The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-03
lDEFEkT RESOLUTION
< FOR POPULAR SENATE
BY FOUR VOTES PROPOSAL FOR
DIRECT ELECTION KILLED.
Vote Stands it to SO For Resolution
Smith Voting For and Tillman
Against 1t.


ton for direct election of united
States senators, which has been a
TOPIC of so great interest at the pres
ent session of congress, today was
defeated by the senate, lacking TOUR
votes Of the two-thirds necessary tor
its passage. Fifty-four senators stood
for the resolution and 33 against II.
Though this division showed so large
a majority of the senate to favor popu-
lar elections, yet the number was not
sufficient to carry the measure, which
reouired a. two-thrds vote for its sue
cess.
Immediately after the reading OF
the journal the popular election reso-
luton was taken up under unanimous
consent, granted last week.
Defeat Expected.
So long had the resolution been be-
fore the senate, and so carefuHy nao
the membership been canVassed by us
supporters and it's opponets, that 1t
was recognized from the moment the
question was brought up that it would
20 down in defeat Nevertheless there
was a large attendance on the floor.
Though it had been understood that
debate would be shut off on the meas
ure when called, Senator Bacon, VINO
determinedly has opposed the resolu-
zion as it was altered under the
Sutherland amendment, placing the
control of the elections in the hands
Of congress, yet hoped to have an
amendment adopted that might rem
der the measure acceptable to some
Of the Southern senators. The Geor-
sia senator's effort was to proVlde
that the federal supervision of the
elections should apply only in those
States wherein the legislatures had
failed to designate the elections ana
method of holding the elections
Amendment Ruled Out.
Vice President Sherman ruled the
Bacon amendment out OF order anu
the roll call was begun.
Though, as indicated, it was prac-
tically a. foregone conclusion that the
resolution would fail to get a two
thirds vote. the roll call was followed
with deepest interest For moment
it was thought that calculations
would be upset, for when Senator Gal
1ineers name was reached his answer
was "aye." Looks of surprise were
exchanged by many senators, 1or
there is no more inyeterate enemy OF
the resolution than the New Hamp-
shire senator.
The clerk had received several more
responses before it occurred to Mr.
Gallinger that something was wrong.
He arose in some haste and had MS
nam me shifted to the noes"
The Vote.
The roll was:
Yeas-Bailey, Beveridge, Borah,
Bourne, Bradley, Briggs, BrlstoW'
Browne, Burkett, Burton, Carter,
Chamberlain, Clapp, Clark (Wyo.},
Clark (Ark.), Culberson, Cullom, Cum
Minis, Curtis, Davis, Dixon, Dupont,
Frye, Gamble, Gore, Gronna, Guggen-
helm, Jones, LaFollette, A1cCumber,
Martin, Nelson, Newiands, Nixon,
Overman, Owen, Paynter, Perkins,
Piles, Rayner, Sheively, Simmons,
Smith (Md), Smith (Mieh.), Smith IS
c.. Stephenson, Stone, Sutherland
Swanson, Taylor, Thornton, Warner
watson, Young. Total "a.
Nays-Bacon, Bankhead, Brandagee
Bulkeley, Burnham, Burrows, Crane
Depew, Dick, Dillingham;, Fletcher
Flint, Foster, Gallinger, Halle, Hey
DurQ, JOQuSlOll hodlI, LouS0, Ao1 111A1o1
Money, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Percy
Richardson, Root, Scott, Smoot, ITALIA
ferro, Tillman, Warren, Wetmore. To
tai 80.
Yeas, 81; noes, 33. Total ST.
Four Absentees.
There were four absentees, Sena-
tors Aldrich, Frazier, Crawford and
Terrell. Had they been present, Mr.
Terrell, it was announced. would have
voted against the resolution and Mr.
Frazier for it. For NJ. Aldrich &c
announcement was made. Later Mi
Crawford appeared on the floor and
explained that he had oversight and
had then net the additional annoy
anca Of a street car delay. His vote
he said, would have been "aye.''
Senator Borah, who has led the ad-
yocates Of popular elections, though
disappointed at the result, was noi
discouraged. On the contrary he fell