Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-28

public business. He took the occa-
sion, however, to express unyfelding
opposition to permanent tariff
board bill. Newland concurred in
Moneys views about the f1libuster
but expressed his desire to have the
tariff board bill passed.
HITS DENEEN AGAIN.
Lorimer arose Unexpectedly and
read kilograms from Speaker Shurt-
leff and Representatives Brownback
and Ford, OF the Illinois legislature,
in refutation of Crawford's state
ment yesterday the governor had
been misrepresented by Lorimer. The
gist of the kilograms was the COVER
nor did attempt to control the organ
ization of the legislature.
ADJOURNMENT BRIEF.
At 11:2O the senate adjourned I'M
til 1850 a. m. to "close the legislat-
i've day of yesterday and provide
for a vote on direct election OF sena-
tors, set by an agreement to fol-
low the reading of the journal to-
day.
INSIST ON FULL READING.
The senate reconvened at 11:5O.
Several senators insisted upon the
reading of the journal in full deter
mined no unanimous consent to us
omission should sacrifice any possible
parliamentary advantage involving the
existing agreement to vote on the res
olution for direct election of senators.
The journal was unusually voluminous.
The reading was concluded, and at
1910 the roll call began on the direct
election of senators.
STONE RAPs CHAIRMAN.
The morning business disposed OF
Stone took the floor to speak on the
Lorimer case. He opened with strong
protest against the action Of Brandegee
in the chair last night IN putting to
vote the motion of Bailey that when
vote was reached on the Lorimer res
olution it should be taken by ayes and
nays. This motion was carried, and
has the effect of cutting on further
source of debate when the time for
taking q vote arrives, II It ever does
arrive before the expiration of the pres
ent congress.
unable to sanction Lorimer's ap-
self unable to sanction Lorimer's ap-
pearance before the senate as a plead
or In his own behalf in lieu of his APP
pearance before the investigating COM
mittee as a witness.
AVOIDED OATH.
HE made no attempt to defend him
h. ~ h.,r
preferred to remain silent while the
investigation was in progress, and
comes here to defend himself in
speech before the senate" asserted the
Missouri senator. He should not have
waited to make his defense as an ora
tor or advocate, pleading his own cause
before the forum which is trying him.
DOES NOW SHOW INNOCENCE.
why did not Lorimer take the wit
ness stand and speak out like a man
who has naught to fear, answer any
question propounded him, and tell ev-
erything he knew about the case?
Does this silence oonPort with limo.
cence?"
Replying to his own question, he
cited testimony showing alleged pay
ment of money to Beckemeyer. Hoist
law and White for their votes, and the
probability that others received money
the same way He contended then
that the burden of proof was on Lori
mer and made it imperative that he
should defend his title
Is NOT PROBABLE.
81 ask whether it is in the scope of
things probable that if Browne paid
this money to Holstlaw, Beckemeyer
and other men in the way they alleged,
that Browne alone was guilty of offend
ing against the law and public decency
and that LoTimer wendell his way
through the maze. always a dominating
and directing influence, and still re
manned snow-white and unstained?"
ACCUSED OF BOLT.
Stone reviewed some incidents at
tending the senatorial campaign In ILL
nois and declared Lorimer organized
the republican bolt from the regular
rarity nominee.
''Dorimer," he said walked through
a maze of the most complicated and
confusing manipulation at Springfield,
proving himself a master adept in pol
itics, and came out at the end with
the senatorial toga He not only gath.
cred band of republican Legislators
together, but he brought democrats as
we'll as republicans into his combina
ton, and together they wrought out his
scheme"
CHARGE SUSTAINED.
Stone gave minute attention to var
iOus features of the testimony, and
drew the conclusion that the charge of
corruption had been sustained. "Judg-
Ing this case by the testimony submit
ted, | am driven by the irresistible
force of my conviction" he said IN con
clusion, Ito say ! do not believe Lori
mer is entitled to the seat he holds"
Stone is still speaking at S:06 and
there was nothing TO indicate an in
tention to come to close.
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