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Show (THE PEOPLE MAY " SELECT SENATORS AFTER DEADLOCK OF MORE THAN A YEAH, HOUSE FINALLY FINAL-LY TAKES ACTION. Bill Providing for the Direct Election of United States Senator Passed and li Now Practically Ready for Submission to the People. Washington After a deadlock of almost a year, the Iioiihh on Monthly look flnal action on the bill providing for the eluctlon of t'nlted Bute sen-atore sen-atore by a direct vote of the people and tb bill la now practically ready for aubmlMHion to the states for ratification. ratifi-cation. The Drlsiow amendment, which aa the caute of the deadlock, reserves to the federal government iup)rvlnlon of the time, manner and place of holding senatorial election The final vote on the ainendmiii wait 7 to 39. Previous to this vote the bonne hsid defeated the nartlett atnetidtnent which precipitated the debate. The latter amendment proponed that the Iiouho xhould ronrur in tbo senate amendment, with the proviso that the federal government should not undertake under-take to AHHert the qualillcRtiona of electors for senators in the states and the general government, by force of arnm or otherwiae, must not Interfere with electlona In the aeveral states. The Hartlett amendment was defeated defeat-ed by a vote of 1 89 to 89. |