Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1880 — Thaf Disseantiong Oprnfan. [ARTICLE]

Thaf Disseantiong Oprnfan.

fLigoajer Btuw.],. . ~v . . Jude* Seott **d Ni black of tht bl' .4.l*** Bupreiae Court hare published their opinions dissenting from the late decision of the dourt on the constitutional amendments. The dissenting i«dgM bdld th»t lha amendments received the “ major ityef *llth* elector* of tb* Bt*ty * required,lk 7 the eonfttUutlo*,. b«e*uso they reoeivad * majority of <4l the vote# east tor and against tbs at at th* J»lootio« *t which they wore rated on. According to tb*|r position, it hut. Are rotes had bos* east for tbs amendment* to four against, they, would liar* rocsivod the required majority, because. they. had a majority of the votes cast! Certainly this is not good asase, and ws are laollaed to doubt its beiag good law.