The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-24
Senator's Beyeridge and Depew
Engage in WOrdy War Over
Statement by HoOsier.
SECRETS OF COMMITTEE
REVEALED UPON FLOOR
Hint That Filibuster viii Pre-
vent Vote During Present
Session of Congress.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.--No vote was
taken on the Lorimcr case in the senate
today, nor could date for such Il vote
be fixed. Senator BevcridGo OF Indiana
spoke for four hours. but did not con-
cludc. He announced that he would re-
sumo tomorrow. This was his second
Interruption Of his speech. which already
has consumed nine hours.
Just before the senate went into eXecu-
tive session. Senator Burrows attempted.
for the second time today, 10 have time
for a vote fixed, suggesting that II be
before adjournment tomorrow. senator
Stone objected because he desired time In
which 10 he heard on the case.
With congress within eight days Of
enforced adjournment. and with its cal
endar crowded with important meas
ures. including numerous appropriation
bills, the senate adjourned in anything
but an agreeable state of mind.
Ordinarily there would have been no
objection to Mr. Bevcridge's course in
announcing that he would resume his
stances there were many manifestations OF
lmpaticncc.
some of the senators who support Scna-
tor Lormer went So far as to charge n
iillbuster to prevent vote on the Lori
mer case. but Mr.. Beveridge and his
friends resented this charge,
after I get through he said 10 Senator
Gallinecr on the floor Just before adj
journment. He insisted that he must have
opportunity TO conclude his speech. which
he promised he would do tomorrow,
Warned Against Sympathy.
In his remarks today the Indiana sena-
tor made somewhat extended reference
To Senator Lorimer's speech OF yester-
day. warning senators against being car
ricd away by sympathy. He continued his
analysis OF the testimony in the case
with q view of convincing the senate
that the senator from Illinois had pro"
cured his election through bribery. Ie
also charged that the COMMITTEES on priVi-
leges and elections had acted with undue
haste upon the evidence in reaching It's
verdict.
ton with a sharp coloquy with Senator
Depew Of New York He taxed the New
York senator with having failed TO read
the testimony, and. in addition, intimatcd
that the report which was orig
nally. agreed TO by the committee
on elections was not the same document
that was ultimately presented TO the
senate in the Lorimer case.
After a series of exchanges between
Senators Bcveridge and Dcpew. the lat
ter said he had read merely the attor-
neys briefs and an abstract OF the teS-
timony taken.
Throwing UP his hands. Mr.. Beveridse
exclaimed
II ask the senate and house what
they think of a judge who would reach
a final conclusion In q great case on Inc
brief OF counsel and an abstract Of the
evidence prepared py COUNSEL.
Applause in the Galleries.
The galleries broke into loud applause.
Bringing down his gavel with bang.
Senator Brandegee. In the chair. admon-
ished the audience that the demonStra-
ton must not be repeated
Under his breath, but audible through
out the chamber MIR Bevcridge, who had
been speaking almost TO empty chairs on
the floor. notwithstanding the galleries
were packed, said
l,,l hats 1t1i
soon"
Il am pleased to know that the SEN
ator from Indiana counts upon an audi
ence" retorted Mr.. DcpeW.
Il think have an audience returned
Mr. Beveridge, looking at the PACKED gal
leries.
I'm the galleries" said the, New York
senator pontedly. He intimated that IT
was to the galleries that the Ind lana SEN
ator addressed most Of his speeches.
81 could teach the senator from New
York little abou, that snapped Mr..
Beveridgc.
MIR. Depew volunteered the further eX-
panation concerning the documents In the
Lorimcr case. which had come 10 him
before the Saturday meeting OF the COM
mittec on privileges and elections. lie
specially emphasized his assertion that
not only the briefs but the abstracts OF
testimony which he had examined had
been prepared by counsel opposing Lori
mcr,
Duty of MI. Depew.
Mr.. Bcvcridgc said:
II don't care by whom those documents
were prepared. IL was the senator's duty
to base his conclusion on the testimony
and not on briefs or abstracts prepared
by anyone"
Mr.. Depew declared that on many oc-
casions in his life he had read AS many
as three volumes as large as the volume
OF testimony within the time given in
this case. Mr., Bcveridge insisted that
he should state whether he had actually
read this volume. but the New York SEN
ator did mol make direct reply,
ThcS Indiana senator asked Mr.. Dcpcw
whether the report. which had peen pre-
scented to tho committee ON privileges
and elections and signed by its MEM
bers. had been tho same document which
aftcrward was laid before the senate.
sponded Mr.. Depew, ''apd my memory Is
not up In every detail | suggest that
the senator from Indiana call some other
witness.
He then declared that Inc had not
brought up The question and asserted
that Mr. Bcveridge had been responsible
for bringing ii to the surface as an ex-
c1ise for revealing secrets Of the COM
mittee.
In reply Mr.. Bevcrldgc said the pro-
ceedinEs was a matter in which the en-
tire public was Interested and he justi
fed his course on the ground that the
committee was the servant of the senate.
Declaring that The goods" bad been
found In the possession Of Hostlaw and
Link. Mr.. Beveridge asked what. under
similar circumstances. would be the in
ference in the case of a thief.
Asked by Senator Gallinger where
State Legislator White had procured the
money he is alleged TO have shown in
Chicago in the summer of 1909. Mr. Bev-
cridgc replied that that circumstance had
been explained.
How? Where did IL come from?''
asked Senator Ciallinger,
From Browne-Lee o'Nril Browne"
quickly answered Mr.. Beverdgc.
Where did Browne get IL t?
Good Lord! | don't know" said the
Indiana senator "Thcy attempt 10 clear
matters up by saying that no money
was taken from Lorimer's bank. Does
anyone suppose the money would have
been taken from his bank? That would
have been about as stupid a proceeding
as some others that are suggested,