The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-04-19

eHtpnaSlZe the desire OF the opposition
not TO retain the islands was defeated
by a party vote A senate bill which
Will permit the dependent mothers Of
soldiers or sailors OF the Spanish war,
even though they married Confederate
soldiers. to receive the benefit OF the
general pension law, was passed. The
remainder OF the day was devoted to
debate upon a resolution from the con.
mittee on election of president, vice
president and representatives in con-
gress for constitutional amendment
empowering the legislatures of the
states to- decide whether United States
senators shall be elected by the legis'
lafnres or directly by the people. A
substitute resolution was offered by
the minority of the committee, which
differed from the majority resolutions
in giving the states no opinion but
providing that in all states the people
should vote directly for United States
senators.
The Senate.
An effort was made in the senate by
Mr.. Morgan to displace the present I'M
I finished business the Spooner Phil
ippine bill-by the substitution in it's
place Of the Nicaraguan canal bill.
While Mr.. Morgans motion failed-15
to 3333--the Philippine measure had a
narrow escape from being displaced
BY the Alaskan civil code bill on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Carter, the motion being
defeated on a roll calI-22 to "a. The
feature Of the days proceedings was
an exhaustive discussion Of the Quay
case by Mr., Burrows Of Michigan. Sen
atGrs on both sides of the chamber
gave him most careful hearing, and at
the conclusion Of his speech warmly
congrat ulated him. Mr.. Jones Of Ar
kansas. chairman of the Democratic
national committee. opened the session
with q sharp retort to a charge made
against him in the house Wednesday
by Mr.. DOlliVer of Iowa.
The House. @
Il Washington, April Ia. - The house
yesterday, by vote Of 9S $40 to l5,
adopted a resolution for a constitutions
al amendment providing for the cleo
ton of United States senator's BY d.
rect vote Of the people. Fourteen Re
p pup! and one Democrat voted
against it. BY the terms Of the resolu-.
.iNAA GtiACiuIlCHl 10 Up SuDlullLeu 10
the legislatures 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 q term of six years, and each SEN
ator shall have one vote. A plurality
OF the votes cast for the candidates for
senator shall be sufficient to elect. The
electors in each state shall have the
aralificat tons requisite for electors Of
the most numerous branch Of the state
legislatures, respectively. y.
N hen "a vacancy occurs by death,
resignation or otherwise in the repre-
sentation Of and state in the senate
the same shall be filled for the unex-
Dired term thereof in the same man
5ner as is provided for the election Of
senators in paragraph 1; provided, that
the executive thereof may make tenn
porary appointment until the next gen
5eral or special election in accordance
with the statutes or constitution Of
such state. s #.
The remainder Of the day was de-
voted to the consideration Of private
pension bills. During the course Of
the debate there were several sharp
attacks upon Mr.. Talbert Of South
Carolina for his course in delaying ac-
tion on bills.