The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-06
SINGLE TERM BILL
PASSED By SENATE
Measure Limits All Presidents to
: Six Years.
DECISION LEFT WITH PEOPLE
II House Adopts Resolution Amending
Constitution IL VIII Have to Be
Ratified BY State Leg
islatures.

Washington. Feb. 3.-The senate
adopted, by a vote of a. to %, the
Works resolution amending the Con
stitution so as to provide for single
presidential term of six years.
Congressman Rucker OF Missouri.
chairman OF the house committee on
president and yiee-president, an
nouneed following the action of the
senate. that his committee would give
Immediate consideration to the resoIu.
ton and favorsbly report il without
delay
Differ on Terms Length.
There is diversity of opinion as to
the length or the term" he continued.
Some members favor four-year
term. But in order that there may be
no doubt of the submission OF the
amendment TO the states | am con-
WINGED the house will accept the
Works resolution as ii stands. This
will mean the adoption of the resolu.
ton before adjournment"
Here is the detailed vote:
For-Demoerats.
Ashurst, tAriD: Bankhead, tAlaD;
Bryan. tFla.l: Chamberlain, COreD;
Chiffon. wv. Va: Clarke, (Ark)
Fletcher CFlal: Gardner. Me);
Hitchcock. (Nebl: Johnson, tMe):
Johnston, (Als.j: KaYanaugh, (Ark.);
Kern Qnd), Newlsnds (NeyJ; Over
man On CO: Owen. (oklsJi Paynter,
tky j: Perry. tMiss.J; Perky. udaho) /;
Fomersne, co.; Simmons, IN. CO:
Smith, GAri,j Smith, (GaJ; Smith,
midi; Swanson, CyA1: Thomas.
fColo.l Thornton, LaD: Williams,
tMissl. Total--28.
For-RepubiicanA
Brandegee. Comm; Brown. (Neb);
Brnnham. IN. H.: Burton, CO); Cat
ron. IN. NJ; Clark, CWyoD; Cum
minis. tlal; Dillingham;. tytl: Du !
Pont, (Del): Gamble, IS. d.; Guggen. |
helm. lColo. MeCumber. IN. d.; |
Nelson. Mimi Penrose, (Pa.b; Per !
kins. tCal@; Smoot. Cutshl suther
land, (Utah); Wetmore. N II: !
Works. 6Cal). Total-ls
Aaainst-Denoerst
Shiyely, GndD.
Aeainst-RepubIiean
BoraE. tIdahol: Bourne. (Ore) !
Bradley. fKyD Clapp. Mimi: Cur.
tbs. tkan,D; Gallinger, IN HI: Jack.
son fMd.l: Jones. wash: Kenyon.
lIa.l; La Toilette, wis.,; Lippitt, tR. |
~; Lodge, tMass.D; Mclean, Conn.,
Oliver. tPaJ; Page, WI; Richard
son. Deli: Sanders, (Tenn); Steph-
ehson, tWisD; Townsend, tMich.l. To
tol-19 {
Acknowledgements.
Bristow. tKan.); Dixon, (Montl;
PoindexteT. CWashl. Total--3.
Senator Cullom was paired against
the resolution. Had he been free to
vote. the resolution would have been
rejected.
Thirty States May Kill Plan.
u the resolution is passed by the
house. as Congressman Rucker fore
casts, II must be submitted at once
10 the legislatures OF the several states
for their action. The senators who
voted against the measure represent
10 different states. The refusal of 13 /
10 concur in the action OF congress is
sufficient 10 kill the amendment.
The Works resolution is as follows: !
The executive power shall be vest
ed in president Of the United States
OF America. The term Of office of the
president shall be six gears, and no
person who has held the Office BY cleo
tion or discharged its powers or du-
ties or acted as president under the
Constitution and laws in pursuance
thereof, shall be eligible to MI the Of
hcs by election
Serious Defect in Plan.
The resolution is BOXED upon by its
opponents as an extremely defective
piece OF legislation. For example. IL
the people in November, 1916, should
elect president TO succeed Mr. VIII.
son, and between that time and March
4 the amendment should be ratified by
the necessary three-fourths OF the
states. the incumbent In the White
House would be justified In refusing
10 surrender his office. on the claim
that be is entitled 10 six years sery /
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