The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-19
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
THE HOUSE ADOPTS An AMEND
mENrrO THE CONsTITCTION
Providing for the Election OF tnitcd
States Sen tors by Direct Vote OF
the People by Vote Of 80 to IS
Sharp Attacks Made tn Mr.. TalSert
on Pension Discussion.

day by a vote of 240 to 10, adopted
resolution for q constitutional amend
ment providing for the election Of Uni
ted States Senators by direct vote Of
the people Fourteen Republicans and
one Democrat voted against it. BY the
terms of the resolution, the amend
ment to be submitted to the Legia-
latures, is as follows:
The Senate of the United States
shall be composed Of two senators from
each state, who shall be elected by a
direct vote of the people thereof, for a
term Of six years, and each senator
Shall have one vote. \ plurality Of the
votes cast for candidates for senator
shall be sufficient to elect The elect
ors in each state shall have the quail
fications requisite fer electors Of the
most numerous branch Of the State
legislatures, respectively.
When vacancy happens, hy death,
resignation, or otherwise, in the repre-
sentatiOn Of any state in the Senate, the
same shall be filled for the uEexpired
term thereof III the same manner as Is
provided for the election Of senators
IN POI as "lAi 4 AONi'ANN' >i'S~N va -
ecutive thereof may make temporary
annctrtnent until thu. next general 6,
special election. in accordance with the
statutes or Constitution Of such state"
The remainder Of TIE dav was Ce-
voted ia the considera<ion Of private
pension bills. Several sharp attacks
were made upon Mr.. Talbert, Democrat,
of South Carolina, fer his course i'll
delaying action upon bills.
There were two ioint resolutions on
the popular election Of Senators, when
the House adjourned yesterday. The
majority resolution Of the committee
left it optional With tbs states whether
their senators should be elected direct
" or hy the legisIat,,res The minority
resolution made it incumbent that each
state elect By direct vote. The minority
resolution. which wa. offered as a sub
stitute was voted ubon first and was
carried bv an overwhelming vote
ayes 135, noes go Hil. COrliss tried I'M
availinsly to set an ave and no vote
but only nine members seconded the de-
nand The vote vas then taken upon
the adoption of the amendment the
whole House Using in support Of the
demand The resolution was adOpted
2l0 to IS.
The nepatiye votes wore cast NV
Messrs Allen Maine. R,,,Ieigh Maine.
Co1dorhoaI Ir. I,1 -:
gan: Gardner New Jersev: HEDGE
Iowa: Henry Connecticut. Lane Iowa.
Lester Cenrcia. IittIafo1d Mama.
McPherson Iowa. N1a,n ulinois. Pus,
sell Connecticut. Snerrv CONNECTICUT
and Thomas Iowa
Mr. HeD1,nrp Of Iowa ,r,,oa ,,i
mons coneont TO cot ,ci5a No, e..
the consideration of the Nicaraeua
Canal bill
II object T." shouted Mr. p,,,.+o, 90
Ohio an,nbo,ical1y
M I4a,Iur,, w., .co,- o+, =. a,,
come This nnDocition ond = 1otit;on 70
the Committee on R,,lac vac nrenarod
reouestinp that hod.y tn fix . +inoa fo.
taking M the canal hin M IIonb,,rn
circulated the petition on the Rennhli-
can side and IN to tho time Tho o.
iournment secured 81 cionot,,ras
Mr. Adams,, who oira,,1ta .L
netition on the Den,ocr,tic sida odd.
There is no opucsition whatever On
this side and .yarv NO, ,,roea,t ~
day has sis,1nd tha ,,a.iti 'rr =, rh ei. "
her evcaad,. ,i.t, ne ~
thaea oefo,+ :. ~ ..:.,
,,a,1, -, ,,o,, "a, III piE.ly
Tho .on,r,i+tao 49, o', l''.u duai &c. ., ND.
to lrin, in . S,oli.1 ,,,Io NJ ,s,a..lio..,
of ,,,a con,n,ttaa aaa,i,,o, l,. .ae
m.ta any das,li+I ltato ~" e.ei' W
euh:,ct VII SAie
Mr. Talhar+ coutt ~oo,; $3.50. .
the ,lerlxs desk ava baa noaa Se ~
ters from, old roIaiar ~ a;o
of Two oornt,,- ,.+.; 80 PC -, %
snar;a1 onts .:,,,.n,,,,. ,t az INC
,,o,,il, siu ou' ~ TIE Gull
tho ola so1diars ,..o,,, ,a., :. ~ 90
Tallart said tho 1ettare 5000 ,'1o,,o
Nv samnles of hundreds bo h.a ,,oooi-.o.
Jater on NJ ,raIhart ,.t,o o ,os 81 u
mandine the raafirg of ~ go % e,
each case and Who sever.1 ti,,,os ,,,,d A..
points of no ouorum heca,no ;,,,o1,,os
in q controxersy Win ~ CLa.4'. e ~
Ohio who ovnressad 10 a,1i.,io -, ~
opuosition to nensions o.,11a ,,.i+,, az
grace from q formar Confador.ta so,d
iar NJ CiI1a, ~ Do..SII': 'ou
q simn1a calcuIatio, 1ro,,,1 eha... ~, 81 =.
cost sse co0 =. da, fo. eo s'ao" "a -, i.
House or s-Cco az borr ~ 49,, " 80
terad avv,v ~, NJ, ,r,It
came To CONGRESS- he soid ,-o,,1a ~
than nav ali the snaciaI nnstn., hi1,e,
passed during that period
Mr.. Norton Of Ohio protested AGAINST
Mr. Talbert's course If no fo,,p1 -,
unjust bill and could demonstrate tbat
it was unjust. he ,Norton) and many
members on the floor would ioin him
in defeating if He annaaIe5 70 Nv
Talbert to abandon his ohiections
Mr.. Lamb, of Virginia ioined in tho
appeal and his remarks drew forth a
scathing denunciation from Mr. Tai
bert He said the trouble was, the
gentleman from Virginia had claims be-
fore the House he desired to get
through. The same was true of other
gentlemen. 1t was a log rolling com.
bine. They dared not fight these un
just pension bills, as he was doing