The advocate., 1891-12-30
WASHINGTON EDITORIAL CORRESPOND.
ENCR.

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tereet of more popular government wal
the presentation of q joint resolution
adopted by the Legislature of Wisconsin
that elected William F. Villas as the sue
cessor 10 United States Senator John G
SpOoner, who was q devoted persona
and political friend Of President Harri
son.
Senator Villas presented the resolution
which was referred to the committee or
privileges and elections, and the text ol
which is as follows:
Whereas, The causes no longer exist, which
influenced the fathers at the time the cOnsti
tuition of the United States was framed to pro
vide that The Senators In Congress should bt
elected by the Legislatures Of the several states
and
Whereas, The experience Of recent years has
demonstrated the necessity Of change In the
manner of electing Senators If that body is to
continue to represent the conservative public
sentiment; and
Whereas, It Is more In accord with the spirit
Of our institutions, and has proved to be, all
things considered, the best mode of selecting
public servants to elect them by a vote OF the
people; therefore be It
Resolved, That It is the sense Of this Leglsla-
ture that the constitution Of the United States
should be amended SO as to provide that Sena-
tors In Congress shall be elected by vote Of the
people.
Resolved further, That our Senators and
Representatives In Congress be advised accord
ingy.
LEGISLATIVE AND SENATORIAL ACTION ON
THIS MATTER BY INDIANA.
Daniel w. Voorhees,, who entered the
United States Senate on November 10,
1877, as the successor Of Oliver P. Nor
ton-who died a short time previous
thereto-has since been continued in
that position, and whose term expires on
March 3, 1897, is most heartily in favor
Of like resolution of instruction and re-
quest, which. was adopted bV the Legis-
lature Of Indiana that elected for the
fourth time Mr.. Voorhees, to seat In the
Senate. Senator Turpie, Of Indiana, on
the same day presented this resolution,
and at the same time offered and spoke
to the following joint resolution:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiVes Of the United States of America In
Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
cOncurring therein,) That the following amend
ment be proposed to the Legislatures Of the
several states, which, when ratified by three
f0urths Of said Legislatures shall become and be
a part Of the constitution namely:
That section 8 of article be so amended that
the same shall be as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
Sec. 3. That the Senate Of the United States
shall be composed of two Senators from each
state, who shall be chosen by direct vote OF the
people of the several states for six years. and the
electors In each state shall have the quallhca-
tion requisite for electors Of the most numerous
branch Of the slate Legislatures; and each Sena-
tor shall have one vote.
William NJ. Stewart, who came into
the United States Senate when Nevada
was admitted into the Union as state,
reviewed the silver coinage part of the
message of President Harrison in some
very forcible statements on the 18th inst.
He said:
If the secretary Of the treasury had exercised
the discretion cOnhded In him by the Bland act
and bought and coined s4,OCO,COO worth of silver
bullion per month, and paid 1t out to the bond
holders according TO contract, silver would have
been remonetzed long ago. Silver would then
have been the money of the bondholders, and
they were powerful enough to see to 1t that their
money was not degraded or deprecated. Every