ir: M TI'KSDAY, AHJUST 3, 1920
THE NEW CONSTITUTION
A Notion of AWIrle Pealing Willi
the rnined
Amendment
(By A. J. Weaver, rreMck'iit of the
Constitutional Convention.)
No. 1.
lids, ip!i iJi'trict to el'd if own
lumber. Tlie iuriot 1 tt diatrib
u to the p naiors anil itprem nta
(iv.m more equitably In lun rifles,
o jirovMe n'pnsonlal lin to rural
district, to Bhortcn the hallo, and
io bilnk? Ue candidate lic.ner th?
pi isonnl acquaintance of ihJ voter.
A ttn exumide of the unuiinivu of
ih" pnpeiit FjBtdu, alums: inlf of
h" population of Lanca.ir county
The Herald rvepents herewith the j reMd.'M outride of tlio city of 1
coin and yet this part has not hud l
I lift apportionment of the cuu liy
a pro'ntatlo;i In the loSi d,i lire. It
niju'lil be well to add that um'.-r this
provision oil ilintiirtn nv placed cn
the aiiiu basis and for that rciiBoo
Shire Is no dlFcriinlnTlon. Purllnr
nore, tie Jarpe cities of th? Uniicd
.?'atci5, Including N:v Voik an'i
iMiicaKO, are ho dlstribni-d.
The Ierls!nture
No. tt providea that the number of
state nenatoifl, If desired by the pop
ple, may b fincrenned to fifty, thin
providing a way for a more repre
sentative senatorial body In case the
growth or nerds of the state demand
this Increase. There la no provision,
however, In the old or new previs
ions, preventing the reduction of the
sizo of the membership of elt hi
house.
' No. 7 Increases the salaries of
members of the legislature front $600
to $800 clarifies the meaning of tie
nalary provision as to special sess'oo!:
rnd eliminates the provision requir
ing the legislature lo remain in ses
sion sixty days even If It can c iu
jdete Its work In less time. The
reasons for these changes wMl bo ob
vious to every citizen.
No. 8 requires a majority nnpi-cval
by an aye and nay vote of confer
ence reports and amendments 'r:im
either house, many of watch under
the present legislative procedure pre
passed by a. viva voce vote during toe
closing hours of the legislature and
which In many cases carry large ap
propriations and pertain to important
measures. This will render less like
ly vicious and 111 considered legisla
tion and will promote economy.
Im1illlts Salary liaises
No. 9 extends the present constitu
tional provision prohibiting the ap
pointment of members of the legisla
tion to state ofilces. In the interest
of the public service these members
should not be permitted to create
new offices or legislate as to existing
departments and tien become the
beneficiaries of the laws enacted.
No. 10 prohibits raise in salaries
during a term .of office. This pro
vision will prevent or discourage lob
bying In favor of such increase.
No. 11 reserves the mineral rights
In state lands. Nebraska still own:
1,600,000 acres of school lands and.
In view of the known fact that there
Is oil and other mineral renoutcea
presidential yenr. This convention lu surrounding states, and vahir.b'.c
has submitted Its work In the fairest deposits cf potash in our own plate,
possible manner by permitting a sep- the convention wisely concluded that
arate vote on each amendment. These these remaining natural resources
amendments have received the earn-'should be prserved to the people,
est and careful consideration of the' Such resources aave furnished an im
couventlon and we recommend all of menseinenae revenue In states like
first of a series of articles dealing
with the proposed amendments lo the
tate constitution as adopted by the
constitutional convention which met
In Lincoln last winter. The eerie
In taken from a talk given to the
editors of the state by A. J. Weaver,
president r? .. co- -r! and per
iaps the Lei.. v,u....i.,j .an In the
state to explain them. The amend
l,. ,.i.- ;. i : . a.'.d we
short, unbiased summary. Follow
Ins Is the first installment of the
scries:
Thf avrnge life of our state con
ntltution has been twenty years. This
has been due to unwise limitations,
to tie growth of the states and a
change of social and economic condi
tions. Nebraska's consttlutlon has
lasted for forty-five years. When tie
constitution of 1875 was adoi-ted Ne
braska was but an Infant state. To
day It la a great modern common
wealth. It has asserted Its suprem
acy in education. In agriculture and
In Industry, and finally It has a su
perb citizenship which recognized the
necessity of modernizing the consti
tution so as to meet the new needs
of the people. This convention there
fore In answering the mandate of the
people "To revise, amend or change
the constitution," had tnuca to guide
It, particularly the great growth and
prosperity of the state, and the con
Tention wisely recognizing that the
constitution of 1875 was a great doc
ument and fundamentally sound, de
rided that It would only amend the
fundamental law.
There were presentea to the con
vention 336 proposals. After Beventy
four days of deliberation In which
rach proposal was given a full and
fair hearing, the convention adopted
forty-one amendments, whlca will be
submitted to the electors of the state
at a special election to be held Tues
day, Sept. 21, 1920. The convention
was unanlmoua In the opinion that
the people of the state having at
considerable expense culled a consti
tutional convention, the delegates to
which were selected at a special elec
tion, the result of its deliberation
should likewise be submitted at such
an flection, thus enabling the elec
torate to vote upon tae merits of the
proposed amendments without the
Confusion which would necessarily
result as In years past from the sub
mission at a general election In a
theni to the people of Nebraska. We
believe taat their adoption will re
sult In more efficient and economical
government of the state and Its eub
dlvlslons, facilitate th administra
tion of Justice and promote the pub
lic welfare.
j" ' Ah to Jury Trials
No. 1 authorizes five-sixths Jury
verdict in civil cases. This will
simplify the Judicial processes and
prevent many useless re-t rials, re
sulting in a saving to both the tax
payers and litigants. When import
ant property rights are now deter
mined in arbitration and condemna
tion proceedings by a majority of
arbitrators or appraisers, it is not
necessary to require a unanimous
verdict in civil cases.
No. 2 permits the legislature to
reculate the property rights of the
aliens. Culifomla and other . Btates
have for years been confrnoted with
perplexing alien problems. Settle
ments of Japanese are taking place
In our own state and tae convention
concluded that if immigrants to this
country persisted In remaining
aliens, receiving the benefits of our
government without assuming tne
responsibility of citizens, their prop
erty rights should be subjec: to eg
Vlatlon. No. 3 provides that the common
school branches shall be taught in
the English language In all schools
of the state. Tais provision, will ;r
sure to the youth of the state a
knowledge of the language in which
the spirit of our Institutions la ex
pressed, and will promote true Atner
icanlsm.
Initiative and Referendum
No. 4 reduces the percentages i en
quired on Initiative and referendum
petitions. These reductions were
deemed advisable on account of the
Wyoming and Minnesota, thereby
lessening tho burdens of government
which otherwise would have to be
pail Ly direct taxation.
No. 12 eliminates the obsolete leg
islative apportionment provisions.
PALMYRA ONCE MIGHTY CITY
But Today Only Ruins Mark Site of
Great Commercial Center of the
Third Century.
. ralmyrn, In Astatic Turkey, Is per
haps the most remarkable "dead city"
In the world a place of mighty ruins1,
dreary desolation, ghosts and skele
tons. There Is a living Palmyra, too.
It Is a little Arab village of some 1,500
people, living In low-mud huts, and
Is so lost In the midst of the ruins
that from a little distance It Is Invis
ible. The ruins of Talmyra are really ma
jestic, with long rows of columns,
great arches and massive stone walls
still standing. These are the remains
of a city that In the third century af
ter Christ wa sought as an ally by
both Rome and Persia. It was a city
of culture and beauty and a great
commercial center where caravan
routes met and crossed.
le utter decay of Palmyra has
been considered something of a mya
tery, especially since Damascus, her
ulster city and very similarly situated,
remains today Just what she was 2,000
years ago a busy commercial town.
Ellsworth Huntington, an expert on
climate, who visited Palmyra, express
ed the opinion that the decline of the
city was caused by the failure of Its
water supply, due to a change In cli
mate. He found that there were eight
large conduits running from the moun
tains to the cltv tint that nnlv tvn
Increased number of voters by euf- of (nege confanPd water at the time.
frage being extended to women.
No. 5 requires that counties entltl
e dto two or more representatives or
senators shall be divided into dis-
' Palmyra has numerous na mesa km
There are no less than 19 Palmyras
In the United States, and one In
Brazil.
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V. V. MKI1CK COMPANY ' ,
I II.KS INHHIMAI, PICOTKST
The F. W. Mellck company of
1H .nir.pford has filed an Informal
pro( i t with the railway commission
against the cancellation of the Up
dike train warehouse licenses. The
protest nsperts that, elevators, espec
ially terminal elevators arc require!
by law to accept grain for store, th:il
shippers should have privilege ef
storing grain especially waen grain
in shipped on the long haul. If tin
i.m rlt't becomes completely demoral
ize while grain Is In transit It is
argued that it wuld work a grei.t
hardship If shippers do not have th'
privilege of storing.
"EiTective at once," says a letter
from the Lpdiko Urain company of
Omaha to the railway commission,
"we wish to caned our public grain
warehouse licenses at Aurora, Hast
ing, Clay Center, More Bluff, Bruno,
Seward, Goehner, North Omaaa, El
doraho and Harvard."
The grain company made this re
quest after having received an opin
ion from, the atotrney general's de
partment holding that public grain
warehouses are required by law to
receive grain for storage up to cap
acity of their storage room. The re
quest for cancellation of licenses cov
ers every public grain warehouse of
the Updike company in Nebraska.
One protest from shipper has been
received asking tae commission not
to permit cancellation of warehouse
licenses cn tho ground that shippers
ought to have somewhere to store
grain, especially at terminal shipping
points. The railway commission has
taken no action on the subject of can
cellation. Thus far It has been deem
ed the right of a licensee to have his
license cancelled whenever ae desires
it, providing he has paid all obliga
tions Incurred under warehouse law.
Licenses are Issued upon the pay
ment of 2 to the state treasury and
the giving of a bond signed by a
guaranty on Indemnity company.
Licenses arc Issued for a calendar
year.
Talk about the daylight-saving
plan all you pleas", no real economic
problem Is to be solved that way.
You can't brat the inexorable law of
production by shifting tne nands of
the clock.
A lot of counterfeit American
money Is being circulated In Russia.
f?js a dispatch; but from what one
hears it Ig Just as good aa the money
they make over there.
According to New York's spring
fashion edict, men's coats will be
worn "Just n fraction longer," the
An other nice thing about overalls
Is that you can scratch a match on
them.
The divinity that doth hedge a
king Is no longer believed in or re
fp.cted by the common people. Burg-
fr.ictlon in many instances being liars have looted the Villa of King
about one-half year. 'christian of Denmark.
WE'LL SAY IT'S HOT
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But there's one way to
Beat the game.
Fans will not do the business like a
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Business men will find Ice Cream a
pleasant relief from the severity of the
hot weather. Just find your way to
the neatest soda fountain they all sell
Alliance Creamery products and or
der one. of the many satisfying dishes
Hvaihihle and experience the certain
ivli. f that awaits you.
Women shoppers with children who
nre hot and fretful will find the same
degree of pleasant relief if they will
try our fee Cream. It's refreshing and
healthful. Try it.
Buy it by the Pint or Quart at all
fountains or by the Gallon at the
creamery.
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