Show SENATE fOR SINGLE SIX SIX- YAR TERM Works Resolution Providing for Submission of Constitutional Approved by Narrow Margin of One Vote I RECEIVES SUPPORT OF UTAH MEMBERS MEMBERS- Senator Smoot Gives Emphatic Denial to Charge That Head of Mormon Church Ordered Members to Support Taft WASHINGTON Feb eb 1 l.- l. i A co constitutional convy con con- vy amendment which would restrict the President of the United States to a single term of or six years and would bar V Woodrow W Wilson ls n Theodore Roosevelt an and William Villiam H. H Taft from again seeking election was Avas approved by the Senate today by the narrow majority of one one- vole vote After a n three-day three fight in which the Progressives joined with with- many Republicans in iii opposing the restricted presidential term the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate adopted d the original Works arks resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution by a vote of fort seven forty to towe twenty we a ty-t ty The language which It is 18 proposed to lo Insert Insert- In the cons constitution In place o of tho the first paragraph raph of or article 2 Is Isas isas as follows The executive power shall be vested In Jn a President o of the United States of ot America The term terni o of office e of ot tho the President shall be six years and no nope pe person son who has held the office by election elec dee Lieu tion or discharged its ft powers or duties duties du du- i ties or acte acted as President und under r the constitution on an and l laws made In pur pun pursuance thereof shall hall be eligible to hold again th the office by ele election election- f The President tog together ther with with n. 1 Vla iee er e n r ident- ident for the same rt sh shall be te e elected as as follows Final Vote Yot on Senators who supported the tIle single singla- term resolution on Its final passage were Democrats Democrats Democrats-Ashurst Ashurst Bankhead Bryan Dryan Dryan Dry Dry- an Ch Chamberlain Chilton Clarke of Arkansas Fletcher t r. r Gardner HItchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- Hitchcock cock Johnson Johnston o of Alabama Kavanaugh Kern Newlands Overman Owen Percy Perk Perky Pomerene Pomerene Pome- Pome rene Simmons Smith of or Arizona Smith o of Georgia Smith of ot Maryland Swan- Swan son Thomas Thornton And ind Williams Republicans Brandao e Brown Burnham Burton Clark of ot Wyoming Cummins ham Dupont Dupont Du- Du pont Gamble McCumber Nelson l' Penrose Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose Perkins Smoot Sutherland Wetmore Wetmore Wet Wet- more and Works Those that voted against the resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution were Republicans BOrah Borah Borah Bourne Bourrie BradIc Bradley Brad Brad- Ic ley Bristow Curtis Gallinger Jackson Jack Jack- son son Jones Jonel Ken Kenyon on Lafollette Lippitt Lip- Lip Lippitt pitt Lodge Lads McLean Oliver Oll Page Continued on Pa Page o 3 3 Column I 17 I ENATE L SUPPORTS TERM PLAN PLANS f SINGLE Works Resolution Approved by byj j I Majority of Only One v S- S 1 Sl SlI t Vote J nt the n EC Hex x TI 1 Sand Sanders rs Stephenson and andI p I I 1 Clapp Dixon Phon and I dexter 4 COCK Gor Now XO OV to resolution proposing the coni con- con The proposing li i TlC am amendment now goes to the f House for or its Is' Is approval al If H ratified there b by a n two-thirds two vote ote it will wil bo ho f submitted to the thc legislatures of ot the tho f. f and will become effective when states wl fourths of ot the forty eight states r of ot the union officially have ap approved approved rip rip- proved it I. I J The The adoption of ot tho the resolution came d at lat the close coe of a three day day fight in which repeated an and unsuccessful at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts were made to so change It that It would not affect former Presidents or I ftp c President in fn office when it maybe may be r ratified f d dAn An amendment today by Senator Hitchcock k that that would have ha e exempted former fornier r Presidents and made the new orz Ii 1 provision take effect March 4 1917 t I va voted down 2 2 to 27 2 and an anI I amendment b by Senator Sutherland to tol l' l L' L cx exempt the President in office when l. l the rPt amendment finally ma may be bo ratified rat rat- rat rati I fled fied was as defeated 38 to 29 I j 4 The Tho fate of ot the resolution was In i- i doubt almost almost to the last voto oto cast On Fie the roll roil can call Senator Works himself c tf j cast the deciding vote I l The debate throughout the da day was characterized b by the contention of ot the I Progressives that the proposed constitutional constitutional con con- amendment i is a dangerous limitation Jn upon the rights of ot the people peo peo- SI- SI and b the efforts of Domo- Domo SIpie 1 pie pIt by man many 1 so to amend the resolution ton that k Jt it would not be retroactive in effect Immigration PIU Parted t. t r. r I. I The immigration bill bi in controversy contro It t between the House and Senate for severa several several sev- sev eral weeks final finally was adopted toda today I era b by the thc Senate in the form agreed on onby by b the conference committee It I now 0 goes Cs to the President PresIdent for or signature The h certificate of oC chura character ter provision against which there was much protest was eliminated as was a provision which would have made It difficult to deport crl criminals 1 nals Ve We We can trust the people to decide the they desire the election re-election re-electon re of or el evell Taft raf or Wilson sal said sai Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Hitchcock in urging his amendment amendment amend amend- ment to e empt former Presidents All Al we should strive to do Is to make it I apply equally in the future to al' al men amendment was defeated Ser Ser- Ser Ser- Williams made another effort to toI I provide pro an amendment for tOI a tion ton for tor two year four terms for the I President wi with th the provision that it should not apply ripply to past Presidents He could not muster enough h support j however to secure a roll rol call cal i l Cum in I UK It Senator Cummins opened the thc debate On the proposed ed constitutional amendment amendment amend amend- ment to limit a President to n n a single year six term b bv by proposing to t permit oters Voters to amend the thc constitution dl- dl 1 without previous action acton of Condi Congress Con Con- di gr gress wh when n a substantial majority He lie declared demanded such a change o. o jf f that with Hh th the thc exception of George Georgef ht f Washington those presidents who hi 1 served ed two terms would have been better better better bet bet- ter had hal the they served but one Senator Cummins declared a n Presidents President's dents dent's work was often oren neglected and badly performed because of or efforts effort for tor ton and re re I bele be be- le liev lea a a President would do hl his dut dunmore duty dun more efficiently If 11 no Influences can affect him he said I I think the Sherman Sher Sher- turin man antitrust law will wIl bo more thoroughly thor thor- a administered and more ener ener- applied to all al pcr ons alike If I th the President ent of the United States I Imade Is made free Cree from Crom all al the thc influences WhIch these great Interests may ny exert Joins In DI- DI DI cuMon uM Senator Born Dor i l declared that with tho the chance of ot re eLection re-electon re before a n Prel I Ident dent and Insidious influence influence the su subtle sultie te ence of corporation interests was counter-balanced counter by the influence o othe of oC the tho public demand that that law be en en- forced Senator Cummins Insisted the President President dent dont should houll be bc taken taleen out of tho tiO maelstrom mael mcl- strom of oC politics He ought not to travel trave from Crom one lne one of the country to the other hu h. hI s said appealing to the people In the same samu wa way as a 3 candidate for an any other othel o of of- of ice fice The duties dutes of oC the of- of ice fico are aro zo sufficient to consume all al his time and strength and are aro Important enough to merit all al of his attention and devotion I Mormonism In Utah In the last lat campaign campaign cam cam- was Injected into irto the debate by I Senator Poindexter who declared declare President Taft had carried Utah only because the head of oC the Mormon ormon church ha had issued a proclamation commanding members of oC the church to vote for tor Taft Is Is that not true he demanded of t f Senator Smoot No It Is not not returned Mr Smoot President Smith made speeches and himself favored Mr Ir Tafts Taft's re-el re election re-election but he Issued no official communications communications tons whatever on the subject For Old Ace Retirement A s system tem of ot old age age retirement for employees of oC the postal service was wa wa proposed today toda by n tor Penrose Penroe of ot Pennsylvania In n an amendment offered to the appropriation bill bl It I would give po authorities power to grant Indefinite leave leve of cf r absence to an employee e who became Incapacitated tat d for Cor active work worle with wih annual Ila pay at tho rate of ot GOO An examining 1 Lve u. u U H VUU J. J 1 v. v j 1 v t I re m en t. t l Plan Iian Jn West Wert cst Virginia Probe Possibility of ot a senatorial In investigation thou tion ton into the election of oC Senators Watson Writ Wat son rind and nd Chilton of ot West est Virginia against which charges charges were ere filed fied b by Governor last summer r held the attention of oC the Senate committee on privileges and ns to tolo tolay lay through h a two hour two hour session No o ac action action ac- ac clon c- c tion lon was taken and another meeting of ot the committee will wil b be held ld Tuesday |