The Washington herald., 1910-12-19

The Senate judiciary Committee proba-
/ bly, will authorize a favorable report to-
day on "a resolution proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution providing for
the election OF United States Senators
by popular vote. Already the subeom-
mttee. by a vote to two to one. has re-
ported favorably on the proposition.
The committee is composed of fifteen
Senators-nine Republicans and six Demo-
Gratis.
The Democratic Senators are believed
10 be unanimously In favor of the reso-
luton, and two Republican Senators. and
probably three, will vote with them.
Senator William e. Borah, Of Idaho,
joined Senator Isador Rayner, Democrat,
of Maryland. on the subcommittee in au-
thorizing a favorable report to the full
committee on the resolution. Senator
Borah is a progressive Republican. and
will undoubtedly vote in the full COM
mittee to-day IN favor OF reporting the
| resolution 20 the Senate.
The friends of the resolution are con-
fidently claiming that they win have the
support of the chairman Of the judiciary
Committee, Senator Clarence +. Clark, OF
Wyoming. and of Senator Knute Nelson.
of Minnesota This would give them nine
votes Of the fifteen. II is possible that
other Republican Senators may vote for
a favorable report.
Senator'S Not Enthused.
Some OF the Senators who will vote to
report the resolution are not enthusiastic
over il. but they will justify their action
I ~. - Id
TO have the subject matter brought be-
! fore il for consideration. II is not clear
! that the Tucker resolution, which passed
! the House in 1892. win be the form OF the'
resolution that will be reported from the
Judiciary Committee
The subcommittee adopted the Tucker
resolution. which prescribes that the
qualifications Of the electors entitled 10
vote for United States Senator In the
! several States shall be the same quail
fications as are prescribed for electors
who vote for the most numerous branch
of the State legislature In the particular
State.
Senator Depew intends TO propose an
amendment to-day that Will probably
create some dissension in the commit
/ tee and may command a majority. as
/ a substitute for the Tucker resolution.
/ Senator DepeW will propose that the
qualifications for electors for Senators
shall be uniform throughout the States
! The New York Senator intends TO put
/ his Republican colleagues on record, not
lonly in the Judiciary Committee, but in
/ the Senate on the question Of whether
they approve 0r disapprove of the
various Acknowledgement laws that exist
Il So. .
fathers clause" If Mr.. Depew's amend
ment is added 10 the resolution, the
/ Southern Democrats will probably be
( forced to oppose il.
Adverse Report Coming.
In any event, there will be an adverse
report on the matter Senator Bristow,
of Kansas, is responsible for the ac-
tvity in the Judiciary Committee. Just
before the adjournment of the last ses-
sion, he complained of the delay Of the
judiciary Committee in acting upon a
/ resolution which he had introduced, pro-
/ posing a constitutional amendment pro-
viding for a popular election of Senator's
Senator Bristow came TO Washington
| tins session determined that unless the
judiciary Committee took action
promptly on his resolution, he would
move on the Senate floor to discharge
the committee from further cOnsidera-
ton of the subject and bring it directly
before the Senate.
| He made a personal canvass Of the
members of the committee on the day
Congress met, and received assurances
that action would be taken on his reso-
Tuition. or a substitute therefor, before
the holiday recess.