The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-15
PASSES SENATE
Upper House Adopts Direct Election
Measure With Amendments.
AFTER CAUSTIC Talk

Kansas Senator, Who Formerly OPP
posed Sutherland Amendment Sc
verely Arraigned for Change of At
titude, Reed Declaring Same Due
to Negro Vote in Kansas.
The United States Senate passed
Monday night by vote Of 64 to "a
the resolution providing for the pop
ular election of united States Seu-
ators.
The debate on the resolution soon
drifteG into political affair. Dem
ocratic senators criticised Senator
Bristow's change of attitude. Mr..
Bristo:y Of Kansas, framed the prin-
cipal amendment, in the nature of a
substitute to the main proposition,
and he sought to continue the SUPER
vision of senatorial elections in con-
gress instead of delegating it to the
States as proposed by the house res
olution. At the last session the Kan
sas senator voted against an amend
ment offered by Senator Sutherland
of Utah which would have had the
same effect as his own provision of
this session. Mr.. Bristow said thai
in both instances his attitude had
been decided by his desire. to do that
which would most certainly insure
the success of the popular election
resolution Mr.. Borah, in charge Of
the resolution, spoke in support of it,
and Mr.. Bacon opposed the Bristow
amendment.
Mr.. Stone Of Missouri arraigned
Mr.. Bristow as "snatching the amend
ment" from Mr.. Sutherland. MI.
Bristow said he first Believed the
measure would be stronger without
the provision and now believed 1t
would be stronger with 1t.
lMr. Davis Of Arkansas arrai3ned
Mr.. Bristow. Referring by name to
Senator Cummins, Clapp and LaFol-
lette, he declared "the insurgent
crowd never had been sincere on any
subject they have brought before the
country" IT, ..-.
The chair called Mr.. Davis to order.
Mr.. Cummins denied Mr.. Davis
statement Of an alleged instance un-
true.
Mr.. Bristow refuted the charge,
saying that only under great provi-
cation would he pay any attention to
what the senator from Arkansas
said"
Mr.. Bacon aroused feeling by de-
c!arin'g that great interests had been
bringing enormous pressure to bear
to defeat the measure. Senators
Works, Guggenheim and Cummins
arose to refute the allegation. Mr..
Bacon explained that he was imputing
no improperly to any member.
The direction of. the progresslves
was scored by Senator Reed of Mis-
souri,, who declared the conversion. OF
Mr.. Bristow to Senator Sutherland's s
viewpoint was because of the negro
vote in KANSAS" -.....-.---. ...,-...
Adoption of the Bristow amend
ment which omitted the house pro-
vision transferring supervision OF SEN
atorial election from congress to the
State legislature was made possible
by Mr.. Clark of Arkansas casting the
only Democratic vote for the PROPOSE
tion.
The tie on that ballot would have
been prevented if the vote had hoel,
cast with his party, with whom he
later voted on adoption of the resolu-
ton.
On the resolution as amended, the
vote Was 64 to "a, was six more
than the necessary two-thirds major
ity. OF the "a negative votes, eight
were cast by Democrats and 16 by
Republicans.
The amended resolution now goes
Into conference before the senate and
house, and some senators kave pre-
dicted that the house will refuse tc
accept it.