The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-04-13
PROPOSE ANOTHER
L0R|MER INQUIRY.
La Toilette Introduces Resolution
in Senate for Probe.
HE NAMES NEW COMMITTEE
Two Progressive Republicans and
Like Number Of Democrats
Among Five Suggested to
Investigate Scandal.
HE NAMES NEW COMMITTEE

states senate resolution providing
for another investigation Of the Lori
mer case.
The resolution names as commit
tee of investigation Senators Works
of California, Townsend of Michigan,
Mclean of Connecticut, Kern of In.
diana and Pomerene of Ohio.
No action was taken on the resolu.
ton, as Senator La Toilette said he
intended to speak on the issue an
other day.
Based on 100000 Fund.
The resolution recites the action of
the senate last session when a move
| failed to declare the seat of Senator
Lorimer vacant because of alleged
corruption of the Illinois legislature,
which elected him, and continues:
1T appears from the published re-
ports of the proceedings of the said
Illinois state senate committee that
witnesses who were 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 Intercepted
have given important material testi
mony tending to prove that 100000
was corruptly expended to secure the
election of William Lorimer to the
| United States senate"
After naming the special committee,
which 1t is proposed to have appoint
ed to conduct new inquiry, the reso-
luton provides for meetings of the
committee during sessions of the SEN
ate and gives to 1t full authority to
subpoena persons and send for pa.
pers, and to administer oaths.
Lorimer Promises Fight.
| 1t is expected the adoption of the
resolution will be opposed by sena-
tors 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 Dilling.
ham of Vermont, will be the new
chairman. The Vermont senator, as
a 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 committee of inves-
tigation touching upon the right of a
| senator to retain his seat, or for any
other matter. When special commit
tees have been named for any pur.
| pose, the personnel has rested with
the vice-president or the senate itself
In the latter instances, the commit.
tees invariably have been subcom.
mittees of standing committees.
All of the men nominated by the
La Toilette resolution began their
terms in the senate with the con.
| vening of the present extraordinary
/ session. 1t Is understood they we're
selected at a conference of progress.
sive senators.
Stone Says Senate Must Act.
Senator Stone of Missouri made
the prediction at the White House
that the senate would be compelled
to investigate for the second time the
charges of bribery in Lorimer's cleo.
ton. Senator Stone believes that a
new committee will be appointed ia
prosecute the Investigation
THE testimony in the legislative in
vestigstion in Springfield is go ugly,
said Mr.. Stone, that II seems to me
that congress must take notice of II
and II I am not mistaken the senate
will take some action. The proprie
ties of the situation might influence
the senate to wait until the Illinois
investigation is finished. Testimony
produced in Springfield undoubtedly
would be brought officially to the at
tention of the senate"
lorirner Refuses to Talk.
Johnstown. Pa, April IA mys
FERROUS man, who gave his name az
Heating, arrived here In company
with Senator Lorimer and Rev. James
F, Green of Chicago from Pittsburg
All three arrived on the same train
but left It separately going to the
Capitol hotel, where they soon met In
conference. Senator Lorimer refused
! to discuss the latest development In
his case at Springfield and Washing
ton, declaring that he had made H. q
rule not to discuss the case anywhere
outside the floor Of the United States
i senate
All left later for the property of the
Valley Coal company, four miles from
: here, where Senator Lorimer is in
specting a tunnel-cutting machine
Tilden Ready to Testify.
: Springfield, H. April 7.-Edwart
Tjlden, president of the Nationa
Packing company, who has beer
{ named as the collector of a s10O.00t
fund to pay for Senator Lorlmert
toga, appeared in Springfield read.
to answer the charge. When hi
learned that the Helm investigating
committee was not in session he tool
the first train back to Chicago.
/ So complete were his plans for SO
crecy that the millionaire packer an
peared in the open but few minute,
and entirely escaped the searchligh
Of public attention which has beer
turned ON him.