The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

tin and his Republican allies have
committed the Lorimer relnvestigation.
When this Martin resolution was
under discussion In the Senate. sena-
tor Owen significantly declared:
Public opinion has made q tre-
last Congress. 1t retired twenty SEN
ators last March. 1t will retire TWEEN
~ more in 1913 If 1t be not appeased
The American people have been very
patient and long suffering, but the
limit of their patience has been
reached by the subservience OF the
United States Senate to the selfish
commercial interests of this country
and the Indifference OF the Senate TO
public opinion
Mantle Transferred
I'm this debate Senator Br.stow. one
OF the Leading Progressive Republicans
Of the Senate said (reading from the
Congressional Record: 1t is with
some feeling OF regret. Of course. that
we see the mantle of NJ. Aidrich
transferred from this side of the
chamber to the other. but II seems to
be necessary in this case"
Mr. Jones continued:
Senator Bristow. having thus
clothed Senator Martin, the nominal
leader of the Democrats. with the man
ders OF Senator Aldrich, Senator La
Toilette. the leader OF the Progressive
Republicans and statesman who is
recognized as being a much better
Democrat than a number OF so-ca!led
Democratic Senators protesting the
Democratic faith and bearing commits
s.ons given them by Democratic con-
stituents. asked the question which 1
row read from the Congressional Re-
nr1 CN,o Aa
Senator from Kansas II that indicates
to his mind that the reactionary c!e-
ments In the Senate OF both political
parties are getting together?
ITO this Senator Bristow promptly
replied q again read from the official
record): or course, do not know.
but have been thinking. Now. that
combination will put through the Mar
TIN resolution for q Lorimer investiga-
has made the other investigation au-
thority to proceed and investigate. II
Is hoped II vii! do better Job this
time than II did the other.
Il have wondered II this new COM
b!nation and this new leadership are
TO continue during the session. 1t
will contro! the Lorirner investigation.
VIII It control anything else--the tar
If, for instance? Will this commit
investigation, investigate exclusively
Mr.. Lorimer. or will ii feel that IT has
authority to go out and find who con-
tr!buted the money to buy this seat
in tho Senate and search for
legal authority TO bring action
against the man who furnished the
funds to bride legislators and buy
seats in this body, or will 1t hamper
itself by that sense OF propricty and
restriction that Will render safe Mr..
Hines and tho man from whom ne
g. in the hearing OF the tariff bills
that are TO come up. protect Mr..
Illness duty on lumber. which he has
! been so anxious to preserve and keep
in the tar!ff bill? VIII it affect the
duty on iron ore and q few other
things? This is a very interesting in
CURRY that comes 10 my mind.
Further on in this debate Senator
| Bristow declared: But since the wolves
have somewhat scattered the fiocks OF
| lambs on this side Of the chamber, and
OF q shepherd. I congratulate them
, upon having found one-Mr. Martin
on the Democratic side
An Abhorrcnt Thing.
Senator Kenyon, a new Progressive
Republican from Iowa, also participated
in this debate. and among other sig
nificant remarks he said: 1t is an alb
horrept thing to me that the head OF a
great lumber trust can sit on the fine.
upholstered lounges OF a club, glancing
into n cocktail glass. and surrounded
by the aroma of a cigar. boast of how
they have spent q hundred thousand
dollars to put over" an election Of a