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Show DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS FAVORED Boston, Mass, May 17. Tho house of representatives by a unanimous voto today adopted tho Blstow amendment amend-ment to tho federal constitution providing pro-viding for the direct election of United Uni-ted Senators The matter probably will corao un in tho senate earlv n&xt week. Will Be Sent to Governors. Washington, May 17. Tho proposed amondment to tho constitution providing provid-ing for the direct election of senators will be sent to the governors of the states by Secretary Knox today. TI19 resolution -will be sent through the mails with a letter addressed to each governor certifying that the resolution resolu-tion has been duly adopted by a two-thirds two-thirds vote in each branch of congress. con-gress. Ab all the legislatures are not in session and some meet only biennially, bien-nially, it seoms rcasonablo to suppose that at least two or three years must 0 elapse before tho amendmont can be acted upon by a sufficient number of I assemblies to indicate whether it can I command the necessary three-fourths I vote to put it Into operation. Tho proposed Income tax amend- D mont has boon beforo tho states for 1 several years without conclusive re- M suits. I |