Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-18
61ST. CONGRESS
SENATE.

The resolution was adopted at a
meeting Of the committee held to con-
slider the charges of bribery and the
many protests against Mr.. Lorlmer be-
ing permitted to hold his seat that have
been filed with the Senate.
The resolution directs the committee
to report to the Senate whether i'll the
election Of Lorimer there was used or
employed corrupt methods or practices.
Senator Bailey made a motion at the
meeting of the committee that MIR,
Burrows should be chairman OF the
committee and the motion was adopted,
There was no discussion over the
resolution in the Senate, A formal
motion was made to refer it to the
committee on contingent expenses,
which will report as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of the Senate making the expenditure
involved by the investigation. There
is no doubt that the necessary funds
will be allowed. Members OF the COM
mittee say there will be a thorough in
uuiry into the practices employed III
the contest that resulted in Lorimer's
election.
It is understood that the nvestiga-
ton will be conducted by a sub-com-
mittec of seven members of the com,
mittec on privileges and elections.
A favorable report was made from
the Senate committee on contingent
expenses this afternoon on the Lorlmer
investigation resolutions. The effect
of the report was TO make available
money needed to cover the expenses OF
an investigation.
Another bill was introduced in the
Senate today by Senator Perkins autho-
rizing the president TO invite the na-
tons Of the earth to participate III u
Panama Pacific Exposition to be held
at San Francisco in 1915. 1t was re-
ferred TO the committee on industrial
exposition.
The Bristow motion to discharge the
judiciary committee from further con
sidcration of his resolution providing
for constitutional amendment per
hitting the election Of senators by pop
ular vote, was taken up in the Senate
today.
1t was explained by Senator Bristow
that the chairman of the committee in.
formed him that it would be impossi-
bic to consider and report on the reso-
luton at this session and it would he
regarded as no discourtcsy to request
the committees discharge The chair
man had said he would not prevent a
vote on the proposition.
Senator Davis, gave the resolution
his most cordial approval. As this
was the only opportunity he OK
pected to have, Mr.. Davis said, hi
would discuss his bill, now buried in
the finance committee, prohibiting
the government from granting licenses
to sell liquor in prohibition states.
He said it interfcrred with the states
and destroyed all the benefits of prohi.
bition.
Senator Simmons was in hearty
SYMPATHY with the movement to pre-,
vent the clandcstinc selling OF whlskcy
Senator Davis gave notice that every
session he serves he will Introduce the
same bill and urge its passage.
Getting back to the question oi
clecting senators by direct vote, Sena,
tor Clark, rs chairman of the judiciary
committee, said the committee could
do nothing at this session. He recitcd
the history Of the resolution and dem
onstrated that the committee had not
been negligent in its duty.
Senator Clapp said it could be nc
discourtcsy to the committee, and he
would have no hesitation i'll discharg'
ing it, The people were not waiting
for Congress but had taken the matter
into their own hands. State after state,
he said, had perfected systems by whi,h
senators are chosen at primaries.
Popular election was advocated by
Senator Beveridge, who believed IL
should be made uniform by constitu-
tional amendment.
Senator Owen, argued that the small
er states would not be destroyed by the
constitutional change.
That the smaller states should be
crushed was argued by Senator Hey
burn, he said the senators would be
appointed according to population.
4 vote was not reached when the
unfinished business came up and the
Bristow motion went to the calender
The motion made by Senator Carter,
rep, Mont.) to concur in the House
amendments TO the postal savings banks
bill was discussed today. The changes
made by the House. Mr.. Carter said,
were comparatively few and unimpor-
tant. He explained each of them at
some length.
HOUSE
Chairman Mann pf tho HfuISp rom