The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-06-07
PROBE ORERED
Lerimer to Be Again Investigated BY
Senate Committee
AFTER LONG DEBATE

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Investigation to be Conducted by
Subcommittee on Privileges and
Elections, -Four Democrats and
-Four Republicans, Equally Diyid-
ed as to Sentiment IN Matter.
A dispatch from Washington says
Senator Lcrimer, IF Illinois, faces
another investigation at the hands
Of his colleagues. Thc inquiry will
be conducted by a subcommittee OF
the committee on privileges and elsc-
tions, composed of four Republicans
and four Democrats. four Of wnom
voted for the conviction and four
for the acquittal of the Senator last
session. The method selected is re-
garded as the latest thing in jury
trials
1t took seven hours debate to
agree upon the system and it was
finally adopted Thursday evening by
vote Of AS to 20, being substituted
for the plan urged by Senator La
Toilette, Of turning the case over
to FIVE Senators who were not mem
bers when the case was voted upon
before, and, therefore were suppos-
ed to be unbiased.
Before the vote was taken, Sena-
tor Bristow, who favored the La Fol-
lette plan, accused Mr.. Dillingham;,
chairman of the elections commit
tee, of having capitulated in the, in
terest of Democratic scheme Of
turning the investigation over to a
subcommittee. This change was bas-
ed upon the fact that the author of
the resolution adopted was Senator
Martin.
Mr.. Bristow also claimed that the
old guard Republicans had formed
an alliance with the Democrats and
that they had placed the mantle OF
leadership upon Mr.. Martin.
Senator Lea, of Tennessee, said
he would no more turn the case over
to the elections committee for anoth-
er trial than he would submit to a
second operation for appendicitis by
surgeon who had failed on the
first operation to locate the appen-
dix. Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa. re-
Gently assistant to the Attorney Cen
eral, intimated that the great trusts
has busted themselves with the elec-
ton Of Senators so as to influence
the selection Of United States dis
trict attorneys, whose friendship
might be useful in the case Of pros
ecutions.
The defence of the Martin resolu-
ton was conducted by Messrs. Dir
lingham, Martin, Stone and others
from both sides Of the chamber.
Most Of the insurgent Republicans
voted against substituting the Mar
tin resolution. The resolution mere
ly provides that the investigation
shall be conducted by the elections
committee and makes no mention OF
subcommittee
Mr.. Bristow said that he had been
advised that the investigation would
not be made by the committee as a
whole, but by subcommittee. In
discussing what he termed the cap
itulation" Of Senator Dillingham;. he
said he accepted this act as TEN
porary transference Of leadership to
the Democratic side It was with
feeling of regret, he sail, that he
saw the mantle of A:drich fall npoD
the shoulders OF Democrat.
Mr.. Gallinger had not been able
to don the mantle" said Mr.. Bris-
tow. "and it had not been found TO
fit Mr.. Penrose. But now that con-
dition has been formed, the man has
been found and the Senate knows
whence it's signals are to come
The real question at issue, accord
ing to Mr.. La Toilette, was whether
the lumber and beef trusts could buy
seat in the Senate. IF the Sen
ate does it's duty" he said, "it would
establish these facts, for the proof
exists. and there should be result
known. Senate seats should not be
on the bargain counter for the trusts
to buy"
The accuracy of the statement
that an agreement had been made
between the insurgent Republicans
and the Democrats regarding the
selecting of the subcommittee was
also spoken of by Mr.. La Toilette.
Denial that there was a formal
agreement made by Mr.. Dillingham;,
but Mr.. Martin said there had been
an understanding that the full COM
mittee would be too com mbersome 8
that the plan for the commlttee OF
eight had been approved in the eau
Gus. He said that it would be neces-
sary for the Senate to confirm the
nominations Of the members of the
subcommittee.
"Then why not elect members at
once, by adopting the La Toilette
resolutiono'' asked MI. Cummins.
Mr.. Martin replied that he the ught
it desirable to place the responsible
ity upon the standing committee on
elections. The structures which SEN
ators had directed as the standing
committee were declared by Mr.
Stone, Of Missouri, to be an unde-
served reproach.
Family Foully Slain.