The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-02

resolution introduced by Senate.
Wright OF Iowa, in 1876, was sent tc
the same committee and met the same
fate as the others. Senator Van
lWyck Of Nebraska, introduced res
olution for changing the method OF
selecting United States senator's. This
resolution was sent to the Senate
committee on judiciary where 1t stay
ed. In 1888, Senator Mitchell OF
Oregon, introduced asresolution on
hesubject. 1t. too. was laid away in
some committee.
Harry st. George Tucker OF yir-
GINA, a member OF the House OF Rep
resentatives in the Fifty-second and
Fifty -third Congresses, introduced
resolutions to amend the constitution
to permit the direct election of sena-
tors. Secretary OF State Bryan then
was member OF Congress from Ne
braska. He worked with Mr.. Tuck
er to have the resolution adopted by
the House. Their efforts we're sue
cessful. The first one adopted by the
House was never heard Of again after
1t reached the Senate. Toward the end
OF the Fifty-third Congress the Sen
ae, reported adversely on the resolu-
ton adopted in the first session Of
that Congress by the House. In the
FHty-fourth Congress a Senate COM
m ,ttee reported a resolution adopted
by the House, but the Senate took
no action on 1t. On May IL, 1898, a
resolution amending the Constitution
was again passed In the House by a
vote of 1855 to II. This resolution met
the same fate in the Senate as Its
predecessors. On April 10, 1900, the
House again passed resolution. A
Senate committee got 1t and did not
allow it to- come out. BY virtually. a
unanimous vote the House, on Feb
ruary 10, 1902, passed resolution, and
1t, too, was given final resting place
in one Of the Senate committees.
On December 10 1909, Senator Bris-
tow of Kansas, introduced resolu-
ton in the Senate providing for the
direct election Of senators, and asked
that the resolution be referred to the
committee of the judiciary. At the
time OF introduction Senator Bristow
said the resolution was in substance
the same as those adopted by the
House in 1898, 1900 and 1902. On
January IL, 1911, over year after the
resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary, substitute res
olution was repor::St: to the Senate.
On February 2S, 1911, the Senate vot-
ed on this resolution and it failed by
of having the necessary two-thirds
majority. In April, 1912, Senator
Bristow again introduced q resolu-
tinn. In the meantime, the House Of
Representatives adoped resolution
in the same form as was reported to
the Senate in the previous session.
Progress marked the movement of the
House resolution. 1t went to the Sen
ate and after being in committee a
few days was reported out. 1t was
amended and sent to conference. 1t
came out of conference on May ~,
1912. and on May is, 1912, was sent
20 the secretary of state. One year
and fifteen days later Secretary of
State Bryan proclaimed the amend
ment, his Office having received mo-
tice from the secretaries Of state of
three-fourths of the states Of the
union that their commonwealths had
ratified the amendment.
The states in which the people will
vote for United States senators to-
morrow are Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, California, Colorado, Con-
necticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho. ILL
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri,
Nevada. New Hampshire, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon. Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah,
Vermont, WASHINGTON and Wisconsin.