The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18
Kill Attempt to Postpone Adjournment and Vote
 on the Measure
RAINIER, CARTER AND
 MIR. HEPBURN SPEAK
Taft's Attempt to Assist in Holding Night Session Fails--Senator Rayner Strongly Opposes
 the Amendment

ton of United States senators by direct vote and in the face of positive cpposi- tion from the champions of the measure, the Senate adjourned few minutes be- fore o'clock today.
 AS matter of fact no progress was made. save that three speeches on the subject were delivered
 These were made by Senator Rayner in opposition fo 1he Sutherland provision. and by g. Carter and Heyourn in support | ,ssNss
 Mr. IIsyk whst- eNsSn,- lee s lumber of senators engaged n e propaganda in 1avor of a agreem, 4 definite time for a vote, and the announcement was made at last that Mr. Hepburn was the only senator whose assent to this arr engagement had not been obtained It was even hoped that he would consent, but he declined, saying he would not agree to vote on the main proposition until he should know the fate of the Sutherland amendment
 When, therefore, MT. Borah. the other Idaho senator in charge of the resolution, asked for an agreement to vote next Wednesday, MT. Hepburn promptly ob- 1ected. Because of the attitude of his col league no course was left to MT. Borah except that of pressing the measure by asking the Senate to stay for a night session. It looked for a time as though he would succeed.
 Adjournment Voted Down
 Mr. Gallinger moved an adjournment. The friends of the measure rallied and on a roll call voted the motion down, A to 3e, but when few minutes later Senator Nelson, who had waited patiently all day to get an opportunity to speak, made 8 plead for adjournment, the objection to closing the session faded away. The Sen ate then went into executive session. ad- journing soon afterward
 It was understood that the election question would be taken up early tomor- row. However, another order of business has been arranged for 2:S0 o'clock romor- row. there may be change of pro- gramme
 During the day President Taft was ap- pealed to to assist in getting a night session in the interest of the dispatch of general business, but late in the day word came from the White House that he had not been able to do anything In that direction. At the close of the sittin., the friends of the measure were by no means hopeful of getting a vote at any time during the session.
 Differences between MT. Rayner and MT. Carter arose over different construc- tions of supreme court decision and terminated in a discussion of former President Roosevelt Quoting from Mr. Roosevelt's Grand Rapids speech, in ad- vocacy of the principle involved in the Sutherland provision. MT. Rayner ex- pressed the opinion that MT. Carter's views had been influenced by those of the ex-President.
 Roosevelt Discussed
 The suggestion apparently was meant to be sarcastic and replying MT Car ter said:
 'The views of the ex-President are al- ways powerful and persuasive. but in view of the fact that l expressed my opinion in published speech long be- fore he did think 1t probable that my speech may have contributed to his enlightenment on the subject.''
 MT Rayner hoped that the Montana senator would continue to enlighten tho former President, because with ''all of the ex-Presidents familiarity with every topic that ever had been advanced from the creation of the universe. if there Is anything that he does not know anything about, and on which he needs enlight- enment from the senator from Montana. 1t is the constitution"
 MT. Rayner in reply to Senator Nell sons question as to why the Suthe-- land amendment would cucumber or im- peril the resolution, declared 1t would ..E IL - which are now in favor of the direct vote resolution.
 Mr. Rayner declared "a two-thirds vote is needed to adopt the resolution and that its promoters cannot afford to take any chances
 Principle Is Old
 Mir Sutherland declared his amendment Is simply new application of an ex- isting principle
 Absolutely it is not" replied Mir. Ray ner. Ut is now impossible to go behind the action of legislatures In the election of senator.
 Mir Rayner undertook to convince Sem ator Root that he had been wrong in say ing that with the Sutherland amendment incorporated in the constitution Congress would have the right to annul state laws and control the suffrage of the people.
 'The right of suffrage is in the states" he declared. 'and Congress cannot take 1t away except by constitutional amend raent. The state is the judge of the quail iGcations of It's electors and not the fed- eral government. Therefore there is nothing left to the Sutherland amend nent."
 Mir Rayner had previously declared that inc federal government had authority to pi otect voters against fraud and intmi- dat1on. MT. Rayner warned the Senate against any interference with the fran chse regulations of the southern states which insure the supremacy of the white race in the south. For the protection of it's own membership, the Senate could not aftord change. he urged.
 Mir Carter declared there had been no rullic demand whatever for the removal of federal supervision. He therefore urged the unfarness of the coupling of the two propositions.
 Race Question
 Returning to the race question. Mir Carter said while there might not now he any disposition to interfere in the per p,cxing difficulties 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 con- tention, he said. was that the black man should be protected against discrimination on account of race. color or previous condition of servitude. No revolution was contemplated.
 If we put the Sutherland amendment
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