Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-21 | Page 7 | Resolution Favors Senators' Election by Popular Vote

I RESOLUTION FAVORS SENATORS SENATORS' ELECTION I BY POPULAR VOTE VOE I A resolution favoring the amendment to o the constitution of or the tine United States providing for tor the election electon of United States tates senators by br direct vote veto oto of tho the people eople was introduced In the senate yesterday esterday b by Senator D. D O. O lU RIdeout cout It I was Tas labeled concurrent resolution No Xo 2 and was referred to the committee on tate state stae affairs anti federal relations Text of or Senator Hideouts Hideout's resolution Whereas the tho constitution of or the United declares that the Senate of f tho the United Slates States shall be composed or of f two senators from front each state chosen by y the legislature thereof an and whereas Congress whenever er two-thirds two of ot both oth houses shall deem it necessary shall liall propose amendments to the con con- which amendments shall be he valid aUd to all al Intents an and purposes as part of f the constitution when ratified b by the tho legislatures of at three-fourths three of at the soy sev- sc emil states and Whereas Congress Con ress In conformity to said aid constitutional provision has proposed proposed pro- pro posed an nn amendment to article 3 sec eec Ion tion 5 o which proposed amendment pro- pro for the tho election electon of oC United States senators by the direct vote vole of the peole peo peo- PlC le of the the- several states slates Now ow therefore be it resolved resol cd h by the legislature of or the state slate of Utah In the tine tenth session assembled that the proposed proposed pro- pro posed amendment h by tho the Congress of oC tho ho United States States to article artcle 3 section 5 5 which proposed amendment provides for tor forthe the tho lio election of United States senators l by y direct vote yote of the elc electorate of ot the several everal states is here hereby b ratified and awl confirmed