The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-14
Mr.. LAMB INVOLVED IN DEBATE.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE House
TODAY. by a vote Of 24O to 10. adopted
resolution for constitutional amend
ment providing for the election oil oh'leu
States Senators by direct vote5of the peo-
ple.. Fourteen Republicans and one Dsi''o- ei
crat voted against it.
sv the terms of the resolution the
amendment to be submitted 10 the
lat,ires is as follows:
...rhe Senate Of the United states zsi'hi'
be composed of two Senators from eaen
state. who shall be elected by uirecs
vote Of the people thereon 1or tel,i -.
six years, and each Senator sha'l iislNs
one vote A plurality Of the Voies cas- .:s
for candidates for Senator shall be sum
cient n eject The electors in each Stale
shall have the qualifications requisite LOT
electors of the most numerous branch oA
the State Legislatures respectively
"When a vacancy happens by deatn,
resignation, or otherwise, in the represeii- se,
tation of any State in the senate lhe
same shall be filled for the uneAp1rea =. ~.
thereof in the same manner as is PROVIDED
for the election of Senators in paragraph
1: provided, that the Executive thereof
may make temporary appointment unit
the next general or special electloll, ~
accordance with the statutes or cohstl.u-
ton of such State
yThe remainder of the day was devoted
ia the consideration of private pension
bills.
several sharp attacks were made upon
Mr.. Talbert Dem.). of South Carolina,
for his course in delaying action upon
bills
NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa. asked ut1alii- 1EaaN.
NOUS consent to set aside May lst Tor
oF hp Mica Canal
bill. 80
Ohio emphatically. Mr.. Burton then
took steps to overcome this opposition'
and a netition to the Committee on Rules
was prepared. requesting that oody 10 iiA
a time for taking up the canal 5bii.
Mr.. Hepburn circulated the petition on
tha Renublican side and up to the time
Of adjournment secured s1NtE-Sle SIG
natures.
Mr.. Adamson. who circulated the petl-
tion on the Democratic side, said:
."rheres is no opposition whatever on
this side. and every man present TO-DAY
has signed the petition. The number eA-z
ceedss sixty
Notwithstanding these efforts it was
intinlatetf pretty strongly in well inform
Cd nua rters that the Committee on Rules
was not likely to bring in a special RUE.
The members of the committee decilneu.
however, to make any definite statement
on the subject.
Following Mr.. Burton's objection the
House snroceeded with the regular order
the consideration of private pension bills.
Mr. Talbert, who was demanding the
reading of the report in each case, and
who several times made points OF no quo
rum. became involved in a controversy
with Mr.. Shattuck, of Ohio, who expressed
the opinion that opposition to pensions
came with i'll grace from former Con-
fedora te soldier.
Mr.. Norton, of Ohio, protested against
Mr.. Talbert's course. If he. found hn un-
lust bill, and could demonstrate that :e
was unjust, he .(Nortonl and many mem
bers on the floor would join him in de.
featIng it He appealed I'd, Mr.. Taloert TO
abandon his opposition.
Mr. Lamb of Virginia, joined IN the. ne.
anpeal and his remarks drew forth 2
ccafhtne tienuncia ton from Mr.. c albert.
He said that the trouble was the gentle
man from Virginia had claims before the
House he desired to get through. Ihe
same was true of other gentlemen Z was
log-rollng combine They dared not
fight these unjust pension bills as ne was
doing.
Mr.. Fordney, of Michigan. a tia cKed MT.
sq,alhert q rittle later. He said that Wnen
NIr TIA ibert said that lle was a friend OIL
the the solder. he would not believe him on
oath.
Mr.. Talbert, wi "a great show OF Wra =,
replied that when the gentleman imputed
untruthfulness to him he hurled it PACK.
and #..crammed it down his rotten throat
70 grew so excited that the chair was
Obliged to call him to order. When quiet
was restored, Mr.. Fordney raised a roar. ':sr
of slaughter by remarkng. quie
believe in the Biblical promise that.we.
shall be born again. 7 hope to- God ,tnat
when Mr.. Talbert's time comes heawill be
still born. :, -.
three bills, among which were two Senate 'sll.
Hills TO increase the pensions OF the wid-.
ows of Captain Allyn Capron and Captain;
Allyn X. capron. father and son, who fen se y
during the spanish-American Warsssin.
c,,,ta The Senate liked the rate of Seacn;
81 itI these widows at $40. The House res
duced the amount to SIS in the case Of
the former and $50 in the case Of the
latter.
At SOS the House adjourned