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pei him Ia a plain violation of the manifest
intent and spirit of the Constitution all

pei him Ia plain violation of the manifest
intent and spirit of the Constitution all
have sworn to uphold and defend.
Third, that the one vote the Consti-
tuition declares each senator shall have is
his own vote and not the vote of any
other or of any number of other senators
and for a senator to cast that one vote
against his convictions of right and duty in
the premises is to disfranchise his state In
the Senate and to deprive it of the repre-
sentation in that body the Constitution
provides 1t shall have.
Fourth, that when any number of sem
ators by combination or otherwise under
take through any species of coercion to
induce other senators to vote except as
their judgments and consciences tell them,
1t is an invasion of the rights of a state
to equal representation with other states in
the Senate and is subversive of their rights
to equal representation and the votes of it's
senator's in the Senate that the Constitution
has provided for.
Fifth that the senator who permits
any body of other senators to declare and
define for him what his duty is in the mat
ter of his vote in the Senate and who
casts his vote in response to such interfer-
ence, votes not as a senator from his own
state, but as a senator from the other
states, and he augments the power OF the
other states beyond that permitted by the
Constitution and weakens and degrades the
power of his own state in the Senate In
violation of the spirit of the Constitution
Sixth, that for any senator to vote
except as his judgment and sense of duty
under his oath of office requires iS to de-
grade the high office of senator and to as
sail the dignity and standing of the Senate
Of the United States-qualities possessed in
such high degree by no other legislative
body in the world
New Smithsonian Regent.
The Senate today adopted resolution
foappointing former Secretary of state
Richard Olney a member of the board
of regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Mr. Tillman presented and the Senate
adopted resolution calling upon the POST
master General for information as to the
number of postal clerks killed in railroad
accidents during the past five years, also
asking how many steel cars are now used
i'll the postal service and whether the Ia
talities have been so great in those as in
other cars.
In presenting the resolution Mr.. T1llman
said that he had noticed the frequent ia
talities to mail clerks in railroad accidents
and that he wanted to ascertain whether
more security for them could not be Sc
cured by means of stronger mail cars.
Bills Passed.
The following bills were passed: Regu-
latng the drawing of jurors in Oklahoma
Providing for the payment of claims Of
the French Trans Atlantic Cable Comp any
Regulating the payment of the expenses
of the trials of Indians committing of
fenses against state laws.
When the statehood bill was reached on
the calendar, Mr.. Lodge objected to present
consideration. He said he was not opposed
to the bill, but the morning hour was not
the time to take 1t up.
Mr.. Beveridge said he hoped the bill
could be read and time fixed to finally
dispose of 1t.
Mr.. Foraker took occasion to deny reports
that he would obstruct the statehood bill
He said that he opposed Its present form
and hoped to see it modified, bit he was
ready TO vote at any time
The consideration of the calendar was
then continued and the following bills were
passed:
Reorganizing the dental corps of the
army.
Establishing additional recording diatricts
in Indian Territory.
The shipping bill was taken up at 2:15
pm in the Senate. Mr.. Teller took the
floor and denied that funds used in the irri-
CATION service were in the nature of
bounty to the west. He contended that
these funds were a loan and benefaction
only in the fact that they draw no interest