Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-05
SINGLE TERM BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Limits All Presidents to
Six Years.
DECISION LEFT WITH PEOPLE
II House Adopts Resolution Amending
Constitution 1t Will Have to Be
Ratified by State Leg
isIatures.

Washington, Feb. S.-The senate
adopted, by a vote Of At to %, the
Works resolution amending the Con-
stitution SO as to provide for a single
presidential term of six years.
Congressman Rucker of Missouri,
chairman of the house committee on
president and vice-president, an
nounced, following the action Of the
senate, that his committee would give
immediate consideration to the resolu-'
ton and favorably report it without
delay.
Differ on Terms Length.
There is diversity of opinion as to
the length Of the term" he continued.
Some members favor four-year.
term. But in order that there may be
no doubt of the submission of the
amendment to the states ! am con-
vinced the house will accept the
Works resolution as it stands. This
will mean the adoption of the resolu-
ton before adjournment"
Here is the detailed vote:
For-Democrats.
Ashurst, (Ari.); Bankhead, (Ala.);
Bryan, (F1a.); Chamberlain, (Ore.);
Chiffon, CIV. Va; Clarke, (Ark);
Fletcher, (F1a.); Gardner, (Me);.
Hitchcock, (Neb,); Johnson, (Me.);
Johnston, (Ala.); Kavanaugh, (Ark. D.;
Kern, Qnd); Newlands, New; Over
man, On. Co.; Owen, (Okla.); Paynter,
(Ky); Perry, (Miss.) Perky, (Idaho);
Pomerene, (O); Simmons, IN. CO.;
Smith, (Ari.) Smith, (Ga.); Smith,
Md; Swanson, CVa0; Thomas.
(ColoD; Thornton, Oa0; Williams,
(Miss.). Totals.
For-RepubIicans
Brandegee, Comm Brown, (Neb.);
Brunham, IN. H); Burton, co.; Cat
ron, On NJ; Clark, (Wyo.); Cum
minis, Qa); Dillingham;, (Vt); Du
Pont, (Del); Gamble, Is. d.; Guggen-
helm, (Colo); McCumber, IN. d.;
Nelson, (Minn); Penrose, pa; Per
kins, (Cal); Smoot, (Utah); Suther-
land, (Utah); Wetmore, Or ID;
Works, (Cal.). Total-19.
Against-Democrat.
Shively, Qnd).
Against-RepubIican
Borah, Qdaho); Bourne, (Ore.);
Bradley, (Ky); Clapp, (Minn.); Cur
tbs, (Kan.); Gallinger, On. HI; Jack
son, (Md.; Jones, (Wash.); Kenyon,
Qa.); La Toilette, wis.,; Lippitt, Or.
-; Lodge, (Mass.); Mclean, Comm;
Oliver, (Pa); Page, (Vt.); Richard
son, (Del.); Sanders, (Tenn); Steph-
enson, (Wis.); Townsend, (Mich.). To-
tol-19.
Against-ProgressiV
Bristow, (Kan); Dixon, (Mont.);
Poindexter, (Wash.). Total-3.
Senator Cullom was paired against
the resolution. Had he been free to
vote. the resolution would have been
rejected.
Thirty States May Kill Plan.
If the resolution is passed by the
house, as Congressman Rucker fore
casts, it must be submitted at. once
to the legislatures of the several states
for their action. The senators who
voted against the measure represent
.15@different states. The refusal of 13
toaconcur in.the action Of congress is
sufficient to kill the amendment asat
The Works resolution is as follows:
Il The executive power shall be vest
ed IN president Of the United States
of America The term Of office Of the
president shall be six Years, and no
person who has held the office by cleo
ton or discharged its powers or ,du-
ties or acted as, president under the
Constitution and laws in pursuance
thereof, shall be eligible to fill the Of
flee by election" n
r. Serious Defect In Plan.
The resolution is looked upon by its
opponents as an extremely defective
piece of legislation. For example, if
the people in November, 1916, should
elect a president to. succeed Mr.. Will
son, and between that time and March
the amendment should be ratified by
the necessary three-fourths of the
states, the incumbent in the White
House would be justified in refusing
to surrender his Office, on the claim
that he is entitled to six years serv-
ice.
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