The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-02

be adopted by the Senate at this
session. This was made evident to-
day when the resolution, which was
the unfinished business, was called
UP and the Sutherland amendment
was adopted. Following this, next
tuesday was fixed as a date for taxi
ing final vote on the resolution.
Had there been any prospect of its
adoption with this amendment Sen
ator Hepburn, of Idaho, who is Bit
terly opposed to its passage, would
not have given his consent to take a
vote. Even the friends of the meas--
ure feel that 1t cannot command the
necessary tWo-thirds vote to enable
1t TO pass. The reason is that GER
tain Southern Senators, perhaps
more than half of them, will vote
against the resolution because of the
Sutherland amendment.
Ihls amendment does not seem to
De generally understood. The con-
stltutlon, Paragraph 1 Of Section 4,
Article 1, provides:
Inc times, places and manner of
holding elections for Senators and
Shall be prescribed
IN each state by the Legislature
thereof, but the Congress may, at
any time, by law, make or alter such
regulations, except as to the places
of choosing Senator's"
The pending resolution providing
for the submission Of the amend
ment makes the +. provision read:
pIn
holding elections for Senators shall
De prescribed in each state by the
Legislature thereof"
MIR. Sutherland's amendment is to
strike out this latter provision en-
tlrely and leave the constitution as it
IS with respect to the time, place and
manner Of choosing, etc. Otherwise
the original resolution is not affect
co. and 1T provides for direct cleo
lions. 1T was argued by the advo-
Gates of the amendment that to leave
the matter of time, place and manner
or electing Senators entirely to the.
states might at some time prove 2
serious EN- baITaSSment to tho Fed
eral Government; as it would remove
from the Government all authority
anu jurisdiction over such elections.
AIR. Borah, who has fathered the
original resolution, opposed the
sutherland amendment, but contend
ed that even if it were adopted it
would net impair the real purpose of
Che resolution. He pointed out that
what the amendment does is simply
hn t11t
Spect as 1T is, and that, while Con-
grcSS now has Jurisdiction over the
Time and manner Of holding eIrc-
tons for Senators and Representa-
tlVeS, no law has been enacted under
1t which dcprivcS the states of the
rights to fix suffrage qualifications,
ana that, in fact, the elections in
the states are not intcrfered with bv
the Federal Government.
The Switzerland Democrats. how
ever, see III the failure to stipulate
mat the entire subject shall be left
to the discretion of the states the
ShoSt Of the old force bill They
tear that some day there may be
another effort to put through Il
D.
Jcct or the constitutions Of the
southern states in limiting suffrage
10 white men. In consequences
enough of the Southern Senators
will vote against the resolution TO
defeat it.
Senator Clark, Of Arkansas. Scna-
tor chamberlain, Of Oregon, Senator
Owen and Senator Gore. Of Ok1abo-
ma are among the Democrats who
Will support the resolution, notwith-
standing the Sutherland amendment.
The amendment, too, will bring TO
the support Of the resolution certain
republican Senators who favor DOB
ular elections, but believe that all
over the election of Sen
ators should not be given up by the
Federal Government. Senator Bur
ton, Of Ohio, is one who takes this
view and will vote for the reYolu-
ton. The amendment, however.
VIII defeat the resolution because of
the failure Of the Southern Senators
to support it,
Washington. Feb. 2S.-~Shortly
after the Senate convened at eleven
1T agreed that an adjourn of
Mondays session would be taken to
meet at 1850. The new legislative
day began in the usual way with
prayer. BY the direction Of the
chair the joint resolution providing
for tie election Of senator's by the
people, as amended by the Suther-
land DrovisO, was placed before the
Senate. The ayes and noes were
ordered on the resolution. II was