Bisbee daily review., 1913-02-02
Works Ave" to Own Reso. lution Gives the Necessary Two-Thirds of Senate tC Proposed Amendment
NO AMENDMENTS TO
 MEASURE PERMITTED
Efforts to Exclude Wilson, or Roosevelt or Taft All Fail in Every Instance = Now Goes 10 Vote in House

WASHNGTON D. C., Fel. l. The constitutional amendment which would restrict inc pres dent Of the United States 10 s.ngie term or SIX years, and which would bar Wilson. Roosevelt and Taft from again seeking election. was approved today by the senate Icy the ma row majority Of one te Alter a three day fight, in whica the progress.ves joined with many ut the republicans in opposing tho re stricted presidential term. the senate adopted the original Works .esolu- tion by a vote of r to 23. The ian gnage proposed 10 insert in the con- stitut.on in place of the first para graph Of article ? is IS follows
 Text Of Article
 The executive power will be vest ed in the president of the United States Of America. The term Of oi- fee of tbe president shall Ee six years and no persons who has held office by eject on or discharged its powers uf duties, or acted as president under the constitution or laws made in puF. suance thereof, shall be eligible To hold again the office by election.
 The resolution for the proposed con stitutional amendment now goes tu the house for it's approval. If ratilieu there by tEo-thirds vote il will pes submitted to the legislatures Of the states to become effective when three fourths of the forty-eight states III the union officially approve it.
 Opposition Voted Down
 The adoption Of the resolution came at the close of a three day fight lH witch repeated. though unsuccessful efforts were made so 10 change t that it would not effect former pres idents. or the president in oince when it may be ratified.
 An amendment today by Senator Hitchcock which would have exempted former presidents and made a ueN provision to take effect March A. l9l1, was voted down by 42 to B.
 The amendment of Senator Suther- land 10 exempt the president in oi- fee when the amendment finally may be ratified was defeated by a vote of 3S to %.
 Doubtful To Last
 The fate of the resolution was m doubt almost until the last vote was east. On the roll call Works himse!f cast the deciding vote.
 The debate throughout the day was characterized again by the contention Of the prcgressives that proposed the constitutional amendment was danger ous in it's limitation of the rights of inc people and by the efforts of many democrats to so amend the resolution as not to be retroactive in effect.
 Hitchcock's amendment was defeat ed
 Williams made another effort 10 provide by amendment two four year terms. win a provision that it should not apply to past pres dents lie could not muster enough support. hoS- ever. 10 secure a roll call.
 How Senators Voted
 The senators who supported the sin gle term resolution in it's final passage were. Democrats. Ashurst. Bankhead. Rryan Chamberlain. Chiffon. Clarke. fkrkb Fletcher. Gardner. Hitchcock, Johnson. Johnston. tAlal Kavanauga. Kern. Newlands, Oyerman. Owen Pavnter. Percy. Parky, Pomerea. Simmons. Smith. fArizl: smith. tGa-l; smith. (Maryland1: Swanson. Thom- as. Thornton, Williams
 Republicaus: Brsndegee. Brown. nurnbam Burten, CatrOn. Clark. fWyoD: Cummins. Dillingham;, Dupont, camble. Guggenheim. McCnmber. Nei- con. Penrose.. Smout, Sutherland Wet more. Works
 Against; Republicans: Borah. Cur tis. Bourne. Bradley. Gallinger, Jack son Jones, Kenyon. LsFottette, Lair- ptt. Lodge. McClean. Oliver, Paso' richardson. Sanders. Stephenson, Townsend
 Proeressives: Clapp. Dixon. PoindeS- ter.
 Democrat: Shiyely.