Putnam patriot., 1923-09-28
CANDIDATES BUSY
 SEEKING SUPPORT
Voters Will Select Town Off, cers on Election Day Men
 day
Proposed Censtituiionsl Amendme nt
 Explained In Pamphlet

Voters of Putnam will go to the polls next Monday between the hours of 6.S0 a. m. and ! ?. m. and east their ballots for their choise of the candi- dates nominated on the Democratic and republican tickets for town offices. A normal vote is anticipated, as the election is looked upon as just a con test between Democratic and Repuh- liean forces for victory, rather than any particular individuals. Both par ties. however. will put in a busy day. getting out the voters. Chief inter est. probably, centcrs in the contest be- tween Irving II. Miron, Republican, and Joseph L. Ryan. Democrat, candi- dates for the office of tax collector.
 To Act on Amendment
 The call for the annual town meet ing. which is scheduled for < o'clock clauses. but Article No. f2 concerns the proposed amendment to the Consti- tution of the State of Connecticut, which. if approved by majority of the voters of the state, in their re- speetive town elections Monday, will permit the Governor to veto specific items of appropriation measures.
 The proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Connecti- cut. in accordance with the provision of the Constitution, has passed both branches of two successive legislatures and Is up at election for ratification by the voters of the state. X "fes" vote Is the only further requirement to make the amendment effective.
 What The Amendment Is
 The amendment permits the Cover nor to veto specific items of an appro- priation bill without killing the en- tire bill, and reads as follows.
 "The Governor shall have power to disapprove any item or items Of any bill making appropriations of money embracing distinct items while at the same time approving the remainder of the bill, and the part or parts of the bill so approved shall become effective and the item or items of appropriation so disapproved shall not take effect unless the same are separately recon sidcred and repassed in accordance with the rules and limitations pre- seribcd for the passage of bills over the executive veto. In all cases in
 
 right of disapproval hereby conferred he shall append to the bill at the time of signing it statement of the item or items disapproved. together with his reasons for such disappruval and transmit the bill and such appended statement to the secretary If the general assembly be then in session he shall forthwith cause a copy of such ..s. .I.f. in which the bill originated for recon sidcration in conformity with the rules prescribed for legislative action in re- spect to bills which have received eN- ecutive disapproyal
 Believe Amendment Needed
 It sometimes happens, either by pur- pose or accident, that a large number of specific appropriations wiii hc con- tained in a single bill Most of the appropriations may be desirable and some of them may be absolutely neces- sary for the conducting of state af- fairs. Some of the specific appropri- ations, however, may be, in the opin- ion of the Governor, wasteful and In necessary. Under our Constitution BE it now reads. the Governor may face the dilemma of either approving ap- propriations which he decns unwise or vctoing appropriations which ars both wise and necessary.
 The members of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, under a refer endum vote, have approved the above amendment by an overwhelmingly ma jority and believe it to be in the in terest of economy and good govei n- ment.