The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09
NEW ELECTION
PLAN APPROVED
Legislature For Direct Choosing
Of j. S. Senators
NOT NEGATIVE VOTE IN SENATE
Anticipating Ratification Of Amend.
ment McNichoI introduces Bill
Providing For Party Nominations

ment McNichoI introduces Bill
Providing For Party Nominations,
Pennsylvania has joined in ratifyihg
the amendment to the constitution Of
the United States which would pro
vide for the direct election of United
States senators. When couple OF
more states take similar action tho
new method OF filling the Office will
be in force.
The senate adopted the Jones reso.
luton. the measure having passed tho
house several weeks ago There wero
forty votes for the proposition and
none against it. Senator James p. Nc
Nichol of Philadelphia was in his seat
but did not vote. Senator E. II, Varo
OF Philadelphia supported the resolu'
tion.
Before the resolution was voted
upon Senator McNichol introduced a
bill to provide the machinery for the
direct election OF United States sena'
tors. AS the federal constitution does
not yet provide for the direct election
of senators, but undoubtedly will do
so before the next legislature meets,
the matter is covered by making the
bill read:
Whenever the constitution OF the
United States shall be amended so as
to provide for the election of United
States senators by vote of the
electors of the several states, candi'
dates for tae Office of United States
senator shall be nominated and elected
in the year next preceding the expira'
tion of the term OF Office OF the Unit.
ed States senator whose successor is
to be elected in the manner provided
by law for the nomination and election
of candidates for the Office OF COVER
nor"
Under the McNichol bill the nomina.
tion of candidates for United States
senator would be made in the same
manner as governors are nominated.
At present the system is by state con.
ventions. The house has passed bill
to provide for the direct nomination
Of the governor by the people. The
indications are that the senate will
not accept this method and the state
convention plan will continue in vogue.
Governor Tener's club license Dlii,
sponsored in the house by Samuel B.
Scott of Philadelphia, was defeated on
second reading by a vote of III to n.
There was a stiff fight in the house
on the teachers tenure of office bill.
After much debate the bill was passed
finally as amended in the house by
vote of 11S to 65. The bill would
provide that teachers who held
permanent certificates and had taught
ten years in any one school district
should be permanently employed by
the district. The salary or position
could not be changed except by a vote
of two-thirds of the school board.
The Magee bill, designed TO put
Pittsburg in a school district OF the
second class for the sole purpose of
ripping out of office the fifteen mem.
bers of the board OF public education
was defeated in the senate. The meas.
ure fell because of It's failure to re-
ceive a constitutional majority. The
vote was q yeas and l6 nays.
For the purpose Of delaying and
under certain conditions. of killing the
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution for $50000,000 bond
issue to improve state roads Repre-
sentative John H. Scott of Philadel-
phia persuaded the house to send the
measure back to the committee on pub.
lie roads.
Despite the fact that the resolution
was passed by the legislature of 1911
and had been before the people for two
years Scott argued that some people
wish to be heard on the measure"
Governor Tener, who is much inter.
ested in state road building, discussing
the vote in the house, said:
THE action would not have hap
pened had there been a full attend
ance. The enemies of the admnistra-
tion and of good roads took advantage
of light house and succeeded in
sending the resolution to committee.
A majority of the committee men are
friendly to the resolution and there is
no doubt in my mind about the legisa.
tion being promptly reported. The
friends of good roads in the house
will see that the amendment is agreed
to and put up 70 the people who must
decide whether the department is to
be created. | am confident that the
citizens Of Pennsylvania are in favor
of thu innnrnrnmnni Of hinh hrnrn