Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-06
Indiana Senator's Minority Report TO
Be Ready Monday.
". / SMITH IN LINE FOR JUDGE
Iowa Representative Considered tC
Succeed Willis Vandevanter.
RULES AMENDMENTS OFFERED
Norris' Resoiusfon Provides that on
Motion 20 Discharge CouaEaittes
frou Confederation OF Bnu
Tide Ouiy Ne Read.


rent of the senate until Monday on ao-
count q TIE seash Of Senator EIk.ns made
material changes in thu plans of those op-
posed 20 senator Lorfmer being permitted
20 retain bis seat u was expected that
Senator Oueu would speak today in crit
iciEm q the report Of the comuitte OF
privii, Ees and elections and that he would
introduce a Resolution 20 declare TIRE elec-
ton Of M Larirner illegal The adjourn
mcui uutil Monday however. makes Il
possible for Senator BeveridEe totcomplete
minority report and II II nov believed
thEt he viu submit such q report Monday
ard make a sPSech upon a.
There - scn1e oNestion noa' whether sen
htoT owen Or Senator BererSdEe Will fire
thu FIRST gau in the fight against Mr. L0r-
finer. II senator Bsvefi5Ee is ready %
Nonday and u is said that he VIII be the
general impression Is mat AR owen viii
step aEide and let The Indiana senator
speak fIrsL Mr. Oprsn Is said 20 desire
20 speak aEainst Mr- Lcriner because TIE
show of oofruption In she Illinois legisia-
ture seems 10 offer good argument IN
Euppcrt of the OMen resolution for a con
stituuonai smsndulent 20 provide for the
cieeion nf ssnstors b. direct vote
Lens Debate PrOb.bIs.
There are er1denoes on the floor of the
senate that fhe senators are being asked
90 take sides On the Lorimer case and
every indication Doints 70 a long and
heated debate.
Before adjournment both houses aP-
pointed committees 70 attend the funeral
which udll te held In E.iunE. W. Va. on
Saturday. The congressional mournerE viii
-
train. returning sunday morning. There
win be no public eereEnoniCs of any char
acser in tae capital but private rites VIII
be perforrned at the Eiklnz residence here
tcnorrOw afternoon
snish Nay Be JuaEe.
Rspr.ssntativss smith os lpua and Rou-
Ten q Innulr Ere uhesr Consideration ~
President TAst Il became knorn today.
for jndzeships tie fornr- % suecerd
guAxe willis va1deTanter. recenaly pro-
NOTED to me supreme court onfthe eircui'
bench. ana M Boutell to take the placs
on the court Of customs As'pesls made va
ant BY the promotion of Jud&e william n
Hunt 70 she court Of eommeroe. M Bou-
ten EAs not returned 10 epnEress last fan
While it lE believed that Representative
smith would accept the appointment ths
..pressdent is Eaid 20 Be hssitatnE beoAus'
- regards him q valuable memter q con
Eress.
Two inlrartan1 Emendmeuts 70 the rule
OF the house one intended 20 outflAnk th'
regulars In their nsht zgAsnst the insur
gent ruis Aa 20 hisehArSing COMMITTEES
from eonsideration q bills and the otnei
% throw oommittee meetings open 10 N
public. we're introduced today by Repre-
sentative Norris of NebrAska. who led IA
insurgent repubhoAns in their rules ngh
of last March
The resolution 10 meet The recent Tunni
of Speaker Cannon that On motion 70 dis
charge a eoulniftee from consideration @
q bill the biil must be rad in eutiretl
provides that in the consideration Of sue
. uotion in the house the measures shai
| BE- read b tile only.
Mr.. Norris believes this wIu masf "a.
attempt 0f the regular repubhcans 20 De
pEfve the insunsent rule q iss effective
ness. for under the rule the reading of 4
bll might occupy All the remaining avan
Hhle ume q a session Of congress
The puhIic cornmiftee meeting resolution
based On the contention that secrecy o
rommittee tr4nsacfions Is oOntraEy 20 pub
nc policy. provides that unless otherWls
ordered by the house. the business Of a
s1AndinE ssleot and special o0nmittse
shall Be puhlie. ineiuding the record Of a
votes taken.