The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-31
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Resolutions fet ReopeniDs The loliner
Case Before The SeDste.
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In the Resolution introduced by
Senator La Toilette, Lorimer is
Charged With the Full Personal
knowledge Of the Corruption Used
for His Election.
The Washington correspondent OF
The News and Courier says interest
in Congress Monday centered in the
Senate, where Mr. La Toilette spoke
on his resolution for a special COM
nittee, named in the resolution and
consisting entirely Of new Senators,
to investigate anew the Lorimer
case. The Wisconsin Senator was in
fine trim and had a large audience,
nearly as many House members hear
ing him as were attending the Terri
tories debate in the House itself.
The substitute resolution OF Sena-
tor Dillingham;, referring the new IN
restigation to the committee on priv.
ileges and elections, will doubtless
prevail, however. 1t is po.ated out
that his committee, as now constl-
tuted, contains the names Of three
new Senators, Messrs. kenyon, OF
Iowa; Kern, of Indiana, and Lea. OF
Tennessee.
An immediate investigation OF
sweeping scope OF the renewed
charges that Senator Lorimer, OF II
linois. is not entitled to his seat. is
provided for in both the resolutions
BY Senator's Dillingham; and La Fol-
lette.
Senator La Toilette called up his
resolution and made speech ar
raigning the Illinois Senator, whom
he charged with personal knowledge
Of the spending of money in behalf
OF his election. Both the Democrat
ic steering committee and the Re
publican members of the Senate COM
uittee on privilege and elections dis
cussed the charges OF corruption IN
the Lorimer case and Senator Dill
Iiugham, chairman of the elections
committee, presented his resolution
Of inquiry as substitute for the La
Toilette resolution. The La Toilette
measure provides for a renewed In
quiry into the Lorimer case by a
special committee. The Democratic
Senator's will support the Dillingham;
resolution. It is unlikely that the
elections committee will be directed
to investigate through sUb-commlt-
tee, to be composed of its own mem
bers.
The Dillingham; resolution follows:
THAT the committee on privileges
and elections are authorized and d.
rected to further Investigate the
charges made against VIM. Lorimer,
a Senator from the State Of Illinois,
and to inquire and report to the
Senate whether in or about the cleo
ton of the said VIM. Lorimer, as
a Senator of the United States from
the State of Illinois. or in conaec-
ton with his right to seat in this
body, there were used or employed
by any person, firm, corporation or
association any corrupt methods or
practice.
"That said committee be author
izod to sit during the sessions OF the
Senate and during the recess OF the
Senate or of Congress: to hold its
session at such place or places as It
shall deem most convenient for the
purpose Of investigation; to employ
stenographers and such counsel and
competent accountants as it may
deem necessary; to send for persons
and papers and to administer oaths;
and that the expenses of the inquiry
shall be paid from the contingent
fund Of the Senate upon vouchers
to be approved by the chairman OF
the committee"
Senator La Follette's speech was
a plea for reinvestigation on ac-
count, not only of recent develop
ments. but because of revelations
during the last session OF the COM
mittee.
Mr.. La Toilette reviewed the Lori
mer case, citing the confessions OF
bribery in the interest of Lorimer's
election. ''Is there another Senator
against whom such an imputatlon
could have been made who would not
have risen in his seat and demanded
al inquiry" he said.
"Can you conceive Of any man
holding such a trust as seat in the
Senate who could sit here for weeks
and months after his title had been
impeached without saying some.
thing?"
He said the votes Of the thirty
Democratic Senator's for Lorimer
would stick in the minds Of the peo-
pie when it was remembered that
the Democratic votes were under the
leadership of Lee O'Neal Brown.
who had $4,000 strapped on his
person. He said that he understood
that the Senate committee had per-
mitted an attorney in the case to
divert it from an inquiry into Mr.
Lorimer's knowledge OF the case.
Page upon page OF the testimony
he declared, showed the closest asso-
Citations between Mr.. Lorimer, Speak
er Shurtl;eR and Lee O'Neal Brown.
the Democratic leader.