Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-01-20
LORIMER CASE, PRO AND CON
BURROWS DEFENDS AND BORAH
CONDEMNS.
More Money Wanted to Continue
Work of Raising the
Maine.

Washington, Jan. 19.-After almost
a weeks cessation, the senate resumed
consideration of the case of Senator
Lorimer. There were two speeches,
one by Senator Burrows, chairman of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons, in support of the Illinois senator.
and the other by Senator Borah, of
Idaho, in opposition.
Mr.. Burrows strongly commended
the course of Mr.. Lorimer in demand
ing an investigation. Mr. Borah de-
clared that corruption had character
lied the proceedings ever since Lori
mer had decided to become a cand;-
| date for the senate.
The speeches resembled each other
| in the fact that both denounced the
conduct of Representative White,
whose statement in Chicago news
paper led to the investigation; but,
while Senator Borah contended for
the probable truthfulness of his revel-
ations as indicated by supporting cir
cumstances, the Michigan senator
found nothing to sustain him or give
|
The Burrows speech is the first that
has been made in Lorimer's behalf
The house of representatives adopt
ed an amendment to the Moon bill, for
the codifying of the laws relating to
the judiciary which will have the eff
feet Of stopping the practice of corpo-
rations doing an interstate business
from taking practically all suits
against them out of the hands of
state courts and placing them in the
federal courts.
The amendment in full is as follows:
Provided further, that no suit
against a corporation or joint stock
company brought in state court of
the state IN WHICH THE PLAINTIFF
RESIDES or in which the cause of
action arises, or in which the defend
ant has its place of business, or car
ries on it's business, shall be removed
to any United States court on the
ground of diverse citizenship"
The house also adopted an amend
ment offered by Representative Thorn
as, of Kentucky, fixing $4,000 instead
of $4,000 as the minimum value that
shall be involved in civil suits before
the United States courts shall have or
iginal jurisdiction. This action was
taken, it was stated, to relieve the fed
eral courts from such litigation which
might just as we'll be carried on in the
state courts.
The value in suits to be removed
from state courts to federal courts also
was raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
Requesting that congress provide
additional funds for continuing the
work of raising the Inflated battleship
Maine in Havana harbor, Secretary of
War Dickinson has written letter to
Senator Hale, chairman of the senate
appropriations committee, calling at.
tention to the fact that the appropria.
ton of 100000, made at the last ses-
sion of congress, will be exhausted in
about six weeks.
The secretary suggests that the task
be prosecuted from now on until the
converting of congress next December
under the indefinite appropriation act
of March 3, 1899, which authorizes the
removal of wrecks which form obstruc-
lions to navigation.
The secretary invites congress to in
dictate what shall be done with the
wreck when raised The mainmast, it
already has been decided, shall be
placed in the Arlington National Gem
etery.