The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-02-06
PASS 6-YEAR
PROPOSAL
Senate Gave Majority of One
Vote-G. O. Ps. and Pro-
gressives Differ.

Washington, Feb. IA consti-
tutlonal amendment which would
restrict the president to a single
term of six years and would bar
Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roos-
evelt and VIM. III. Taft from again
seeking election, was approved to-
day by the senate by the narrow
majority Of one vote. Aftel
three days fight in which the pro
gressives joined with many repub-
leans in opposing the restricted
presidential term, the senate adj
opted the original Works resolu-
ton by a vote of At to %. The
language which it is proposed to
insert in the constitution in place
of the first paragraph Of Article
Two, is as follows:
"The executive power shall be
vested in a 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 election or discharged
its powers or duties or acted as
president under the constitution
and laws made in pursuance there
of shall be eligible to hold again
the office by election.
"The president, together with
a vice-president, chosen for the
same term, shall be elected as fol-
lows"
The resolution proposed for the
constitutional amendment now
goes to the house for its approval.
If ratified there by two-thirds
vote, it will be submitted to the
legislatures of the states and will
become effective when three
fourths of the forty-eight states of
the Union Officially have approved
it.
The adoption of the resolution
came at the close of fight in
which repeated and unsuccessful
attempts were made to change it
so that it would not affect former
presidents, or the president in of
flee when it may be ratified.
An amendment today by Sena-
tor Hitchcock that would have
exempted former presidents and
made the new provision take eff
feet March 4, 1917, was voted
down, AZ to 81, and an amend
ment by Senator Sutherland to
exempt the president in office
when the amendment finally may
be ratified was defeated 3S to
30.
The fate of the resolution was
in doubt up to the last vote cast.
On the roll call Senator Works
himself cast the deciding vote
The vote was characterized by
the contention of the progresives
that the proposed amendmnet was
a dangerous limitation upon the
rights Of the people; and by the
Efforts of many democrats so to
amend the resolution that it would
not be retroactive in effect.
eve can trust the people to
decide whether they desire the
reelection of Roosevelt, Taft or
Wilson," said Senator Hitchcock
in urging his amendments to ex-
empt former presidents. "All we
strive to do is to make it apply
equally in the future of all men. !"
This amendment was defeated,
Senator Williams made another
effort to provide by amendment
for a limitation of two four-year
terms for the president, with the
provision that it should not apply
to past presidents. He could not
secure enough support, however,
to secure a roll call.
Senators who supported the
single term resolution ON its final
passage were:
Democrats = Ashurst, Bank
head Bryan, Chamberlain, Clifton
Clarke (Arkansas), Fletcher, Gar
diner, Hitchcock, johnson (Alaba-
MAJ Kavanaugh, Kern, Newlands
Overman, Owen, Paynter, Percy 3
Perky, Pomerene, Simmons, Smith
{ Arizona }, Smith { Georgia },
Smith Maryland J, Swanson
Thomas, Thornton and Williams