The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-28
Is Defeated in the Senate by SS
to "a.
TWO-THIRDS NEEDED.
sutherland Amendment RespOn-
sible for the Result.
1t Caused Southern Senators to
Vote in Opposition.

senate convened at IL o'clock 1t was
stated that all efforts to effect a com
promise had failed. The battle over
the resolution affecting Senator Lori
mer's seat was exactly where 1t stood
when the senate recessed at S:09 a. m.
after its all night session-where II
stood for that matter, yesterday morn
ing.
Immediately after reconvening SEN
ator Bristow of Kansas rose 10 resuIIe
his speech against Lorimer. he at
once gave way to Senator Money, the
Democrat caucus leader. VINO stared
that the responsibility for the sltud-
tion Law with the Republicans. NOT
even the president, he said, by threats
of an extra session, or oIner"lse' Oou4U
Senator Money said he had been in
formed that the president now TOOK
the position that he would not SUD
nit to any vote on reciprocity preaF-
ranged with a view OF kil1ng IL Mr.
would, be glad of a vote WhateVer the
result.
Senator Money concluded with an
appeal for abandonment OF the NIL
buster and the resumption OF pupdrc s
business. He took occasion, however,
to express his unyielding opposition
to the permanent tariff board bill.
Senator Newlands concurred in Mr..
Moneys view about the filibuster out
expressed his desire to nave the tdrIL
board bill passed.
Adiourns for 80 Minutes.
At 11:2O the senate adjourned until
1850 a. M to close the legislative day
of yesterday and provide for the vote
on the direct election of senators, set
by agreement to follow the reading OF
the journal today.
During the interval between ao-
1ournment and reconvening of the
senate it was ascertained that the
Democrat conference served no pur-
pose except to develop the fact that
anv agreement on a legislative pro-
gram was quite out of the question. In
the secret meeting the expression
against an understanding was en-
phatic A number of Democratic SEN
ators expressed the view that as the
senate was Republican by two-thlrds
majority that party should be left to
work out its own problems without the
aid of the Democracy.
The meeting also afforded Senator
Stone an opportunity to make his
views known. He not only wanted the
advice of his party friends, but he con-
fessed to anxiety lest an agreement to
vote on the Lorimer resolution and the
tariff board bill also involve a vote on
the reciprocity bill. Senator stone
voiced the opinion that a vote might
mean its defeat
New Day IScSLnS-
At 1850 o'clock the new legislative
day began in the usual way with pray
er by the chaplain and the reading of
the journal.
During the reading a number of
members of the house came into the
senate chamber, prominent among
them being Champ Clark of Missouri
and Ollie James of Kentucky, two of
the Democratic leaders. 1t was 1910
O'Clock when the journal was COM
pIeted.
BY direction of the chair the joint
resolution providing for the election
of senators by the people as amended
by the Sutherland provision giving the
federal government a supervisory con-
troll over the senatorial elections was
placed before the senate. The ayes
and noes were ordered. Senator Ba-
con of Georgia endeavored to offer
an amendment to the resolution so as
to provide that the federal supervision
of elections should apply only in those
states the legislatures of which had
failed to designate the manner and
method of holding the elections. The
amendment was held not in order and
the roll call was proceeded with. 1t
was a foregone conclusion that the
resolution would not have the two
thirds majority necessary to it's pas
sage but despite this fact the voting
was followed with keen interest.
Inc vote.
Following is the vote on the direct
election of senator's:
Yeas-Bailey, Beveridge, Borah,
Bourne, Bradley, Briggs. Bristow,
Brown. Burkett. Burton. Carter. Cham
beFlain, ClapD, Clark (Wyo.) Clarke,
(Ark.) Culberson, Cullom, Cummins,
curtis. Davis. Dixon, Du Pont. FRYE.
Gamble, Gore, Gronn. Guggenheim,
Jones, La Toilette. McCumber. Martin.
Nelson, Newlands.' Nixon, Overman,
owen. Paynter. Perkins. Piles, Ray
ner, Shively, Simmons, Smith. md. }
Smith (Mich.), Smith (S. c. }, Steph-
enson, Stone, Sutherland, Swanson.
Young. Totals.
Nays-Bacon, Bankhead. Brande-
gee, Bulkeley, Burnham, Burrows
Crane. Depew. Dick, Dillingham;
Fletcher, Flint, Foster. Gallinger
Hale, Hepburn, Johnston. Kean
Lodge. Lorimer, Money, Oliver, Page
Penrose, Percy, Richardson, Root
Scott, Smoot, Taliaferro, Tillman. War.
rem, Wetmore. Total-33.
The absentees were Senators Aid.
rich, Crawford, Frazier and Terrell OF
Georgia.
It was announced that had they
been present Frazier would have
voted aye, Terrell, nay. There was
no announcement about Senator Aid
rich. Senator Crawford. entering Of
ter the roll call was complete sai6
he had been delayed by a stalled
street car, and would have voted ave
When the resolution was declare6
lost there was no demonstration OF
any sort From the Democrat side or
the floor there were several modulatef
calls of good, good.'' The Suther.
land amendment had made the meas
ure unpopular with some of the fal
southern senators.
No Change in LOrimer Situation.
Washington, Feb. 2s.@Tha case o.