Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-24
FAVORABLE ACTION
on DIRECT VOTE
FOR SENATORS
LOOKED FOR
II is Believed Senate Will
Pass Measure at This Session
BY Amending the Constltu.
ton of the United States.
ADVOCATES ASSERT
THEY HAVE STRENGTH

+ ppelai Letter 90 ENDuins Herald.
Washington. Apil - Despite fhc
laC thar tine siNtv-hrst congress un.
fused tn pass The bill providing Tor
th, diio,. election or senators p the
people b. arcms nov ia be assured
hai the present session win rush II
,0 favorable conclusion
n lras, that is tho prediction made
To-, senators Who have been urglng
mis- reform In he federal constitution.
fuoS say that ;h.y have strength
enough iu Ihc senate tu pui the roso-
lutioa through before 10 is reported
90 The scuatc
o. is not 80 certain that The rosolu.
tiou viii go through tho senate in HE
same form IN which u passed me
house. although few at the senators
think that probable
The mousse adopted what is known
as the Burah resolution, providing
bar control of the times places and
manner of election shall rest with the
states instead a. the United states.
THAI is also The form in which the
oil WAS reported back nom the So
dietary committee ana which was in.
fioduced in the senate Of the last SEES
sion when n came 20 final vote.
however II had been changed hy tn"
sutherland amendment. SO That ~
provided that congress should retain
control of the times places aud man.
nrr 0l holding The elections. In that
furm 10 lacked only four votes uf De.
lne adopted Ten uf the senators who
were opposed 20 10 are now ont of IN.
senate
Dependent largely upon the attitude
OF the senate judiciary committee Is
DE answer TO The question whether
ur not the resolution will receive ac.
ion IA the senate this session Two
known opponents OF this change IN
he federal constitution are on the
committee senators Dillingham; aud
i'randegac- more may be- put On,
he place OF those who were retired
Oh March last Senators Dcpow
Piles and Warner all of whom op.
posed the measure
With the Democrats on the com.
mitioe standing together for the meas.
are as IL passed the house and with
three Republican, standing with ,hom
IL be- pointed ON. the resolutions caii
Ice reported on Of The committee
promptly senator lorah Is on The
committee and ~ course. fayors the
resolution. Is passed by the house
senator Brown OF Nebraska Is 81.
pDctcd To get q plac" on the commn-
tee and he viii vote 10 report It ont
of committee
senator BOgah and others whO
Championed tho measure III The last
scssinn hav. announced that they will
du all they can to bring the question
10 a vote in The senate without delay
This means that they viii eei jogcth.
cr ana work 10 get the measure re-.
ported FROM 'hr committed. as wei
as 10 push II 90 u vote in the senate
When tho resolution gets into the
mate tor action. there viii be con.
iderahle debate over the forri that e.
win take rhai was the reason for
ne heht NJ the last session. which
dragged along Tor weeks Against the
osoiuiiOn as II passed the house rep.
r,seniatiuns viii bee made that IL
gives the sanction Of congress to
laws disiranchising tho negro VOTE ~,
th" south and an amendment viii be-
attempted similat To the Sutherland
amendment ol the last session IN.
ionGcd 10 lei congress control the
elections
Several of tho senators who are
supporting thc resolution as passed
ly the house. giving The states con.
irol urge ~ passage in the same
form hy ihr senate. because they look
forward 90 The ratification of the
amendment by three.fourihs OF the
state legislatures They point ont tina.
'hc states cannot object 20 The fosoln.
tion o. IL l"1yef them entire control
over the elections Many states they
INNS. would object r an amendment
save congress control over the cioc.
lions
The southern states would object
'or toa1 that congress wonh nuliifl
tao negro disiranchiscmcnt laws In
hose states Other states michi oh.
Iec on fhr ground that congress