The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-01
SENATE CAN'T AGREE
ON THE SINGLE TERM
Differences over Details said TO
Indicate Amendments
Defeat To-day.
WILSON \\D /. Il. ElGl RE.
Affect Of Constitutional thauur
on Their Fortunes Il Cause
Of Division.
WILSON A\D 7. Il. EIGl RE.

NAeu. NuIuN. Jan. . Alu..' .U, =
d"uat" N IA" Scnat,. on tn" ~lu",. term
Pre- csidential resolution has complicated
the situation, and Tonight TIA" adNO-
Gates of III. proposed amendment To- the
! Federal Constitution wCr" about ready
~ acknowledge thai II viii l." defeated
when 1t comes tO Il .ut" IN thu upper
house tu-nI"rrow
There at" 'nuuGr ad'n,uj'~ v. tn"
single term ld"a in the Scual" To- In~ur"
the paSsag" uf resolution o.: they could
agree upon Ia, "details
III. political fortunes %! tuL EuuS"-
.-it and Wu"iruw Wilson have. how
ever. assumed suCh Il cuusp.vu"uS place
in IN. consideration Of TIA" proposed
amendm"nt that tn, chances dr" tina,
the advocates Of - Siagl. term "f sin
years Will not b. all" 10 muster tn
nee" ssary two-thirds vote.
senators who had canNaSs"d 'hr stu
alton at the conclusion nf tn-'iaN's de-
bat" estimated that twenty five i:rpub-
Leans and two rrogr"SsiN"s VII! Not"
against the resolution when II j. sub
mttcd tu the Senat" IN it, original form
tomorrow The attendance in the sen
ate to-day ranged from ~ to oN ON tn"
basis Of this attendance II will r"uuir"
only twenty -thr." votes to block III"
passage "f IN" resolution
The senate IN the cour>, Of 'ur ,.iN =
proceedings Went on record a. against
the proposition Ia nominal" tn" presl-
dent ny direct primaries and I" elect
him 10y direct popular vote. An amend
ment ~ this character offered h} SEM
tor owen, progressive Democrat "f
Oklahoma was voted down 81 to ~.
tn. amendments voted on hv the
senate to-day covered almost every
| conceivable phase of tn" Oh" term
proposition. except that involved N tn"
| original Works resolution which pro-
| vIdes FOR d single term uf six years and
makes the president ineligible lo size
ce.d himself
bnc of the stumbling blocks that pre-
! scented itself in the courS" Of the debate
! was the acknowledgment 10y Senator
! Works tn. author Of the resolution
| that under its terms Mr.. Wilson $
tenure of office would be six instead ~
four years If the proposed amendment
We're ratified by the necessary number
| Of States h.for. March !. 1917. II was
apparent that this was a circumstance
that many of the Republicans had not
| Hkul'u upoiI'
An attempt was made by Senate,
Root OF New York. Republican, and
senator Hitchcock of Nebraska. Demo
Crat, To amend the resolution In such
a way that It would not affect tn,
eligibility of MIR. Wilson, Mr.. Taft or
ICol Roosevelt. This amendment pro.
vided that the single term Of six years
should apply only To persons who MAY
serve in the office of President after
March 4. lsl.
The Hitchcock substitute for the Roo
amendment was rejected by vote Of &
to - and the Root amendment Itself
was tabled by "A viva voCc vote. Al
amendment offered by senator Mc
ICumber limited the tenure to four year,
and made the President eligible for only
two terms.
An amendment was offered by Scna
tor Paynter which provided specifically
that the President In office when tn,
constitutional amendment was adopted
should have a six instead of four veal
term. This amounted To an amendmcn
in favor ~ extending Woodrow Wi
sons term two years. The rayut"l
amendment was voted down,