The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-05
HOLTS[AN SENDS
IN RESIGNATION
SEAT ILLINOIS SENATOR WHO
CONFESSED BRIBERY TO BE
DECLARED VACANT.
ADKINS MADE SPEAKER
In Lower House on Organization Yes
! terday--SWceping Investigation
For Senator'S Charged
With Bribery.

Springfield. Ill, Jan. 4-Senatprs
\ who have been invoiyeG iii the
Icharsesef corruption Jared badly To-
day. The perfunctory work Of organi,
lzation of5the upper house was fn.rs-
rupteal first by the Introduction and
adoption cf 4 resolution authorizing
4 the appointment Of senate eommi.
tee to investigate the charges Of cor
ruptipn and bribery against several
senator's and determine whether taeJ
I should be unseated or expelled.
1 Following this came resolution Nv
Senator Helm declaring vacant the
seat Of Daniel w. Holtsiaw. who con
fessel 10 accepting pr1De for voting
for Senator Lorimer. This resolution
/ win be called up next Tuesday In All
probability. ANA It's adoption Ii said
/ to be certain
| Later the secretary was directed to
read a telegram which Senator Hot
CLAW sent lime 3, 1910, to Secretary
OF State James A. Rose. The tale
gram was as follows: II hereby REF
| sign III senator fro mthe 43nd district
(Signed} d. w. Holtslaw."
Mr.. Oglesby explained that the rea
son for directing the secretary not 70 Z
call the name OF Senator Holtslav
was because the secretary OF state
had officially transmitted to the presh
dent of the senate a certified copy
of the resignation of the senator, AMI
that he desired to place the mater
before them for consideration.
Investigate pemberton.
Senator Pemberton, who Is await
ing trial on charges. of conspiracy.
sought recognition 70 read a state.
ment requesting that he be excused
from participating 10 the sanate's De-
| alterations. His request was granted
and the committee appointed under
the resolution which was introduced
by Senator Daley viii investigate his
status.
1t vas announced tonight that SEN
ator John g. Blmefck, Of Chicago,
who is Funder Indictment on the
charge of bribery wih be asked to
make declaration SIMILAR to that OF
/ Senator Pemberton.
II he declines II was stated that tne
committee would do everything pos
sible to expedite the investigation,
and follow II with resolution dc
man ling that he absent himself from
the senate until he. shall have yinl..
rated himself,
Members Of the investigation com
nittee and their colleagues desire 10
give Senator Brodericls an opportua.
ity to retire II he wishes before the
contemplated action Is taken. Seaa
tor Broderick was present AT today
session, but Senator EIoItslaw was ab.
sent
1 Prosecutor Burke Appears.
4 development was the appearance
before the senate committee OF States
Attorney Burke, of Sangamon county.
The investigation committee held q
meeting soon after its appointment.
| Mr.. Burke brought with him The
original copy OF Senator Holtslaw's
confession before the grand jury here
| last May and later In the trials OF
4 Senator's Frederick tnd Pemberton
| Senator iN,lm. who rs chairman 81
l
the senate investigating committees
called Senator lioltslaw on long dis.
lance telephone and asked him IL no
cared to tell his story 10 the commit
tee. He was advised OF the action OF
TIE senate, but declined to say
whether he would appear In Sp. IN
field The committee therefore 10.
iourned until next Wednesday Morn.
ing.
Adkins Is Speaker. 81
Chas Adkins, OF Bement, Piatt
county. was eIect1l speaker of the
house when thatsbody convened ta,s
noon for the 47th general assembly.
The vote was Adkins, "a: Geo. A;
SbHAktts IFS 41Wbs W. fluEtlHU, H.
Frank w pnrton was selected as
Democrats leader Of the senate. At
kins was agreed upon at caucus OF
Deneen men held this morning.
While the senate aouse election
was going on Senator Daley, OF PEG
ltia, offered In the senate a resolution,
which was adopted, calling for the APP
poin'neent Of committee to invesii'
gate Ne charges of bribery and cor.
Iruption made against certain mem
bers Of the senate, VINO Dave been in
dicted for or confessed 70 the crime
OF bribery, to consider the facts relai.
ing thereto and report 70 the senate
their findings and conclusions as to
whether such senators or ether .cf