Show thew constitutional convention IS PROPOSED A proposal for calling a convention 0 amend or revise constitution is now being considered by the lower house of the state legislature A joint resolution introduced in the house last week by representative charles redd of san juan county aks that the legislature be empower ed to submit the proposition of calling a constitutional convention to the voters at the next general election rep redd explains that th present state constitution was drafted in 1895 and has not been appreciably revised since the present constitution says mr redd is not a broad fundamental lw but a code of statutes which leaves the legislature helpless in making many needed changes in support of his contention mr redd points to a constitutional provision that neither the legislature noi the board of education can prescribe textbooks for the public schools provision he said is fortunately corn conly disregarded opposition to revising the alon is being manifested by many wh express tear at tampering with the fundamental state document |