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should be an Investigation.
Governor Deneen also declared Lori
mer's proposition to elect the governor
70 the senatorship had involved the use
of democratic votes, and Mr.. Deneen
expressed doubts that election by sucn
a course would have the effect OF neal
ing breaches In the republican party,
as Mr.. Lorimer had expressed conf
dence that it would.
"Mr. Lorimer gave reasons why the
democrats would support me. failed 70
see any reason why they should sup
port me-" said the writer of the long
telegram. 1.-THE truth is" he added,
that this bipartisan combination was
formed to defeat me-" and went on 10
say that the combination had made
corrupt alliance with interests that
could not use him.
Senator Owen criticized Mr.. Lorirner
for not appearing before the invesSiga-
ton committee. He declared the cues
tion was not so much one as to q Seas
in the Senate. as of whether the SEN
ate should stifle bribery and corrup-
ton or encourage such practices. He
denounced the bipartisan combination
as "thievish and knaviSh." He was
strongly of the opinion that Thea jack
pot" combination should be still in
vestigated.
w should not rest until we have,
dug un the Jackpot by the roots" !
Attacks Absent Senators. /.
BY this time a number of senators
had left the chamber and Mr.. owen
stopped to comment on their absence.
Saying he would like to have a photo
graph Of the scene, he exclaimed:
II appeal against the Senate to the.
people. / am not speaking now to the
Senate; l am speaking to the masters,
of the Senate. A masterful hand Will
place itself on the Senate, and will
purge it of it's members who do not re-
spect the will OF the people"
AS for himself, the senator said, he
would not stultify himself by giving
his vote to the doctrine laid down by
the committee on privileges and cleo
lions. Believing that doctrine to be i'm
moral he would have none OF il, not
even If he should be the only man to
! oppose it.
Democrat for Lorimer. !
Apparently in the face Of much op-
position from his own state, Senator
Simmons, of North Carolina, delivered
a brief address, giving his reasons for,
voting in Lorimer's favor. Senator
William Alden Smith. OF Michigan.
spoke briefly against LOrimer.
The fact that a vote was surely to be,
had and that under the agreement
there was no chance for a fiIibuster on
either side materially lesSened the in
tensity of feeling which has character
lied the Senate during the last few
days. There was in fact. a marked re-
taxation of attention on the Senate.
floor and during the morning many
seats were vacant.
The galleries, however, we're filed
to their capacity early in the day and
by L O'Clock, half an hour before the
vote was to be taken, not only was
every seat filled, but there were crowds,
in the corridors. Members of the lower
house filled the available space in the
corner of the Senate floor and many
were standing.
Lorimer Speaks Briefly.
Senator Lorimer made one moro
speech in his own behalf. Referring
evidently to certain assertions made a
few moments before By Senator owen,
of Oklahoma, Senator Lorimer by in.
ference accused him of unfairness in
reading into the Senate records onIy
kilograms unfavorable to Lorimer,
whereas he had others favorable to-
him which he was Withholding from tho
Senate.
At l o'clock, pursuant to the agree
ment of yesterday the proceedings
were interrupted by the taking nm OF
the tariff board bill as unfinished
business" Senator Beveridge moved
that 1t be 'temporarily"--he particu-
larly emphasized the word-be tempo-
rarily laid aside" This was agreed to-
n the speeches on the Lorimer case
were resumed.
The scene when the vote was taken
was one of intense but suppressed ex-
element. The result had been expect
ed, but everybody waited breathIessIy
for the announcement. 1t was received
with applause from the galleries, but
as usual this was quickly suppressed
by the presiding officer.
THE resolution is lost" announced
the vice president and instantly tha
Senate was in confusion, people leaving
the galleries and the floor. 1t was soma
minutes before the Senate could resums
it's proceedings.
Washington, March 1.-The sneciaI com.
mittee Of the house appointed last sum-.
mer to investigate Senator Cores chargeA
of attempted bribery in connection with
j. w. McMurray's Indian attorney CON-
tracts In oklahoma made it's final reporA
to the House last night.
The majority Of the committee finds
that Jake l.. Hamon actually did about
May 8. 1910, make an improper proposal
TO Senator Gore respecting the McMurrax
contracts, and that about June 1s 1911
ne approached Representative Charles r.
Creager with an improper proposal on the
SAINT SUBJECT.
The committee finds no evidence. how.
ever, to show that Hamon was acting "bp
authority OF, or with the consent Of Nc.
Murray On this ground the committee
exonerates McMurray from any connecs
uon with an attempt improperly to infu.
ence members of the House or Senate. re
mas, however. that he used more than
undue influence" to secure the sunnort
OF Chief Green McCurtain and his son n
Z. McCurtain, in getting these contracts
by transferring a contingent interest of
SS5'oN N the contracts to L. c. McCur.
tain.
President Taft sent to the Senate. amona
other nominations, the following:
Second secretaries OF embassy: AIex.
ander Benson, Pennsylvania, st. Peters.
burg; M. Marshall Langhorne. Virginia.
Vienna; Alexander r. Magruder. MARY.
land. Rome; Arthur Orr, Illinois. Rio dA
Janeiro; Jordan N. Stabler, MARYLAND
Berlin; Sheldon Whitehouse. New york.
Paris. :
Third secretaries OF embassy, Warren
ID. Robbins. Massachusetts, Paris: Fredx
erlck A. Sterling, Texas. ST. Petersburg