The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-18
Friends Of Direct Sen
atorlal Elections Los
ing Confidence.
M AY GET NO VOTE,
Al t H is SESSION
Hepburn Proves Obstacle 10
Unanimous Consent on Agree
mcnt TO Vote at Definite
Iirn1c-Whcn Senate Adj
Journs No Solution OF
Problem Isin Sight.

WASHINGTON. y. C.. February
Enincshed In m apparently hop..lc4e
a"Hs &c oyer the Joint resolution pro
1919 OF nc election of United states
senator's hy direct vote ana in thU
iacc q positive opposition from TIC
thatnp'onh ri tho measure ~. senate
E adjourned q fpw minutes before &
o'clock to-day
iiad been The hope OF tic friends
OF the measure ihn, il night session
.nlEht be held and That 1T leas, .
vote would he taken OF ,he S,,h.rl
.and amendneut retaining lilo control
OF senatorial elections III CONGRESS. /, I
q mater " fact however. no progress.
Was made save that titic" speeches Oh
ne subject We're iciiyarcd These
We're ~ senator Rayncr, In opposition
10 the Sutherland i5rnyisio,l ana 80
senators Carter and Hepburn in sup
port Of it III
Hcyburn Hooks II.
A number Of senator's engaged in
All active propu pauda III favor Of AN
agreement; npon d definite time Tor II
;oic. and the announcement was made
~ last That Mr. Hepburn WAS The only
senator wnose assent 10 ;lli4 arrange
mcnt hnd not been attained. ii was
even hoped tlia ne would consent; but
when h. y"as APPROACHED Oh the sub
ltci he declined. saying that he would
not agree 10 vote On the main propu-I
si,ion until lie shoull know the fate
OF tic Sutherland amendment
When. therefore,, Mr., BorAh. the 9TH
CT Idaho senator, In charge OF the
resolution. asEnd for an agreement, 10
Vote neXt Wddnenday MIR Heyburn
promptly objected One objection is
u course. sufficient 10 prevent nnani-
NOUS agreement, ana because or the
attitNde n IFS colleague no course
was left TO Nj. Bor3h except hat OF
pressing the measure ~ ASKING the
Senate - ataH for = night scssion. i,
looked for q time rs II he would sue
ocef, IN getting sucii & session nnt All
hopes in that direction We're soon dis
sipatcd.
Mr.. caiIinger moved an adiournlncnt.
Tic friends OF the measure rallied, and
on a roll, cnl Totcd the motion down
,orty-tour IA thirty SIX, but when, a
few minutes later, senator Nelson, who
had waited patiently all day 10 get
an opportunity TO speak, made plea
Tor a nights rest before bcginninG
the objection 10 closing the session
tuJctl away, and as an easy ROAD 10
mat result, the senate went into eA-
ccutiVc session, adJournlnS soon alter
ward.
1t was understood tina; the election
question would be taken mp al an
hour as early as possible o-morrow.
In view, however. Of the fact mat
another order of business has been ar
ranged Tor 25o o'clock tomorrow,
there may be change or program
Tnft Appended To.
President Taft was appealed 10 10
assist in getting a night session on
the resolution in the interest Of tile
1ispatch OF general business; but word
came from the White House that lie
had not been able TO do anything in
that direction. At the close OF the sit
ting the friends % the measure were
by no means as hopeful Of getting Il
vote ri any time during the session as
previously they had been,
In tile course Of his speech Mr. Ray
ncr warned tho senate against any in-
tcrfcrnncc with the franchise regula-
tions OF the Southern states, which in
sure the supremacy Of tho white race
IN the South For tile protection OF its
own membership, the Senate could
not afford a change, he urged
1T is for your own welfare and for
the welfare Of the Union that the
South should maintain her nstitu-
tons from tho invaders touch. ana
that you should Keep yonr hands Oft
the pillars OF the temple"
In reply Mr.. Carter said that. While
there might not now be any DISPOSE
ton to Interfere in the pcrplcxine diff
tlC,il,ics which confront the people Of
the south still there was no desire
forever TO deprive the negro OF the
protection Of the general government
in the exercise Of his rights. The only
contention he said, WAS that the black
man should he protected against dis
elimination on account OF race. color
or previous condition Of scrvitude. NO
revolution was contemplated,
OvcrImnn Stated.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
Washington. y. c., February l7.--SScn-
ably will be one of the commissioners
appointed by the President for the pur-
pose Of expanding the sum Of $1,000
600 under tho Appalachian Park bill,
which PASSED tho Senate a day or two
ago The bill provided for the appoint
mcnt or several commissioners and
Senator Overman's name is being dis
cussed In connection with tile matter
here to-day. This will be one Of the
most important commissions appointed
in many years, and the naming of sen
ator Ovcrman Will be a good thing for
the South and a the same time "A recog-
milton Of his work in getting the bill
through Congress. p. IT, MEG.
Negroes File Petition.
Washington, y. c., February IL
Through Representative Bennett of
New York a petition was presented To
the House Of Representatives to-day
by committee Of negro clcrgymc,,
and lawyers OF Washington asking an
= invest gation into the statements al
legged To have been made by Justice
Wright, OF the District supreme Court.
when he recently sentenced a pocket
4 book Sna tchcr
33a5 The committee alleges Tint whil,,