South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-19
TAXPAYERS HEAR
VAN 0SDOL PLEAD
NINE AMENDMENTS

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vides that IN order 10 vote, the voter
must be a full citizen aid be in pos
session OF complete naturalization
papers. The speaker declared that
instances had come under his OBJ
servance where a voter was also a
citizen OF the parent country at the
same time he cast mis- ballot IN the
state and was also voting for meas
ures in his native country. OF which
ne was as yet citizen. He said
that in opposition TO this amend
ment, politicians, who rely wholly
or In part on the vote Of the foreign
class. are hghting the clause among
this class and that when the ballots
were cast those OF the foreigner
would hold as much value az those
cast by the full-hedged citizen. II
this bill is TO be passed II will ne
cessitate the cooperation OF the en-
tire state and as the number ov vot-
ers who respond TO an election OF
this sor 7 Is very small. due to the
fact that interest in 1t Is not as
widely felt as party elections. its
passage will depend entirely upon
the number of citizens who feel It IS
Of serious importance 10 vote upon.
Law Tests Too Weak.
Each OF the amendments will be
voted separately. there being no
straight ticket" IN an election Of
this sort. The second amendment
was the appropriation bill. which
VIII give the governor Of the state
the privilege Of vetoing any special
article IN a list of this nature sub
iected 20 his approval instead OF be-
ing obliged TO veto the entire bill
as Is the present custom. BY the
present method. the speaker declar-
ed. many items not deserving Of
passage are permitted 70 pass by
the executive rather than kill the
bill entirely.
The third, an amendment ena'b-
ling the state legislature TO select an
agency to appoint the superinten-
dent OF public instruction was rec
commended by Mr.. Van Osdol and
the last, providing for lawyers seek
ing 70 enter the practice OF law pos
sess more rigorous qualifications
than are being enforced at the pres
ent time.
Other articles pertaining TO the
registration and enumeration of
voters and the extending of office
terms OF two years to four years
were recommended. These passages
are generally accepted without argu-
ment and are some of the obvi Justly
necessary changes he said. He also
mentioned the measure which will
prevent raising politicians salaries
after being elected to a term of Of
flee. He declared that it had be-
come prevalent for men who have
been elected to office to Immediately
petition the general assembly for a
raise in salary and further stated
that when an appointment is ex-
pected the man elected is invariably
possessed of the knowledge Of how
much the remuneration IS to be and
by his acceptance agrees to the
amount.
Opposed Amendment
The close of Mr.. Van Osdors ad-
dress was a vehement denunciation
Of the taxation amendments Num-
bers 10 and II. They are not only
unnecessary" he declared, "but
fraught with grave danger and
would pave the way TO a period of
class hatred. class politics and class
legislature"
Following are the two amend
ments in reference:
Amendment No. 10 Taxation
Goneral-Proposed Amendment to
Section / of Article 10-Section l.
The general assembly shall provide
by law for a syste moi taxation.
Amendment No. 11-IncOme Tax
Proposed Amendment to Section
s OF Article 1O-Section s. The gen
eral assembly may provide by law
for the levy and collection oe taxes
on incomes and from whatever
source derived. in such cases and
amounts, and in such manner, as
shall be prescribed by law and rea-
sonable exemptions may be provid-
ed