Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-02
Resolution for Amendment to
Constitution Passes Upper
House by More Than Re-
Quired Two-ThirdS Majority
NOW GOES TO LOWER
BODY FOR ADOPTION
After Securing Signature Of
Chief Executive It viii be
Referred to State LegiSla-
lures for Ratification,

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IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Washington, Feb. IA constitu
tional amendment which would re
strict the president of the Unitet
States to a single term of six years
and would bar Woodrow Wilson ant
Theodore Roosevelt and William How
ard Taft from again seeking election
was approved by the senate today b,
the narrow mai ity of one vote. A.
ter a three-day fight in which tn,
progressives joined with many repub
licans In opposing the restricted presi.
dental term. the senate adopted th'
original Works resolution by a vote Of
forty-seven to twenty-three.
The language which it is proposed
TO insert IN the constitution In the
place Of the first paragraph Of Article
II is as follows:
THE executive power shall be
vested in a president Of the
United States OF America The
term OF office Of president shall
be six years; and no person who
has held the office by election,
or discharged its powers or du-
ties. or acted as president under
the constitution and laws made in
pursuance thereof, shall be eli-
gible to hold again the office by
election"
The resolution proposing the eonsti-
tutional amendment now goes 10 the
house for its approval II ratified
there BY two-thirds vote it will he
submitted TO the legislatures Of the
states and win become effective when
thfee-folrghs o. the fofty-cight states
Of the union officially have approved
H. The adoption Of the resolution
came at the close Of three days
fight. in which repeated and unsuc-
cessful attempts We're made to Sc
change ID that 1t would not affect for
mer presidents or the president in
office when Il may be ratified. An
amendment today by Senator Hitch
cock that would have exempted for
mcr presidents and made the new pro-
vision take effect March 4, 1917. was
voted down, forty-two TO twcntY-sey-
en-, and an amendment by Senator
Sutherland to exempt the president in
office when the amendment finally
may be ratified. was defeated. thirty
eight TO twenty-nine. The fate Of the
resolution was in doubt almost to the
last vote cast. ON the roll call Sena-
tor Works himself cast the deciding
vote. The debate throughout the day
was characterized again by the con-
tcution Of the progressives that the
proposed constitutional amendment
was dangerous limitation upon the
rights Of the people and by the efforts
Of many democrats 50 to amend the
resolution that It would not be retro
active in effect.
we can trust the people TO decide
whether they desire the recollection OF
Roosevelt, Taft or Wilson" said SEN
ator Hitchcock in urging his amend
ment TO exempt former presidents
"Ail we should strive to do is to make
II apply equally in the future to all
men,
The amendment was defeated Sem
ator Williams made another effort to
provide by amendment for imlta-
tion for two four-year terms for the
president, with the provision that It
should not apply to past presidents
lie could not muster enough support.
however, to secure a roll call
Senators who supported the single
term resolution on its final passage
were:
Democrats = Ashurst. Bankhead.
Bryan Chamberlain. Chiffon Clarke
Of Arkansas, Fletcher. Gardner. Hitch
cock. Johnson Of Maine, Johnston of
Alabama, Kavanaugh, Kern, New
lands Overman. owen, Paynter. Per
cyl Perky, Pomerene. simmons smith
Of Arizona, Smith Of Georgia, Smith
Of Maryland. Swanson, Thomas,
Thornton and Williams.
Republicans - Brandegec. Brown.
Burnham, Burton. Catron. Clark Of
Wyoming Cummins, Dillingham;. Du-
pont. Gamble. Guggenheim. McCum-
her, Nelson. Penrose, Perkins. smoot.
Sutherland Wetmore and Works.
Against the resolutions
Republicans -Borah. Bourne Brad
ley Bristow, Curtis. Gallinger, jack
son. Jones, Kenyon, La Toilette, Lip
pitt, Lodge, Mclean. oliver, Page.
Richardson. Sanders. stephenson and
Townsend
Progressiyes - Clapp Dixon ana
Poindexter.
Democrats-Sh Shively.
Senator Cummins opened the debate
today on the Works proposed consti-
tutional amendment to limit q pres-
dent to a single six-year term. By pro
posing to permit voters to amend the
constitution directly without previous
action Of congress when "a substan
tial majority demanded such a
change. He declared that. with the
exception Of George Washington.
those presidents who had served two
terms would have done better had
they served hut one. senator cum
Minis declared presidents work was