Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION
Is ADOPTED BY THE REPRE-.
sENTATIvEs, 2s7 TO 80.
BRISTOW AUTHOR OFBIIL
NOT Republican Vote in NEGATIVE
Now Awaits Ratification BY
Three-Fourths Of the
States.

adopted, by vote of 237 to 80, Joint
resolution providing for an amend
ment to the constitution to permit the
election OF United States senators by
direct vote of the people. It already
had passed the senate and now goes
TO the states for ratification,
All that remains to be done is the
formal signing of the instrument and
the issuance of proclamation to the
states to signify their wishes on the
proposed change.
mere was not a single Republican
vote cast against the resolution, which
was adopted to the accompaniment of
thgnderous applause.
The direct election of senators was
drst taken UP by congress in 1926.
From time to time recurring attempts
nave been made to make the senate
Popular body, and have it's mem
bers elected as are the members OF
the house. Numbers of these resolu-
tons have died in committee, while
others were passed at the last mo-
ments Of congress never to receive
VIC pISS1Ucut . signature.
Senator Bristow of Kansas, intro
dueed in 1911 the present one.
Bryan Approves Plan.
Lincoln.-Mr. Bryan when informed
OF the action of the house in passing
the joint resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution to elect
United States senators by direct vote
said: .e.
1T is the best thing congress has
done and is an epoch making reform. -
Mr.. Bryan added that for Fl years he
had been working for the action taken
by the house.
An amendment by Senator Crawford
Of South Dakota to appropriate $4,000
for buffalo preserve at Wind Cave
was adopted and consideration of the
bill will be continued.
Senate Favors 6-Year Term.
Washington, May IA. = The senate
judiciary committee decided to report
favorably the Works resolution re-
stricting the presidential tenure OF
Office to a single term of six years.
A minority report, favoring a single
term of four years, also will be made
from the committee. The reports ara
expected in a day or two.
The committee is practically unant
nous to make president ineligible
for second term, but four members
Of the committee favor making the
single term four years instead of six
The house committee on judiciary
has pending a joint resolution of the
same purport introduced by Represen
tative Clayton Of Alabama, Chairman
of that committee.
If congress adopts the change al
amendment to the constitution will
have to be ratified by three-fourths O
the states. ..... ....
Administration Backs Knox.
Chicago.-A dispatch from Washing
ton says:
The administration purposes to US
all it's influence to induce the senat
to refuse to accept the provision il
the legislative bill passed by tn
house abolishing the scheme of re
organization of the state department
inaugurated by Secretary Of Stat
Knox.
In a statement issued by Actin
Secretary of State Wilson it is asser
ed that the resignation of Secretar
Knox and his own would be the logica
and probable consequences Of the les
islation.
The house bill purposes to abolis
the bureau of trade relations, the ofHc
of director of consular service, an
the chiefs Of all the divisions, of TO
eign service created under the REQ
xanization of the department in 1911