Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-14

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
The House to-day by vote of 240 to
Is adopted a resolution for constitu-
tional 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 resolu-
ton the amendment to be submitted
to 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 term of six years, and each Sem
ator 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. electors
of the most numerous branch of the
State legislatures, respectively.
When a vacancy happens by death,
resignation or otherwise, in the rep
resentation 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 Sen
ators in paragraph 1: Provided, that
the executive thereof may make tenn
porary appointment until the next
general or special election in accord
ance with the statutes or constitu-
ton of such State"
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 at
lacks upon Mr.. Talbert, (Dem., South
Cardinal, for his course in delaying
action on bills.
Mr.. Talbert, who was demanding the
reading of the report in each case, and
who several times made points of no
quorum, became involved in contro-
versy with Mr.. Shattuc, (Ohio), who
expressed the opinion that the opposi-
ton to pensions came with i'll grace
from a former Confederate soldier.
dr. Sibley, Pennsylvania, said a sim
pie calculation would show that it
cost $4,000 a day for session Of the
House, or $1,000 an hour. The time
fritted away by Mr.. Talbert since he
came to Congress, he said, would more
than pay all the special pension bills
passed during that period.
Mr.. Norton, (Ohio), protested against
Mr.. Talberts course. If he found an
unjust bill and could demonstrate that
it was unjust he (Norton) and other
members on the floor would join him in
defeating it. He appealed to Mr.. Tai
bert to abandon his opposition.
Mr. Lamb, (Virginia), Joined in the
appeal and his remarks drew scath-
ing denunciation from Mr.. Talbert. He
said the trouble was the gentleman
from Virginia had claims before the
House he desired to get through. The
same was true of other gentlemen. 1t
was a log rolling combine. They dared
not fight these unjust pension bills as
he was doing. When he went into the
Confederate army, he said, he had
staked everything and had lost it. Rey
were not passing the hat around now.
Mr.. Fordney, (Michigan), attacked Mr..
Talbert a little later. He said that
when Mr.. Taibert said he was friend
of the soldier he would not believe him
on oath.
Mr.. Talbert, with a great show OF
wrath replied that when the gentle
man imputed untruthfulness to him
he hurled it back and "crammed it
down his rotten throat"
He grew so excited that the chair
was obliged to call him to order.
When quiet had been restored, Mr..
Fordney raised a roar of laughter by
remarking quietly:
81 believe in the biblical promise
that we shall be born again. hope to
God that when Mr.. Talbert's time
comes he will be still born"
Mr.. Talbert sent to the clerks desk
and had read some letters from old
soldiers in various parts of the coun-
try protesting against the special acts
ground out by the Congressional bu-
reau." One of them said the old SOL
diers were very sore" Mr. Talbert
said the letters were examples of hum
dreds which he had received.