| Show TO MAKE constitution HARD TO AMEND I 1 washington jan 25 capital news S service arvic e senator wadsworth of new york introduced a joint resolution in congress looking to tightening up tip the process of amending the constitution ution of the united states the tha judiciary committee to which it was referred rel erred has had hearings upon the proposal and a favorable report i is looked tor for the resolution provides that members ot of at least one branch of 0 the state legislature ratifying a proposed amendment to the federal constitution must be elected after the amendment has been proposed and that any state may require confirmation of the action of its legislature by a tio p pular vote and that any state may c change its vote until the amendment has been ratified by three fourths of the states the proposed change in ratification methods Is particularly interesting at this ame when many suggestions are being made for amendments to the constitution representatives from many churches have just met in washington to discuss plans by which federal control of motion pictures can be brought about at present seven states have motion picture censorship laws which are in the main not very satisfactory to either the motion pic ture industry the picture house managers or the public many ministers elleve that national control is a feces ally but legislators as a rule see the proposal as an infringement of that freedom of the press and speech guaranteed by the constitution mrs winifred mason huck huch representative senta tive from illinois has introduced a bill in the house to amend the constitution ution requiring a referendum before war can be declared A new fanti child labor amendment to the constitution to replace the one declared unconstitutional by the supreme court is to be put before congress with so many proposals in the air to amend the fate of the wadsworth res alution will bo be watched with interest |
