The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-28
SENATE REPORT In DETAIL.
Warm Debate Over n Resolution Ea-
voring Election of Senators kS
Popular Vote.

Special Dispatch to the Post fnteiligencer
oLfMPia. Jan 2s.-Senator Asntz was
absent from has seat this morning and IL
IL given ont that he Will not attempt tn
occupy IL again, notwithstanding the
committees reports in the Gras-Mantz
contest case have nor Yet been concurred
in by the senate. Mr.. Aantx realizes tina.
the temper OF the senate is TO declare the
seat vacant and therefore nodestiy keeps
away from the senate meetings. Tie re-
pert WAS 20 have been considered today
az O'clock, but by general consent went
over anti next Monday al o'clock p. N.
The event vt the day In the senate was
when the Miller concurrent resolution op-
posing the present method Of electing a
United States senator. came UP on mi
norfty and majority reports from the
committee en- memorials Mr.. Andrews
tRer.t Of King signed the minority re-
port, ard the majority report was signed
~ Van fatsen and kinehart. Pepalists
The only conflict WAS over the opening
paragraph The minority report asked
that the words enclosed In paFentEeses
oc stricken from the resolution; the minor
III report favored the resolution In Its
entirety:
Whereas. The present method Of elect
ing United States senator is expensive
unsatisfactory and suInoas 20 the BEST in-
tereSts or the people. as also conducive
TO unnecessary delays In the passage OF
useful legislation. and tan incentive TO
United States senator's. desiring To sue
coed themselves. 10 abandon their duties
at the capitol at Washington and n fur-
ther Incentive to federal office holders to
neglect their posts for thu purpose os
parties rattng In tie senatorial campaign
al the state eapstal, while, the LEGISLATURES
ia tn session, with view to furth4rfrg
the interests " one who. hr his position
&S a dispenser OF Federal patronage
seems 10 have at his command any or
81 % tbs FEDERAL officers In the state OF
Washington 10 servo hsm in his efforts
Ia sacrUed himself a0sl
~ herN@& We believe the will a. the
people can best hA asceftafnnd by "A al
rect vote 90 tte people; now. therefore.
ae /;
ssResolvssl. That the senate Of the state
% Washington, sae house concarrtnx do
by memorial respectfully ard earnestly
urge the @eESrsss ~ iae Uassed States
t. NAH FFoE.slss1s Ier submitting "a cnn-
stttasianss4 amendment providing for thss
election oF Cnatss4 States senators Ay the
direct vote of tAo g~ofale. and % IL fur
thar
Resolved. That slse president Of the
United states. she psesgGea- at ,he swn-
ate and the speaker ~ tire hDuss ~ rep
r@sems4sivss be each xegst 1Fe ossssss copy
co these resolutions ara be IL fart her
''Ersza}veSs EHat ere cory ~ ssssssss PESO
l2ueHs 30 aeat 70 each of oaT senators
and Representatives "a ssss3xress. asaa ;assy
~ requested 10 ass their ,assUNas.e % sxe-
cure Ire GAsNCS herrera ses f9Pfs 81
&f Andrews ~ Rfre iu defending hts
minority s%Ts5Fz said q certain amount ~
respect 1sz EAsa "a xas position OF Esnls~sa
legislature sAa0ta cssaEea IL 10 strike o,st
tAs w0rSfs offensive 20 the ofsscs az Jty.tt-
ssa states senator & was BOZ proper n
strike aAow Al sara an important of
EcsAs II sAss gaanTST-
Mr. Hamilton ~ pffrve tssayU& 30 saAA
HtssWts the majority for tee majority re-
K%sEt
Nj EsaeAArt or y AsscsaSa sat3 hs has
70 respect fcv al Individual Ehe had r.s
F@sgsecs for straSest Seeing Il IN thA.
tSaf. hs ssslseeest fhe ~FrsSe 0usns ~ gsaSs
tAs- emsAgN resolution.
i'gssten ~ King sad wstN xgSgss thai -
ANY EsF$sn ssskless - make az xat&ex
upoa Sees1tUr Asa.oa a9 ssaGt3 have tne
Courage "a so 80 ass~aIy ara net IN ssa
S90&zssSy gr&xGsr 80 expressed IN tAEs
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