Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-16
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
The House Rcsolutton for Direct
Vote Referred After Debate.

Vote Referred After Debate.
Washington, April 16-When the sem
ate convened today the house joint res
.olution in favor Of constitutional
amendment providing for the election of |
United States senators by the people
was laid before the senate. Butler, OF
North Carolina. asked that 1t be read
and then addressed the senate briefly.
He declared it the function of commit
tee of the senate to consider. not TO
smother, legislation, and he thought
this question had been so thoroughly
considered that it was not necessary to
send it to the committee, and therefore
moved that it be placed on the calendar.
lChandler, chairman OF the committee on
privileges and elections, to which the
lresolution was about to be referred, re-
senteG Buffers insinuations against the
committee. Hoar called attention to the
lgravity of the proposition submitted,
land thought the matter should not be
considered by any committee of the sem
late. He did not-Approvei Of the proposed
3|amendment, holding that Its adoption
would give us two legislative bodies
stboth chosen by the people in popular
Slelections. The motion to place the res
.Iolution on the calendar was Withdrawn
a land it was referred to the committee on
] privileges and elections.
Hale presented the additional urgency
deficiency bill and it passed without de-
: bate.
Davis, of Minnesota, reported from
a the committee on foreign relations a
.Iresolution directing the secretary of
state to send to the senate copy OF
!, the memorial Of Edward Gottfried, of
II yyillkesbarre, Penn, late consular agent
! of the United States at Trujillo. Peru.
relating to alleged indignities suffered
I I.by Gottfried while at Trujillo. Adopt
ed
The senate then resumed considera-
: tion of the Alaskan civil code bill, the
J. .Epending question being an amendment,
offered by Stewart as to regulations
: for gold mining below low water mark
along the coast OF Alaska.
! CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM.
2 This Week Promises to BE Lively
One In Congress.
Washington April 16-The senat,
!, will continue during the week to devot
= its attention to the Alaskan code bill
! the Quay resolution and the bill provid
!. ing for the temporary government o
= the Philippine islands. There also vii
:, be more or less sparring for place OF
: the part Of the friends of the Nicara
!; guam canal, chief among whom is Sen
ator Morgan of Alabama. Possibly ais
:. Senator Frye OF Maine and Hanna wi
:, make an effort to bring the subsid
= shipping Aill up, but the chances ar
Isthat no move will be made in that d
ERECTION until after some of the meas
- ures before the senate are disposed O
Senator Carter will try to get da
fixed for q vote on the Alaskan bill
- There are only two amendments OF in
~ portance remaining to be acted upon
= connection with that measure and it
I. Thought these could be disposed Of at
- very early date If the friends of II
~ ~ Alaskan bill would agree to assist
IL the taking up OF other legislation whe
ii is out of the way. Senator Morga
seems at present inclined to hold up II
code measure until he can receive son
". assurance on the canal bill, but so Il
stlhas apparently not been successful
in that direction.
s. There also is notable disposition
ne use the Alaskan bill and the Philippil
bill to delay The taking up of the SUI
tie sidy bill. The democrats in the sena
or are practically united in opposition
of the subsidy proposition. senator Lods
ar in charge Of the Philippine bill, a
lr- nounces it to be his purpose to ask +
use vote on it whenever the democra
to make an opening for such suggestip
he Apparently, however, he is not We
iz- sanguine Of success.
ee- Senator Hoar has given notice OF
speech on the Philippine questions
th- Tuesday and he is expected then to i,
iy outline his views on the question
expansion.
Late in the week reports probat
at will be made on some of the approprl
,on tion bills now in committee. It is a
md probable that report will be made
de- the Clark case during the week 7
hat report has been drafted in the rough
vas Senators Chandler and Turiey and y
lde he laid before the committee on ell
iho' tions as soon as completed. Sena5
tho Chandler. announces it to be his pl
tth pose to ask to haye the question tai
up in the senate as soon ~ the rep
10 fled. 9s3 Z
left THE HOUSE.
4. The week in the house viii be larS