The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-22
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
TUCKER's EEsOLU7ION FOR DIRECT
TOTE PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Tho Text Of the Amendment to the Const J
tuition - -Non-Coneurrence as to the
Indian Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON. July a-Immediately
after the reading Of the Journal to-day
Nr Bowers (Rep.. Cali demanded the
regular order. thus cutting of the trans
action Of any miscellaneous business The
Speaker announced the regular order to be
vote on the Tucker joint resolution,
providing for the election Of United States
senators by direct vote Of the people.
As this was proposition involving a
change Of the Constitution, the affirmative
votes Of two-thirds cf the members were
necessary 20 its passage.
The yeas and nays were demanded. and
tac result announced. Yeas I3l; nays
So IWo-th!rds having voted In the ar
aimatNe, the joint resolution was dc-
tartd 70 nave been passed. accompanied
D.. applause. II Was the second time
the House had thus declared itself on
t"e quest The joint resolution reads
as follows.
THE RESOLUTION.
Resolved. etc. That I'm leu Of the nrst
paragraph Of section 3 of article OF
the Constitution OF the United States,
ana In lieu Of so much OF paragraph ?. OF
The same section as relates 20 the nlliug
OF vacancies, and in lieu Of all OF para
tn SO far as the same relates to any
authority In Congress 10 make or alter
rez9lations as 10 The time or manner Of
b ing elctiOns for senator's the fol-
lowing be proposed as an amendment to
th- institution, which shall be valid
90 al ntents ana purposes as part Of the
'Von When ratified by the Legis-
l-iI ~ tnirty-four of the States:
0r senate OF the United States shall
lsed Of TWO senators from each
ilSI by the people thereof at
TOT 1X years and each senator
sn-44 have one vote The electors in each
state shall have the qualifications renui-
r.tr f electors of the most numerous
branch of the state legislatures.
le Times. places. and manner OF hold
i.e elections FOR senators shall be as ure-
thereof ~
when vacancies happen in the repre-
sehtau-n OF any state in the Senate the
executive authority Of such State shall
issue writs Of election TO fll such yacan-
Giles, provided: That the Legislature OF
L.l STATE may empower the executive
',,, ~.,ii'. - MAKE temporary appointments
Hhui the people MI the vacancies by
election as the Legislature may direct.
ms amendment shall not be 80 con-
s.iura as 70 affect the election or term OF
any senator chosen before Il becomes
wand as part of the Constitution"
ANOTHER NoN-coNoUBRENcE.
on motion Of Mr.. Holman. non-concur-
renee was voted in the Senate amend
ments 10 the Indian APPROPRIATION bill
4I4 a. a conference was agreed to. Messrs
IIuiIidn, Alien lDem, Miss), and Wilson
u'epr Nash.) were named as conferees
on the part Of the House.
by unanimous consent the consideration
OF business In the morning hour was dis
pensed WITH and the Bvnun Nm rrovid-
ing Tor the accomplishment as fast as
vacancies occur Of those railway postal
Clerks VINO were dismissed from the SER
VIC between March 18th and May l. 1SN,
tWhen the service was placed under the
ciNll service law. was taken up. in ar-
c"rdance with the terms Of the special
0fder agreed upon yesterday The bin
cld not come 10 a vote, and the House
at $50. adjourned until Monday.