2.
Either house of the legislature has a rigt to make amendments; but,
when so made, they must be sanctioned by the other house before they can
become a law. The senate has no power to originate any money bills, (q.
v,) but may propose and make amendments to such as have passed the
House of representatives. Vide Congress; Senate.
3.
The constitution of the United States, art. 5, and the constitutions of
some of the states, provide for their amendment. The provisions
contained in tho constitution of the United States, are as follows:
"Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary,
shall propose amendments to this constitution, or, on the application of
the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call a
convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be
valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of this constitution, when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, or
by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of
ratification may be proposed by Congress: Provided, that no amendment
which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and
eight, shall, in any manner, affect the first and fourth clauses in the
ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its
consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate."
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