The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-22
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
The House Passes the Tucker Joint
Resolution.

Washington, July 21.-Immediately
after the reading of the Journal in the
House today MIR. Bowers, rep, of Cal
ifornia demanded the regular order, thus
cutting of the transaction of any miscel-
laneous business.
The speaker announced the regular or
der to be vote on the Tucker Joint res
olution, providing for the election of
United States senator's by a direct vote Of
the people. AS this was proposition in
volving n change of the constitution, the
Affirmative votes of two-thirds of the
members were necessary 20 its passage.
The yeas and nays were demanded and
the result announced was: Yeas 1877,
nays 40. Two thirds having voted in the
Affirmative, the joint resolution was de-
clared To have been passed, accompanied
by applause. 1t was the second time the
House had thus declared itself on the
question. The joint resolution reads as
follows:
Resolved, etc, That In lieu of the first para
graph Of section 3, of article l. OF the con.
stltutton OF the United States, and in lieu OF
SO muohot paragraph 2 Of the same section,
as relates to the hlllng of vacancies and in
lieu OF all OF paragraph /, OF section OF said
article !, IN 50 far as the same relates 10 any
authority In congress to make OF alter regu-
latlons as TO the times or manner OF holding
elections Tor senator's the following be pro
posed as an amendment to the constitution,
which shall be valid to all intents and pur-
poses, as part OF the constitution when
ratified by the legislatures OF three-fourths Of
the states:
The Senate of the United States shall be
composed OF two senators from each state,
elected by the people thereof at large for six
years; and each senator shall have ono vote.
The electors in each state shall have the
qualifications requisite for electors OF the
most numerous branch OF the state legisla-
lures.
The times. places and manner of holding
elections for senators shall be as prescribed
In each state by the Legislature thereof
when vacancies happen In the representa-
zion OF any state in the Senate the eXecuti ve
election to I'LL such vacancies provided that
the legislature OF any state may empower the
executive thereof to make temporary appoint.
ments, until the people fll the vacancies by
election as the legislature may direct
This amendment shall not be so construed
as 10 AFFECT the election or term OF any sen.
ator chosen before 1t becomes valid as part Of
the constitution.
On motion of Mr. Holman non-concur-
renee was voted in the Senate amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill,
and conference was agreed to- Messrs.
Holman, Allen, dem, of Mississippi and
Wilson, rep, of Washington were named
as managers on the part of the House.
BY unanimous consent the considera-
tion Of business in the morning hours was
dispensed with, and the Bynum bill, pro-
viding for the re-employment as fast as
vacancies occur Of those railroad postal
clerks who were dismissed from the SER
vice between March Is and May /, 1889
(when the service was placed under the
civil service law, was taken up In accord
ance with the terms of the special order
agreed upon yesterday. The bill did not
come to q vote, and the House, at 3: 80
O'Clock, adjourned until Monday.