Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-04-20
BYDRECTlYOTE
OF PEOPLE.
United States Senators May Be
Elected HeacefOrth.
THE HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION
Contemplates Important Change
In the Constitution--The Vote
- Was Unanimous. r. -.

A Washington special says: The
house friday by . vote Of 240 to Is
adopted resolution for q constitu-
tionsl amendment providing for the
election Of United States senators by
direct vote Of the people. Fourteen
Republicans and one Democrat voted
against it. By the terms Of the reso-
luton the amendment to be submit
ted to the legislatures is as follows:
1.-The senate Of the United States
shall be composed of two senators
from each state. who shall be selected
by direct vote Of the people thereof
for term Of six years and each senator
shall have one vote. A plurality Of
the votes cast for candidates for sena.
tor shall be sufficient to elect. The
electors in each state shall have the
qualifications requisite for electors Of
the most numerous branch of the state
legislatures, respectively.
when vacancy happens, by death
resignation, or otherwise In the repre-
sentation Of any state In the senate,
the same shall be flied for the unex-
pired term thereof in the same manner
as 10 provided for the election of sens-
tors in paragraph 1; Provided, that
the executive thereof may mako tenn
porsry appointment until the next gen.
eral or special election, in accordance
with the statutes or constitution of
such state"
The remainder Of the day was de-
voted to the consideration Of private
pension bills. Several sharp attacks
were made upon Mr.. Talbert, Demo
crat, Of South Carolina, for his course
in delaying action upon bills.
There were two joint resolutions on
the popular election of senator's when
the house adjourned Thursday. The
majority resolution Of the committee
left it optional with the states vheth-
er their senator's should be elected d.
rectly or by the legislature. The mi
nority resolution made it incumbent
that each state elect by direct vote.
The minority resolution which was Of
fered as a substitute was voted upon
first and was carried by an overvhelm-
ing vote-ayes 135, noes 80. Mr..
Corliss tried unavailingly to get an
aye and no vote, but only nine mem
bers seconded the demand. The vote
was then taken upon the adoption Of
the amendment, the whole house ris-
ing in support Of the demand. The
resolution was adopted, $40 to Is.
The negative votes were cast BY
Messrs. Allen, Of Maine; Burleigh, Of
Maine; Calderhead, Of Kansas; Ford
ney, of Michigan; Gardner, Of New
Jersey; Hedge, Of Iowa; Henry, OF
Connecticut; Lane, OF Iowa; Lester, Of
Georgia; Littlefeld, of Maine; Mo-
Pherson, of Iowa; Mann, of IllinoisI
Russell, of Connecticut; Sperry, Of
Connecticut, and Thomas, Of Iowa.
Mr.. Hepburn, Of Iowa, asked unan-
imous consent to set aside May LIST for
the consideration Of the Nicaragusn
canal bill.
IT object" shouted Mr.. Burton, of
Ohio, emphatically.
Mr.. Hepburn then took steps to
overcome this opposition and petit
ton to the committee on rules was
prepared, requesting that body to FIX
a time for taking up the canal bill.
Mr.. Hepburn circulated the petition
on the Republican side, and up to the
time Of adjournment secured sixty one
signatures.
Mr.. Adamson, who circulated the Pc
tition on the Democratic side, said:
"There is no opposition whatever
on this side, and every man present
today has signed the petition. The
number exceeds sixty"
Notwithstanding these efforts, it was
intimated pretty strongly in well-in-
formed quarters that the committee on
rules was not likely to bring in q spe-
cial rule. The members of the COM
mittee declined, however, TO make any
definite statement on the subject.