Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-17
.rPEOPLE TO CHOOSE.
r,g Tendency in the House and
Senate as Well for
& SENATORIAL ELECTIONS
vs--s Of tie Several Siatss-Four
ga9v For the Committee 70 Act
rr. q, 0a,s-Ibs Features Of
the Measures.

y. y
l--r-sr movement for the election
--rsd states Senators by a
~ the people is destined
,, enc OF the most impor-
.,,s.,s discussed by the Fifty
N congress. 1t seems likely TO be
-s -.a. subject Of national interest
rH..h party lines are not 70 be
and from this fact the advocates
--17osei reform derive great en-
cement Of ultimate success.
sf.is probably true that OF the
-.r- resolutions on the subject
s-,sF .a the two Houses, or in
.srf preparation, most of the au-
s-a Democrats, yet several OF the
s~rtar.c advocates OF the COnsti-
-,r amendment are prominent Re-
--, Senator Palmer, Of Illinois,
.s9,r7rg stood as the exponent OF
-71.ar principle in the West, and
,.-ras his election solely to the
.T..r which the people Of Illinois
s5 the new theory, will take
-srf the reform movement in the
i. while Representative Johnson,
9.rrt..cen Representative from
Dakota, will be the most aggres-
5vgcate Of the constitutional
.-srt iu the House.
House Committee on Election OF
Int. Vice President and Repre-
res in Congress at a meeting
.-scfaL attention to the various
g,.,51s for q constitutional amend
providing for the election Of
3 states Senators by direct vote
- reop,e Of the respective States.
-rmittee was addressed by Re
-aIves Miller, OF Wisconsin,;
y, o., Nebraska; Enloe, Of TenneS-
md Johnson, Of North Dakota, all
r.n have propositions Of this kind
b. before the committee.
IL f5iut resolution which Mr.. Miller
proposes a constitutional amend
giving one United States Senator
b State primarily, and an addi-
senator for each million OF inhab-
all 20 be elected by the people.
Use. this would work a very radi-
l-ze, indeed, in the composition
be United States Senate, but Mr..
Z, c0ntended that the smaller
rs had disproportionately large
-el,ation in the Senate and his
ne would secure a more equitable
-sH,aJiOn.
,g1ate influences, 1t was urged
1s other three speakers, were too
-.a factor in the election OF Sena-
n BIZ legislatures. Attention was
20 the frequency of charges Of
70 made during and subsequent to
1s OF United States Senators.
E1.0e, Of Tennessee, said While
uyestigatiOns which had been
into charges Of corruption in the
1u Of Senators had generally been
sss. vet there was no doubt in the
Is Of thinking and reading men
there was a substantial foundation
,ls charges in many instances.
Powers, Of Vermont, asked Mr..
I the popular elections might
result in sending less able men 70
senate. and il the present method
Do. secure the services Of men OF
r who perhaps could not be in
20 take part in q political con-
-el as was incident TO elections.
/ E ElI7e said 10 might possibly occur
e51a.ly, as 10 some times did in all
elections, that men Of inferior ca
f7u.ght be chosen 10 the Senate,
'-l. the country would suffer less
4 cave a fool in the Senate for six years
F. 10 have a corrupt sCOundrel. The
Institutional amendments offered
lsss-s Bryan, Of Nebraska, EniOe,
.s1lessee, and JOhnSOn,Oi North Da-
B. differ in this, that Mr.. Bryan $
-ilelt proposes that Senator's shall
,,ei by direct vote only in such
- as through their proper leglsla-
machinery decide to elect Senators
-s manner, while Messrs. Enloe and
-soa propose that the new method
a. be compulsory as to all States on
logaJn Of the proposed amend
Ls committee adjourned until next
"a I,l the belief of the authors
-s various resolutions that a ma
3o'the committee is in favor OF
.'lls one of the propositions back
a House. with the recommendation
.i be adopted by the House.