Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-01
CuIIom Registers Choice
in Favor of His COL
league.
END OF Big FIGHT
Long Statement by Deneen Is
Read in Closing Hours of
the Debate.

Washington, March 1.-The senate
today by a vote of 40 10 40 sustained
William Lorimers title to . seat for
the state of Illinois, defeating the res
Olution of Senator Beveridge declar-
ing him not legally elected member
of the senate. Lorimer was not pres
ent when the vote was taken
The vote follows:
NAYS (PROLORIMER)
Republicans Bradley, Brande-
gee, Briggs. BulHeIey, BurnhRm,
Burrows, Carter, Clarke, of Wyoming,
Crane. Culiom Curtis, Depew, Dick,
Dillingham;, Dupont Flint. Frye, Cal
Iinger, Gamble. Guggenheim, Hale,
Heyburn, Kean, McCumber, Nixon.
Oliver. Penrose, Perkins, Piles. Rich
ardsou. Scott. Smoot, Stevenson, War
Hen and Wettmore.
Democrats-Ba Bailey, Bankbead, Flet-
cher. Foster, Johnston. Paynter. sim
mons. Smith. of Maryland, Thornton,
Tillman, and Watson. Totals, nays 4G.
NAYS CANTI-LORIMERD.
Republicans Beveridge, BOrah,
Bourne. Bristow, Brown, Burkett,
Burton. Clapp. Crawford Cummjns,
Dixon, Gronna. Jones, LaFollette.
Lodge, Nelson. Page, Root Smith, Of
Michigan, Sutherland Warner and
Young.
Democrats 49, Bacon, Chamberlain,
Clark, of Arkansas. Culberson, Davis,
Gore. Martin. Money, Newlands,
Overman. owen. Percy. Rayner. Shive-
lv. Smith. of South Carolina, Stone.
swanson. and Paynter- Totals, ayes
40.
Absent-Aldrich, Frazier, Terrell.
ALL WATCH CULLOM.
Senator Iorimer did not vote be
cause of his interest in the case and
Senator Taliferro was in his seat but
did not respond to his name. The
vote of Senator Cullom, Lorimer's col
league. from Illinois. was awaited
with great interest Both sides had
claimed him. He voted for Lorimer.
GETS MAJORITY OF MEMBERS.
There is one vacancy caused by the
death of Hughes OF Colorado. leaving
the present voting strength of the SEN
ate 81 and 46 a quorum. Lorimer go
a majority of the sitting members.
CROWDS THE GALLERIES.
l.
ment reached yesterday just before the
senate adjourned that a vote on the
Iorimer case be taken at 1870 today
brought the senators and visitors to
the capitol early this morning. The
senators were more or less enthusias-
tic over the prospect Of determining
the long drawn matter that had inter
fered with the disposition of much i'm
portant business. Visitors began ar
riving as early as Q o'clock and long
before the hour the senate convened
every available bit of space was ocCu-
pied.
THE BEVERIDGE RESOLUTION.
The action expected today was upon
the Beveridge resolution. as follows:
Resolved. That William Lorimer was
not duly and legally elected to seat
in the senate Of the United States by
the legislature of the state of Illinois.
The negative votes, therefore, would
be cast by those who favor Lorimer's
retention of his seat The majority os
the senate voting in opposition 10 the
resolution would effect the confirming
of Lorimer's title
SUBSTITUTE POSSIBLE
Of course il was possible for mem
Der of the committee on privileges and
elections. or any other senator for that
matter. to offer substitute resolution
but Burrows announced today so far as
he was concerned the senate would
vote on the Beveridge measure. The
agreement reached yesterday was in
connection with the Beveridge resolu-
ton. and friends of LoTimer say they
have no desire to interfere with the
order OF the senate as defined in the
unanimous consent agreement.
STONE DELAYS PROCEEDING.
When the senate met Stone in
sisted upon fun reading OF the long
journal OF yesterday and upon the
most minute attention 10 details. On
the conclusion OF routine business. /
Owen OF Oklahoma secured the floor
and began a speech in opposition TO
Lorimer Before Owen began his
speech Beveridge had shown a dis
position to hasten, rather than i'm
pede the procedure. He refused TO
permit the transaction of any other
than necessary business.
READS DENEEN MESSAGE.
Owen. in the course of his speech, +
insisted there were corruption and .
bribery in the election of Lorimer. 4
He read long message from Gov