New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-02
ANOTHER LOR|MER !.
INQUIRY ORDERED
Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections Chosen to
Conduct 1t.
LA toilette LOSES FIGHT
Work To Be Delegated to SUD-
committee and Begun at once
Former Investigators At.
tackled and Defended.
LA toilette LOSES FIGHT
rFrom The Tribune Bureau J

otor I.oriner was ordered Dy TIC Se"o"
to-day nv a practicslly unanimous VOTE
After prolonged discussion OF the me'h-
Cd Of selecting the committee 70 maAe
the inauiry. the Martin resolution plac"
,ro tho matter IN the hands ~ the starc-
ing Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions was adopted as SUBSTITUTE LOT
the La Toilette resolution by vote or -
10 %. the regulars on both the Demo-
cratic and Republican sides combining
IN defeat the more or less radical sup
nor,ers Of the Senator from Wisconsin.
Tho substitute was thereupon adopted
by viva voce vote. The La roliet'e
resolution provided that the inquiry
should be made by a committee or nVe
Senators who were not members wheh
rho case was voted on before, and there
fore were supposed to be unbiased.
7, is exnected that the Committee IN
Privileges and Elections will select eight
members and recommend 10 the Senate
that this subcommittee make the IN
vestigation on the ground that the en-
tire committee OF fifteen members. as
provided by the Martin resolution. is too
unwieldy. and II is further expected that
this recommendation will he adopted and
| the smaller body will be made special
| committee OF the Senate. This will PROB
! ably be done at the next session ~ the
Senate. on Monday and the investigation
will begin Immediately thereafter.
A Day Of Bitter Debate.
Tie reopening OF the investigation vas
ordered at the close Of a prolonged s.s
| sion devoted 10 speechmakine and char
| acterized by acrimonious debate II was
! distinctively a novices day. Senators
| lea and Kenyon both delivering their
| maiden speeches in support of the La
| Toilette plan Senators owen Works.
! Eristow and others carried on the dis
/ cussion almost 20 the point Of a filibus-
/ ter, some Il them openly attacking the
/ Committee on Privileges and Elections
! Of the iast Congress for the manner IN
which it had conducted the PREVIOUS in
vsstigation Senator La Toilette himself.
| usins the Lorimer case "a subject for
further expatiation on his plans FOR the
characterization Of the Senate and ihe
regeneration Uf the country, delivered
another long speech the fifth he has
made on the question.
Replies 10 the charges and limitations
Of the group Of radical La Toilette fol-
lowers were made by Senator Martin
and Senator Stone. The former denied
the existence Of a secret arraneemen'
with the regular Republicans as 10 the
! designation of the investiga ting COM
mittee Senator Stone denounced the re
fections made on the integrity of the
Senate by the jealous La Toilette fol-
| lowers. There has been great deal of
politics, and, to my mind very small
politics. introduced into this discussion"
he said THE methods adopted have
aroused my Indignation and my most
profound contempt | do not believe
that the Senate of the United States is
made up of dishonest men do not be-
lieve that the Senate of the United
States ought to be spoken Of I'm terms OF
opprobrium and reproach. These men
he added, pointing 10 a number Of Sem
ators sitting near him, ARE not dis.
honest men. l, for one. believe in the
honor and integrity of the American
Senate"
Senator Stone said he was inclined 20
favor the appointment Of select COM
mittee 10 make the investigation. but -
statements had been made rejecting on
the integrity of members Of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections. and this
point had been made an issue. he had
decided to support the Martin resolution.
referring the question to them. as re-
pudiation Of the charges against them.
Former Elections Committee Attacked.
Senator Bristow. who favored the La
Toilette plan. accused Senator Oillins-
ham, chairman OF the Elections Commit
tee. Of having capitulated in the inter-
est OF Democratic scheme OF turning
the investigation over TO a sub-commit-
tee. This charge was based on the fact
that the author Of the resolution adopt
ed was Senator Martin. the Democratic
leader. Mr. Bristow also asserted that
an alliance with the Democrats and had
placed the mantle OF Aldrich" on the
! shoulders OF Martin.
That the Committee on Privileges and
Elections had shirked its duty In the
former investigation was charged unre-
servedly by the supporters Of the La
Toilette resolution.
Senator Lea. OF Tennessee said he
would no more turn the case over 10 the
| Elections Committee for another trial
than he would submit 10 a second opera
ton for appendicitis by a surgeon who
had failed in the first operation TO locate
the appendix Senator Kenyon. of love-
| intmated that the great trusts haa
busted themselves with the election oS
| Senators SO as 10 influence the selection
OF United States attorneys. whose
friendship might be useful in the case of
prosecutions.
The defence of the Martin resolution
was conducted by Senator'S Dillingham;.
Martin. Bacon. Stone and others on both
the Republican and Democratic sides OF
the chamber
Insurgents Stand by La Toilette.
Most of the insurgent Republican Sem
ators voted against substituting the Mar
tin resolution OF the twenty negative
votes thirteen were cast by Republicans
Crawford. Cummins. Dixon. Gronns.