Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
Today Indiana Senator Will Conclude His
 Argument Against Lorimer
HAS ALREADY OCCUPIED NINE HOURS
No Time Fixed For Vote-Senators in no Pleasant Mood Over Delay in Voting Senator Beveridge Re- sents Suggestion of Filibuster-Senator Borah AL SO Wants Vote Today Popular Election.

Washington, Feb. 23.-No vote was taken on the Lorimer case in the Unit cd States senate today, nor could a date for such a vote be fixed. Sena- lor Beveridge of Indiana spoke four hours, but did not finish. He an- nounced thai he would resume tomor- Tow. This was his second interrup- tion of his speech, which has already consumed nine houru.
 Just before the senate went into executive session, Senator Burrows tried for the second time to have a time fixed flor . vote. He suggested that 1t bs. before adjournment tondr- row, but Senator Stone objected tle- cause he desired time in which te be heard on the ease.
 In No Agreeable State of Mind.
 With congress within eight days of enforced adjournment and with it's calendar crowded with important measures, including fnumerous appro- priation bills the senate adjourned in anything but an agreeable state of mind
 Ordinarily there would have been no objection to MT. Beveridge's course in announcing he would resume his speech tomorrow, but under the cir cumstances there were many manifes- tations of impatience. a
 FiIibustsr Suggested.
 Some senators who support Senator Loriuer went so far as to charge a hlibuster to prevent vote in the Lorimer case, but Mfr. Beveridge and his friends resented this charge 'T don't care . hang when we vote after ] get through" he said to Senator Gallinger on the floor of the senate that he must have opportunity to con- ciuds his speech. which he promised he would do tomorrow.
 'Ts the senator so anxious now to vote as he was two or three weeks agoT" asked MT. 0allingsr.
 Might Have Settled it Quickly.
 MT. Beveridgs made no direct re- sponse. but said that if Senator Bur- agreement to vote, had been of that, mind in the beginning, the debate could have been concluded within less ehan two weeks.
 Senator Borah duplicated the re- quest of Mir. Burrows for a vote to- borrow on the Lorfmer case with s-quest for . vote on the question of popular election of senators and Son. ator Penrose voiced his desire to get pp tho postonics appropriation bill All were brushed aside and wheA Mh- general understanding that he would resume it again tomorrow.
 Will Not Speak Long Today.
 Under proddins he said curtly that Do intended to go on until he had fin- ished his speech. but a moment later. when in better humor, he said he would not again continue at any great length
 Several times during the senator's speech, Senator Owen of Oklahoma, who seemed determined to have an audience for his colleague, compelled a call of the senate. Always enough senators drifte6 in from the restaurant and smoking room to make up the nec- essary quorum. These repeated roll calls greatly extended the duration of Mir. Beveridge's speech and still fur ther deferred the possibility of vote on the case
 RebuI<sd the Galleries.
 The galleries. meanwhile, had filled up and the crowd there was almost if not quite as large as it was yesterday when Senator Lorimer spoke for him. self. The sympathies of the crowd were plainly with MT. Bevsridge, and more than once. especially during a lively interchange with Senator De- pew, his sallies elicited applause from the galleries, which was sharply re- buked by the presiding officer, Sena- tor Brandegee.
 Testimony Before Committee.
 MT. Depew said that for many months before the final decision /by ehe committee had been receiving the the testimony in the case as taken by the comfittee.