The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-22

testimony failed To establish the fact
that R.pr.-enta,iye Robert F. Wilson
/ hai paid out sums Of money 10 leSIsla-
tors tO vote for lorimer
! Senator H.ytsurn 81 Idaho in the sup
Elemental report iil-d 10y him. points out
thai no claim has been made Ivy or on
| pehalf OF the State of Illinois that IN.
election OF MIR. Lnrimer Was not IN az
coruance with law or that any other per-
son II entitled In hold the Office
He cites also the fact that Lee O'Sell
Browne. charged by the Legislative
Voters League Of Illinois. on information
and belief. with having bribed three mem
beers OF the Legislat ure 10 vote for lSoriiner
mad been indicted for such IA, and nc
Quilted by jury On "A trial under the IN
dict ment
/ In explaining on the floor Of the Senat.
why he had not been able ro concur in
or dissent from IN" report Of the majority
SENATOR Beveridge said thar the testi-
mony taken by tn" committee and IN.
briefs had come into his hands only last
saturday Monday was set for Tina
action by the full committee and senator
b"veridga protested that did not give
me members Of the full coInnIttee time
To examine tn. evidence and arguments.
lhis. said senator BeH.rldge. gave
only half working day. or II sunday Is
included, q day and half for the examina-
ton OF IN" testimony and briefs This
seemed To me To be too Short time. The
testimony covers ~ pages and we nrlrIs
many more.
| senator Beveridge added that after
using all possible diligence he not only
had not been able 10 master the testimony
and the briefs IN the time allotted hut he
hal not succeeded even in investiRai in <
them carefully. He therefore did not
feel able To- vote for the report
! reserve the right said the Senate or
from Indiana. TO concur an or dissent
from the present report or tn file a MINOR
ty report.
senator Beverages action IL taken as a
pretty certai indicat ion that the l.orimer
charges will have "A full hearing before The
senate.
Senator Frazier holds in an informal
minority report which he made TO the
full Committee on Privileges and Flee
tons that there Were at least seven tainted
votes IN the Illinois Legislature and that
with these eliminated senator Lorimrr
lack ed one less than a majority Of the
votes cast He says IN his report
Tn" testimony taken by the committee
satisfies me- that four members Of tn.
Legislature We're paid money for voting
for or IN consequence OF having voted for
senator Lorim.r- TN. senator and three
Representatives admitted under oath be-
fore the committee that they were paid
money. and their admissions and the facts
and circumstances surrounding tho trans
actions satisfy me that they recei we'd II as
"a bride for or in consequence Of their votes
for senator Lorim"r
The four self-Conf.ssed brjbe takers i'm
pl,cate three other members Of the Legis-
lature who voted for senator Lorimsr as
the persons who bribed them The teSti-
mony statistic, ma that the three alleged
hrib" givsr- wsr. guilty Of that offence
To NV mind IN. man who brides another
i az corrupt a. III. one who - brih-d and
by hiS corrupt act Of bribery he demon
strates IN. fact that he j. non" too hoE-s'
10 raceiv. a hrihe II offered 70 him
Will. the proof Is not clear or conclusive
that Ihes, three br,b- EiVers were them
selves brih.'d or Corruptly inilusucad tn
vote for senator Iorimer. when TAX. m -
consideration their corrupt conduct ~
bribers Of others. together with all IN" fact
and circumstance surrounding thus case.
cannot bring myself To- agree with the
majority OF 'H- COMMITTEE. that 'h~lr
votes at. free from faint or corruption
These 'hre. woes added ia Vh. four con
fsssedly brib-C world max" seven tainted
votes Eliminat. them and the VoI" re-
CsIved by senator I.oTImrr WAS l.sS than a
majority Df THE. votes Clsf