The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-06-15
DIRECT ELECTION
BILL IS PASSED
Senate Adopts Borah Resolu-
ton ga to "a.
TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
erlstow Provision Which Recsrvss 70
Federal Government Right TO Con-
troll Senatorial Elections
Approved.

Washington, June 13.-By vote Of
81 to "a, more than the necessary two
thirds, the senate passed the resolu-
ton submitting to the states an
amendment to the constitution for the
popular election Of United States SEN
ators.
The Bristow amendment, which re-
serves to the federal government the
right to control the senatorial elections
in the states, was adopted before the
final vote, "A to A with Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman casting the deciding
vote.
The resolution, as amended, now
goes back to the house for concur
renee.
Vote on BrIstow Amendment
The vote on the Bristow amendment
was as follows:
Yeas-Bourne, Bradley, Brandege.
Briggs, Bristow. Brown. Burnham,
Burton. Clapp. Clarke, Wyoming;
Clarke. Arkansas; Crane, Crawford.
Cullom, Cummins. Curtis. Dixon, Du-
pont, Gallinger, Gamble. Guggenheim,
Hepburn, Jones, Kenyon, Lppitt,
Lodge. Lorimer, McCumber, Mclean,
Nelson, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose,
Perkins, Richardson, Root, Smith,
Michigan; Smoot, Stephenson, Suther-
land, Townsend, Warren, Wetmore-
A.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey, Bankhead,
Borah, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chiffon.
Culberson, Davis, Fletcher, Foster.
Gore, Gronna, Hitchcock, Johnson,
Johnston, Kern. La Toilette, Lea, Mar
tin, Martina, Myers, Newlands, O'Gor-
man. Overman. Owen. Paynter. Percy.
Poindexter, Pomereno, Rayner, Reed.
Shively. Simmons, Smith, Maryland;
Smith, S. c.; Stone, Swanson. Taylor,
Terrell, Thornton, Watson. Williams,
Works.
This was the supreme test. During
the exciting debate over the Bristow
proposition. party feeling ran high,
the Democrats insisting that not to
include Senator Borah's original prop
osition that the states shall control
the time, place and manner of elect
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states federal authority too dangerous
to grant 1t was openly charged that
the amendment to the constitution, II
Bristow amendment was carried, as 1t
did, will be defeated in the states.
Must Pass the House.
The resolution as amended must
pass the house of representatives by
two-thirds vote, and then be ratified
by three-fourths of the states.
The final vote on the resolution fol-
lows:
For-Bailey, Borah. Bourne, Brad
ley, Briggs. Bristow. Brown, Bryan,
Burton, Chamberlain. Chiffon, Clapp,
Clark, Wyoming; Clarke. Arkansas;
Crawford, Culberson. Cullom, Cum
mis-, Curtis, Davis, Dixon. Dupont,
Gamble, Gore. Gronna. Guggenheim,
Hitchcock, Johnson, Jones, Kenyon,
Kern, La Toilette, Lea, McCumber,
Mclean, Martin, MARITIME, Myers. New
lands, Nixon. O'Gorman, Owen, Payn-
ter. Perkins, Pomerene, Rayner, Reed.
Shively, Simmons, Smith. Maryland;
Smith, Michigan; Smith. s. c.; Steph-
enscn, Stone, Sutherland, Swanson.
Taylor, Thornton, Townsend. Warren,
Watson, WorEs-64.
Against-Bacon, Bankhead, Bran
dege, Burnham. Crane. Dillingham;,
Fletcher, Foster, Frye, Gallinger, Hey
burn, Johnston, Lippitt Lodge, Lori
mer, Oliver, Page, Penrose. Percy.
Richardson, Root, Smoot, Terrell, Wet
more, Williams-24.
The Democrats who voted no on
final passage did so because OF the
Rristow amendment