Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-16
THE BARRAGE OF AMENDMENTS

OF congress
ended last June SO proposals to amend the United States
Constitution offered formally. Fifty OF these will
be pending when Congress reconvenes in December Fiji
teen senators and "A representatives athered these
posas The barlage indicates that the Constitution has
work cut out for it if it is to remain for long in
bance of it's present self
It may be reassuring those who disquieted by
this showing of hands and purposes to be informed that
only proposal reached the stage OF SUBMISSION to the
legislatures of the statestha having to do with federal
regulation Of child labor The Norris amendment chang
ing the dates for the assembling OF Congress and the IN
auguation of the President negotiated the hurdles in the
Senate It will be before the House the coming
This amendment is widely favored because if adopted,
member of Congress, failing OF reelection would not
subsequently, as he does and because the will
of the people expressed at the polls would be promptly
turned to account in Senate and House. well the
Executive department
Other amendments proposed:
Provide four-year terms for representatives.
Make the presidential term six years with re-elec
ton barred
Abolition Of the Electoral college, and the perform
of it's duties by Congress.
Empowering the federal government to levy taxes
incomes from all securities issued by states and the
states to tax incomes from federal securities
That in Legislative notifications of amendments at
least chamber voting such notifications must have
been elected following submission of the amendment
Submission of amendments to direct Of the peo
Permit submission of amendments on majority vote
of either chamber of Congress.
Requiring Congress- to call constitutional conven-
tionOn petition of the legislatures of wOthrds of the
states
Empowering Congress, majority vote of both
amendment.
Authorizing popular referendum prohibition.
Provide for special elections in the states to raty or
nullify the prohibition amendment.
Prohibiting Congress from declaring Except in
of invasion) until the question shall have been sub
mtted to vote of the people.
REQUIRING two-thrds vote in House and Senate for
declaration of
Empowering Congress to conscript money, industry
and property well for purposes.
Making it treason to defraud the government in time
of
Making it treason to attempt to incite to form
of except by amendment to the Constitution
and divorce laws
Prohibiting polygamy and polygamous cohabitaton.
Equal rights for and
Empowering Congress to regulate nominations
well elections of federal officers.
Permitting Congress to call itself into session on>ex-
traordna1y occasions by majority vote of both houses
three-fifths elof one house.
Authorizing the president to vete1tems in appropri
alton bills
Provide for ratification of treaties by majority
vote of the Senate
Enfranchising the District of Columbia and giving
it representation in Congress-
Popular election of judges of the inferior federal
COURTS and empowering Congress in it's discretion to pro-
vide for popular election of Supreme court judges and
for limiting their terms of office.
Some of these proposals are widely approved by men
of all parties contemplating sound and desirable amend
that would do violence to the Constitution in it's
historic character spirit and Others lead in dir
ectons of danger sgnsthe signs that President Coo
dge Mr. Dawes and others pointing out to the voters
in this campaign Minneapolis Tribune.