The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-02
a.soIusIon Of Senator John Q. Works.
3 California, Passed the Sem
ate, Forty-seven to
Thfrty-three.
AWAITS HOUSE ACTION
And Then It Must be Ratified BY
States Before Becoming
Amendment to the
Constitution.

| [United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Woodrow
Wilson may hold a six year term as
| president OF the United States, If the
house OF representatives and three
fou-ths of the states ratlfy consti-
tutonal amendment passed by the
senate late this afternoon by one vote
more than the necessary two-thrds
| Il to 49,
The resolution, introduced by Sena-
! tor John D. Works, of California,
would SO amend the constitution as to
| FIX the presidential tenure OF office at
six years, instead OF four, and would
make ineligible for reelection any
person who had once been elected to
| the Office.
The measure has not yet passed the
house. If It IL approved in the lower
legislative chamber and ratified by
threefourths of the states within the
next four years, It appeared certain
the measure would automatically ex-
tend the four year term to which
Governor Wilson was elected last No
yember. to March 4, 1919.
No specific provision to. this end
was carried in the resolution as en-
acted. But the senate did vote down
a motion to fix thse term of the presi-
dent in Office at the time OF final rati-
fcation Of the constitutional amend
ment at four years, 80 that, negative
", at least, the upper chamber agreed
to q six year term for Woodrow VIII
son, provided the amendment Is rati-
| fed.
Works resolution costemplates sub.
stituticn OF the following in place OF
the first paragraph of section one, art
icle Il of the constitution:
The executive power shall be vest
cd in president of the United States
Of America. The term of the office OF
president shall be six years; and no
person who has held the office by elec.
tion, or discharged its powers or
duties, or acted as president under
the constitution and laws made ia
pursuance thereof, shall be eligible to
again hold the Office by election.
The president, together with a
wee president, chosen Tor the same
term, shall be elected as follows.
Here the language OF the constitu.
tlon is resumed.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment will not affect the vice president
Z except TO lengthen the term to six
years There would be no prohibition
y s!nst reelection of tine presiden s
running mate. Several senators were
uncertain, however, whether in case a
wee president succeeded to the CHIEF
Magistracy, he could be again elected
70 the presidency.
livery attempt to amend the Works
iesoiutlon in the three days of rapid
iire debate that closed late this even
ing With It's adoption, was fruitless
Whsonltes, Taftites and bullmoosers
az lrled to figure out ways OF chang
NY tne language of the amendment
% as 70 favor their candidates Will
second terms. The personal politica
eiement was Injected into the debate
anu resulted in speeches tnat went fal
aleio OF the subject under discussion
riooably never before i'll the his
.ory Of the senate did q single measure
provide such a fertile field for ora
.vfs. roday's discussion ranged from
Me rlse and fall of the Roman empire