The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-04
MOTION TO MAKE POPULAR
CHOICE UNFINISHED Busl-
NESS is PASSED.
THRILLING EXPERIENCES
Senator Borah, Aided by Democrats
and Progressive Republicans, Sue.
ceeds in Putting the Matter Fairly
Up to the Senators For Considera.
tion-Some Parliamentary Practices.

Washington. Feb. 3.-After a series
of thrilling experiences. Senator Borah,
supported by progressive republicans
and democrats. made tremendous ad-
vances through the lines of old guard
republicans and placed the resolution
for the popular election of senator's in
a most advantageous position squarely
In front of the enemys goal.
After taking several rebuffs the
Idaho senator pounded away until he
landed his resolution in the favored
place on the legislative program. and
1t must come up every day as the
unfinished business.
The moment the Lorimer case was
laid aside Senators Nelson and Borah
clamored for recognition. Vice Presi-
dent Sherman saw Mr.. Nelson first
and gave him the floor. He moved to
take up the bill to regulate the leasing
of Alaskan coal lands. whereupon Mr..
Borah promptly moved to lay that
motion on the table. This move failed
SO TO Al.
Most senator's thought this settled
the question and that the Borah reso-
luton had been successfully relegated
to position where It would not prove
a dangerous factor In the legislative
program during the short time re-
naming of the congress.
Roll Call on Adjournment.
After the senate had proceeded with
the Alaskan bill for a short time. MIR.
Nelson gave way to Senator Warren
n. L.. la. la %
journ until Monday. Mr.. Borah here
jumped into the fray again. He said
he would object. and that he did so
because 1t had become apparent that
that senators opposed TO his resolution
would not give consideration to It if
they could help II. He demanded q
roll call on the motion to adjourn un-
til Monday. and this time he won by
a small margin.
Thus encouraged. Mr.. Borah asked
that his resolution be made the un-
finished business OF the senate.
From the previous roll call IL APP
peared that this resolution might be
given this preference. and Senator
Penrose hurriedly moved an executive
session. Such a motion may be made
at any time. and. therefore. Mr. Borah
again found himself elbowed out of
the way. As the executive motion
was being put to the senate. Mr..
Borah demanded roll call. secured
sufficient number Of seconds, and the
call was ordered.
Significant Vote.
on what was regarded as the most
significant vote of the day the execu-
tive session was defeated, SO to 40
All of those who voted in the affirma-
tive are regarded as lined up against
| popular election of senator's and those
who voted In the negative are known
to be In favor of this policy.
All Of the affirmative votes were east
by republicans, but several republican
senators voted with the demQcrats
against the closed session as follows:
Beveridge, Borah, Bourne, Bristow.
Brown, Burkett, Clapp. Crawford.
cummins. Dixon. Gronna. Jones, La
Toilette, Nixon and Perkins.
Recognizing that Bprah had tho
votes. no further objections were made
and the resolution became the unifin-
ished business of the senate without a
(rontinued on Pa ge Three1