The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
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Der of questions received answers can not
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Arc there not to-day United States SEN
ators occupying seats In the senate who
were elected bg popular voue9 The OH
enr sitn'i len re, reads that they ssall be
OF each State. Has Ut not been ancnded2
NJ. A, N.
No; all the senators have been cect-
cd by the legislatures OF tho several
States Section III. Article l, of the
constitution has never been amended
Within this last few years the proposition
10 have the senator's elected directly by
the people has been received with munh
favor. The house OF representatives has
twice voted by more than two-thirds ma
jcrhy to submit to the state legislatures
tho following as an amcndnrsnt TO the
constitution: 80 The senate Of the
urited States shall he composed of two
senators from each State. elected by the
people thereof at large, for six years.
and each senator shall havs one vote,
The electors I'M each state shall have the
qualification requisite Cor electors of tho
most numerous branch OF the State leg
islature The times. places and manner
of holding the elections for senators
shan be as prescribed in each state ny
the legislature thereof. Whom Vacancies
happen in the representation OF any
State In the senate, the executive author
ity of such State shall issue wrts of cleo
ton to fiji such vacancies: provided, that
the legislature may empower the execu-
tive thereof to make temporary APP
pontpc nt until the people fiN the vacan-
cies by election the legislature may
direct. This amendment shall not be so
construed as TO affect the election or
term Of any senator chosen before Vt be-
comes valid as part of the constitution"
Please state whether or not the soldiers
OF tho Revolutionary war werc paid pen-
si"ps. W. NJ, L.
They were. though IN the wisdom OF
Tho trainers OF our frs, pension legisla-
ton. only officers of the army were con-
, stlered worthy OF such compensa lion.
Washington was the first ono to urge IN
congress the claims of the families OF
| thosa officers who had died in the SER
vice also for those officers who had boon
| injured or disabled. In l7TS pensions we're
| granted those officers who had served
| during the war aud held no public office
at the rate of half pay. for seven years
| after the war. In 1TSo this was smtnded
that the Officers were to receive the same
| cpnuei,sation for a term Of seven years.
| Three years later the half pay arrange
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1sos the National government assumed al
ofligationS of the KIND
WHEN raalroaders speak of standard time
what orc tteS 's'oan u II a r.. r.
nv, ,.,,,,ra,.s re tha ,-nited States are
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,tot, $50 -, ,,o NTH dscroo. and
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-. 800 ana of those degrees
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wy - ,,5 e,,h o,ty aaonts The
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time In any city vary more than im'rt'
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