The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-24
CONVENTION FEARING FAIL
URE OF EFFORT TO RE-
WISE CONSTITUTION
Members Apathetic After Repeat.
ed Attempts to Bring About
Agreement on Points and
Many State They Would
Welcome Adjournment.

Cou o'tI uiiS oSotS oil
) the constitutional convention
e not going to be able to accor
t plish much 1.-the way Of in
n proving the old constitution {
e Missouri, and that none Of tt
measures, deemed by many to /
of great Importance, will be abb
: to pass the convention and b
: submitted to the people. In thes
| views it is known that a numbe
Of the strongest men in the cor
vention concur, and privately
: they do not hesitate to say so.
The convention has been in ses
sion since May Is and has no
passed a solitary measure Of an,
consequence. On the face of tn
evidence it would appear tina
eighty men and three women, thu
number composing the conven
ton, could have agreed OH some
of the important changes in the
old constitution, talked over and
written about for years past, if
there was any possibility of
reaching such a result. The CON-
mittees have held innumerable
meetings. All those who had
changes to advocate have been
allowed to make their own argu-
ments and talk as long and as Of
ten as they pleased. Many pro-
posals have been submitted by
members of the convention and
by outsiders. Some 1926 pro-
posals have been considered and
on just three subjects have there
been committee reports of a fav-
orable nature. Each of these
measures represent number OF
proposals. AT this time but one
of the reports is deemed likely to
meet with the approval of the
convention, and it has to do with
limiting. the expenses of future
legislatures and cutting short the
time they may be in session, and
some other legislative functions
not deemed of grave Importance.
1t apears to be a fact, as one
hears stated very often these
days, that a large per cent Of
the members Of the convention
have abandoned hope Of accom-
plishing much of consequence. It'll
seems that the leading lawyers of |
the convention cannot get togeth-
Pr concerning very important
changes in the state judiciary.
Two weeks Of debate over the ju-
liciary revision measure has
'nly tended to confirm this be-
ief.
"A revision of the election laws
$ one of the three measures that j
las been reported, while pro-
POSED changes in the school laws,
evenue measures, the bill of
lights. etc.. are sIllmbrring in
There is no longer any snap to-
he work of the convention. Save
he debates of the judiciary re-
lslon they long ago settled down
, affairs of small concern and of
outline consideration |
Jefferson City, Aug. IA
roposal regarding health and
'elfare Of the State, bitterly OPP
osed by chiropractors and Chris
an Scientists, has been ap-
roved by the committee on
ealth and public welfare and
i'll be reported favorably to the
institutional convention within
few days. The proposal:
The general assembly shall
provide means for the safe
guarding and protection of
the public health and well
fare, including the employees
of industry.
No other proposal before the
INVENTION has created the wide
read interest that this one has.
is known as proposal No. 1872,
id is credited with bringing
ore resolutions to the conven-
IN than any other subject be-
re the convention. Christian
ientists and chirOpractors, fear
it would pave the way for
yislation antagonistic to them,
Mt hundreds of protests, while
e friends of the measure also
ured in their resolutions of ap-
oval.
Only two members of the COM
ttee voted against the pro-
sal. They were Judge John H.
cas- of Osceola and Kansas
~, and DR.. Alonzo Tubbs of :
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