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Show DXJtEOT ELECTION OT SENATOItfl MADE UNFINISHED BUSINESS WASHINGTON, MAT t. After disposing dispos-ing of technical parliamentary obetaclee. Senator Borah, of Idaho has aucoecded In having the aenai agree to consider the house 'Joint resolution to smervd th constitution to provld for th lctloo of senators bv direct vot bf th people. The effect Is to make th revolution th unfinished business and give It preference. prefer-ence. Th order was mad on a rollcall. hut out of seventy-one votes only Senators Brandegee, Burn ham. Gal linger. Hey-nurp Hey-nurp and Penrose voted In the negativ. Mr. Hey burn opposed Mr. Borah's motion for the n nan I mous consent to tah np th measure on th ground that under th aenata rules th requeat waa out of order during tha first tw hours of the silting which Is set apart for "morning business." Th senat had met at 3 o'clock and it became necessary at 3: 46 n. m. to rcs until 4 o'clock. Whn tb senate reconvened Mr. Borah moved consideration. Thar was I no discussion snd th vot was almost l unanimous for tha motion. This was du j to wHHngneaa for early consideration of tha resolution and did not ind teat that th vot on It merit would be so pronounced pro-nounced m Its favor. Mr. Borah said he had no lntntlon of Inconveniencing senator who desire to speak, on th rolutloa. |