The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-30
LOR|MER REPORT IN
MAJORITY HOLDS THAT NOT THE
SLIGHTEST PROOF or BRIBERY
sY SENATOR is SHOWN.
FIGHT ON FLOOR IS CERTAIN
Beveridoe And Frazier Do Not sig"
Committee Finding Which Is rre
sented 10 Senate and May rue
Minority Reports Later.

Washington. Dee. Ex-senator Bur
rows. chairman Of the committee on
privileges and elections just before
adjournment OF congress Tor the non
/ DAYS. presented to the senate the re-
port OF the investigation OF charges I
OF bribery made in connection Win
tie election of William Lorimer as
senator from Illinois
The conclusion reached by the com
mittee follows.
Thar. in their opinion. the title OF
Mr. Lorimer 70 a seat in the senate
has not been shown 10 be invalid oy
the use or employment OF CORRUPT
methods O. practises.
CHARGES that four members OF the
Illinois legislature were oribed ana
that three others members paid orloes
are not ignored by the committee
The report declares that those VINO
: confessed TO receiving brides shouia
not be believed and that the votes Vi
those who were charged Win pay 'ne
brides should be counted.
In relation TO the charges that 'heIe
was a corruption fund used in the IN
nois legislature and tAat IL was as
bursed by one Robert +. wilson the
report SAYS that there Is no evidence
that IL was used for the benent OF MI
e I.orimer. The committee suggests 'ha'
any investigation OF the use OF sucl
a fund should b. made by authorities
Of the state of Illinois
- Frazier Statement Hits lorimer'
Is The statement OF views OF Senate
O' Frazier was made public later In nj
statement Senator Frazier declare
that the four confessed bribe-taker
IL IMPLICATED three other members G
'e the legislature who bribed them ina
w these three votes were also corrup
which would make seven tainte
votes. Eliminating these seven vote
As' Senator Frazier noids, would max
the vote received by Senator Lorim'
g" less than a majority.
Beverage Asks Delay
The report. as presented. was n
ted signed by members of the committe
10 although 1t did not appear that the
rye was any minority. On the hoor
the senate. however. Mr.. Beverid
made the statement that he had
BET been able TO concur with or disse
fed 49,, ~ e,a,ngs because OF
oVV' yoluminous character OF the les
mony. He said that he would dig
the proceedings OF the Investigate
Eu committee during the holidays.
ner' asked that a specific time be nan
ans for acting upon the report. but OBJ
ton was made by Senator CALM
on the ground that the matter
mas privileged and could be called IT
ople ~. $50 =, any time by any |
etor.
Majority Question Considered.
The report is divided into chapt
y IN each carving a subhead. Under
hihA canton Votes Required TO Elect
e'ei' committee points out that the q
VIZ ton IS raised by counsel whether
language Of the statute regulating
election of United States senators
ouires that 10 elect a senator
nerson elected must receive mi
ity OF the votes of all the mem
elected to each house of the leg
that ture or whether II is sufficient If
.duca. one person receives a majority O
Df the the votes cast in the JOINT assei
n old "a majority OF all the members
ed TO both houses being present
voting"
weigh The committee says on Vnis
allow ject:
i bad This question seems 10 nave
hbor's decided by the senate in the ca
l.apham against Miller tsenate
ton cases 657) In that case II
emem- held that a majority Of a auor'
TO be each house IS sufficient TO elect
r or a In that decision the committee
he big ours"