Mr.  C.  B.  McLaughlin  —  Mr.  Chairman,  I  desire  to  say  but  a
word  upon  this  proposed  amendment.  I  agree  with  what  the
gentleman  from  New  York,  Mr.  Bowers,  said.  I  supposed  we  were
here  to  amend  and  revise  the  Constitution  in  the  interests  of  the
people  of  the  State.  I  have  yet  to  hear  of  any  serious  complaint  that
has  been  made  from  any  portion  of  the  State  that  the  term  of  office
of  the  justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  is  too  long.  What  is  to  be
gained  by  shortening  this  term?  What  interest  is  to  be  derived  by
the  people  in  shortening  it?  Now,  it  certainly  does  not  remove  the
'office.  It  seems  to  me  it  would  be  a  great  mistake,  a  serious  mis-
take, to  shorten  this  term  to  ten  years,  because  during  the  time  that
this  term  has  been  what  it  is  now,  there  has  gone  up  from  no  portion
of  the  State,  so  far  as  I  know,  any  demand  for  shortening  it.  I  hope
that  the  article  will  be  adopted  as  is  proposed  by  the  committee  in
this  respect.
