Show DIRECT VOTE PLAN DEFEATED senators unable to secure two third vote required to amend constitution washington the senate on tuesday defeated the resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution to provide that senators oe be elected by dl vote ot of the people fifty four senators stood for the resolution and thirty three against it although this division showed so large a majority to favor foular eleo llon tion the number was nob not sufficient by four to carry the motion which re quiren a two thirds vole vote senator sutherland of utah favored 1 the b a change while senator smoot v voted against it senator borah of idaho who has led the advocates of popular lection election though disappointed in the result was not discouraged on the contrary he felt the vote plainly indicated the growing popularity of the measure senator heyburn voted against the measure |