| Show DEMANDS FA r c kY Senator Depew Se I II I tice on Several Sj f NO LIMITED SUFFi r If Resolution to Provide I for ait Amendment to Constitution for Election of Senators by Popular Vote is Enacted Demand Would bo jIado on States to Accord a Their Citizens the Right to Vote or Suffer Loss of Representatives in Congress i Postof flee Supply Bill Passes j S i it t Washington April i0An effort W as I made lato today In the Senate to obtain ob-tain agreement for 3 vote on the Chinese Chi-nese exclusion bill but It was unsuccessful unsuc-cessful The indications now arc that the vote will be taken next Tuesday The measure was under discussion during dur-ing tho entire session today except for about and hour In which time the post office appropriation bill was considered and passed S Three speeches were made against the Chinese bill In Its present form Mr Dll llngham of Vermont concluding his remarks re-marks and Mr Stewart of Nevada and ilr Hoar of Massachusetts stating their objections to the bill Mr Stewart said he would vote forth for-th measure If It was the beat that could be ha a he favored the exclusion of Chinese laborers but he was opposed to many of Its provisions Mr Hoar with much feeling announced his vigorous opposition to the bill declaring that he never would vote for It ELECTION OP SENATORS Soon after the Senate convened Mr Depcw offered an amendment t the resolution to provide for the election of Senators by popular vote The amendment was a follows Tho qualification of citizens entitled to ctttd t vote for United Slates Senators and Rep icsentatlvcs In Congress shall be uniform Cn In nil tho States anti Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate appro-priate legislation and to provide for the ICfJ9laton rcglstiatjon of citizens entitled to vote tho Conduct of such elections and tho cer tificate of tho result Mr Depew addressed the Senate In support of his amendment In effect he served notice on those States which had limited their suffrage that If the resolution was enacted a demand would be made on them to accord all their citizens the right to oto or suffer D loss of repi esen aUves n Congress Mr De pew said In part V CNTS AFFAIR SHOW FOR ALIT ALI-T r Aiuimbor ot Stale have by Various de vices prevented a third or n halter moro of citizens reconnjzcd 1 such bv the Constitution of tho Tilted States from Unite t exercising tho right of suffrage The 10 1 cal reasons which have led to the adon ton oC these measures are not pertinent to this discussion Tho adoption of these new conditions In several States how over containing grandfather and other clauses has led to n movement In oter House of Representatives and In the Leg Inlatures of some of the States to chance the representation In the House of Rep resentatives from population to votes But If in tho election of United States Senators a small oligarchy In nay Stato can send hero a representation equal to that of great Stales like New York which i hale manhood suffrage 1 States in which halt of the voters arc disfranchised disfran-chised are to have an equal voice In this body with Stares like Pennsylvania oC five times their population and with man hood suffrage 1C New York which casts because of its manhood suffrage 1517U votes Is to b neutralized In legislation afToctinp her vast Interests by Mississippi Mississip-pi I casting 53000 votes because the ma jority of her citizens are disfranchised then the situation becomes Intolerable MUST PROTECT SENATE I a not under ordinary circumstances and normal conditions In favor of the ta proposed reduction of representatives In the Southern States I a not in favoroC any legislation by tho general Government Govern-ment which Interferes rnca local affairs af-fairs of those commonwealths but If tho door Is opened t by the adoption of this amendment to tho Constitution for the I changing of the character and constitution constitu-tion of the Senates of the United States then that measure must necessarily I 0 I accompanied by power to insure 3 full and honest vote of tim citizens of tho republic und protect this body In the election elec-tion of those who may b designated hero as Senators Tho Senate at65 p m went Into executive session and ten minutes later adjourned |
