Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-01
Mem bers Threa ten to
Block the Appropria-
tion Bills.
NO LORIMER DELAYS
Browne of Nebraska Gives IIIi-
noisan SevereSt GriIIing of
the Session.

Washington, Feb. Unless
the senate votes at this ses-
sion on the Lorimer case, the
resolution for the popular cleo
tion of senators, the bill to Gre
ate a permanent tariff board
and the general service pension
bill, Senator Browne of Nebras-
ka, and others who favor these
measures, are determined the
appropriation bills also shall
fail. Browne from the floor of
the senate today, served notice
to this effect. The failure of
any one of the regular bills
would necessitate an extra ses-
sion of congress.
PREDICTS EARLY VOTE.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Senator Bur
rows, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, who was an
early caller at the White house today
said after coming from conference
with the president that he expected
vote would be taken in the senate
within the next few days on Lorimer.
BROWNE - HEARD.
Washington, Feb. THAT Senator
Lorfmer had full knowledge of the
bribery by which it is charged his cleo
ton was procured was asserted by Sen
ator Browne of Nebraska in a speech
in the senate today. This was a step
in advance of any that had been taken
on the subject. Brownies reference to
the Lorimer case was incidental to a
discussion of the resolution providing
for the popular election of senators
CONSIDERATION ESSENTIAL.
Declaring the consideration of the
Lorimer case TO be essential to a prop
er discussion of the election question,
Browne undertook TO show that the re-
lations between Lorimer and State
Representative Browne had been such
as to render it certain Lorimer had
been positively advised as to Brownies
operations in Lorimer's behalf.
sHURTLEFF GO-BETWEEN.
To this end the senator undertook to
show the support of Browne and his
80 democratic followers had been pro-
cured through Speaker Shurtleff. Lor-
liners room mate and warm friend.
and that after LoTimer and Browne
had been brought together they were
in constant conference. meeting as of
ten as a dozen times in one evening.
BUT ONE CONCLUSION.
what were those conferences
about?" asked Browne. and making re-
ply to his own inquiry. he said: "Ev-
cry senator here knows they related
10 the ways and means necessary to
win votes for Lorimer. On no rational
theory can anybody conclude that Lori .
mer was unadvised by Browne of any
thing that Browne did for him. and
whatever Browne did and whatever
difficulties Browne encountered in his
canvass for support among his follow
ers for Lorimer must have been made
known 70 him at these conferences.
CONCEALED NOTHING.
And. independent of any direct tes- .
timony on that question it must be con .
Cluded in all good reason that Browne
concealed nothing from Lorimer, and
that Browne did nothing TO further the
election of Lorimer, that LoTimer did
not know about al the time. This con
struction is supported by every undis-
puted circumstance surrounding the
transaction"
Quoting then Brownies admission
that he did make reports to LOrimer, /.
Browne commented: Browne was
making his report to his chief and il is .
utterly believable he kept from Lori
mer information about the bribery OF
Beckemeyer, White, Link, and Hoist /
law
BOUND BT TESTIMONY.
"Lorimer is bound by the testimony
of this witness: the senate is bound
by it 1t has a compelling force that
cannot be resisted in the light Of this
record And when il is established in .
the proof that Lorimer knew what
Browne WAS doing; IL established that
the bribery of al least four members
OF that legislature was committed with
the knowledge and consent of Lorimer.
And when that fact is established all
disputed Questions of law are taken out
CT this case
BRIBING OF ONE ENOUGH.
The only theory on which the cleo
ton OF Lorimer can be sustained is
that no one was bFi5ed by Browne 10
vote for him. II Lorimsr bri5ed no !.