Show SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT PROHIBITS POLYGAMY I Senator Plait Introduces Joint K Hc o lle-o- luion In III Senate Senat a Federal e. Republican Special Service Washington May 9 Senator 9 Senator Platt of Now New York t today day Introduced In tho the sonata senate a 0 Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the tho Constitution to be beas known as Article XVI The proposed amendment provides that neither polygamy amy nor polygamous cohabitation shall exist in the United States an and when found to exist shall be treated as us a crime against the United Stat States f Congress Is IN given Iven power by the third and last K Cllon of the amendment to enforce It by appropriate legislation Upon pon inquiry a 11 Republican representative learns that Mr MI Platt Piatt Introduced Introduced introduced intro Intro- this proposed propose amendment In deference to a resolution on the sub- sub J ct by the Now lew York legislature leg the latter JaUer part of March This proposed amendment differs from Crom rom others along alons this line In that it makes inkes polygamous amou cohabitation a u federal orren offense c Instead of confining It alone lone to polygamous marriage 1 Senator Gorman II Improves PIO Washington May 9 Late Lato Late tonight Senator Senator Arthur Arth ur Pue Gorman's Gorman s physicIan clan ri-in Sail said that his condition Is more favorable than it has haH been for Cpr some som time line He Ic Is hopeful of or steady Ira Ira- lilO The fact that Senator German has confined to his le residence for so soy sov- v- v been heen months gradually falling ailing caus causes s his friends much apprehension among known that ho lw does docs not expect Is i It U I. I again bo te Jn In tin the during tho the to of or the senators senator's present session None one 1 friends are now BOW permitted to toTo To him It is not thought that Mr l see gee Is critically Ill III at t this time Gorman standing reports to that effect U i |