Evening star., 1928-03-16
Lame Duck Amendment Defeat
Accepted Philosophically

sonal equation to vote 70 abolish lams
duek' sessions
| Popular sentiment Is gradually
crystalli2ing behind the movement" for
| this reform, says the Schenectady
/ Gazette independent Democraticl. and
the Allentown Morning Call (non-part--
san> predicts; Ultimately 1t appears
certain that the question will be put to
| the people. With present opinion that
there has been enough OF coNtitutiora1
amendment for awhile" continues the
Call. ~ may be 10 the advantage OF
the proposition that 1t has been thus
deferred for awhile"
The Yakima Daily Republic (inde-
pendenN thinks that some day the
people will put pressure enough on
their RepreS> utaiiyeS and Senators 70
compel this enactment of this sensible
measure but that day Will no; he soon"
The Akron Beacon Journal tRepuhli-
CAM predicts thar lame ducks Will
never swing the aN against their own
political peCkS,"
The Reno Evening Gazette (lnde-
pendent Republican, points cut that
-four times the Senate has adopted
resolutions. only 10 have them rejected
by the iouSr. aud again the latter body
N in hostile mood" Noting that
House leaders raised the hostile cry
OF Constitution tinkerirg.'" the Spring
tleld Republican independently asserts
that "the tinkering charge becomes silly
when tiokering is needed" The Nin-
neapol,S Tribune (Repub,icani holds
that lame duek" members Of Congress,
though they bc preferable In ability
- - -. r.Ns1
SUcceSSofS. are nevertheless political Az
achroni$,tS III y correct conception ~
the representative principle vi oar Gov
eInniCnt, The AnnlSsoo Star tprno-
cratiCl points out that. AS to the voters
"the mSn WhaM they want rrlnSycG
can continue ~ vote III defiance ot the
VIII vt the majority III the state cr
district hence he gets ms commission"
"lIaS the House the rtSAt ~ continue
the tulcyI>&'tns powers of a member
after that members district has de-
elared against his candiIlaeNF" asks the
Fort Worth Rec0Td~Celegram ip<snto-
craticN. and the Lowell Evepins Leader
tindepenasnt Republican, inS!StS thas
the Norris plan II simply an etloyt to-
ward II more consistent democracy
The IsNarkana Ilasette INenl>csat'cN
declares. The arguments In support
of the plNpoSed amendment ave 81 reaa
Sonahle and thele Is 81 little ~ Sspgcre
ot the retenti1n ~ the present SvStem
thar there appears o. have been ne
gpod season Far the adverse vote"
A Suggestion from the philadelphia
ENenlng Hullesin ttndependcnt Repue~
NvanA II thar ~ "tae plan feC a rhange
in the nlsnt,s date 81 the CONVERSATIONAL
seSSten has much t. tvFeyuDlena IT."
VITA the similar change III taauguga~
tion, 'an approach eo the same result
Wau,a he gained II ste Initial date tor
u New Congress WSFS "a As set cA the
day loilawing the Ata vi Mareh
Ihat," the RulletM adds, would atord
u reasonable period between the time I
eleetlen and the session and would
avoid the hang delay"
~rhe nsltp,sSe which the amendment
soAght tc accomplish was goInmsnsi-
able" IN the Judgment Of the hanAsa
tNenlng News tkepaelleAaA. whAAh,
~aNever, feels that "the s<<e~alty for
ythtns mare than etsAs sw en-
Stsaj&Tt IS atAN suv. H~s Tho
,san AntWia ENis@s ,h.' .NnAant
rNn,aelatse1 also heas vs he retpFm
could be accomplished lS statute