The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-13
Passes a Resolution Amending
Constitution For Direct Vote
On Senators
BRIST0W AMENDMENT
ALSO ADOPTED, As TO "A
Resolution Adopted o. to "a, Senators
Dillingham; and Page of Vermont Vot-
ing Against observation-disclosures
Votes Against Popular Elections.

Washington, May 10 The Senate
Inst night by vote of GA TO "a passed
the resolution amending the constitu-
ton to provide for election Of senators
by direct popular vote The Bristow
amendment, giving to the federal gov
eminent supervision of such elections,
was adopted, As to a. the vice presI-
dent casting the deciding ballot The
House had already passed the resolu-
ton.
The debate began shortly after noon
and soon drifted into political affair.
Democratic senators criticised Senator
Bristow's change of attitude. Mr.. Bris-
tow framed the principal amendment,
to continue the supervision Of senatorial
elections in Congress instead OF dele
eating it to the states, as proposed by
the House resolution. In the last SEES
sion the Kansas senator voted against
am amendment offered by Senator Suth-
erland of Utah, which would have had
the same effect
Mr.. Bristow said that in both in
stances his attitude had been dictated
by his desire to do that when
most certainly would insure the sue
cess of the main resolution
Mr.. Davis of Arkansas arralgned
Mr.. Bristow. Referring by name to
Senators Cummins, Clapp and Lafol.
lette. re declared ''the insurgent crowd
never had been sincere on any subject
they have brought before the country
The chair called Mr. Davis to or
dor. Mr.. Cummins declared Mr.
Davis statement of an alleged instance
was untrue. Mr. Bristow retuted the
general charge, saying that only under
great provocation would he pay any
attention to what the senator from
Arkansas said.
Mr.. Bacon aroused feeling by declar'
ing that great interests had been BRING
ing enormous pressure to bear to defeat
the resolution and Senators Works
Guggenheim and Cummins arose TO re-
fute the allegation
The alleged detection Of the pro-
gressives was scored by Senator Reed
OF Missouri who declared the CONVEX
sion Of Mr.. Bristow to Senator Suther-
lands viewpoint was because OF the
negro vote in Kansas.
Adoption of the Bristow amendment,
which omitted the House provision
transferring supervision of senatorial
elections from Congress to the state
legislature was made possible by MIR.
Clark of Arkansas casting the only Dem
ocratic vote for it The tie would have
been prevented if his vote had been cast
with his party, with which which he
lated voted on adoption Of the resolu-
ton.
Five Republican insurgents, Borah,
Gonna. Lafollette, Poindexted and
Works voted against the amendment.
On the resolution as amended the vote
GA to "a was six more than the neces-
sary two-thirds majority OF the "a
negative votes eight were cast by Dem
oeiats and l6 BY Republicans as fol-
lows:
Republicans Brandegee, Burnham,
Crane, Dillingham;, Gallinger Hepburn,
Lippittu, Lodge, Lorimer. Oliver, Page,
Penrose. Richardson, Root, Smoot and
Wetmore.
Democrats: Bacon, Bankhead, Fetch
or, Foster, Johnson, Percy, Terrell and
Williams
The resolution as passed follows:
THAT in lien of the first paragraph
Of section 8 Of article | of the consti-
tuition of the United States and in lieu
Of so much Of paragraph 2 Of the same
section as relates to the filing of vacan-
eies, the following be proposed as
amendments to the constitution which
shall be valid to all intents and pur-
poses as part of the constipation when
ratified by the legislature of three
fourths of the states
eThe Senate of the United States
shall be composed Of two senators from
zach state, elected by the people there