The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-07
Friends of the Senator Are Much Alarmed Over Fee|-
 ing In the Matter
MEMBERS OF SENATE ARE
 TURNING FROM L0R|MER
Plan to Recommit the Case to tho Committee Is Being Fought By Op- pOnents of Illinois Mnn Who
 Want Him Ousted
BY wATTERsON sTEALEY

BY wATTERsON sTEALEY
 Washington, January 6.-(special)-The | latest development in the Lorimer scandal is the report tonight that advice has been l given Mr Lorimer by some of his sen- atorial friends that he should resign his seat before a crisis in the fight is | reached.
 Whether not the Illinois statesman will take this advice is not known. but if he does 1t will be the most tremendous relief to senators. especially the demo- cratic members of the committee, who feel bound to support him, but who have for days been nearly worried sick over the situation. As things now stand the anti-Lorimer forces say they have the votes in hand to unseat him on a square out-and-out test on resolution declar- ing his election to have been illegal.
 The Lorimer supporters fully realize this fact. and have been literally stunned by the development of public sentiment l against the junior senator from Illinois. and the extent to which public indignation has manifested itself. Members of the committee that signed the report are plainly unhappy about it, and the plan is now understood to be that they will agree to a recommssion of the case to the committee.
 The senators who are fighting Lori mers retention will fight the recommis- sion plan bitterly. They point out that it is absurd for Lormer's friends to ask for recommission. All the evidence de- sired by Lorimer and his counsel was If. .n to which his counsel objected was stricken out, and the whole investigation was con ducted along lines desired by him and not by the other side
 Delay Is Desired l Hence there could be, 1t Is contended. but one reason for the Lorimer forces to
 desire reeommission, and that is Tor delay. Fearing that they are beaten on an open vote as to whether forimer is en- :. titled to remain in the Senate, they know that the recommssion proposition would be harder to vote down, and would | stand chance. If they succeed in putting 1t through truce in hostiities will have been effected. and means be found for dragging along the investi- gation for months. In the meantime Lor- inner would keep his seat. The men who are leading the fight against him are de- | termined to oppose this scheme. They will denounce 1t as subterfuge and | snare.
 The first speech against Lorimer will | probably be made on Monday by Sem | ator Owen of Oklahoma, who will, in conclusion, present resolution declar ing Lorimer's seat vacant. There will | follow the debate, lasting. 1t Is expected. for some days, and clogging the wheels | of the Senate, so far as other business is concerned. Beveridge will present his minority report. Borah Bristow Ray ner and others will speak against the re- tention of Lorimer and Bailey. Burrows and others are expected to speak In favor l of the report.
 | The case is the real live wire" in Washington at this time and promises to be the most sensational fight that has | occurred in some years. It can only be | forestalled by the resignation of Lorimer, | although there some here who think that the rapidity with which senators are coming out against him may leave him with a bare handful of defenders when | the time comes
 Separation of Races Representative Clark of Florida today | introduced in the House a bill for the separation Of the white and negro races In public conveyances in the District of | Columbia
 The bill provides that within four months after it's passage all companies | operating CATS, VeSSelS or other V6niCiRS in the District of Columbia shall provide separate and distinct accommodations fs> the conveyance of white and negro pas sengers. The bill provides that all street cars and other public vehicles have sep arate compartments for whites, and dis tinct compartments for negroes. and is so drafted as to permit the railway com panies to put oh separate cars for the white and blacks, so long as distinct ac- | cc a tiOpa fOr furthermore provides that the accommo- dations furnished for the white folks shall | he good those for the blacks that any company violating the law shall pay $500 day for each offense; also that any superintendent, general manager or ac- tive head of such a company who allows | the law to be violated shall upon convic- tion be fined from $500 to 5000 or sent to jail from three to six months '1 am a southern man." said MT. Clark when asked about this bill 'T have lived
 in the south all my life, and will con tinue residing there. I think I know something of the negro; that I know him | about as well as any man on earth. have introduced my bill fn justice to both | the whites and the negroes. I think that my bill, if passed. is more in justice to | the negro than are existing conditions. This proposed law would feel quite cer- | tain, dissipate friction between the whites
 
 | trouble. You know that whenever there | Is a clash between the races, between whites and negroes, the negro generally l gets the worst of 1t. suffers the most. My bill tends to do away with friction and clashes between the two races in | the cars and other public conveyances and would protect the negro by saving him from coming into contact with the white man. It Is meant for his protec- ton as well as being In justice to tho white man. That is my object In offer ing this measure. f4
 Mir Clark's bill will sleep in the district committee through March {.
 Four Big Committees
 The four big committees of the next | House will probably be headed as fol- l lows: Ways and means. Underwood of | Alabama appropriations. Fitzgeralds of Mississippi; rules. Henry of Texas: judi ciary, Clayton of Alabama. The commit | tee on interstate and foreign commerce. regarded as one of the chief committees 1 of the House. will be greatly fought 1 after and the chairmanship is . mero matter of speculation.