Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-03


mittee ON privileges and elections, to
which was referred the several propo-
Sitions to amend the Constitution so as
to provide for electing United States
senators by direct vote of the people,
will report to the full committee a sub
stitute for the several PROPOSE ions, read
ing as follows:
That the senate of the United States shall
be composed of two senators from each state,
who shall be chosen by a direct vote of the
people of the several states for six years, and
the electors in each state shall have the quail
tications requisite for electors of the most
numerous branch of the state legislature, and
each senator shall have one vote. If vacan-
cies happen, by resignation or otherwise, the
executive thereof may make temporary APP
pointments until the next general election in
such state for members of the house of rep
resentatives in congress, when such vacan-
cies shall be filled by direct vote of the peo-
pie, as aforesaid.
The house committee on judiciary has
ordered favorable report on Mr.. Oates
hill amending the naturalization laws.
The bill, as reported. provides that no
alien who has ever been convicted of a
felony OF other infamous crime or mis-
demeanor involving moral turpitude, or
who is an Anarchist or polygamist, or
who immigrated to the United States in
violation of any of the laws of the
country, or who cannot read the cOnsti-
tuition of the United States, shall be
paturalized. Five years continuous
residence in the United States and one
in the state in which the application is
made are made necessary to naturaliza-
ton. The present law concerning the
declaration IF intention is abolished, eX-
cept as to those persons not here five
years, who may desire to take up an
entry on the public lands.
The striking contrast between the
friendship existing between the Repub-
lican candidates for the presidency and
the anything wn-the-other-man en-
nifty of the Democratic leaders gives
food for thought to every thinking man.
A party whose leaders will stoop to any
and all sorts of deception, trickery and
blackguardism to obtain their ends, may
we'll be looked at with suspicion by
those DESTROYS of honest government.
While it is allowable to expound ones
own virtues, and even on occasion give
light to facts which would prove an OPP
ponent's unfitness for office, the policy
of the Hill and Cleveland factions are so
degraded and disgusting as to merit the
condemnation of the public, irrespective
of party feeling.
The rank and file of the allied indus
trial organizations have already begun
to discuss the next presidential nomina-
nation. Gen. James B. Weaver of Iowa,
once the candidate of the Greenback par
tv for president; L. L. Polk of North
Carolina, now president of the national
Farmers Alliance; Ignatius Donnelly of
Minnesota; United States Senator Stan
ford; L. V. Powderly, grand master of
the Knights of Labor; Alison G.. Streeter
of Illinois, late candidate F. M. B.
A. for United States senator from
Illinois, are few of those who are
being discussed as possible presidential
or vice-presidential candidates.
One of the questions settled at the re-
cent conference between the Canadian
Commissioners and Secretaries Blaine
and Foster, representing the United
States, was in regard to the establish
ment of boundary line in Alaska and
British Columbia. Preliminary surveys
have already been made by the United
States coast survey, but hitherto no
joint action has been held. The decision
reached at the conference was for a
joint or international prosecution of the
work already begun by the United
States.
Cleveland has called off the New York
convention which was to have been held
in May, as he does not wish to figure as
sbolter" or 'skicker" but at the same
time will keep up an anti-Hill movement
in New York to show that he is still in
the ring. Meanwhile he will work the
western states for delegates who favor
his own candidacy. The convention
will be thoroughly cognizsnt of the
character of the Hill delegation and
with an overwhelming delegation from
other states he can win without New
York.
The house judiciary committee has or
dered favorable report on the bill to
prevent the dissertation of the United
States flag. The bill provides that any
person or persons who shall use the
national flag, either by printing. paint
ing, or otherwise, in any advertisement
for public display or gain shall be guilty
of misdeanor and on conviction there
OF Shall De Hneu IN any SUN not exceed
ing 500, or Imprisonment not less than
thirty days, or more, at the discretion
of the court.
There is something especially appro.
pirate in Chairman Springer's providing
darkroom annex to the apartment in
which his dark-lantern committee holds
its meetings. There are no windows
whatever in the dark room and the fit
ness of things is preserved in the circum
stance that it is lighted with gas. The
Ostensible purpose of this room is the
storage of documents, etc. That an
nouncement is, however, calculated tt
mislead none but the unknowing.
Massachusetts Democrats are waxing
wrolh over the listless, lazy action O.
that party IN congress 50. They feel tina
the Democratic party is on the verge O
ruin. and that none of the present would
be leaders can save it. Accordingly they
are putting forth all their energies in be
half of their governor, William E. Rus
sell, whom they would like to see orna
ment the presidential chair.