The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-23
TvCKER'S AMENDMENT,
provfiIns for the Election OF tnited
states Senator's by the People.

11-,eb;reton. July 21.-Immediately af-
49,. IN reading of the journal today, Mir.
T}ovvers republican, OF California; ue-
,,-anfed the regular order, thus cutting on
the transaction of any miscellaneous puSl-
ness.
The speaker announced the regular order
20 be a vote on the Tucker joint reSolu-
tom nroyfdine for the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of the
,soDIe As tnis was a proposition IN
vot,-ing n change of the constitution, the
affirmative votes of two-thirds of the mem
bers We're necessary to its passage. Inc
yeas and nays were demanded ana the
result was-yeas 137 nays 40. IWo-thlras
heving voted in the affirmative, the joint
resolution was declared to have been pass
ed. accompanied by applause. 1t was the
second time the house had thus declared
itself on the question. The JOINT rcsoiu-
tons read as follows:
"Resolved. etc. That in lieu of the first
paragraph of section of article l of the
constitution of the United States, and III
lieu Of so much of paragraph of the
same section as relates to the filling of va
cancies. and in lieu of all of paragraph 1,
of section ( of said article l, in so lar
rs the same relates to any authority OF
congress to make or alter regulations as 10
the times of holding elections for senators,
the following bill, proposed to an amend
nent to the constitution, which shall DE
valid to all intents and purposes 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, Tor
six years; and each senator shall have one
vote. The electors in each state SHAH
have the qualifications requisite for eiec-
tors of the most numerous branch of the
titearc ar nd
manner of holding elections for senator's
shall ne prescribed in each state BY the
legislature thereof. When vacancies hap
pen in the representation of any state in
the senate the executive authority of SUCH
state shall issue writs of election to MI
such vacancies. provided, that the leSIs-
lature of any state may empower the ex-
ecutive thereof to make temporary ap-
pointmer- Il the people I'LL the vacan-
cies by election as the Legislature may di-
rect This amendment shall not be con-
strued as to affect the election or term OF
any senator chosen before it becomes valid
as part Of the constitution.
On motion Of MIR. Holman non-concur-
renee was voted in the senate amendments
to the indian appropriations bill ana Il
conference agreed to.
NIeasrs. Holman. Allen and Wilson, or
Washtn2ton, were named as managers on
the part of the house.
BY unanimous consent the consideration
OF business in the morning wa dispenser
with and the Bynum BILL providing for the
unemployment, as fast as vacancies occur,
of those railway postal clerks who were
dismissed from the service between March
18th and May /, 1889, when the service was
uIaceI under the civil service law, was
taken up. in accordance with the terms OF
a special order, agreed upon yesterday.
The bill did not come to a vote, and the
house, at $3.50 o'clock adjourned until
Monday.