Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28
Resolution Fails of Two
thirds Majority in
Upper House.
81 FOR, 33 AGAINST
Sutherland Amendment for
Federal Control Makes
Measure Unpopular.

Washington. Feb 2S-The United
States senate today rejected the popu-
lar elections resolution by a vote OF
% 10 80. The members voted as fol
lows:
Yeas: Bailey. Beveridge, Borah
Bourne, Bradley. Briggs. Bristow.
Brown. Burkett, Burton. Carter. Cham
berlain, Clapp. Clark CWyomingD.
Clarke arkansas. Culberson. Cul-
lom, Cummins. Curtis. Davis. Dixon.
Dupont. Frye. Gamble. Gore. Gronna.
Guggenheim. Jones. LaFollette. Nc
Cumber. Martin, Nelson, Newlands.
Nixon, Overman, owen. Paynter, Per
Sins, Piles. Rayner. Shively. Sim
mons, Smith tMaryland). Smith CMi-
chigan). Smith CSouth Carolina)D.
Stephenson, Stone, Sutherland. swan
son, Taylor. Thornton, Warner. Wat
son. Young-54.
Nays: Bacon, Bankhead, Brande-
gee. Bulkeley. Burnham. Burrows.
Crane, Depew. Dick. Dillingham;. Flet-
cher. Flint. Foster. Gallinger. Hale.
Hepburn. Johnston. Kean. Lodge. Lori
mer. Money. Oliver. Page. Penrose.
Percy. Richardson. Root, Scott
Smoot. Taliaferro, Tillman, Warren.
Wetmore-33.
WE'RE THREE ABSENTEEs
Gallinger al first voted aye. but lat
er said it WAS inadvertence aud asked
TO be recorded in the negative. The
absentees we're Aldrich, Crawford.
Frazier and Terrell OF Georgia.
II was announced had they been
present Frazier would have voted
aye. and Terrell nay There is no an
nouncement about Aldrich.
Crawford entered after the roll call
was complete. ard said he had been
delayed by a stalled street car and
would have voted aye.
IL No DEMONSTRATIONS.
When the resolution was declared
lost there was no demonstration OF
any sort. From the democratic side
Of the floor there were several modu-
lated calls Of Good good"
The Sutherland amendment for fed
eral control OF elections OF senator's
had made the measure unpopular with
some Of the far southern senators.
TWO-THIRDS REQUIRED.
The 81 votes cast for the resolu-
tiOn was not the two-thirds vote nee
essary to pass il.
At 1:13 the Lorlmer resolution
was taken up and stone or Missouri
began his speech.
TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICE.
Washington. Feb. 28.-The house
yesterday passed the Mann bill cN-
tending the scope Of the public
health and marine hospital service
and changing it's name 20 the public
health service.
This bill has been confused 90 some
extent with the bin creating de-
pertinent OF health. 90 which siren
uous objections were raised by Chris
tiOns Scientists and others opposed
to the so-called regular school ,f
medicine
Mr.. Mann said q hearing had been
granted TO those interested and the
objections they made 90 the health
department bill could not apply iu
any way TO this measure.
There is nothing IN the bill whilh
relates 20 the practice OF medicine or
she art OF healing. or which restricts
public liberty IN this REGARD. ~ mere
~ EiFtn iHt IHv4i' "fHlIh 7'IFl'f
authority 10 Investigate diseases ard
the conditions influencing the prop
agation and spread Of disease.
AIFO Bill. FINDS FNsOI.
The federal automobile license bin
Introduced by Representative Wang
or Of Pennsylvania was faFOrably re-
ported yesterday by the committee on
interstate and foraign comm cree. The
measure provides federal license. in
addition 20 tho local license. but ex-
empts the automobile from the local
Licenses Of others states through
which IL may pass. Provision also
is made FOR the Licensing Of The auto
mobile driver.