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Show LAW1F DUCKBILL IS RATIFIED All But Three Senators Vote for Enactment of Measure.. r , j On Monday the "Lame Duck' ; amendment to the constitution of the United States was ratified by the Utah legislature, and sent on its way to Washington. Utah was the 38th state to adopt the measure. All house members voted to ratify, rat-ify, but three republican senators voted against it, and one other republican was absent. Those senators voting nay were W. D. Candland, Paul H. Hunt and Geo. Jefferson. Senator Candland made a vitriolic vit-riolic speech against the amendment amend-ment and its author, Senator Nor-ris. Nor-ris. The fact that Norris was the author of the "Lame Duck" amendment and supported Roosevelt Roose-velt for President seem to be the chief reasons for Mr. Candland's attitude. . |