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Show SUTHERLAND'S! AMENDMENT Senate Adopts Measure Relating Relat-ing to Election of U. S. Senators bp The People i Washington, Fob. 24. In less than an hour tho Scnato late today, votod tho Sutherland amendment Into the resolution providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the reople, fixed next Tuesday ns tho time for voting on the resolution resolu-tion Itself; made tho caso Involving Senator Lorimer's eeat the unfinished business and received tho Canadian reciprocity bill from tho committee on finance. In addition tin re was much discussion discus-sion of tho order of business. Several speeches were arrenged, and Senator Penroso gave notice that on Monday he would ask the Senate to consider tho postoffice appropriation bill, which includes the provision Increasing Increas-ing tho postage on the advertising per tlon of magazines. No sooner bad Senator Ueverldge concluded his speech in. .opposition to Senator Lorlmer, than almost a dozen senators began "jockeying" for the position. Senator Halo, asked that the unfinished business bo .laid beforo the Senate. , , This was tho resolution providing for a constitutional amendment for the election of United States senators by popular vote and tho resolution was taken up. Almost beforo senators had time to realize what was taking place, the vice president directed tho roll call on tho amendment offored by Senator Sutherland, eliminating so much of tho amondment as takes flora Congress the right to supervise senatorial elections. Tho Sutherland amondment gives Congress tho right to regulate elections, Including tho right to prevent southorn states from interfering with tho right of suffrages. Sutherland Amendment Adopted. Tho voto resulted In favor of tho r.mondment, fifty to thirty-seven. Of tho affirmativo votes, only one was given by a Domocrat, Senator Clark of Arkansas casting that one. 8ovon Republicans, Borah, nourno, Drlstow, Brown, Cummins, Gronnu nnd Lafol- lette, wero recorded In opposition to . tho provision. Senator Ilacon of Geor- k Bla declared his opposition to the res- olutlon as amended. Ho gavo notice that on Monday ho would uddress the Sonnto explaining his position. Senator Borah succeeded In obtaining obtain-ing it gcnoral agreement to voto on tho elections resolutions immediately after the reading of the Journal next Tuosday. His proposition was for a voto on tho elections resolution along, lmt Senator Lodge sought to havo tho agrcoment so hroadoncd as to In-cludo In-cludo tho Lorlmer case nnd tho tariff board bill. Senator Bnlloy objected to tho in elusion of tho tariff board and Sonator Stono to tho Incorporation of the Lorl mer resolution. When Senator Stono was induced to withdraw his objection,. Sonator Lafolleto tamo to tho front with a positive objection. In placing on record re-cord his opposition, ho said: "I may bo willing at a later tlmo to fix a day for a vote, but I havo a very sufficient reason, for asking that the Lorlmer matter bo not closed at this tlmo." Immediately thereafter Senator Burrows scored nn advantage for tho Lorlmer resolution by having the Lorlmer Lor-lmer matter made tho unfinished business busi-ness in placo of tho elections resolu-I resolu-I tlon, which mado a special order. After tacitly agreeing to a notice from Mr. Penroso that tho postotflce bill should bo taken up Monday, tho Senate went into executive session to consider tho Japanese troaty. Rapid Work Necessary. Senator Halo, tho Republican leader, lead-er, nnd chairman of tho committee on appropriations, today gavo notico to tho Senate that almost continuous sessions would be necessary next week. Ho made no mention of goneral measures pending, but doclared that appropriation bills would demand all of the Senate's time. |