Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
DEPEW FAVoRS THE OLD WAY
New York enato Opposes Election
of Senator'S by Direct
Vote.

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WASHINGTON, April 10.-An effort was
made late today In the senate to obtain
an agreement for a vote on the Chinese
exclusion bill, but it was unsuccessful.
The measure was under discussion during
the entire session except for about an hour,
In hic time the postofice appropriation
bill was considered and passed. Three
speeches were made against the Chinese
bill in It's present form. Mr.. Dillingham;
Of Vermont concluding his remarks and
Mr.. Stewart Of Nevada and Mr.. Hoar of
Massachusetts, stating their objections to
the bill. Mr.. Stewart said he would vote
for the measure IL it was the best that
could be obtained, as he favored the ex-
clusion of Chinese laborers, but he was
opposed to many of its provisions. Mr..
Hoar announced his vigorous opposition to
the bill, declaring that he never would
vote for 1t.
Early in the session Mr.. Depew spoke
briefly against the bill providing for the
election of senators by popular vote. He
offered the following amendment to the
resolution:
Depew's Proposed Change. -
The qualifications of citizens entitled to
vote for United States senators and repre-
~sentatives in congress shall be uniform In
all the states n congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro-
pirate legislation and to provide for the
registration of citizens entitled to vote,
the conduct of such elections and the GER
tiicate of the result.
In part Mr.. Depew said the proposed
under consideration proposes to
make the senate a popular body and re-
verse the principle upon which the govern
ment has existed down to the present time.
NJ Maven eaId AZ in the alaptiOn of
United States senators a small oligarchy in
any state can send here representation
equal to that OF great states like New York
which have manhood suffrage; II states in
which half of the voters are disfranchlsed
are to have an equal voice in this body
with states like Pennsylvania, Of Ave or
ten times their population and with n
hood suffrage; II New York, which { ,
because Of it's manhood suffrage, l, ,
votes, Is to be neutralized In legi, !
her vast interests by Miss (
casting SIS, 900 votes because the matvr.,y
of her citizens are decentralization the
situation becomes intolerable.
Metal Mail Boxes.
At the conclusion OF routine business Mr..
Mason, chairman OF the committee on post
ofhces and postroads, called up the post
ONCE appropriation bill and it's considera-
tion was begun.
MI. Tillman of South Carolina offered an
amendment directing the postmaster gem
eral to buy metal boxes Of uniform size for
the use Of the patrons OF the rural free de-
livery service. at a cost not exceeding 80
cents each, and to furnish them to the pat
rons Of the service at cost. The amend
ment was adopted and the postofice appro-
priation bill was passed.
Mr.. Dillingham; OF Vermont then con-
tinued his speech begun yesterday in OPP
position to the Chinese exclusion bill. He
maintained that some provisions of the
bill were unconstitutional and instanced
that section which referred to children Of
Chinese parents born in this country. Fill
ipinos, mixed with Chinese blood, he said,
could not come to the United States from
the Philippines under this bill. He thought