The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-20
A Remarkable House Fill
buster
REACTION FOR L0RIMER
Due Partly to Roots Attack on Him and
Bailey's Defense Of Him-Charges
Against American Philippine
Officials.

Washington, Feb. ID Saturday
passed without any material advance in
the legislative situation in either branch
Of Congress. The House of Represent
atives was involved both day and night
in continuation Of Fridays remark
able filibuster over the omnibus claims
bill Although the advocates Of the bin
are in clear majority, its passage is
not expected by various well.posted
members of the House because OF its
great length and the further parliament
tary obstacles which may be interposed.
In the Senste, the Sulloway pension
bill, which would mean an additional
annual expenditure of about S50,000,000
and which President Taft threatens to
veto, was taken up for consideration,
temporarily displacing the resolution for
a constitutional amendment in regard to
the direct election of senators But
no progress was possible even in dis
cussion OF the pension bill, owing to the
fact that at $3.50 Saturday afternoon,
according to previous formal agreement,
the rest of the days session was de-
voted to eulogies of Senator Dolliver
and Senator Clay.
The decision of the Senate finance
committee at its meeting Saturday
morning TO grant hearings on the reci-
procity bill to-day and tomorrow makes
the program of the next few DAYS
little more definite. Senator Hale, the
chief obstacle to the passage OF the bill
through the Senate, il on duty again
to-day and there seems to be tacit
agreement that the bill is to be report
ed to the Senate on Wednesday, which
will give practically nine legislative days
for its possible consideration before the
session ends.
The report is Clrrent that the Lori
mer forces are entering into combina-
tion with the antireeiprocity senators for
the double purpose OF protecting Lori
mer's seat and OF defeating the reel.
procity agreement. The accuracy Of this
report is open 20 question, particularly
as considerable number Of those pre-
viousIy known TO be for Lorimer have
also been classified as opposed to reci.
procity In order to further strengthen
the Lorimer ranks, 1t would seem more
likely that votes might be offered "for"
rather than against the Canadian
agreement. What is entirely clear how
ever, is that there is reaction in Lori
mer's favor, and there is decidedly less
confidence than existed few days ago
that he will be unseated. This reaction
is in part due to Senator Roots speech
attacking Iorimer and in part to Sen
ator Bailey's speech defending him, SEN
ator Bailey's speech appeared in full in
the Congressional Record, and in spite
OF unfair historical parallels, it proves
on its appearance in cold type, to be
an even stronger argument than had
been expected Congressman Mccall OF
Massachusetts, a cautious man and one
sparing in the use OF adiectves, described
il Saturday as tremendously powerful
Senator Roots speech now appears to
have been a blunder in making too vio
lent and broad an onslaught upon the
Illinois legislature and the good name
Of the state It is said in the LOrimer
camp that they can definitely name two
or more senator's whose votes have been
assured to Lorimer as direct result
Of Roots attack.
The brief which was filed Saturday
with the insulsr committeeaof the House
Of Representatives In behalf Of the anti
imperialist lesgue by Jackson II. Raj
ston of Washington charges wholesale
violation of the land laws on the part
OF the following officials Of the Philip
pine government. whose removal is de-
manded: w. Cameron Forbes, governor
general; Dean G. Worcester, secretary of
the interior; Capt. Sleeper, director of
public lands; j. n. Wilson, assistant d.
rector Of public lands, and Frank Car
penter executive secretary. The brief
rehearses the laws involved and the facts
which have been brought out during the
lengthy investigation which has been
prosecuted by the anti-imperialist league
through its attorneys A very clear and
strong case would appear TO have been
particularly against Mr.. Wor
cester and Mr.. Carpenter But a white
washing report from the majority mem
bers of the committee is feared, although
there have been some intimations that
they have been seriously disturbed by