Debates in the Senate on the Seventeenth Amendment, 1911

May 25, 1911

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1: Senate, May 25, 1911, ¶ 1 (Senate1911.May25.1)

The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator from Ohio will susfor a moment. The hour of 4 o'clock having arrived, the lays before the Senate the unfinished business, which will

2: Senate, May 25, 1911, ¶ 2 (Senate1911.May25.2)

The SECRETARY. A joint resolution (H. J. Res. 39) proposing an amendment to the Constitution providing that Senators shall be elected by the people of the several States.

3: Senate, May 25, 1911, ¶ 3 (Senate1911.May25.3)

Mr. BORAH. I ask unanimous consent that the unfinished business may be temporarily laid aside.

4: Senate, May 25, 1911, ¶ 4 (Senate1911.May25.4)

The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator from Idaho asks unanimous consent that the unfinished business be temporarily laid aside. Is there objection? The Chair hears . none. The Senator from Ohio will proceed.

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