Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-24
AGAIN RAPSLOR|MER
Beverage Continues Speech t.
Unseat Illinois Senator.
ADDRESS TO EMPTY CHAIRS
Makes Three Calls for Quorum in
Less Than Hours Talk.
INDIANIAN WILL NOT YIELD
Refuses to Allow Time to Be Set for
Taking a Vote-Galleries
Crowded.
ADDRESS TO EMPTY CHAIRS
INDIANIAN WILL NOT YIELD

eihudHCe o1 MS speech duNoCdtlHS tle
unseating of Senator Lorimer of ILL
nois Senator Beverage today showed
little, if any. evidence Of a purpose to
make good his intimation of yesterday
that he would speedily conclude today.
To top-heavy Senate chamber he pro-
ceeded with his arraignment OF the H.
nois senator. The galleries were full, but
the floor looked as it does when the
dullest Of business is being enacted:
Several roll calls were demanded, in
order to bring members upon the floor.
but, arriving in response to the call. their
stay was always brief.
But one effort to have an hour fixed
for vote was made. and that failed
Mr.. Beveridge having declined to yield
for the request.
AS the day wore on the proceedings
assumed the earmarks Of a filibuster
against a vote on the case.
Refuses to Yield for Vote.
Mr.. Beveridse did not begin the third
installment of his speech until almost ]
o'clock. Having been recognized, he de-
terminedly refused to yield to Senator
Burrows to make a request that a time
be fixed to vote on the Lorimer resolu-
tons.
After presenting a resume of his pre-
vious remarks the Indiana senator pro-
ceeded with his analysis of the testimony
in the case, with the purpose of proving
his contention that the Lorimer election
had been invalid.
Mr.. Beverage had not proceeded much
more than half an hour before there
were two calls for quorum. The first
was made by Senator Owen and the sec
ond by Senator La Toilette. The latter
called attention to the fact that there
were only seven senators present
Mr.. Beveridge protested against both
calls. saying that senator's generally were
at lunch. Moreover, he added. II
guess l will have to talk to the Ameri-
can people; apparently senators don't
want to hear the facts.
On the last call ten minutes were spent
in getting majority of senators into
the chamber. Many left as soon as they
responded to their names.
Third Call for Quorum.
Shortly before o'clock the third call
for a quorum was'ordered because of the
demand of Senator Owen, and it was
accomplished in a very dramatic man.
ner The previous quorum of forty-six
members having disappeared as rapidly
as individual senators answered to their
names. Mr. Owen was moved to address
the chair.
Mr.. Beveridge having announced that
he would not yield to any senator to
raise the point Of no quorum, the Okla
homa senator demanded recognition on
q question of order. Appeals by Mr.
Bevertdge were unavailing
Senator Gallinger protested that as Mr.
Beveridge had not yielded Mr.. Owens
was out of order, and then the Indiana
senator consented to the recognition of
the Oklahoma member.
I rise to question of privilege" as
serted Mr.. Owen, land as 1 understand
1t. the consent of the senator from In
diana is not necessary. Senators must
nave mad time to finish their lunches, and
raise the point of no quorum
Beveridge, Il can only appeal
The call was ordered and quorum
temporarily was obtained.
Beverage Has Tilt With Depew.
Senator Beveridge got into a lively
colloquy with Senator Depew of New
York, member of the Senate commit
tee on privileges and elections, who
signed the majority report in favor of
Mr.. Lor1mer yesterday afternoon. Sen
ator Beveridge spoke of the charge OF
forgery made by Senator Bailey in
connection with the Holtslaw Bank de-
post slip. Exhibiting Photographic
Of Senator Depew. who sat near. if
Mr. Depew thought it a forgery.
MI Depew said he had not deter
mined that specific point. but he added
that he had read the testimony in the
case. To the statement OF Mr. Depew
minute later that he had for many
months before the final decision Of
the committee been receiving the tes-
timony taken by the. committee. Mr.
Beveridge took exception The Indiana
senator insisted that the testimony
had not been furnished the committee
until a few days before the full com
mittee was called upon to vote on a
report, and he argued that Mr. Depew
hn h~iD
sci. Mr. DepeW ultimately conceded
he had received only the attorneys
briefs and an abstract of the testi-
mony.
You formed your opinion on briefs
and an abstract" shouted Mr.. Beveridge.
Yes. but it was made by the counsel
for the prosecution" retorted Mr.. Depew
Gallery Applauds Beveridge.
Il ask the Senate" Mr. Beveridge re-
marked, with a shrug Of the shoulders
and throwing up his hands. land the
country. what they think Of q. Judge who
would reach a decision in a great case
on the brief Of counsel and an abstract
of the evidence prepared by counsel?"
The gallery greeted this appeal with ap-
plause; but Senator Brandegee. who was
in the chair. raped for silence and adj
monished the galleries not to repeat.
During a further colloquy Mr. Beve-
ridge continued to press the point that
there had been no adequate time for the
Of the full committee, who We're
not members of the subcommittee that
took the testimony, to study the record
and form an opinion on the facts in the
case.
Mr.. Depew insisted that on many oc-
casionS In his life he had read tiSough
three or four volumes as big as the Lori
mer record In the time the full committee
was given to read this record.
But did the senator from New York
read this volume?' Mr.. Beverfdge per
sisted, holding 1t out toward Mr.. Depew.
The New Yorker did not make direct
reply.
Then Mr.. Beveridge asked Mr.. Depew
II the report which the majority of the
full committee did sign was the same as
the first report made to the full commit
tee by the subcommittee. Mr.. Depew
said he could not remember.
Mr.. Beverage continued to discuss the |
evidence in the case at length. He quoted |
from the examination of |
before the committee to
show that the evidence had been given |
freely and voluntarily and that no third |
degree methods were necessary or were |
practiced to elicit Information from him.
DEATH OF MAI. r. ]. DUFF.