership should be in favor of re-onen. ing any proposition with view to strengthening 1t, several days may be spent m perfeeting the draft of the proposed instrument.
 As it stands now. the Constitution is to be submitted as whole" or en bloc, rather than by sections. as soma had advocated Ii is known th., there will be at least one pronosit;on for the submission of sererafa section, that of the graduated land tax, J, R, Wilson of Bradley. chair man of the special committee apuoin.. ed on that subject. endeavorine to gst his proposal considered in the closing hours of the Convention but failed When 1t reeonvenes, he will ask that his proposal be submitted separately It is possible that others may ask for the similar treatment of some other subjects
 During the last hour of the session Delegate F. 0. Butt moved that wo- men be permitted to vote at the spee. ial election to be called for the Con stitution, which proposes their com plete enfgranehisement. This was opposed on the ground that until the new Constitution is adopted, women are not electors, and that to permit them to vote would nvalidate or leo. pardize tie validity of the Constitu. tion. His resolution failed, but there are some who hold that it should have been adopted. with the understanding that before the election is held test suit De instituted to determine the legal question raised It is held that the Convention is sovereign body (which some deny,) and that as s''.h 1t has full powers to preseriH 'ae qualification of the electors v.ss >oss. : apon it's ratification or rejection. Many of the proposals adopted are compromises. as very few if any got all they wanted or what they wanted, in fact, it is a compromise instru- ment. The advocates for some pro position surrendered unwillingly, others gamely. but few weeks study at home, among their constituents, may induce several of the delegates to attempt to make changes
 Here are some of the most import changes made by the new constitu- tion:
 Provided for quadrennial elections and terms for all officers, state, dis trict and county
 Created the office of Lieutenant Governor
 Provided for woman suffrage absolute prohibition,
 Provided for alternate 30 days sessions and 60 days sessions of the Legislature, general laws to be enact ed only every four years at the long terms.
 Fixed salary of Governor at $750o. with proportionate raises for other state officers, and salary of members of the legislature at sl,000 for four years.
 Changed the office of Prosecuting Attorney to District Attorney
 Provided for Commissioner 0 Education to be appointed by the Governor, instead of Superintend- ent of Education to be elected by the people.
 Provided for County Superintend- ents in all counties
 Authorized the establishment Of kindergartens and schools for adult illiterates.
 Added license, franchise, excise, income. inheritance, legacy, success ion, production and other specific taxes" as taxable sources of revenue
 Permitted the segregation of kinds of property for state taxes.
 Provided a system of bond issues for municipal improvements.
 Adopted the Oregon system of Initiative and Referendum with some notifications.
 Now that the Constitutlonay Con vention is almost ready to turn it's finished product over to the tender mercies of the electorate, the qnes- ton is being asked with great r queney. will 1t be ratified by the pie.
 
 It depends
 In the first place, the want to know what '
 on. The President is authorized to