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Show VOTE 01 lEiMENT 0EFE1ED10 DAYS Resolution Respecting United States Senators Allowed to Go Over. On' motion of Senator "W. Mont Ferry of Salt Lake, consideration of tho resolution reso-lution ratifying .tho proposed amendment to the United States constitution providing pro-viding for the election of United States senators by popular vole was deferred for two daye. Senator J W. Punk, on tho part of tho Democratic minority, objected ob-jected to tho postponement of consideration considera-tion of the resolution. Most of the Republicans Re-publicans In the senate, however, Jolnod Senator Ferry In his request and tho resolution went over to come up as a. special order at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The resolution was before the senate for final pasao j'estcrday. Senator .T. V7. Funk and Sonator L. r. Olson. Democrats, Dem-ocrats, and Senator T. O. Rldeout, Republican, Re-publican, spoke In favor of the rosolutlon. rosolu-tlon. Senator Joseph ' Eckeralny of "Wayne said that he doubted very much tho noccsslty and tho wlndom of the amendment, but. Intended voting for It solely becauno tho Ropubllcan ntato platform plat-form had favorod it. "How docs President Gardner stand?" asked Sonator Bonner X. Smith. "I'm against It," ropllcd Senator Gardner Gard-ner promptly. The presldont ordered tho clerk to call tho roll on the resolution, but, bofore tho rollcall waa begun. Senator Ferry asked that consideration ho deferred for forty-elcht hours. Ho said that ho felt much I no same about tho resolution as did Senator Eckersley, and he wished longer time In which to decido how ho should vote. Senators Cotlroll, Kcker-sley Kcker-sley and EdghoUl Joined Senator Ferry In his rerjuest. Senator Funk objected, but Sonator Rldeout, tho author of tho resolution, reso-lution, and Senator Kelly, both naked that Senator Forry'3 rcuuest bo granted. i |