Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03
NEW INQUIRY FOR LORIMER
Senate Decides Upon Another Probe
to Be Conducted by Subcommittee.
CHARGES ENLIvEN LONG DEBATE
Senator Drown Wants LOrimer
Turned out without Further In
vestIEation and Proposes
such n Resolution.

the committee on privileges and elections,
composed of four republicans and four
democrats, four Of whom voted for the
conviction and four for the acquittal Of
the senator last session The method Sc
lected is regarded as the latest thing in
jury trials.
1t took seven hours debate to agree on
the system and It was finally adopted by
vote Of IS to 90 being substituted for the
Plan urged by Senator La Toilette Of turn
ing the case over to five senators who
were not members when the case was voted
upon before and therefore were supposed
to be unbiased
Before the vote was taken, Senator Bris-
tow, who favored the La Toilette plan, &C
cused Senstor Dillingham;, chairman of tine
elections committee of having capitulated
in the interest of a democratic scheme Of
turning the investigation over to a sub
committee. This charge was based upon the
fact that the author of the resolution that
was adopted was Senator Martin Mr. Brs-
tow also claimed that the old guard re-
publicans had formed an alliance with the
democrats and that they had placed the
mantle of Aldrich" upon the shoulders Of
the nation.
Former Committee Scored
That the committee on privileges and
elections had shirked its duty in the former
Investigations was charged unreservedly
by the supporters OF the La Toilette reso-
luton. Senator Lea Of Tennessee said that
he would no more turn the case over to
the elections committee for another trial
than he would submit to a second operation
for appendicitis by a surgeon who had
failed on the first operation to locate .he
appendix. Senator Kenyon OF Iowa, recently
assistant to the attorney general intimatcd
that the great trusts had busted themselves
with the election OF senators so as 10 in
fluence the selection of United States dis
trict attorneys whose friendship might be
useful in the case of prosecutions.
The defense OF the Martin resolution was
conducted by Senators Dillingham;, Martin,
Bacon, Stone and other senators from both
the republican and democratic side of the
chamber.
Most of the insurgent republican senator's
voted against substituting the Martin reso-
luton. OF the twenty negative votes, thir-
teen were cast by republicans-Borah, Bris-
tow. Bourne Brown, C1app, Crawford.
Cummins. Dixon. Gronna, Kenyon. La Fol-
lctte. Perkins and Poindexter, and seven
by democrats DAVIS. Hitchcock, Lea, Nor
tine, Newlands. Owen and Pomerene
The resolution adopted merely provides
that the investigation shall be conducted
by the elections committee.
1t was in connection with the under
standing on the part of many senators
that a bipartisan and by-Lorimer commit
tee was to be named that most OF the
criticism was brought out.
BristOw starts Discussion.
The discussion OF the alleged agreement
as to the delegation of the inquiry to a
subcommittee was precipitated by Mr.
Bristow. He said he had been advised
that the investigation was not to be made
by the committee a whole. but by
subcommittee and that the leaders of the
republican and democratic parties had
reached an understanding concerning the
committees personnel. In discussing what
he termed the "capitulRtion" of Senator
Dillingham;, he said he accepted this act
as temporary trRnsference of leadership
to the democratic side. 1t was with a feel
ing of regret, he said, that he saw the
mantle of Aldrich fall upon the shoulders
OF a democrat, but he added, that he
found consolation in the fact that a trans
fer had become necessary
Mr.. Galllnger had not been able TO don
the MANTLE" said Mr. Bristow. and II
had not been found to fit Mr.. Penrose
For some strange reason IT had not been
rendered to Mr.. Lodge, and not until the
wolves had souttIed the ship had there
been any success In finding a leader. But
now that coalition has been formed the
man has been found and the senate knows
whence its signals are to come"
Continuing in this satirical vein. Mr.
Bristow said he wondered whether the new
leadership would continue so as TO control
the Lorimer legislation, tariff and other
matters He wondered whether this
leadership would go further and protect
the Hines lumber interests and take care
OF the duty on iron ore.
''will 1t prevent reciprocity?" Mr.. Nielsen
asked.
''win 1t insure reciprocity" Mr.. Bristow
corrected.
Criticises Elections COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bristow criticised the elections COM
mittee for not calling at the last session
Hines and other men interested in the lum-
Der business Then followed like crit
icisms from a number of senators, includ-
ing Messrs. Kenyon, Lea, Owen of Okla
homa and La Toilette
The real question at issue, according to
Mr.. La Toilette. is whether the lumber
and beef trusts can buy seat in the sen
ate
IF the senate does its duty he said sit
Will establish these facts, for the proof
exists and the truth should be known. Sen
atorial seats should not be on the bargain
counter for the great interests to buy"
Speaking of the testimony given in the
last investigation, Mr.. La Toilette said he
would have insisted on II. II. Kohlsaat Of
| Chicago being summoned TO Washington
had he not been Informed Mr.. Kohlsaat
would evade service by leaving the country.
! Mr.. La Toilette also criticised the alleged
arrangement between conservative repub-
leans and democrats for the selection OF a
subcommittee. The accuracy of the state
/ ment that such an agreement had been
made was questioned by Mr.. Bacon and
| finally Mr.. Davis said that had been the
| understanding in the democratic caucus.
but that II had been reached in the absence
Of Mr.. Bacon.
Formal Agreement Denied.
! Denial that there was a formal agree
ment between democrats and republicans
was made by Mr.. Dillingham;, but Mr.. Mar
! tin said that there had been an understand
| ing that the full committee would be too
! cumbersome and that the plan for the COM
mittee OF eight had been approved in the
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