Show S ELECT ELECTS BY mm POPULAR VOTE mi t Legislative Deadlocks Stir Up Question t Again MAY BRING S 4 1 t OS OP PENSION COM AS GOING Special Correspondence Washington March arch 7 The trouble which prevailed In Oregon Nebraska Montana and Delaware during the t past pat winter aver the election electon of United States senators senator by Y the legislatures of those hose states is pretty certain to ad nil advance a avance vance at least the consideration at the next nt session of congress of a bill bil pro providing providing viding for the te election electon of United States senators by direct vote of the people Recent dispatches from front Washington have pointed out what to this paper think will be necessary necessary many congressmen essary to prevent these senatorial deadlocks deadlock As Ats Is well wel known known the house of representatives has several oc occasions occasIons occasions adopted resolutions looking to the election electon of United States senators by popular vote What was known as the Corliss resolution to this effect was adopted by the te house during the thelast thelast thelast last session Notwithstanding this of the national Democratic convention and the action acton of many may Republican state conventions and the favorable procedure at various times during the past pat years by the legislatures of Ar Arkansas A kansas kapsas California Colorado Colordo Florida Florda Indiana Illinois Iowa Iowa Kansas Kas Louis Louisiana LouisIana lana iana Iana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska Utah Uth Wisconsin Washington Wyoming and other states the senate has ha persistently re refused refused refused fused to concur in the action acton of the house The Hon James ames Wilson Vison will wil be one of the members of President McKin MeKin leys te cabinet who will wil remain in his ond end present term position during during the see sec second sc Evans Evand Ea Must Mut Go GoThe G GoThe The oft repeated statement that Henry Clay Evans will not remain reain at atthe atthe atthe the head of the pension bureau during President second adminis administration administration seems to be based upon a good foundation In fact if this repeated announcement did not carry carr with wih it some inside insie information it i is not probable probable probable able that the matter mater would be so fre frequently frequently agitated by men who ho ought to know what they are talking about A few weeks week ago a statement was made that Mr Evans was wa not anxious to serve longer at the head of this bu bureau bureau bureau reau Reasons were pointed out why Mr Evans was wa anxious to retire His rulings regarding the Issuance of pen pensions penI pensions were not satisfactory to the mem members members bers hers of the Grand Army of the Republic I lie lic lc They tried to get him out of office during the middle of Major first term ter as president president That they failed is history But a few weeks week ago as a previously stated the rumor came from the west that tat General Harrison Gray Otis of Los Angeles Cal Cat was a candidate to suc sue succeed succeed Governor Evans as a commissioner of pensions Soon after this announce announcement announcement ment meat was made General Generl Otis asserted that tat he had no desire whatever to be become become become come pension commissioner and fur further further ther that if the office were tendered i te him hint he would decline it Immediately after the statement was made by b Gen General General General eral Otis Governor Evans made a flat flatfooted fat flatfooted footed announcement that he did not propose to resign unless requested to todo todo todo do so and that tat he did not believe beleve that the president would ask ak him hint to tender his resignation Within the past pat few days newspapers newspapers newspapers I pers all al over the country countr have printed stories to the effect that Governor Ev Evans Evans Evans ans was anxious to retire from the pension commissionership Without doubt something has ha happened to Mr Evans within the past six weeks It Itis I Itis is further known that the pension com corn commissionership commissionership has been tendered by President McKinley to at least two distinguished men who are not likely to accept accept There TherO are Californians in Washing Washington ton who are of the opinion that if President MC j ley ey should ask ahk ak General Otis to accept tire tae t e commissionership he I would not decline d notwithstanding the printed statement made by him in his own paper the Los Angeles Angele Times Time that under no consideration would he consent to guide the pension bureau for forI 1 I four years year gide j I J 1 S 11 i VAN VA ANTWERP ANTYE P |