The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Senators Dillingham; and La Toilette Attack Illinois
 Senator's Seat
LAFOLLETTE REVIEWS
 OLD INVESTIGATION
Asks If There Is Al Other Man Who Would Listen to Such Charges Without Demand
 ing an Inquiry

Washington, May 22.-An immediate ln- vestigation of sweeping scope Of the re- newed charges that Senator Lorimer oi Illinois is not entitled to his seat IS pro yided for in two resolutions by senators Dillingham; and LaFollette and the whole subject fugratively held the boards ln the same today.
 Senator IaFollette called up his reso- lution and made speech arraigning the Illinois senator, whom he charged with personal knowledge of the spending or money in behalf of his election. Both the democratic steering committee ana the republican members of the Senate ? committee on privileges and elections dls- cussed the charges of corruption Tn the Lorimer case and Senator Dillingham; chairman of the elections committee, pre- sented his resolution of inquiry as sub- stitufe for the LaFolette resolution.
 The LaF ollette measure provides for renewed inquiry into the Lorimer case by a special committee, while the Dill linghain measure directs the committee on privileges and elections to make the in ouiry. The democratic senators will sup port the Dillingham; resolution. It IS likely that the election committees will be directed to investigate through sub committee to be confirmed by the Senate.
 Senator Ls sFollette, who was appar- ently surprised by the Dillingham; measure counts upon a number of pro- gressives to support his resolution. The niliinohara resolution follows.
 That the committee on priveleges and elections is authorized and directed to further investigate the charges made against William Lorimer, sen ator from the state of Illinois, and to inquire and report to the Senate wheth- CT. in or about the election of said Will liam Lorimer senator of the unit ed States from the state of Illinois, or in connection with his right to seat in this body. there were used or em- ploved any persons arm corporation or associea aon with any corrupt methods or practice.
 Powers of Committee
 That said committee be authorized to sit during the sessions of the Sen ate and during any recess of the Sen ate or Congress; to hold it's sessions at such place or such places as it shall deem most convenient for the purpose of the investigation; to employ stem oera phers and such counsel and com petent accountants as 1t may deem hec- essary; to send for persons and papers and to administer oaths and that me expenses of the inquiry shall be paid from the contingent fund of the senate upon vouchers to be approved py the chairman of the committee
 Senator LaFolette's speech was a plea for reinvestigation account not only of recent developments. but De- cause of revelations during last session investigation. He delivered only haif or his speech today, dealing exclusively with the previous inquiry and will conclude to- morrow with a discussion of later de- velopments.
 MT. LaFollette reviewed the Lorimer case, citing the confessions of bribery in the interest of MT, Lorimer's election IS there another senator against whom such an imputation could have been made who would not have risen in his seat and demanded an qury?" he asked
 Can you conceive of any man holding such trust as seat in the senate who could sit here for weeks and months after his title had been impeached with out saying something?"
 For three weeks MT. L.aFolette declared
 
 silent-'sthe only member of the body who apparently had not writhed under the public criticism" He attributed the Senate's failure to act as a false sense of courtesy, with which he said a sys- tenn is yelled and cloaked resulting in the representative branch of the govern mept being undermined.
 But" said MT. LaFoette, 't went along for almost four weeks, until the 2Sth of May, until there were mutterngs in the cloak rooms that if Lorimer did not speak some one must speak for him. Then, after aonther confession the Illi- nois senator took the floor. l say that these proceedings in themselves burn the brand into this case.'
 MT. LaFolette expressed confidence that MT Lormer had been prompted to speak in his own defense by his colleague. Sem ator Cullom, to whom MT. Lar ollette paid high tribute.
 T concede that now and then you can I find instances of disregard of party affili- \ ation" he said, ''but I say to you that ' any philosophic study will show that \ such votes were cast in cycles of political \ change"
 senators for MT. Lormer would stick in the minds of the people when 1t was re- rnembered that the democratic votes were under the leadership of Lee ONeal Brown, who had s30,Ooo strapped on his person. He said that he understood that the Senate committee had permitted an attorney in the case to divert it from an inquiry into Mir. Lorimers knowledge in the case. Page upon page of the testi- mony, he declared, showed the closest as- sccations bewteen MT. Lorimer. Speaker Shurtleff and Lee O'Neal Brown, the democratic leader.
 Fletcher TaboOed Boston, May 22.-National politics, as voiced in the action of the United States K Senate on the Lorfmer resolution figured | .arita i,aI- aaa.= AL.