The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-04-11
SENATE AT LAST IN HANDS OF PEOPLE.


After struggle extending period sixty years American
people at last are the by direct their
sentatives in the United splendid showing
yesterday total the necessary threefourths of the states
reored 70 sanction the of by
prompt the action by the department Washington
tcrday indicates that there Will be no effort to resist the expressed WIZ
of the people ale" the rule principle carried For
century conservative senate looking upon the power given
under the Constitution And
compromise submitting the question the states finally
~ r % & thirty six States to ratify the amendment: Arizona Arkan
sas California Colorado Idaho Illinois,
S15 N j, New Jersey New York, New Mexico North carolina
North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas
Vermont Washington, Virginia. Wisconsin and Wyoming
is the seventeenth to be adopted 1t reads
of the from
people thereof for and each senator shall
have vote qualifications
qute branch of the legislatures
in the State in the senate
such State shall issue election fill such
provided the legislature State the
temporary appointments the people
by a the legislature direct s.a.-
primarily transfers the electng from
people
necessary machinery
proposals have change the
provide of
However until June a. 1871 that the senate induced for the first time
history change.
init the States the proposed amendment The resolution submit had
already passed the house in somewhat different form Before adjournment
the session both houses agreed to the language to be employed and the
resolution was deposited wit" the secretary state Nay 49, 1872 for dr
The original theory establishing choice of senators was that they
represented the States whereas the members of the house represented the
people of their districts 1t because of this theory the state unit
that all States given the
the theory of the Constitution trainers this entity ofthe State thus
system
the suitable expressing entity later
eontended entity preserved people
the State the legislature chose the senators aa this view
has nov been accepted the basis of the new yom.l i
In 1896 the first action taken in looking to change IN
year Representative ss York. introduced resolution
ing senators elective the Another resolution similar
introduced by Representative
Clemens of Alabama introduced the first senatorial direct election resolution
in the senate Nothing resulted these
Andrew johnson
election senators member the house he intro
dueed two resolutions for the change and in 1860 renewed the agitation
member the President special message
congress advocating the MEASURE and then repeated his recommendations in
The subject 1876 1885,
In 1898 the house agreed to the proposition as it did in the succeeding
and still again 1885, proposed change
of these occasions favorable committees
With the house year year change
senate became the battle-ground Bstow Kansas
in advocacy amending the Constitution this line December 1902
he introduced his first resolution later he obtained the
committee but feature proposal
fight in the proposition
deprive the federal ooe,nt 81 vsr to vi tI ss. ,a,i
as to the time and
end to eet the main proposition if the federal this
power senator Root made speech in which he criticized the method
poyd by Southern States dprng of the right of suffrage
a bacon replied that the federal government being given the
once more TO enact force Bills and send armies and maral into Southern
States to intmida
the resolution by fourv
Senator bstow special
datey following The fight of preceding rofought,
time the trends Of the resolution by of GA a. five
Inc house had passed resolution which
eminent was not to interfere with senatorial elections in the States Fol
weeks Tue measure was Finally the receded
anu ne mouse agreed to the senate by vote of 2S7 &c.
PREVIOUS to this time
!" laws winch effect did wait constitutional amendment
on the SUBJECT Probably the successful these
'ih9 directed the members legislature
~ "V vote at the regular election when the placing the
name OIL candidate for United States the tickets authorized
A 'OH'o legislatures by
" one the the demanded ''With the
curing recent times of the interests of the
ana the Increased importance of legislation
an 49, nave acy sought to control the election of friend
N eieSs The of financial
~ Gan DC very effectively the election Of
10y nav many times during years that
~ anu s'anaous They have spent amounts