Evening star., 1936-12-04

ically revealed by a compilation lust is
sued under the direction of Col. Edwin
A. Halsey, secretary of the Senate. It
shows that since 1889 no fewer than
3,759 amendments have been proposed.
OF that total, 1854 were offered during
the first century of the Republic: 1916
between 1890 and 1926. and 479 between
1926 and 1886. The publication tabulates
all amendments suggested during the
past decade and names of members of
Congress who offered them. Projected
changes in the prohibition amendment
were the most numerous, along with pro-
posals affecting nomination or election
of the President and Vice President and
income from securities. Since 1926 there
have been nine proposals to change the
tenure of the presidency, variously to six.
sever or eight years. Most prolific pro-
posers of amendments were Senators
Ashurst of Arizona, Dill of Washington,
Capper of Kansas, Gibson of Vermont
Bingham of Connecticut, Norris of Ne
braska and Vandenberg of Michigan, and
Representatives Celler, Fish and Griffin
of New York, Crosser of Ohio. Frear of
Wisconsin, CARRIER of Oklahoma, La
Guardia of New York, Lea of California,
Ludlow of Indiana, Mcleod of Michigan
and SABBATH of Illinois Representative
Zioncheck of Washington introduced an
amendment last April providing that any
law held unconstitutional by the Su-
preme Court shall be valid if approved
by the electorate or re-enacted by Con-
gress.
While the scrap over the majority
leadership absorbs House Democrats, Re-
publicans evince lively interest in a
movement sponsored by G. o. P. men,
bers Of liberal persuasion for the pur-
pose Of molding the future party pro-
gram. Their reputed idea is to take heed
of the lessons of the 1896 election and
direct the elephants footsteps along
paths distinguished by constructive con-
Germ for the general welfare, especially
in the field of social justice. Among
those expected to be prominent in this
project are Representatives Brewster Of
Maine, Halleck of Indiana, Rich of Penn
sylvania, Mas of Minnesota, Rogers of
Massachusetts,, Arends and Church of
Illinois, Gwynne Of Iowa, Short of Mis-
souri,, Tobey of New Hampshire and
Dondero of Michigan. The group Is said
TO be less interested in bringing about
any change in the minority leadership
than in reshaping party policy.
4 \ X y
Col Robert w. Bingham. American
Ambassador to the Court Of st. James,
has hung up q new record In Great
Britain His recent receipt Of an hon.
orary doctor Of literature degree from
oxford makes the Kentucky editor r-dip-
lomat the first foreigner ever to receive
academic distinctions from all three Of
John Bulls leading universities. Mr..
Bingham previously had been honored by
the faculties of Cambridge and London.
A former American diplomat, also .
newspaper man-Col. Henry w. Shoe
maker of Altoona, Pa-former envoy
to Bulgaria, has just had one Of that
country's largest national parks named
after him in token Of his interest in for
estry while at Sofia from 1880 to 1888.
Little hope is encountered In either
administration or congressional quarters
that war debt negotiations with France
or any OF the other countries In default
are destined to get very far in the visible
future. One thing Is certain, viz, that