Connecticut western news., 1911-04-20
PASS RESOLUTION
 FOR DIRECT VOTE.
Only Sixteen DiSSenferS to the
 New Measure In House.

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 By a vote of 296 to 16 the house passed the resolution providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. Of the six teen dissenters, fifteen Republicans and Representative McDermott of Chl- cago, Democrat, would have voted Tor the resolution had the amendment onered by Representative Young of Michigan reserving to the federal gov ernment the power to prescribe the manner of holding elections and the qualifications of voters been adopted This amendment was similar to the one which was adopted in the senate In the last session and resulted in the defeat of the resolution. It was voted down, 190 to 121, and when it came to a vote on the resolution itself Repub- ncans and Democrats were anxious to be recorded in favor of the resolution.
 This resolution confers the power to prescribe details for the elections upon the state.
 
 against the resolution were Cannon of Illinois, Danforth of New York, Dodds or Michigan, Dwight of New York. Fordney of Michigan, Harris of Mas Sachusetts, Kinds of Maine, Lawrence and Mccall of Massachusetts, McMor- ran of Michigan, Malby of New York, Mann of Illinois, Subway of New Hampshire, Utter of Rhode Island and l Wilder of Massachusetts.
 GENERAL Benjamin F. Bush,
 nruue president of the West u,,.E.',s ern Maryland railroad. dent of the Missouri Pacific Railway company to succeed George J. Gould. who resigned some few weeks ago.
 The United States will expend ap- l proximately $2,OO0OOO in fitting up l officers quarters and barracks along the Panama canal for housing $500 troops that the war department will dispatch to protect the canal. "The ad- ministration. wants to be prepared for any emergency" Is the explanation | SAfOh Oy
 1 Major General Adotphus ". Greedy. retired, has been selected as represent l attve of the United States army on the American special embassy to the coro- nation of King George. This appoint ment .supersedes the original selection of Major General Frederick Dent Grant, who declined the honor. | Tho cpaaioI ouuav,l,Ix, as. pointed to investigate the election in l Atlantic county, N. J., last November has reported to the house that 1t found there was false registration, illegal voting and purchase of votes and that election officers of that county failed to do their duty.
 John Hays Hammond has filed a formal plea at Washington of not guilty in the suit brought against him by Daniel J. Sully for $1,5O0, ,oOO dam ages for conspiracy to defame the lat ter's character and destroy his good standing.
 Professor Ralph s. Tarr, the Cornell 1 geologist, and Professor Ernest Martin of Wisconsin university will head an expedition to Alaska next summer to continue their Investigations of the glaciers for the National Geographical society.
 A bill changing the date of the in- auguratfon of the president from March 4 to the last Thursday in April has been introduced in the house by l Representative Henry, chairman of the committee on rules. Mrs. Ella Wilson took her seat as mayor and presided over the city coun- ell of Hunnewell. Kan, for the first time. Mrs. Wilson said that she would appoint Mrs. Rosa Osborne to the of flee of chief of police.
 The resignation of Rear Admiral N. E. Mason as chief of the bureau of ordnance in the navy department has been announced. The resignation has been accepted by Secretary Meyer. Reports have reached Lexington. Ky, of a general shooting up of Jack son, Ky, by the enemies of Anse' White, who shot and killed Jason Dea- ton.
 Prince Fushimi, General Nogi and Admiral Togo are planning to make their return trip from the coronation in London by way of the United States
 The Michigan senate has killed the Dunn resolution providing for the re- call of public officials through an amendment of the state constitution.
 strike of 10000 seamen on the great lakes has been renewed. It be- gan two years ago.