The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
Senator Bailey Makes State ment Which Brings Hiss
 From Galleries
LORIMER TALKS IN
 OWN BEHALF TODAY
MT. Beveridge Freely Charges That Money Was Used to Bribe in LOrimer's Election and Will Continue Speech Today

Washington, February 21.-Rising above the expiring applause with which the galleries had greeted a comment reflect ing upon the intelligence of those occu- pying them, long hiss f1oated over the chamber of the United States Senate to- day. So far as many who have long been connected with it could recall, never before had a hiss been heard in that dignfied body.
 l The incident followed a remark by Senator Bailey of Texas. Senator Craw- | ford of South Dakota had made a state ment bearing upon the Lorimer case that brought forth an expression of approval | from onlooking opponents of the Illinois l senator who sat in the gallery. | "No applause will be permitted from those in the galleries" the vice presi- dent said severely.
 "The applause" the Texas senator said, who was in controversy with Mr. Craw- ford, 'is a fair measure of the intelli- l gence of the audience"
 From that portion of the audience that had not joined in the previous applause came slight outburst despite the pre- siding officers caution, but as it trailed | out came the hiss
 No notice of 1t was taken by the sen- ators or officers of that body.
 Devote Day to Lorimer Case
 The day in the Senate largely was de- voted to the Lorimer case Senator Beveridge took the floor about 1 o'clock and spoke for more than four hours. He did not conclude and sus- pended with the understanding that he would continued tomorrow after the con- clusion of MT. Lorimers speech in his own behalf. Senator Burrows, in charge of the question in behalf of the commit tee on privileges and elections, previous ly had given notice that after the con- | clusion of MT. Lorimers speech he would ask that vote be taken.
 There was general acquiescence in this plan until it was found that Mr Beveridge could not well conclude to- night, The new arrangement will give the Indiana senator the close of the discussion, unless someone assumes the responsibility for prolonging 1t to make reply to him.
 The most spirited part of today's discussion came toward the close of the Beveridge speech and was begun by MT. Gallinger. He interrogated MT. Beveridge as to the source of the money which the latter had freely charged had been used in the Lorimer Ielection MT. Beveridge replied that lit had been received from Brown, Broderick and Wilson.
 1 Where Did Money Come From? But where did Brown, Frederick and Wilson get it?" MT. Gallnger per- sisted.
 MT. Beveridge confessed that he did not know and to assist him somewhat the New Hampshire senator suggested that as the men who had confessed to receiving the money were band of lliars," no one could tell whether there was any foundation for their charges in this instance.
 In this connection MT. Bailey under took to show that nothing had devcl- oped to connect MT. Lorimer with the luse of money in the election. He mem toned 1t as a curious fact that this was the first case of the kind in the Senate in which there had been no eff fort to show the source from which the money alleged to have been used had been derived
 Here MT. Crawford entered the con- itroversy.
 Ut makes no difference where the money came from" he said, If 1t was Iused for corrupt purposes and an elec- ton resulted from its use."
 A burst of applause resounded from |the galleries. The chair admonished lthe visitors that demonstrations of the kind are not permitted oy the senate
 "Oh" MT. Bailey exclaimed, who accep- ted the manifestation as against his posi- tion:
 Bailey Is Kissed
 ..It is fair measure of the intelligence of the audience' Then the hiss was heard.
 Asserting there was no scintilla of evil dence connecting MT. Lorimer with the charge of bribery MT. bailey asked MT. Beveridge if he. belived that Brown, Brod- erick and Wilson had supplied the money, and the Indiana senator replied in the negative, expressing the opinion that it had been furnished to them. The Texas senator then said tfat if there had been money actually in the possession of Hoist law, Beckemeyer, Link and White, it's source easily could have been traced
 No effort had been made, he said. to show that five cents had been drawn from Lorimer's bank, and he argued that if money had been used for MT. Lorimer the bank books would have shown this i, fact. "That position is against every rule of common sense,' MT. Crawford said, in- ! terrupting the Texan. "The burden of proof is not on those making the charge; the presumption Is that those who prof1ted by the transaction furnished the money" MT. Bailey was just as complimentary lin, his response.
 "When the senator suggests a resort to the rules of common sense he may not violate such rules himself,' he said. The trouble was, he said that 1t was assumed that money had been used as , the witnesses had charged, which he did } not believe to have been the case. "Then,' MT. Beveridge said, "it was all dream
 : Not a Dream , "No not a dream: it was all a lie, " MT. Bailey responded.
 Does not the senator believe that Holstlaw deposited the s25OO as appears h 7 eviCence?" Mir. Beveridge as;1ed. Mr ] Railey promptly replied that he did not
 What motive could have prompted Q the testimony?'' the Indiana senator de- : lihan6ed.
 l "The same motive that caused othcis
 to want to destroy MT. Lorimer's charac-
 ter' MT. Bailey replied. At this point MT Beveridge introduced t an affidavit from Jarvis Newton, chle