The Portland daily press., 1900-04-14
Resolutions To This Effect Adopted
Friday.
Maine Delegation Was
= Against It.
Opposition Included IA Repub'
licans and One Democrat.

- ss-s $780, a1
wssAins ton, April 1s.-Ths House to
day By . vots OF go to Is adopted reso-
LUTON tor constitutional amendment
proviains for the election tf Unitsd
Ssasss sepa,ors By direct vote Of the pso-
pls. Fourteen Republicans and ono
Democrat voted againtt ". By the terms
Of the resolution the amendment TO be
submitted to the legislatures II ~ fol-
lows.
aThs Sensts Of the United States shall
be compact OF swo senators from each
state who shall % elected by Q 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 Senator shall be sufficient
TO elect. The electors In each state shall
have the ALLEGATIONS requisite for cleo
t,rs Of the uost numerous branch OF the
stats Isgislatures, respectively.
"when vacancy happens, by death,
resignation or otherwise, In the rspresen-
tation OF any state In the Senate. the
same shall be filled for the. unexpirsd
term thereof In the same manner ~ Ii
provided for the election Of Senators In
paragraph onss
msy make temporary appointment until
the next general or special election. In
accordance with the statutes or oonstitu-
ton Of srch state" =
The remainder Of the day was devoted
to the consideration Of privats pension
bills. During the course Of the debate
there were several sharp attacks upon Mr..
Talbers, Democrat Of South Carolins. for
his Q urss In delay Ing action on bills.
This was private pension bill day In
the House, but before the regular order
wss called for the House voted upon the
Joint resolutions under discussion whom
the House adj burned yesterday for an
constitutional amendment % provide for
the election Of United States Senator by
direct vote Of the people. The majority
resolution left IL optional with the states
whether their Senators should be Ell cted
oir,ctly or BY the legislatures. The mi
norisy resolution made IL Incumbent that
each sfats elect by direct vote. The mi.
nority resolution which was offered ~
substitute was voted upon first and WAS
carried By an Overwhelming vote, ayes,
13S, enoee, so. Mr.. Coriifs tried unavail-
ingly TO get an aye and no vote bus only
nine members seconded the demand. The
vote was then taken upon the adoption OF
the amendment BY ayes and noes. the
whole house rising in support OF the de-
maad. The res, luton was adoptsd-s40 to
IS, The negative votes were cast by
Mossrs. Allen OF Maine, Burleigh Of
Naine, Calderhend of Kansas, Fordney
OF Michigan, Gardiner Of New jersey,
Hedge Of Iowa, Henry of Connecticut.
Lane Of Iowa, Lester of Georgia. Little
field of Maine, Mcpherson Of Iowa, Mann
OF Illinois, Russell of Connecticut. Speery
of Gpnnscticut and Thomas Of Iowa.
M. Hepburn OF Iowa, asked unanimous
consent to sss aside Nay first for the CON-
alteration Of the Nioara qua canal bill.
81 objeot," shouted MIR. Burton Of
Ohio.
4 The House then proceeded with the
regular order, the consideration Of
private pension bills.
During the consideration Of one Of the
oourss In insisting upon . quorum fercsd
day pension bills sent to the clerks desk
and had rad letters from old soldiers In
various parts Of the country protesting
against the special acts ''g round mt by
the congressional bureau" One OF them
said the old soldiers we're very 'sors."
Mr.. talbot said the letters read were
simply examples Of hundreds he had re-
oeivsd.
Later on Mr.. Talbsrt who was demand
ing tbs reading OF the report In each case
and who several times made points OF no
quorum became involved In a controversy
with -Ms. Shattuok Of Ohio who expressed
the opinion that opposition to pensions
came with III grace from q former CON .
fedsrass soldier.
Me- Silbey Of Pennsylvanis eaid q
simple calculation would show that It
cost thirty six thousand dollars day for
dollars 40 hour. The time frittered away
by Mr.. Taihert since he came to Congress
he said. would more than pay all the
special pension bills passed during that
period.
Mr.. Norton Of Ohio, protested against
Mr.. Talbsrt's course. II he found an I'M
just bill and ooula demonstrate that 1t
was unjust. he (Sorton) and many MEM
bers on the floor would join him In de
feating 1t. He appealed to Mr.. Talbert to
abandon his opposition.
Mr.. Lamb If Virginia Joined in the ap-
peal and his remarks drew scathing de-
nunoiasion from Mr.. Talbert He said
the trouble was the gentleman from Vir-
einia had claims before the HOUSE he de-
sired to get Though. The same was true
Of other gentlemen. Il wss log-rulling
combine. They dared not fight thsss up-
iast pension bills IS he was doing. when
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