The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
Measure Musters Two
More Than Necessary
Two-Thirds Vote.
DISTINCT SHOCK
TO IT'S OPPONENTS
They Claim 1t Is Aimed Directly
at Aspirations of Roosevelt for
Another Reign in White
House-Law Would Also
Bar Taft and Wilson
From Reelection.

Washington. February 1.-The nrF
step was taken to-day toward the
adoption of a constitutional amendment
fixing the term OF President Of the
United States at six years and max
ing the chief executive Ineligible to
succeed himself. BY vote of 81 10
%. the Works single-term resoiu-
ton was adopted by the Senate to-
day. The advocates of the reform
succeeded in mastering just two more
than the necessary two-thirds.
Under the terms OF tie resolution
as it passed the Senate. Colonel
Roosevelt. Mr.. Taft and Woodrow VIII
son are eliminated from the field Of
possibilities for the presidency In fu-
ture contests. The resolution. II II
should be ratified by -fourths OF
the States before the expiration OF Mr..
wilson's term. will. however. have che
effect of adding two years 10 bis
tenure, giving him six instead OF
four-year term.
Now Goes 10 House.
The resolution now goes to the
House of Representatives, and this
likelihood is that 1t will be passed by
that body by a more decisive vote
th3n Ia the senate
The passage of the resolution hy
the Senate was a surprise tn all ad~
vocates Of the measure. 1t was also
a distinct shock to the Roosevelt eup-
porters. They are convinced now that
the situation. so far as II affects the
CoieneIs political fortunes. is more
serious than they had anticipated. and
tonight they are planning 20 under
take an aggressive campaign against
the resolution. They are prepared to
raise the cry that its chief purpose
is to legfslate co:onel Roosevelt oufs
of the race In 1915 They will under
take fight against the resolution IN
the House. and IL ii Is passed by that
body will carry the war into the State
legislatures in an effort to prevent
ratification.
While the Dem ocrats voted practfcai-
ly as a unit for the resolution. the
Republican vote was divided along UNI
usual and unexpected lines.
Senators Cummins. OF Iowa. and
Works. of California. were the only
insurgents to support the resolutions.
Most of the others accepted the reso}u-
ton as a stab at Colonel Roosevelt,
and voted against it on this account.
Many regular Republicans who are
unfriendly to Mr.. Roosevelt voted with
the insurgents against the resolutions
The resolution was introduced In the
Senate last February by senator
Works at a time when Colonel HooSe-
Welt was looming large as posstbte
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton against President Taft
Senator Cummins began pressing the
resolution several weeks ago. and the
Senate began its final consideration
on Thursday. II was the subject OF
continuous debate until this afternoon
~ x-.xtA mas 20
forts werern ade to modify and amend
the resolution, but without avail
May Mean Long CampsigD-
The submission OF the amendmentto
the state Legislatures for ratincattcn
will foreshadow what may amount to
four-year presidential Campaign
with Roosevelt as The pivot
Some of the anti-BryaH Democrats
in Congress feel unkind1y toward ths
proposed resolution because they ee-
Iieye that he was responsible for tno 2
one-term plank in the Baltimore plat
form. and feel that he is q candidAse
10 succeed President-Eiect wilson
The outcome in the House viii de-
mend upon woodrow Wilson's attitude
toward the resolution
The amendment also renders inou-
sibIe any vice-President who may sue
coed to the presidency through death
or through the removal OF the PreSt-
dent
How They Voted.
Senators Who supported the sfngte
term resolution on its fnal passage
were.
Observation-Disclosures. Bankhesd- BrS-
al, Chamberlain, Chiffon. Clark. OF Ar
kansas. Fletcher. Gardner. Hitcncock-
Johnson. Johnston. OF Alabama: kav1-
naurh. Kern. NewIands. ovcrman.
owen. Paynter. Percy. Perky Pop'er-
enc simmons. smith. OF Arizonz-
smith of Georgia: Smith. OF Mary1ano>
swanson. Thomas. Thornton and VIII
l:ams
ublicans-Brsodegze Brown
f,,rham. Burton. Cat-on- Clark OF
wyoming. curam.ns. Dillingham;, yr-
pont. Gamble. Guxeenheirn. Nccumb<r-
nelson PenrOse. Perkins. Smoot. SsSh-
crlaud. Wetmore and Works.
Against the resolution: ReDublicAn
-Eorah. Bourne. Bradley. Bristo~-
curtis. Gallinger, Jackson. Jones. Ken
Won. IaFollette- Lippitt. Lodge Nc
lean. oliver. Page. Richardson, Sar-
ders. Stephenson and Townsend
Proxresxivcs--Clapp. Dixon ara
F0indcxter-
r,enocrats-Shivcly.
The fate OF the resolution vas IN
dcub, almost % the lsss vote ce-t-
or the ron call Senator Works lin
self cast the deciding vote.
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