Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-01
WARNS AGAINST DELAY
IN SETTLING CONTEST
other Legislation Which He Re-
CARDS as of Importance.
ADDRESSES THE SENATE TODAY
says Iarix Board Should Be
created am Provision Made
for Election of
Senator'S.

'ne senate votes NJ Nj. >.s.,o.
'"r'mer ease. tho resolution ucr-
aiming 10 the election of seus>o-.
inc people, the blu 10 create
""nent tariff bOard. and n rew
service pension hill, Senator Norr
brown OF Nebraska and some NJ ri.
coiieagues who favor the mc..urcx
named are determined that npprorr,.-
lion bills also shall fail.
senator brown, from the floor of the
senate today. said he had No uu,rrc,
with the ''ruIe" that approximation act.
come FIRST, but that he would oh,.., a.,
"s application. In the light OF the pr..-
CIV emergency, unless II n agreed A.,
advance that there shall he yote. o,,
the four propositions named before nd
tournament
inis In not said ms n threat, nor In
sse nature OF an ultimatum," said Sen
"s"r brown. 81 ann stating q stmnI~
is'' ana II IL well, with ONLY four
"orAinG weeks ahead Of ms, that W.
uo0erStond now what the fact n In
that regard. III Congress adiourns with
"ut action on these measures, Congress.
Will adjourn without action ON some Of
the appropriation bills"
Would Require Extra Session.
Failure OF any one Of the .prop,,.-
tion bills would necessitate an err,
session OF COngress
Senator Hale. chairma. or The c.-
m'tee on appropriations, answerfnr
Mr. Brown, declared that appronri.-
..on Oins are never used 10 commune
time and thereby block Iexislntton. We
added that for the rest or the .-..,"..
..ey would De pressed Whenever they
m!8nt be ready, NO matter vvhar eI.e
might be before the SENATE.
mr. nrown then reiterated his posi-
SHOWN to defeat vote and force over
20 another session the BILLS I have
enumerated we may m we'll face the
met that some Of the appropriatiou
Oiiis VIII go over with them"
legislature composed OF men chosen
by their neighbors to act for them As
legislators, under oath to discharge a
Pubic trust with honor. forgot and be-
trayed that trust. The betrayal was on
q wholesale scale, and after the legisla-
lure mad been deadlocked for nearly five
months 1T was out of reason. X not i'm
possible. for an honest election of any,
BODY to result. The silent and iron hand
oeh1nd the scenes. knowing all that was
being done for him by his agents. and
consenting to, IL not directing their every
act, was Mr.. Lorimer himself. Such is
the story OF this record. ad such should
be the verdict of the Senate"
With this statement Senator Norris
Brown of Nebraska this Afternoon, con
cluded speech in the Senate in wbic,,
he argued against the legality of tI,e
eieCf10n
States senator from Illinois
Appropriation Bills Jeopardized.
Not only did Senator Brown inxist a..
MT. Lorimer is not entitled to s,t as !.
member of the Senate. bu, he ao.I.,
In positive terms that if the Senate al
not ACT upon the LoPmer case and also
upon the constitutional amendn,ont o.,
the olrect election of senators, the bin
LOT tariH board and the bill to Increase
the pensions OF veterans before the close
VI the session. it would not act on some
OF the appropriation bills.
ANY program which contemplates n.
delay or unnecessary debate, or by usin-
the appropriation bills to consume Time
the adjournment of this session witbou,
vote on those bills, in indefensib,e All
is certain to fall Senator Brown de-
ciared. 1T may as we'll be understoo,
now as later that il these questions -.
any OF them. are to be put over IN anoth
er congress. some Of the approximation
biiis Will go over with them. Th,s ;s
not said as threat, nor in thu n,tu,.
OF an uitimatum. / am stating a simnia
ract' and 1t Is well. with only four work
ing weeks ahead of us. that we undo,-
stand now what the fact is I'm this ~
gard. II Congress adjourns without a.
ton on these measures Congress wiIr
adjourn without action on some NJ IN.
appropriation bills
Declines to Review Testimony.
After announcing that he did not ~
tend to review at length the testimony.
which, he said. tells a story OF shame
and ignominy unparalleled in the history
Of legislatures" Senator Brown an
that his discussion of the case
began with the assumption that this
volume of testimony proves beyond all
doubt. and to my MIND a
moral certainty" that seven votes were
bribery and those Of three others &C
cused Of bride giving.
Quoting q statement made by Senator
Lorimer on the floor Of the Senate Janu-
airy 3, Senator Brown continued:
1T will be observed that Mr.. LOrimei.
IN that statement told us not only that
he did not know of any corruption i'm his
election, but he positively and affirmative
~ declared that he knew no person was
guilty OF corrupt practice in his election
Ind that he knew he was not elected 10y
bribery and corruption. / wish with all
ny heart that his statement was true.
THE reasonable and fair Interpretation
% put on his statemt mt rs that he knew
LII that was being done and all that was
lone to bring about his election. That
s what he said. and IL is reasonable to
conclude that he did know what was be-
ng done in his behalf In that Legislature
20 far as his own election is concerned.
HE was there himself. His heaaquar-
ers were on the ground. His political
agents were round and about nim. lie
oomed with his creature, the speaker OF
he house OF representatives. No man
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