Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-08
~, Leased wIrc 70 Il,cuIne Herald.

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Washington. April s.-Dlrect elcc-
tlon Of United states senator's be-
came orc Of the provisions ~ the
constitution today hy Cqnneetioul's
ratification Of thc nmendment % TINT
effect
Thirty-six states, the requisite three
| fourths. have approved the change.
"a remains only FOR the governors Of
AN states which have acted favornhiy
TO formally notify Secretary Bryan
and fur him go issue proclamation
announcing the change.
THE amendment Co the constitution
is thc sccond within the last few
months
The new amendment 10 thu consti-
| tuition. for tho popular election oi
| United states senators, rs mo seven
! tcenth 90 he adopted u reads.
"The senate uf the United States
shalt o. composed of two senators
from cach state. elected by ihe people
thereof for ais years and each renn
tor shall have one vote The electors
in each state shall have the qualinca
tions requisite, for electors of the mosl
numerous hranch ~ the state iesisia-
turos
when vacancies happen la the rep.
rcsentation of amy state la the senate
the executive authority OF such stat'
shall lssue writs of election to fill sucf
vacancies provided that the lcslsla.
ture OF any state mas empower tho *
ocutiye thereof 60 make temporar,
appointments unul lhe people ON th'
vacancies by eicetiou us tho lcgisin
ture may direct"
Tlio amondmont primarily transfers
tie power of electinE senator's from
the stnte legislatures to the people "a
The polls no effect this change b wui
necessary to alter the macnincry tot
the ming OF vacancies in the senate.
FOR more than sixty years PROPOSAL
have been made. to change the conEii
tuition so as to provide tor tho dir~c
election az senators. IL was not. how
ever. until juno -. 1874. that th
senate WuH induced Tor the first tim
IN lts history Co give its consent to On
chango ON that day " voted TO sub
rult to the states the proposed amend
ment Tho resolution 90 submit ha
already passed tho house be- SOME
what dinerent form. Before adjourn
! | mont of the session, both house
, | agreed 40 TIE language 20 be employ
od and tho resolution was dcposite
! | aith the secretary of state May II
b 1919. for distribution among IN
I states
The original theory iu ostoblishin
I tho choice OF senators WIS that the
Represented mo states, Whereas IA
members OF the house represented m
people of thir districts. II was hs
cause of this thoury of the state as
J mutt that AN states, large and smal
we're given equal representation IN th
I senate. Rhode island having the SAN
number as New York or Penusylranii
q ln tho theory of the constitution IRAN
crs ihis entity of the state WIS iht
q mnde more distinct under tho federl
s system and the state legislature w'
D. regarded ma The suitable medium q
e. expressing lhis state entity Later
was cuntendrd that state entity wou
p. atill Dee preserved if the people of n
30 entire state. Instead 90 the icsislntur
chose the senators. and this view M
't now been accepted as tho basis ~ q
r. new system.
% in 1895 the FIRST action Was taken
d coneross looking 80 Il change IN th
,s ycnr Representative storra Uf Ne
'e YORK. introduced "a resolution mukil
,t senators elective hy the people. A.
q. other resolution of similar import "a
le INTRODUCED hy Represcntttivc Wrir
ol Ohio, VA 1879. IA 1859 aennt