The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-04-20
United States Senators May Be
Elected HenCefOrth.
THE HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION
COntemplates Important Change
In the COnstitutiOn--The Vote
Was Unanimous.

A Washington special says: The
house friday by = vote Of 24O to 10
adopted a resolution for a constitu-
tionsl amendment providing for the
election Of United States senator's 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:
'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 q vacancy happens, by death
resignation, or otherwise in the repre-
sentation of any state in the senate,
the same shall be filled for the unex-
pired term thereof in the same manner
as is provided for the election of sena-
tors in paragraph 1: Provided, that
the executive thereof may make tenn
porary appointment until the next gem
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 senators when
the house adjourned Thursday. The
majority resolution of the committee
left it optional with the states wheth-
er their senators should be elected di-
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 q substitute was voted upon
first and was carried by An overwhOlm=
ing vote-ayes 1876, 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, 240 to Is.
The negative votes were cast by
} Messrs. Allen, of Maine; Burleigh, o.
Maine; Calderhead, of Kansas; Ford
: ney, of Michigan; Gardner, of New
: Jersey; Hedge, of Iowa; Henry, o
Connecticut; Lane, of Iowa; Lester, o
! Georgia; Littlefeld, of Maine; Mo
Pherson, of Iowa; Mann, of Illinois
t Russell, of Connecticut; Sperry, o
} Connecticut, and Thomas, of Iowa.
3 Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, asked unAn
, imous consent to set aside May LIST TO
the consideration of the Nicaragua
l canal bill.
'I object" shouted Mr.. Burton, o
: Ohio, emphatically.
o Mr.. Hepburn then took steps t.
i overcome this opposition and q peti
9 ton to the committee on rules wa
r prepared, requesting that body to 4,
It time for taking up the canal bill
Mr.. Hepburn circulated the petitiSi
on the Republican side, and up to tn
+ time of adjournment secured sixty-on
/ signatures.
d Mr.. Adamson, who circulated the Pc
e tition on the Democratic side, said:
Is ''There is no opposition whatevG
10 on this side, and every man preae1
Is today has signed the petition. Th
If number exceeds sixty"
ID Notwithstanding these efforts, it WI
i intimated pretty strongly in well-iI
es formed quarters that the committee Q
i rules was not likely to bring in sp
eial rule. The members of the con
r mittee declined, however, to make an
Of definite statement on the subject.