The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-13
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Mr.. CHANDLER ARGUES AGAINsT THE
POPULAR ELECTION OF SENA TORS,

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And Proposes announcer "sS OF Asep'ss
ATiiiionnires Ont or the Senate-frosPect
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WASHINGTON, April 12.-In the Senate to-day
Mr.. Chandler called up Mr.. paimer,s rsso u
Senators by the people. and smoke against
thar odontiop. One objection was that the
adoption Of the proposed amendment to tho
Constitution would extend the Federal power
over ropular elections in the States to an ex-
nit and it would involve the passage Of
Fedora, election Jaw whlcn was no. So ai al -,
ing to nm MR. .nana,sr' as ,.., w"uu 10 ~
,v,ra ,donted n was almost certain to be
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followed by amendments LOT the eholee vi
President and Vice. President ey the people ..
TO hse s tss s sae Of sSe York; for s %
100000 SO as to overcome the votes OF other
Stntesy national election law, he repeated.
would ho n NECESSITY. senators. Representa.
tivcs. President. and Vice. president would be
chosen at elections called by Federal officials.
officials. Did Senators who advocated this
a i,, cv''en ,., ,.iin, ~, r.dar.,
d.a no ana o'hers WHY oeile'eu III
election law would certainly expect 70 DC sus-
nn,I ronr,snn+,tivos who Ind h;tterlv de-
anu hen,rssn.a,ses VINO ao "r''e, o uo
more w rSadiIy in ae e than to the Other nS,sc
Ths amendment. Il adnrted. would BE- tho
nrsi change made, in, the framework Of the
the hirh III character of III" Senators who had
sat in The body. and said it was a sowardly way
OF dealing with millonaires 10 auopt consti-
ns To- k S 'ne co1 1ps ." tha
SENATE. ne @ TnS' e. 70 t%o
Senate 1t was nt 9 Valid bn to- mi
inc %en nnnt o. h;cn ha thoupht Wnnid Ia mich
nnen.meni ~nlfh; . t"o"s"'' "ouiu 10 MUM
The ssss..!v. .ssnmu!.s!on Of S..sh y ,ea!.
Un and NAV prohSit the issSs Gs coPpor.,ions OF
or
prohibit the payment OF excessive dividends Laugh
Mr.. Teller remarked that the general COM
plant was not that these gentlemen had too
h Eh mpasyh but that the rest OF us had too
Mr.. Chandler replied that here was, an
amendment which would remedy all that
afraid he should break into the Senate. We
these enormous fortunes with. perhaps. one
eXception.c came from watered stocks. II the OBJ
Jet OF the proposed amendment was. as he
supposed 1t T. be. to please the Farmers ALI
ably more agreeable to tho AlIianee.to deal d.
rcctly with the rlci men ana taKe tn i iGr
this cowardly way. He suggested still an.
StEer w G hs a asd Ees
tons to consider. 1t was this:
That the President. vics.rresitent heads Of depart.
re' 81 s % he M.n ms nd .snr
shall be elected every two Years at the tunes
anu ~ p'Ae.s ~, e'e.,"" :,,;. A.,
u. @ I'M, nnic insi smf,raya was
destruved in the large cities Ignorant. de-
graded ana criminal siass TS.re espssay IN
int" this country nm enormous influx OF
foreigners unable to read Or write. incapable o:
intciIi1ent hsilot and thesa foreirners as
soon a. they rsached our soil were maIe yot
wit to fhs s nws
to bring them to the polls. This was the hor-
ss Of insSe rsaS Il, sS and n
i M tRat We should enlarge the plan OF popular
ment to the Constitution Of the United States
when there was no popular demand for such a
chanrc and when there was absolutely no
gri.vance .i to b. rem rem elied.
Mr. Cbandier. Mr., Dawes, before tho subject
WIS dronped. said there was Just one point
mnon when he would like Information. What
vas the matter with Lincoln that he could not
he elect ed Senator when TrumbulI wasY
Mr., Pnlmer-I can tell you; he was not a
Mr. Dawes-Oh. had faint recollection
that there was some Senator who could not
'YyT Ne i1 Painar-I was the man. air. Icould not
and would not and did not [Laughter.)
The resolutions were referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. and the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
The Sunervsinp Architects office "a prepar-
;,n ,Ians tnr n rather novel Govarnmsnt hniId.
ing pans lor rather mover oo'efnheh' oui'u
ing to be erected in the pretty little city OF
Ann Arbor. Mich. The Michigan University is
Constructed as to provide against the uoriod-
icuI rushes' of the several thousand students
For mnnv wears th. most serious breaches of
tho peace the authorities Of the university