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1 Federal Constitutional Convention 1 (1930)

handle is hein.cow/fdcstcv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 71ST CoNGRESS SENATE jDocuxzN 2d Session J No, 78 FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION /t Mr. TYDINGS presented the following COMPILATION SHOWING THE APPLICATIONS MADE FROM TIME TO TIME TO THE SENATE BY THE LEGISLATURES OF VARIOUS STATES FOR THE CALLING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 6 (calendar day, FEBRUARY 1), 1930.-Ordered to be printed STATES ASK FOR FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION A joint resolution of the Wisconsin Legislature has been received by the United States Senate, asking that a constitutional convention be called to consider proposing to Congress such amendments to the Federal Constitution as may be agreed upon, in accordance with Article V of the Constitution. Wisconsin is the thirty-fifth State whose legislature has requested such a convention to be called, and the Wisconsin resolution cites the mandatory provision of Article V that Congress on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a convention for proposing amendments. The 35 States which have filed formal application with Congress constitute more than two-thirds of the States of the Union. They are: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oldahoma, Oregon,Pennsyl- vania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin resolution does not cite any particular subject for amendment.

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