Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-30
A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE.
The Election of United stntcs senators
by Direct vote of the People.

! on" vote.
! That is the present provision Each ,
senator must also be at least ~ years
of age aud must have been for at /
least ninc Years u citizen of tho United /
States. and when elected must be an
inhabitant f that state by which he
Shall be chosen
proposed amendment 10 the Con
stitution on this subject has Just passed
both houses Of Congress by twc-thirds
vote. and when adopted by thrce-fourths
of the Legislatures Of The states VIII
so change The method Of electing United
Sta,es Senators as TO- make It read as
follows
The Senate Of the United states shall be
composed Of two Senators from each
state. elected by tho people thereof, for
six years, and each Senator shall have
ono vote. The electors in each state shall
have the qualifications requisite FOR cleo
tors of the most numerous branch OF the
State Legislatures
When vacancies happen in the repre-
sentatiou OF any state in the Senate. the
Executive authority of such state shall
issue Wrils &c election to fill such va
cancles. PROVIDED. that tho Legislature OF
any state may empower the Executive
thereof to mako temporary appointments
until people tll the vacancies by election
as the Legislature may direct
This aMendmcnt shall not be 80 con-
strucd as to effect the election or term
Of any Senator chosen before It becomes
valid as part Of the Constitution.
There are forty-eight States Three
fourths Of forty-cisht are thirty-six. 1t
g.. ,., ..-t.,,,, -, CO, e. A.,
,,o CONSTITUTION mat many States have
declared their desire to have this propo-
tit, ,.,,, 81, ,,o,,, COZ, odontior II will
be ,rt on IFS way to them when the
p.o.,d,,,. .i.,,. I, no &c lnown to favor
4, and viii sirr n on his return to the
,,.ri,o tt.,.o .rh, Ia.,slatures of thirty
.o,,r c,o,os ,riu ho IN sess,oo in 1914 after
1.r,,o,,t AVID Tins, of tho other states.
under ,he l4.,,iof rule in 1914. Rv tina t
,,,,o ,ho ..,,a,,I,,o,,, win no adonted.
,1 ,,,,+ an H., t,vo voors before the
.,ra.,aortt., o,oo,,o,. IN ,us In only y
short wbil. in Tho life of a nation the
,o,,,,or a,o.,io, 90 1-,i,ed states Sen
ata,s win 1i.rloco tb.ir election by Leg
t,,,,ros
Tho cbanro will no = Fundamental one
+ lao. h.,, r,,eatodIv urged in the
tr.,sa ~ 1,orr,,on,,,i,.es from as In,
t,L No. ,eoc ,,., tho s,cna+o has nrc
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e of them viii odont ~ II may he regard
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,,h,,, he moro dirficult TO do so than o
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