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

on privileges ana eiecJiOns eAoneIatlng
Senator Lorimer was filed With the
Senate by Chairman Burrows today.
The report OF the committee says in
conclusion:
In the opinion OF the committee
the title OF Mr.. Lorimer to his seat in
the Senate has not been shown TO be
vitiated by the use or employment OF
corrupt methods or practices, and the
committee asks to be excused from
further consideration Of the case. :"
The report was signed by all the
members OF the committee except
Beveridge, and Frazier
Senator Beveridge suggested twice
that the conclusions OF the committee
be read to the Senate, but Burrows
said the printing would be ample.
Mr.. Culberson asked il the sub
committee filed minority report or
protest with the full committee. Senator
Frazier, he said, wrote letter to the
committee saying he did not concur in
the report. This was not included in
the report submitted.
Mr.. Beveridge said, Il am not able
TO concur in or dissent from the con-
clusion of the committee until | have
examined the testimony and prece-
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.. Beyeridge said
there should be no delay and no in
considerable haste. Every senator
should be able to ascertain the facts
by the time Congress reassembles. He
requested that an appropriate time be
fixed as a special order to consider
the report, a final conclusion and vote
TO be reached tefore adjournment on
January IA. Senator Gallinger, said
it was privileged question and could
be called up at any time.
Bevcridge said there had been none
but implied criticism. He then sug-
gested that the report be taken up on
January 16 and consideration concluded
on the 21st.
Believing and hoping that the mat
ter would be disposed OF before that
time Senator Galinger 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. He recon-
mended the adoption OF pending
joint resolution declaring that portion
of the constitution to be ineffective.
The quarrel over the boundary line
between Texas aid New Mexico was
soon renewed when Senator Culberson
moved to take up the joint resolution.
The point of no quorum was raised
by Mr.. Hepburn. By great exertions
40 senator's we're 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
a certain whistle blows everybody must
Jump and get out Of the way or the
steam roller will run over them. :"
well" said Mr.. Hepburn, / have
never been run over by steam roller
and would like to know whatit is like. "
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Heyburn's
opposition the joint resolution was
passed.
The Senate adjourned at 2:02 p. N.
today until noon, January 5.
The Senate in executive session con
firmed the nominations Of c. G. Nc
Chord, OF Kentucky, and b. II. Meyer,
OF Wisconsin, to be members Of the In
tsrstate 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 yari-
GUS coasts under the supervision OF the
navy department, and makes its re-
latien 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 Che 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 reading OF the message.
Then Mr.. Stephens, (dem., Tex. ) arose
to ask il it were possible further to sus-
pend the judicial code debate and con-
slider the resolution at once.
Not more than 80 members were
present when the speakers gayel 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
OF the voluminous 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
tntal loss of the dav withhald such an |