Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-07
La Toilette Wants Another
Investigation Ordered
Into the LoTimer e--Lorimer
Refuses 10 Discuss Case.
Short Sessions OF House and Sen.
te--Tariff Board Work.

ator Works of California, Townsend of
| Michigan, Mclean of Connecticut,
| Kern of Indiana and Pomercne OF
Ohio. No action was taken as Senator
La Toilette intends to speak upon the
resolution upon another day.
| The resolution reiterateS the action
of the Senate last session when a move
| failed to declare the seat of senator
| Lorimcr vacant because of the alleged
| corruption of the Illinois Legislature
| which elected him. The resolution says
"It appears from the published re-
ports of the proceedings of the said IL
| lnois state Senate committee, that
witnesses who We're not called and
sworn by the committee of this Sen
ate appointed to investigate said
charges. have appeared before the said
committee of the Illinois state Senate
and upon being interrogated have Civ
en- important material testimony tend
ing to prove that 100000 was corrupt
| " expended to secure the election of
| William Lorimer to the United States
Senate"
After naming the special committee
which it is proposed to have appoint
ed TO conduct a new inquiry, the reso-
|
committee during sessions Of the Sen
ate and gives to it full authority TO
subpoena persons and send for papers
and to administer oaths.
1t is expected the adoption of the
resolution will be opposed by senators
who voted for Senator Lorimer last
session and that an effort will be made
to have the resolution referred to the
committee on privileges and elections
of which Senator Dillingham; of Yer
mont will be the new chairman. The
| Vermont senator, as member of the
committee. voted last session against
| the resolution to unSeat Mr. Lorimer
Never before in the history of the
Senate has an individual member
| sought to name a committee of inyes
| tigation touching upon the right of a
senator to retain his seat or for any
other matter.
When special committees have been
named for any purpose, the personnel
has rested with the Vice President or
the Senate itself
All of the men nominated by the La
| Toilette resolution began their terms
| in the Senate with the Convening of the
present extraordinary session. 1t is
| understood they were selected at a
conference of progressive senators.
IohnstOwn, Pa. April CARRYING
at the station here this afternoon,
Senator William Lorimer of Illinois
| was shown a telegram from Wash
| ington, announcing that senator La
| Toilette had introduced Il resolution
calling for new investigation of SEN
ator Lorimer'S election to the Senate.
| Senator Lorimer read the dispatch
calmly and then stated that he would
| not comment IN it except on the floor
| of Congress He announced that he
| would leave here early this evening
| for Washington.
Pittsburg. April 6.-Senator William
| T.. Loriiner, who was III PittSburg
| today for short time, made the fol
| lowing statement to The Associated
Press, concerning yesterdays develop
ments in the bribery investigation at
| Springfield, H.:
| Il have refused to discuss these
| charges of bribery from the time
| first heard of them and | cannot
change the rule in relation to the
news from Springfield. yesterday"
Senator Lorimcr left at noon for
Johnstown, Pa, where he was called
on business in connection with his
| private affairs.
Springfield ILL.,, April 6.-Whilc
score of newspaper reporters searched
| Springfield hotels. cafes and clubs to-
day for Edward Tilden. he was walk
| ing about the corridors of the Capt.
tol building, trying to deliver him
self to the Helm bribery committee
under "a subpoena served upon him
yesterday in Chicago, directing him
to appear today.
When Mr. Tilden learned of the COM
mittee's adjournment until next Thurs
| day, he took train back to Chicago.
1t was not until he had departed that
his presence here became known and
Tilden returned to Chicago without be-
ing subjected to an interview
Notwithstanding the Senate inquisi-
tors are keeping their plans secret
many House members gained the i'm
preston today that the committee has
prepared to sommon them before it.
Subpoenaing of members of the
House probably will result in a clash
between the two bodies, the outcome
of which cannot be foreseen.
| TWO process servers who are now en-
gagged in summoning witnesses to ap-
pear next Thursday are expected 70 be
busy serving subpoenas throughout the
state until the early part of next week
Chicago, Ill.,, April 6.--Edward Tilden,
], president of the National Packing Co.,
named by Clarence S. Funk as the
man to whom contributions to aid
William Lorimer in his election to
the United States Senate We're sent,
tonight denied that he had knowledge
of any money being used in the cleo
ton. He also said he would visit
Continued on Page Twelve)