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Echoes from State Capital on Lawmakers and Constitution
A lengthy political column details the defeat of H. B. 309 the initiative to amend the constitution. It notes pledges broken by legislators and a tense floor fight in the House and Senate. The piece argues for the people to govern through a written constitution yet seeks broader citizen involvement without mob rule, invoking England and other nations as contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative League
Hays
Thurston
Rowland
Benton
House
Sam Sumner
Friends
Senate
Cotter- Brown
Thomas Corkery
Frank W. Middaugh
England
Speaker
Dan Beersheeba
Britain
Canada
Supreme Court