The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
4 S. SENATOR'S
TO BE CHOSEN
BY The PEOPLE.
-, ,titntional Amendment Provid-
Inc for Their Election by Direct
Vote Passes the House.
II WAS ALMOST UNANIMOUS.
,,..,,ev by Death or Otherwise to be
A'I Titted as HeretofOre-Warm
Times in the Lower Body.

,r,sHINGToN, April 1S.-Thc house
.,,soy BY a vote of 24O to 10 adopted a
VITA -,S,,iop for a constitutional amend
'y,, ., nrovldlng for the election Of
,.s,,c5 ,,sr states senator by direct vote OF
~. va', nSoplp Fourteen Republicans and
Wv ", : npmocrat voted against IT. BY the
',,rs ~, m the resolution the amendment
:. ..', ho submitted to the legislatures is as
follows: 80. ~
=, c,mposod of two senators from each
s,,,e who shall be elected by q direct
y",c y Of the people thereof for term OF
,Jy ,I, wears, and each senator shall have
81, .,m vote A plurality of the votes cast
S". S,, candidates for senator shall be sutti-
~, .Iart IN elect. The electors in each
s,,,e shall have the qualifications requi-
.,,o for electors Of the most numerous
Sr,rcb of the state legislatures, respec-
lively.
Appointment in Case of Death.
~Wbep a vacancy happens by death.
.o.irrption or otherwise, in the repre-
,sn,otion of any state in the senate, the
same shall be filled lor the u"eNpiteu
,srn thereof in the same manner as Is
n,oyided for the election of senators in
paragraph l: ProViuins lHae '"e eH
ecutIvo thereof may mako teinporary
appointment until the neAt sel.St"' s., -. ~
special election III ageo' N,.''sa 80, 80 s.ata,,
statutes or constitution OIL such st''s
The remainder OF the "ay was W.
voted to the considerable" oi piEa.e
pension bills. During the course VI tue
debate there were several shlri 'l.l.iSHs ,,
upon Mr. Talbert' lDem'' D ~ iot Hi'
course in delaying acIloh On pii's'
Mr.. Talbert Gets Worsteo'
Later on Mr.. Talbert. VINO was ue-
mandins the reading oil the report :"
each case, and who several times nll1G
points of no quorum became lhVoiVeH ,,.
In a controversywith MI shat'ue' SoNo'
who expressed the opinion that ."e op.
position to pensions came win ~ sraee
from former Confederate solu'sr' NM
si5leH (Penna)' saia 4 simple gt1ou'N-
ton would show thaI 1t cost SOo'VVV =
day for session oil the mouse ot S,o''
an hour The time Irlttereu away Dy M''
Talbert since he came 10 CohsFess' 4l'
said would more than pay an tne spe'-
iai pension bills passed uur'ns '''"'
period,
Mr.. Norton lohio)' protested as1i''S'
Mr., Tdtberts course II ne t'uHu an
unjust bill and coula demohs'rate .nA'
it was unjust he (Nortom ana o'Het
members on the floor would JON mn, N
defeating 1t. He appealed 10 MI LII
Oe'' 10 aOauu'" ms oppoS''.Ou.
ss&ked EVety'n'Hg anu N
AF' Lamb lNa')' joined IN 'ne app,"'
and his remarks drew u scatnlns W
nnnciauon from Mr. TalpeFt' He saiu
the trouble was the gentleman from
NiFs'nia had claims before the mouse AZ
desired to get through. Ihe same M''s
'rue OF othsr gentlemen, II was :" @ ly5
IoIIlAs combine They dareu not ls"'
'Aese unjust pension nllis rs ne was W.
ins' When he went INTO the Cohiedel- @
a'e army he said ne had staNeu eVsly
W'0B and mad lost It, Ihey "ere l'o'
passing the hat around now Mr. rotu-
ney' lM'ch), attacked Mr' 1aloer. q
niue later lie said mat when MI Ia, L1'-
oert sad he was friend OF the so'u's'
nc would not believe him on oath.
MT IaIoeEI with great snow u
"rath replied mat when the sehue'lu"