The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-08
COMMITTEE SEEKS
A L0R|MER GUIDE
Investigators Want Aid of High
Class Lawyers.
BROADER RESOLUTION IS IN
Gives Senate Body Making Inquiry
Extra Power to Cope With condl-
tions-cuIbertson obJec-
ton Hats Program.

washington, June Tn answer to
demand from members Of the sen.
ate that no witness who shall refuse
to produce his books or papers or
himself before the committee shall
escape and that no time shall be lost
for fear that the statute of limita-
ton may prevent the punishment of
any guilty person, the Lorimer In
vestigating committee Of the senate
is seriously considering the hiring Of
high-class attorney to direct the
legal work Of that body.
In this connection, If the commit
tee shall decide it needs lawyer, the
names of Jacob M. Dickinson, recent
ly secretary of war; Louis D. Bran
deis of Boston, Samuel Untermyer and
John C. Spooner of New York and
Francis J. Heney of San Francisco
have been mentioned.
Attitude of Senator Kenyon.
1t is the present intention of the
committee to meet the issue wher-
ever raised and to force the fighting
If there is to be any. There is al
ready on the committee Senator Ken
yon Of Iowa, who has had more ex-
perience than any other one man in
the country with the law relating to
the authority of the government to
force the production of books and pa
pers from unwilling witnesses. Sen
ator Kenyon hesitates, however, to
devote himself exclusively and single
handed to that phase of the legisla-
ton and it is understood would great
ly prefer to assist some other law
yer in such matters than to forego
participation in other important
phases of the investigation with which
he is equally familiar.
Broad Resolution Put In.
Carrying out the program agreed on
by the senate committee on privileges
and elections, Senator Dillingham; in
troduced in the senate a resolution
authorizing a subcommitte of eight
members to reinvestigate the charges
against Senator Lorimer of Illinois.
The subcommittee is authorized by
ShS lSocluIlOI W OH NhCl anu "HGIp
it pleases. to employ stenographers,
counsel and accountants; to send for
persons, books, records and papers !;
to administer Oaths, and report as
early as practicable to the senate.
Alleged "Jack-Pot" Included.
The committee is instructed special
ly to inquire fully into the sources
and use OF the alleged jackpot" or
any other fund affecting the election
Of Mr. Lorimer
Mr.. Culbertson said the document
differed from the original resolution,
therefore he desired time to consid,
er it, and it went over.
The resolution named Senators Dill
bingham, Gamble, Jones, Kenyon,
Johnston, Fletcher, Kern and Lea and
directed them forthwith to investi-
gate whether Mr. Lorimer is now en-
titled to retain his seat"
In all probability Senator Lorimer
will be the first witness to he called
and his examination may take sew.
eral days.
illinois Testimony Received.
The senate also received formally
the printed testimony taken by
the Lorimer investigating committee
of the Illinois state senate. Upon
motion of Senator Dillingham; it was
ordered indexed and upon motion of
Senator Cullom it was ordered print.
ed as a senate document and referred
to the senate committee on privileges
and aIantiopa