The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-15
House Passes Bill
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The significance OF the vote is ac.
centuated in the fact that the resolu.
ton was presented by Mr.. Williams,
from Nicholas county. "A like feeling
on the subject prevails in the Senate
and there is no question as to the
adoption of the resolution in. that
body by a very generous vote.
Many members feel change as
suggested would be of small moment
unless accompanied in this State by
stringent registration, primary and
general election Jaws. Also Of laws
that would limit the use Of money in
elections, something along the line Of
a bill introduced by Senator Sam
Montgomery.
That a great change has taken
place in the feeling of the people Of
This State as to the manner Of elect.
ing Unitedi States senators is evil
denced in the fact that resolution
similar to the one adopted by the
house today was defeated in the leg.
islanre Of 1901 with only 10 votes re.
corded in It's favor. Some "a states
in the union have adopted resolutions
of the kind adopted including Ohio
and Pennsylvania. A few more cleo
lions of United States Senators like
the one of Guggenheim and the con.
stitution of our fathers will undergo
most radical change.
The Williams resolution adopted in
the house is as follows:
Thereas, the house of representa-.
tives of the congress on several oc-
casions with recent years has adopt.
ed resolutions in favor Of this pro.
posed change In the method of elect
ing United States Senators which
were not adopted by the Senate OF the
congress, and
Whereas, Article of the constitu.
ton of the United States provides that
the congress on the application Of the
legislatures OF two.thirds Of the States
shall call a convention for proposing
amendments, and believing there IS
general desire upon the part of the
citizens OF the State of West Virginia
that United States Senators be elect.
ed by a direct vote of the people,
Resolved, by the legislature Of West
Virginia that it favors the adoption
of an amendment to the constitution
of the United States which shall pro.
vide for the election of United States
Senators by vote of the people and
Joins with other States Of the Union
in respectfully requesting that con-
vention be called for the purpose OF
proposing an amendment to the con.
stitution of the United States as pro.
vided for in Article 5 Of said constitu-
ton, which amendment shall provide
for a change in the present method Of
electlng United States Senators so
that they can be chosen in each State
by direct vote OF the people.
House Committees in Full.
observation-disclosures, sutphin, tchair-
mani, Holyroyd. Massis. Brammer,
Harmon. Subway, Harr, Justice
Maxwell, Ellis Osborn. Barlow, Dean.
Woodall and Kuyendall.
Election and Privileges = Messrs.
Hughes. (chairman). Shepherd,
Boyles, Harris and Williams.
Federal Relation-Messrs. Jersey,
tchairman), Smith tof Roane), Har-
per, Hagar and sta1naker.
Military Affairs-Messrs. stallings,
tchairman), Roach, Hersey, Jacobs.
strother. Smith (of Roane). McGrew.
Wells, Justice, Dent, Preston, Mccoy,
Strader, Bland and Mitchell.
Counties, Districts and Municipal
Corporations - Messrs. Craig tchair-
mani. Buchwald, smith, Of cabe1p
Devol. Nugent, Ammons, Jacobs, DUFF.
field. Embieton, Harr, Wood tof Har.
dy1 Williams, Dean, Maclsin and Kuy.
Kendall
Private Corporation and Joint Stock
Companies Messrs. Cooper fchair.