The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-14
The Proposed Amendment.


pie. Fourteen Republicans and one Dem
ocrat voted against 1t.
The Proposed Amendment.
BY the terms of the resolution the
amendment to be submitted to the legis-
lature Is as follows:
THE senate of the United States shall
be composed OF two senators from each
state, who shall be elected by direct
vote of the people thereof, for a term of
six years. and each senator shall have one
vote. A plurality OF the votes cast for
candidates for senator shall be sufficient
to elect. The electors in each state shall
have the qualifications requisite for cleo
tors of the most numerous branch of
the state legislatures. respectively.
When vacancy happens by death.
resignation or otherwise. in the represen-
tation OF any state in the senate, the same
shall be filled for the unexpired term
thereof in the same manner as is pro-
vided for the election of senators In par
agraph I; provided that the executive
thereof may make temporary appoint
ments until the next general or special
election In accordance with the statutes
or constitution of such state"
This was private pension bin day I'm the
house. but before the regular order was
called for the house voted upon the joint
resolutions under discussion when the
house adjourned y,sterS'ay for consti-
tutional amendment 10 provide for the
election of United Staass senators by
direct vote of the people. The majority
resolution left II optional with the states
whether the senators should be elected
directly or by the legislatures. The min
ority resolution made 1t incumbent that
each state elect by direct vote.
Minority Resolution Carries.
The majority resolution. which was Of
fered as a substitute. was voted upon first.
and was carried by an overwhelming vote
yeas, l25; noes, 10. Mr.. Corliss tried un-
availingly to get an aye and no vote. but
only nine members seconded the demand.
Amendment Carries Overwhelmingly
The vote was then taken upon the adop-
ton OF the amendment. the whole house
rising in support of the demand.
Taibert Has some Letters.
During consideration of one of the bills
Talhert IS. c., whose course in insisting
upon a quorum forced the days pension
sessions, sent to the clerks desk and had
read some letters from soldiers In various
parts OF the country protesting against
the special acts ground out by the con-
gressional bureau" one OF them says
the old soldiers were very sore" Talbert
said the letters read were examples OF
hundreds he had received.
TaIbert rs an obstructioni.t.
Later on Taibert, who was demanding
the reading Of the report in each case.
and who several times made points OF no
quorum. became involved in contro-
opinion that opposition to pensions came
with bad grace from a former Confeder-
ate soldier.
TnIbert an Expensive Iuxury
sihley said a simple calculation would
show that q cost $500 a day for a ses-
sion ot the house, Of s. 600 hon- The
time frittered away by Talbert since he
came 20 congress. he said. would more
than pay all the special pension bills pass
ed during that period.
Norton protested against Talbcr,'s
course. II he found an unjust hin and
could demonstrate that it was unjust he
CNortcnl and many members on the rioor
would Join him IN defeating So: lie ap-
rsealed 60 Talbcrt 20 abandon his opposi-
tiau.
Lamb Joined in the appeal and his re-
marks drew scathlas deuuuelation from
TalbcTt HE said thc trouble vas the sen
tleman from virginia bad claims before
the house he desired 20 SGT through The
same was true of other gentlemen. X
was a rolling combine They dared
not nEht these unjust pension bills as he
was doing When be uent into the con
federate army. ne said. be had s:akef
everything and lost. They were not pass
inE the hat aroard row.
An InteresttnS ColIoquy
Fordney attacked Talhert a l.,Ie later.
He said that when Tai1ert said he was a
friend q the soldier he wo0id not believe
him on oath.
Talcert- with a great show of wrath. re-
piled that when the gentleman imputed
uutruthfulncss to aim De hurled q back
ana c~ammed Il down his rotten throat
He grew ~ excited that the chair vas
Obliged To call aim 10 order.
Whea quiet had been restored Fordney
raised a roar of laughter by remarkinz
quietly. Il believe In the bibles promise
mat We shall be born AGAIN I hope 20
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