The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-13
SENATE YIELDS To
POPULAR DEMAND
Votes by Large Majority for
Election of Senators by
the People
NATIONAL CONTROL is
BONE OF CONTENTION
House May Decline to Adopt
Amendment in Form Pass
ed by Upper
House

hhs SoUSutnUoHai amendment to
the States for ratification. providing
for popular election of United States
senator's. The Bristow amendm ent.
which retains Federal control over
the times, places and manner OF
holding these elections, was agreed
10. by vote of ~ 10 AZ. The Vice
President cast the deciding vote, this
breaking a tie.
The vote on this amendm emit,
around which the whole fight wagea,
was as follows;
Ayes-~Bournc. Bradley, Brands
zee. Briggs. Bristow, Brown, Burn
ham. Burton. Ciapp, Clark, OF wyo-
ming, Crane, Crawford, CuIlom. Cum
Minis Curtis. Dixon. du Pont. CALM
ger. Gamble. uuggenneim, Helburn,
Jones. Kenyon, Lippitt, Lodge, Lori
msr, McCumeer. Mclean, Nelson, Nix
on. Oliver. Page, Penrose, Perkins.
Richardson, Root. Smith, OF Micht-
ran: Smoot, Stephenson. Sutherland.
Townsend, Warren and Wetmore,
Republicans, and Clarke, of Arkan-
sAs. Democrat: total, -.
Against the Amendment.
Mays orAh. Gronna, LA Toilette.
Foincextcr and Works Republicans.
and Bacon. Bailey. Bankhead. Bryan.
Snam nerlain, Chiffon. CuIberson. Da-
es '"Ns'UN. FoHtcFs 1GTE, Hitchcock.
Johnson, Johnston, Kern, Lea. Mar
tin. MARITIME, Myer. Newlanda. O.Cor-
man. overman, Owen, Paynter. Percy.
Fomerenc. Rayner. Reed. shtye,y.
simmons. Smith. of Maryland; smith.
OF south Carolina: Stone, swanson
taylor, Terrell, Thornton, Watson and
Williams, Democrats: total -.
~ the - negative votes on tho res
oIuuon, az amended, s were cast by
democrats and Is by Republicans. as
follows. 'AN
Republicans Brandexee. snrnns
Crane. Dillingham;. Gallinrer. mev.
burn, Lppitt. Lodge, Lorimer. Oliver
rA&e, Penrose. Richardson, Root
smoot and Wetmore. Democrats
Bacon. B.nkhead. Fletcher. Foster.
johnston, Percy. Terrell and Villa n.
The Form Adopted.
xoIlows: ~
Tina. In lieu Of the mrs, paragraph
" sscuon three Of article j OF the
consutution Of the United States and
in lieu Of so much Of pararranh twa
q the same section as relates to the
nliing OF vacancies, the following bs
proposed as an amendment to the
constitution. which shaii be valid to
al intents and purposes as part OF
tho constitution. when rafified by the
legislatures Of three fourths Of the
States.
The senate Of the United Gtates
snah De composed of two senators
from each State. elected by the peo-
PIE thereof, for SIX years: and each
senator shall have one vote. The cleo
tors In each State shall have the
qualifications requisite for electors Of
tne most numerous branch Of the
state IA8iSlatureo
when vacancies happen in the
representation OF any State In the
senate, the executive authority OF
eueh 6tatA shall issue writs of cleo
Lon TO I'LL such vacancies. Proyid ed.
That ths legislature OF any State
may empower the executive thereof
70 make temporary appointments
until the people fill the vacancies by
erection. ~ the legislature may direct,
This amendment shall not be so
construed ~ to effect the election or
term OF any senator chosen before il
becomes valid ~ part OF the constl-
tuition"
After the main fight against the
Hfisfow amendment had been lost,
Mr.. Bacon offered another amend
mont, which sought to limit the exer-
cise Of FEDERAL control over elections
Which It passsd the senate. now will
the States should fail to provide for
umeA places and manner" OF hold
1ng elections. All the Democrats sup
Doet4d this amendment. a. did 6ena-
tors BorAh. La Toilette, Poindexter
and Works, and II was defeated by
only three votes. the vote standing as
70 ~.
The resolution, In the form In
whichm II passed the senate. now will
20 into conference. There were fire.
quent predictions last night that the
house would refuse to accept the
senate form Of the resolution.
Interest In Roll Call.
The roll call on the BriMow
amendment was watched with the
keenest interest 1t WAS known that
the vote would be close. but there
were two senators who had refused
70 say how they would vote. Tho re-
suit was not known until Mr.. works
cast hts vote against the amendment.
This made X tie. The vice. presi-
dent promptly exercised his privilege
under the constitution. and voted for
the resolution, notwithstanding the
protest OF Senator Reed. that. In the
circumstance. the presiding of5scsr
ought not 10 vote. A tie vote was
equivalent to the rejection OF the
Amendment.
Iuto xoil o8it Also emph0nized the
division in the ranks OF the insur-
gents. for Senators Bourne. Briytow.
Brown. ClApp, Crawford. cummins,
Dixon and Kenyon voted for the
Amendment Senators 0fonna. Borah,
Poindsxter. Ia Toilette. and Works
voted against IL.
The success Of the Bristow amend
ment may be attributed either TO
senator Loftmer or to Senator Clarke.
Democrat. Of ArkAnsAa. ~ one may
elect. Mr.. Lorimer. In response TO 4
cAh from Republican leaders. came
AnrriedIy from Chicago to cast his
vote. Senator Clarke was the only
Democrat to support this amendment,
but he voted an he did on the previous
occasion. and that much cannot be
sAid OF some Of the insurgents, who
yesterday turned about face.
FpOHpecx Now Fine.
The prospect II now fine." said
1snAtor Br1stcw (Repubiican), of
Kansaa to-day regarding the action
81 The senate resolution for this slsc-
ton Ut Senators The rescluti0n, a.
= was adopted By the 6snate. IL GER
tAin. believe. to be approved by
thfes-fouyth Of the states In Z year
~ Two.
IT presents Ahs simple question OF
whether 6enAtoss should be eiected
~ the people. and u therefore much
oefen6ef thnn the original resolution
N4trA invslved 8 change In the Con-
1mf3oa 6opt1yinG the oeyernmsnt OF
- tleAk q ceatroi ever ssnatssiai