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sucfl an 'assignmient. To such requèsts I inivariably 'reply that there.is one particular provisior In ., the Cons titution of the United States which could of itself be made asubject for an entire volume, even more than ûone, filled with entertain- ing incidents and personalities. I reý- fer to Section 5 of Article * L To, the best of knowledge. very l1ittie, if anything, has been written about this particular provision, ex- cept by more or less . casual' refer' ence.. It certa inly has' neyer been e xh au ste d for its interest. significance and entertainment. Per- haps some day, some am bitious and, .gifted person.will write the romance and pathos of the.ev(ents that haveý takrr place' in the operation of this single provision of the Constitution I'Judge of EIections" Secetion 5 of Article 1 provides 'in effect that the House and Senate shall each'be thre "judge of elections" and "qualifications of its own mena- bers." It further provides that each is to cletermine its own rules and control its own Journal of the pro- ceedings. It aiso gives each body the right to punish its miembers for, "disorderly behaviour". and even ex- pel a member with concurrence of tWo-thirds of the membership. Miing their respective certîficates of electiori. Whilc neàrly ail the statesý have laws governlng the elections of, Representatives in Congress, the in-,. teresting fact is that although a member-elect may have a certificate of election from the proper state executive issued in strict accordance with state law, he has nto absolute guarantee that he will be given his seat in Congress. Very early in our of state laws under state* constitu- tions and has acted.on its decision thât they were unconstitutional, A very interesting, and somnetimnes .amusing, somietimies pathetic chap- ter of congressional history has: been written in1 the cases "arising out of1 the constitutional'power ,of the Sen- ate 'and House to determine- the. ".îqualifications of its membgirs" an& to ",judge -the élections." Perhaps another case will arise out of the i Willis-Van Nuys contest for theIn-, diana seat ini the United States Sen- ate. It is. because of Section 5 of Article 1i of the Constitution that either, can didate has the right to appeal to the Senate îtself as final judge. Can Punish Members Not nldes- 4eaal badyrof Con gress have the power to determine who is "qualifled" for a seat, each also has control over the behavior of its members. Innumerable cases cari be found where senators and representatives have been expelled. StÛR more numerous are the 'cases where members have been publicly censured by the Speaker for the use of offensive language ini debate, un- pariiamentary behavior and use of, bergeaflt-at-Arms brmngs trie offena-i ing member before the B 1ar of, the' House and the Speaker censures him. Undoubtedly the offending member will be further punished by bis dis- trict wben he seeks reelection. It has invariably happened. .The personalities and events that bave takeri place in connection with Section 5 of Article 1 of the Con- stitution present an. opportunity for FRUIT - IVE IFRWTS AND SEEDLESS GlAMI CocktaiW titcon I CAMPBIL'S c4on SbROAOCAST CORNEP. BIEF, Hash. . 2'~: 2c QUICK SUDS TIIAT LAst Chipso ,Meat Markcet WeeIcencI or, MiId, Skicned-WhoIB or Shan Whole or h. IeOfl ji Pork Links "P*'r S BrrMunschweige Head Chèsee . .-b. can 19Ccan3-b8 W New YXrUafl nA u It was a' combifled business an pleasure triP, Mrs.. White visitin members of -her famnilY in New Yor wbile site was there. lor, the 'rhanicsgiving ,week]. tend. 222-oz. c pkgs.37 29C l lb.