Show DEATH BREAKS T HE IN HOUSE PASSING OF UTTER OF RHODE ISLAND PUTS END TO EQUAL DIVISION throwing wino of that state into democratic column however would not permit election by house because majority Is 1 required washington the death of representative senta tive george 11 II utter of rhode island apparent apparently breaks the deadlock in which the house 0 of representatives would find itself it if dt were called to elect a president up to tho the timo time ot at mr utters iett sra death the house was equally divided rep of twenty two states was democratic twenty two republican and the thol delegates of tour our remaining ren laining states were equally divided between republicans and democrats rhode island was one ot 0 the states in which the delegation was equally dl eded and utters death should his place be not filled by a republican to finish the remainder of his term would throw rhodo rhode island to the democratic column throwing rhode island to the democratic column however would not permit an election by the house because the constitution requires a majority of the stales states this would be twenty five mr utters death how over does break the equal division between republicans and democrats |