Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-06-15
DIRECT ELECTION
BILL IS PASSED
RESOLUTION AMENDING FER.
81 ERAL CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
BY VOTE OF 81 TO q.
HOT DEBATE LASTS TILL NIGHT
srlstoW Amendment Giving Nation
Supervision Also Goes Through
With Vice Presidents
Vote.

Vote.
Washington, June 13-The senate
by 81 to "a passed the resolution
amending the constitution to provide
Tor the election of senators by direct
popular vote. The Bristow amend.
ment, giving to the federal govern
ment supervision of such elections.
was adopted A to a., the vice presi-
dent casting the deciding ballot. The
house already has passed the resolu-
| lion.
Senator Reed Of Missouri protested
against the vice president casting his
deciding vote. An amendment by
| Senator Bacon qualifying the Bristow
| amendment to prohibit federal super.
vision of election unless the state leg
lslature refuse or fail to act was de-
feated 46 to 43. The resolution as
amended was then finally adopted "a
20 "a.
] Adoption of the Bristow amendment
which omitted the house provisions
Transferring supervision of senatorial
elections from congress to the state
legislature was made possible by Mr..
Clarke Of Arkansas casting the only
Democratic vote for the proposition.
The tie on that ballot would have been
prevented If his vote had been cast
with his party, with whom he later
voted on adoption OF the resolution.
/ On this first ballot five Republicans.
Messrs. Borah, Gronna, La Toilette,
Potndexter and Works, all insurgents,
voted against the provision. On the
resolution as amended the vote stood
a to "a, or six more than the neces-
,ary two-thirds majority.
Names of Negative Voters.
/ OF the "a negative votes eight were
cast by Democrats and 16 by Repub.
licans, as follows:
Republicans - Brandegee, Burnham,
[ippitt, Lodge, Lorimer, Oliver, Page,
Penrose, Richardson, Root, Smoot and
Wetmore.
Democrats - Bacon, Bankhead,
Fletcher, Foster, tombstone, Percy,
Terrell, and Williams.
The resolution as amended and
] passed follows:
! That in lieu of the first paragraph
! Df section 3 of article of the consti-
tuition Of the United States, and in lieu
Of so much of paragraph of the same
section as relates to the filling of va
cancies, the following be proposed as
an amendment to the constitution,
which shall be valid to all intents
and purposes as part of the constitu
lion when ratified by the legislatures
If three-fourths of the states:
People to Elect Senators.
"The senate of the United States
shall be composed of two senators
from each state, elected by the people
thereof, for six years, and each SEN
ator shall have one vote. The electors
IN each state shall have the qualifica-
lions requisite for electors of the most
numerous branch of the state legisla-
:ures.
/ "When vacancies happen in the rep
resentation of any state in the senate
the executive authority of such state
shall issue writs Of election to fill such
vacancies; provided, that the legisla-
kure of any state may empower the
executive thereof to make temporary
!. appointments until the people fill the
vacancies by election as the legisla-
lure may direct
This amendment shall not be so
construed as to affect the election or
term of any senator chosen before it
becomes valid as part of the constitu-
Ion"
The amended resolution now goes
into conference between the senate
md house, and some senators predict
I I'D that the house would refuse to &C
cept it.
The debate began shortly after
noon. It soon drifted into political
affair. Democratic senators criticized
Senator -Bristow's change Of attitude.
Mr.. Bristow framed the principal
amendment, in the nature of sub.
stitute to the main proposition, and
be seeks to continue the supervision
Of senatorial elections in congress in.
stead of delegating it to the states.
rs proposed by the house resolution.
In the last session the Kansas sen.
ator voted against the amendment of.
fered by Senator Sutherland Of Utah,
which would have had the same effect
rs his own provision of this session.
Explains His Attitude. :
Mr.. Bristow said that in both in.
stances his attitude had been dictated
by his, desire to do that which most
certainly would insure the success Of
the popular election resolution.
Senator Borah, in charge of the res
olution, spoke In support Of It, and
Senator Bacon opposed the Bristow
amendment.
Senator Davis OF Arkansas, refer
ring by name to Senators Cummins
Clapp and La Toilette. declared ''tha
insurgency crowd never has been sin,
osre on any subject It has brought
before the country. The chair called
NE. Davis to order.