Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-21
SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE

Senate by Chairman burrows tOuav.
The report OF the committee says in
conclusion:
I'm the opinion OF the committee
the title OF Mr.. Lorimer to his seat in
the Senate has not been shown TO be
yitiated by the use or employment of
corrupt methods or practices, and the
committee asks to be excused from
further consideration Of the case. y
The report was signed by all the
members OF the committee except
Beveridge, and Frazier.
Senator Beveridgc suggested twice
that the conclusions OF the committee
be read to the SENATE, but Burrows
said the printing would be ample.
Mr.. Culberson asked if the sub
committee filed minority report or
protest with the full committee. Senator
Frazier, he said, wrote a letter to the
committee saying he did not concur in
the report. This was not included in
the report submitted.
Mr.. Beyeridge said, L am not able
to concur in or dissent from the con-
clusion OF the committee until | have
examined the testimony and prcce-
dents and satisfied myself one way
or the other" He would then join
the majority or file minority report
as he considered proper. He served
the right to do so. Mr.. Beveridgc said
there should be no delay and no in
considerate haste. Every senator
should be able to ascertain the facts
by the time Congress reassembles. He
requsted that an appropriate time be
fixed as a special order to consider
the report, final conclusion and vote
to be reached before adjournment on
January IA. Senator Gallinger, said
it was q privileged question and could
be called up at any time.
Bevoridge said there had been none
but implied criticism. He then sug-
gested that the report be taken up OH
January 16 and consideration concluded
on the 21st.
Believing and hoping that the mat
ter would be disposed Of before that
time Senator Gallinger objected.
Senator Lorimer was in his seat dur
ing the presentation of the report on
his case and the subsequent debate.
A message from the president was
read relating to the constitution OF New
Mexico which fixes the boundary line
between that territory and Texas, diff
ferent from that existing. Hc recon-
mended the adoption Of pending
joint resolution declaring that portion
of tho constitution to be ineffective.
The quarrel over the boundary line
between Texas ahd New Mexico was
soon renewed when Senator Culbcrson
moved to take up the joint resolution.
The point OF no quorum was raised
by Mr.. Hepburn. BY great cxertions
40 senator's were brought in.
The resolution was taken up and Mr..
Hepburn, who said there Was no reason
why it should be rushed through to-
day, except on the theory that when
certain whistle blows everybody must
Jump and get out OF the way or the
steam roller will run over them.
We'll" said Mr.. Hepburn, Il have
never been run over by steam roller
and would like to know whatit is like. =
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Hepburn
opposition the Joint resolution was
passed.
The Senate adjourned ut 2:02 p. II.
today until noon, January 3.
The Senate in executive session con
firmed the nominations OF C. c. Nc
Chord, OF Kentucky, and p. H. Meyer,
OF Wisconsin, to be members Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
HOUSE.
The naval militia deficiency bills.
framed to meet the wishes OF the navy
department, was today reported to the
House by the committee on naval
affairs.
The bill which was introduced by
Mr.. Foss, chairman of the committee,
at the suggestion OF the department,
placed the naval militia along the vari-
Gus coasts under the supervision Of the
navy department, and makes its re-
lation to the navy the same as that OF
the National Guard TO the army.
The sacred character of Calendar
Wednesday" was preserved today in
the House by Speaker Cannon, and, in
the preservation, it developed that even
the recommendation of u president
must be sidetracked.
President Taft's message urging pas
sage of the resolution fixing the boun-
Diary line between Texas and New Mex
leo was received in the midst of a dry
discussion of the Judicial code. The
speaker suspended this discussion to
permit OF a reading OF the message.
Then Mr.. Stephens, (dem. Tex arose
to ask if it were possible further to sus-
pend the judicial code debate and con-
slider the resolution at once.
Not more than so members were
present when the speakers gavel fell
and they dwindled away as the reading
clerk droned along in his reading Of
the Moon bill to revise the laws relating
to the judiciary.
Without struggle on the part of in
surgents or democrats another 'Calen-
dar Wednesday" today went to the
consideration of the yoluminous bill
revising the federal Laws. Evidently
the fear that an attempt to free Cal
endar Wednesday" from the big bill
would force an adjournment and a
total loss of the day withheld such an
attempt.
The speaker smiled. but shook bis
head He called attention to the gen