Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-02
Martin Plan Wins.

Washington, June 2.-The senate OF
the United States unanimously ordered
thorough, comprehensive, and effec-
tive investigation into all the facts and
circumstances surrounding the election
Of William Lorimer to seat in its
chamber.
The action wss taken following the
adoption Of the resolutions offered by
Senator Martin; OF Virginia, leader Of
the minority, the vote in favor Of which
wasr4 4S to 20. This was substitute
for the LaFolIette resolution. After it's
adoption the presiding officer put the
question on the original proposition to
make an investigation. Upon this there
voted against the Martin resolution
favored an Investigation.
This resolution designates the COM
mittee on privileges and elections as
the agent OF the senate to conduct the
inquiry AZ against the special commit
tee which Senator LaFollette, OF Wis
consin. desired elected.
It rvas brought out during the SEN
ectional debate that occurre6-a debate
marked by personalities. bitter criticfs-
inns and charges Of bad faith and mis-
statements that an Expectation
exists among the republican and demo-
cratic leaders that on Monday the COM
mittee will report its inability to make
the investigation, and will request that
authority to do so be conferred upon
the following subcommittee, which will
constitute special commieiee:
Republicans = Dillingham;, Vermont;
chairman; Gamble. South Dakota;
Sutherland. Utah: Kenyon, Iowa.
Democrats - Johnston, Alabama
Fletcher, Florida; Kern, Indiana; Lea
Tennessee.
Vote on Martin Resolution.
The Martin resolution was adopted by
the following vote.
Yeas-Repub1ican- Branda-
gee, Burnham. Burton, Clark. (Wy-
oming), Crane, Cullom. Curtis, Dilling-
ham, Dupont. GaIlinger, Gamble, Gug-
genheim, Hepburn. Jones. Lippitt,
Lodge, McCumber, Mclean, Nelson
Nixon, Page, Penrose. Root, Smith,
! (Michigan). Stephenson, Sutherland,
Wetmore-2S.
Yeas-Democrats Bacon, Bailey,
Chiffon. Clarke, (Arkansas), Culberson
Fletcher, Foster, Johnson, Johnston
Kern. Martin, Over1nan, Rayner, Shive-
Watson, Williams-20.
Total Yeas-4S.
Nays Republicans = Borah, Bris-
tow. Bourne. Brown, C1app, Crawford
Cummins. Dixon, Gronna, Kenyon, La
Toilette. Perkins Poindextex-13
Mayo (Democrats) - Davis. Hitch
cock, Lea. MARITIME, Newlands, Owen
Pomerene.-7. Total nays-2O.
The following pairs were announced:
Chamberlain (against) with Oliver
(for), Myers (against) paired with
Paynter tfor), Works (against) paired
with O,Gorman (for), Smith rs. C.]
(against) paired with Richardson
I (for), Gore (against) paired with
Smith lMdl (for).
Not voting-Bankhead, Briggs. Bry-
an, Frye. Lorimer, Percy, Reed, Smoot
Swanson, Thornton, Tillman, Town
send, and Warren. All Of these, with
the exception Of Reed and possibly
Bryan and Percy, would have voted for
the Martin resolution.
"senatoriaI courtesy" Wins.
The vote on the resolution was not
significant except as showing thai
senatorial courtesy" still rules. Sen
atorS who voted against Lorimer voted
with those whose ballots assisted ir
retaining him In the senate and one
who voted for him-Perkins-oppo
the Martin resolution.
So far as Lorimer is concerned the
debate which preceded the vote justi-
fies the statement there will not be a
rnass Of the conspiracy which accom-
pliskd his, election that Will not be in.
vvcstisated. The temper OF, the senate
has been too plainly shown to per.uit
any committee. even II strongly friend
" to him, to -evade any point Of In
quiry no matter how trivial.
Another feature Of the vote lies II
the refusal Of seven democrats to fol.
low tho minority leader, establishing
the existence Of insurgency in demo.
cratic ranks.
The debate before the vote was strik-
ing-in its. intensity. It showed that be.
meath the surface the senator's are
Greatly wrought up over the Lorirnel
case. ana they did not hesitate to u.s.
3 expreGsions yesterday decidedly a.
variance With the usual consideration
which ma1kss discussions.
IaaH Hellstte Asferts on Hsyburn.
For lxAmpIe. during - colloquy Will
. 96nAtoe s1stow. Senator Hepburn ~