The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-16
SENATE PASSES THE
AMENDMENT FOR
ELECTION BY PEOPLE
RESOLUTION GOES THROUGH
UPPER HOUSE BY AN OVER
WHELMlNG MAJORITY.
With FEDERAL SUPERVISION
Vice President Sherman Casts Decid-
ing Vote on Bristow Amendment,
Which Passes as to 44-House May
Turn 1t Down.

at today by "a to "a passed the resolu-
ton to amend the constitution to pro-
vide for the election of Senators by
direct popular vote. The BristOw
amendment to give to the federal
government supervision of such cleo
tions, was adopted As to A, the vice
president casting the deciding ballot
The House already has passed the
resolution.
Senator Reed, of Missouri protest
ed against the vice president casting
his deciding vote. An amendment
by Senator Bacon qualifying the Bris-
tow amendment to prohibit federal
supervision of elections unless the
State legislatures fail or refuse to
act, was defeated .46 to 43. The leso
luton as amended was then adopted.
Adoption of the Bristow amend.
ment which omitted the house provis-
ion transferring supervision of Sen
aIOi lul ClCSLlOub lloh Sou6l ODD " LILO
State legislatures was made possible
by Mr.. Clarke, of Arkansas, casting
the only Democratic vote for the
proposition. The tie on that ballot
would have been prevented if his vote
with whom he voted later on adop-
ton of the resolution. On this first
ballot five Republicans -Messrs. Bo-
rah, Gronna, LaFollette, Poindeyter
and Works all insurgents, voted
against the provision. On the resolu-
ton as amended the vote, GA to "a,
was six more than the necessary two
thirds majority. OF the "a negative
votes, eight were cast by Democrats
and sixteen by Republicans as fol
lows:
Republicans-Bandegr Burnham,
Crane, Dillingham;, Gallinger, Hey
burn, Lippitt, Lodge, Lorimer, Oliver,
Page, Penrose, Richardson, Root,
Smoot and Wetmore.
Democrats-Bacon, Bankhead, Eos
ter, Fletcher Johnston, Percy, Ter.
rell and Williams
The resolution as amended and
passed follows:
That in lieu of the first paragraph
of section three of article / of the con.
stitution of the United States, and in
lieu of so much of paragraph two Of
the same sections as relates to the
filling of vacancies, the following be
proposed as an amendment to the
constitution which shall be valid to
all intents and purposes as part of
the constitution when ratified by the
legislatures of three-fourths Of the
states.
The Senate of the United States
shall be composed of two Senators
from each state, elected by the peo.
pie thereof for six years, and each
Senator shall have one vote. The
electors in each state shall have the
qualifications requisite for electors OF
the most numerous branch of the
state legislatures.
When vacancies happen In the
representation Of any state in the
Senate the executive authority OF
such state shall issue writs Of cleo
ton to fill such vacancies, provided,
the legislature Of any state may en-
power the executive thereof to make
temporary appointments until the peo-
pie fill the vacancies by election as
the legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so
construed as to affect the election
or term OF any Senator chosen be-
fore II becomes valid as part of the
constitution"
The amended resolution now goes
into conference before the Senate and