Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-05-18

Washington. April l6-During almost
the entire session to-day the Senate
had under consideration the Alaskan
Civil Code bill The amendment pro-
Viding for the mining OF gold along the
beach in the district was perfected. ar
ter a discussion lasting nearly four
hours.
When the Senate convened. the House
joint resolution In favor OF n constitu-
ional amendment providing for the
election OF United States Senator's 10y
the people was laid before the Senate.
AS II was about to be referred TO the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Butler OF North Carolina asked
that IL be read. and then addressed the
Senate briefly. lie declared il was the
function OF n committee OF the Senate
TO consider. not to smother legislation.
He thought this question had been so
thoroughly considered tat IL waa not
necessary to send II To a committee. and
he therefore moved that IL Ice placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Chandler. chairman Of the Com
mittee ON Privileges and Elections. OBJ
jected TO Mir. Buffers making imputa-
lions upon the Comr'ittce.
Mr.. Hoar called attention ~ the grav-
ity OF the prol Csition submitted. that
the matter should rot be considered by
a committee OF the Senate. He did not
approve OF the rt.p4,cd amendment.
holding that its adj ton would give the
United states two legislative bodies
Doth chosen by the People I'm popular
elections the only difference being that
the Senators win have a larger con-
stituency than the representatives.
hfr
regret that reflections had been made
upon the Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
The motion TO place the resolution on
the calendar was Withdrawn. and II
was referred TO the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections
Mr.. Hale presented an additional Ur-
gency Deficiency bin. and it was parsed
without debate
bin providing for the removal To- n
proper district Ger trial e. l,r.ons in
dicted I'm United states Courts was also
passed
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from the Cor, Wit',c ,r :. ~,ien Rcla-
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