The record-union., 1893-04-04
Senate.
snecial to the REcoRp-UN1ox.

WASHINGTON, April st appears
from a resolution introduced in the Sem
ate to-day as if debate on the subject of
the election of Senators by direct vote
OF the people will be renewed at this ex-
ira session. Hoar has introduced a resolu-
tion antagonistic to that proposition, and
gave notice that as soon as convenient
after tomorrow he will address the Sem
ate on the subject. The resolution asserts
that it is expedient that the resolution
sent to the Senate by the House at the
last Congress be adopted, for such a
method of election would essentially
change the character of the Senate as
conceived by the convention that framed
the Constitution and the people who
adopted it.
1t would, the resolution continues,
transfer the selection of Senators from
the Legislatures and intrusted with all
legislative powers of States to bodies hav-
ing no other responsibility, whose cleo
ton cannot be regulated by law; whose
members vote by proxy; whose tenure
OF office is for a single day; whose votes
and proceedings are not recorded, and
who are not under personal responsible
ity. 1t requires the substitution of plu-
ralities for maiorities; transfers the seat
OF political power in territory to great
cities and masses of population; creates
new temptation to fraud and will give
rise TO numerous election contests; will
absolve the larger States from constitu-
tional obligation which secures equal
representation from all States in the Sem
ate by providing that no State shall be
deprived of that equality without its
consent.
In conclusion, the resolution says such
method implies what the whole current
of history shows to be untrue: That the
Senate has, during the past century,
failed to meet the just expecta-
tions of the people, and that State Legis-
latures have proved themselves unfit to
be depositaries of the power of electing
Senators. The reasons which require this
change, if acted upon and carried to a
logical result, will lead to the election by
direct popular vote and by popular ma
jorities of the President and judiciary,
and compel the placing OF these elections
under complete national control. and will
result in the overthrow of the whole
scheme of the Senate, and in the end of the
whole scheme of the National Constitu-
ton as designed and established by the
trainers and the people who adopted it.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
Several More nominations Sent to the
senate by Cleveland.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The President
sent to the Senate the following nomina-
tions:
W. E. Curtis, st. Louis, to be Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, vice G. NJ
Lambertson, resigned.
c. H. Hamlin OF Massachusetts, As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury. vice J.
II. Gear, resigned.
J. H. Eckels, Illinois, Comptroller of
the Currency.
J. f. Meline, District of Columbia, As
sistant Treasurer of the United States.
I. S. Farron, South Carolina, Second
Auditor of the Treasury
J. b. Brawley, Pennsylvania, Auditor
OF the Treasury, PostoIfice Department..
j. j. Willie, Florida, Deputy Fifth
Auditor of the Treasury.
Postmaster, Charles Bull, White Oaks.
New Mexico.
CARLISLE APPOINTMENT.
WAsHIN GToN, April 3.-Secretary Carl
isle appointed Oliver P. Tucker of Gov
ington, KY, Deputy Comptroller of the
Currency, vice Nixon, resigned.