The sun., 1900-04-17
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
Hease Resolution ON This subject
Discussed by the Senate.


Washington, April 16.-When the SEN
ate convened the house joint resoiutlsn
in favor a a constitutional amendment
providing for the election of United
States senator's by the people was laid |
before the senate.
Az it was about to be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections,
Mr.. Butler IN. c. asked that 1t he read
and then addressed the senate briefly.
| He declared it was the function of COM
mittee of the senate to consider. NOT 70
smother. legislation. He thought thls
question had been 50 thoroughly eonsid-
cred that il was not necessary to SEND "
to committee, and he therefore moved
that it be placed ON the calendar
Mr.. Chandler, chairman Of the COM
mittce on privileges and elections, said
that as Mr.. Butler was disposed To make
imputations upon the committee, he de-
sired right now TO inform him that ne
was mistaken. Il do not h1 said, VITA
Il snap quite like to lave the senator
attack the committee on privileges and
elections in advance of its action upon
the measure
, Mr.. Hoar called attention TO the gray
ity of the proposition submitted, that the
matter should not be considered by Il
cDlllnlIteN Oh llle Stliilt. III 'ii'i 49,
apnroye Of The proposed amendment
: holding that its adoption would give the
= United States two legislative bodies,
: both chosen by the people i'll popular cleo
tions. the only difference being that the
e senators would have a larger eonstitu-
! ency than the representatives.
u Mr.. Hoar was astonished that such q
u proposition should be pressed seriously
u by the senator from North Carolina, AZ
IL il was manifest that the great states al
tse east and west would not give such :
= proposition the stamp OF their approval
Mr. Pettus (Ala.) expressed his resre
q that reflections had been made upon th'
IL cesnnittse en- privileges and elections
y mo eomuntse," he said, ought TO b
Il drives By any hard words that may b
nttSsea fsainst it by snsbsdy frsm cor
9aeFiHg any sHhject carefully and espe
s;alsv whes tsa proposition involves n
~ saAiRx SswA Of ess of the cornersesae
at OF the pepushc. This susht net to b
of a&ae in haste"
;s, The aistiss' to slsse tie resoiutis> .
IL the eslendsr was withdrawn, and wa
tn r.ferFed to the committee on privilege
lie aad eleesiOns.
us Mr.. Davis ;Mnn.) reported frois IL
ed coxsuitsee oa foreign relations the fo
he levixg resolution. and it was adopted
Al That the secretary of state be directe
Ey 10 send to the senate a copy Of the IN
he mortal Of Baward Gettfried, citizen
Wi,krsbarre, Pa, and late eonsuli
s=, mt Of the United States at IruJill
Peru, swosn to March 21. 1900, now
of file in the state department. togeth
Tar with all papers. letters and exhibits
lat tached to said memorial and slss copi
.he of all correspondence of this goyernme
ru and .that Of Peru and of any opinions
pal decisions OF the department OF state
ace connection with the action Of party
ent Peruvian revolurionists against the &C
ght sthutional government of Peru on
ve after Aug. 2S, 1898. the memoriallst
of the fine being consular agent of
limited States in Peru. the wrongdo
perpetrating. it is alleged. depredatiC
on his property and injuries and indis
fifty ties upon his person in violation
we'd treaty rights"