The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-10
.BORAH VICTORIOUS
OVER OLD GUARD
With Support of Insurgents And Demo,
Gratis Direct Election Of Senators
Resolution is Saved.

Washington, d. c., Feb. AFTER
series of thrilling experiences, Friday,
Senator Borah, supported by the pro-
gressive republicans and democratic
senators, made tremendous advances
through lines of the old guard republi-
cans and piled the resolution for the
election of senators by the direct vote
of-the people in the most advantageous
position squarely in the front of the
enemy's goal.
After taking several reDuffs, the
Idaho senator, with the persistence
not often witnessed in the senate,
pounded away and has placed his reso-
luton in favorable place on the leg
islative program, and it must come up
every day as unfinished business.
The moment the Lorimer case was
laid aside Senators Nelson and Borah
clamored for recognition. Vice Pres
ident Sherman saw Nelson first and
gave him the floor He moved to take
up the bill to regulate the leasing of
the Alaskan coal lands, whereupon
Borah promptly moved to lay that mo-
tion on the table, which failed, thirty
six to forty-one.
The most of the senator's thought
this settled the question and that the
Borah resolution had been successfully
regulated to position where it would
not prove dangerous factor in the
legislative program during the short
period remaining of the part of con-
gress. After the senate had proceed
ed with the Alaskan bill for a short
time, Nelson gave way to Senator War
rem to make motion that the senate
adjourn over until Monday. Borah
jumped into the fray again.
He said he would object and that
he did so because it had become ap-
parent that the senators opposed to
the resolution would not give consider
alton to it if they could help it. He
demanded a roll call on the motion to
adjourn until Monday and this time he
won by a small margin. Thus encour-
aged Borah asked that his resolution
be made the unfinished business of
the senate.
Ernun q 1Nrpyinl1c roll aal1 II
ed that this resolution might be given
preference and Senator Penrose hur-
riedly moved for an executive session.
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senate may be made at any time and
therefore Borah again found himself
lelboyed out of the way.
AS the executive motion was being
put to the senate Borah made a de-
mand for the roll call, and said that a
sufficient number of seconds and call
odd. On what was regarded as the
most significant vote of the day, the
executive session was denied forty to
thirty-six. All of those who voted in
the affirmative were regarded as lined
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ators and those who voted in the mega
tive were known to be in favor of the
policy. Recognizing that Borah had
the votes, no further objection was
made by his opponents and the resolu-
tion will be unfinished business of the
senate with roll call Senator Hale
even aided the supporters of the reso-
luton in accomplishing the parliamen-
tary proceedings necessary to that
end
Good feeling was restored, and
Borah announced that he had no dis
position to prevent any senator from
taking time required to prepare
speeches on the question and he with
drew also his objection to adjournment
until Monday.
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