The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-19

claimed the House was now the conserva-
Mr. IND erwood ALA. D. offered IN
amendment making direct vote alone tao
method of choosing Senators
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio, RI expressed the
conviction that some liked method should
be established, and referred to he pending
bill as leaving in the discretion Of the
Legislature whether themselves would elect
the Senator or would provide for the election
by direct vote. Thus, he said. the choice
OF Senator might be made from time to
time by the Legislatures "a political foot
ball"
Mr.. Powers (Vt. RI advocated a fixed
method OF election and supported the
Underwood amendment.
Some OF the Legislatures" he said,
nave shown themselves utterly unfit to
exercise the function OF electing Senators.
ana II you leave the option with the LegiS-
iatures you simply provide for the perpetu-
alton OF the evils which it was aimed 70
escape
= shall vote for this bill and the amend
ment. because II will remove, +" declared Mr..
Cummings IN. Y, D., "one OF the fouless
spots in our political system"
The amendment offered by Mr.. Underwood
was then adopted, and the yeas and nays
were ordered upon the passage of the bill as
amended.
The vote resulted in the passage of the
Mr.. Hill Comm insisted that a two
thirds vote of the entire membership OF the
mouse was necessary to the passage OF the
DILL MeSSrS. Grow, Lacey and Bailey Op-
posed this view, and cited presidents To
show that the two thirds vote of the House
contemplated by the Constitution was two
thirds OF a quorum since the House"
meant body capable of doing business,
and that involved no more than quorum
The Speakers ruling sustained the CON-
tentIon.
The Senate on May II resumed con-
slderatlon OF the railway arbitration bill.
Mr.. Kyle secured the adoption of an amend
ment providing that in cases where the
employees are not members of a labor Organi-
zatIon, majority OF them may have the
right to select their arbitrator.
The amendment offered by Mr. Hoar pro-
vIding that no injunction should be issued
against laborers TO compel them TO work
against their will was agreed to, as was
also an amendment offered by Mr.. Nelson
(Allnn-), that no employe should he COM
PEELED against his will to perform personal
services.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Turpie
was adopted providing that employees
not members of a labor organization shall
assent IN writing TO the arbitration and to
the award under it,
The bill was then passed-47 to 3. Those
against III were Mr.. Money Miss Mr..
Rawlins (Utahl, and Mr.. TiIlman IS c..
The following bill, offered by Mr. Stew
art New, was passed by the Senate:
All disabilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States upon persons on account OF
having engaged IN insuuectiOn or rebel
lion against the United States and on ac-
count OF having given aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof are hereby removed
In the House was passed a measu pro-
viding for the organization of a specia line
of coast defense vessels and the enlist
ment OF men adequate to man them.
The Senate bill to- eSta blish volunteer
signal corps was passed without amend-
ment.
Private bills occupied the attention of the
House on Friday, which, in Committee OF
the Whole, among other things, voted to
grant pension of $50 per month to Gen
Cassius NJ. Clay, of Whitehall, Ky The
famous veteran of the Mexican and civil
wars was represented as the owner OF the
extensive estate known as Whitehall, but
with an income insufficient to meet his
expenses. Gen. Clay is now drawing So
per month as a Mexican veteran, and is 81
years of age. A bill granting a pension to
the widow of Brighten. Daniel Macauley
was acted upon favorably.