Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-01
SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.
SENATE


D. gan nine months and one day after
its inception. On May g, 1910, Sena- |
tor Lorimer called attention 10 the
charges OF bribery AID corruption made
in connection with his election as sena-
to. from Illinois.
Ihrongs OF spectators crowded the
Senate wing Of the capital early today
and all the galleries we're flied when
the Senate convened. A futile effort
was made by Senator McCum5er TO
limit speeches on the Lorimer case to
Is minutes each.
Senator Oven opened for the opposi-
ton to Loriner and sharply criticized
him for rot appearing before the in
vestigating committee, he said Lorimer
had unquestionaLly been elected by
bribery and corruption. He had q
telegram from Gov. Deneen, denying
all the allegations made by Lorimer in
connection with the election OF Speaker
Shurtleff ant the organization Of the
Illinois legislature.
Lorimer, who was in his seat at the
converting of the Senate, left when
Owen began speaking, and did not hear
the Deneen statement read, but return
ed soon afterward.
Senator Simmons, followed in sup
port of the committees report. He
had read AL the reportaDd heard near
" all the arguments He said Lori
mer's speech was remarkable and en-
during.
Lorimer then arose and declared that
Governor Deneen's kilograms justified
his statements. He said every word
he uttered would be justified by the
Journal OF the Illinois legislature.
Senator Smith, said he could not
shut his eyes to the evidence, showing
overwhelmingly that bribery, debauch.
cry and corruption were rampant IN
the Illinois legislature.
AS the last 10 minutes Of debate be-
gan, Senator La Toilette took the floor
The record to make" shouted La
Toilette, is the only thing We leave be-
hind us for all time. A great world
wide movement is taking place to assert
the right Of the people to govern them
selves.
The weakness OF our government is
4hat corruption breaks in between the
people and those chosen to represent
them. II our government fails, it will
be at that point If it does, all that
has been given and sacrificed is lost.
This comes at that point Of greatest
weakness. The thing that will endure
in this case is the record.
The vote was on the question Of
adopting the following resolu ion intro
duced by Senator Bsveridge, (rpn. Ind }
Resolved, That William Lorimer
was not duly and legally elected to q
seat ia the Senate of the United States
by the legislature OF the state OF Hi
nois."
The vote aye" was against Lorimer;
the vote no" was for him.
On the roll call, Aldrch, and Terrell,
we're absent, both being out Of the
city on account Of illness. This left a
total Of 80 senators.
The vote was 4G against the resolu-
ton and 40 for it.
Martin and Swanson voted yes.
When the tariff board bill was laid
before the Senate today for the first
time as the unfinished business Senator
Beverage requested that it be tempo
rarily laid aside.
An intimation was given by Mr..
Beveridge that he would seek conside-
ration for the bill after the Lorimer vote.
About5 pounds oflarge sheets filled
with statistics on wood pulp prepared
by the tariff board in response to Sen
ator Cummins' resolution were laid be-
fore the Senate today.
The following five did not vote:
Aldrioh, absent; Frazier absent;
Lorimer, RETAINED; Terrell, absent;
Taiaterra, absent.
The total membership of the Senate
81, no successor for the late Senator
Hughes, Of Colorado. having been
elected.
With Lorimer not voting, the four
absentees would have balanced each
other. 1t was announced on the floor
that Frazier aud Terrell would have
voted AYE" if present On behalf of
Aldrich and Taliaferro, it was said
about the Capitol that they would have
voted mo.
Senator Lorimer was moi present
during the roll call.
Applause broke from al the galleries
as the result was announced, but it was
quickly checked BY the vice president.
The last words OF the debate we're
Wall Street. Senator La Toilette
was the last speaker. When the time
for the vote arrived, La Toilette was
d'.c issing the imposshiity Of tracing
br!be money
Il could not tell where the money
sent into Wisconsin to defsat my cleo
ton came from except that know
that some OF it came from Wall streat, "
As the words rsyerberated through
the chamber, Vice President Sherman
ordered the clerk to call the roll
A message was received from Prs5i-
dent Taft transmitting reports from
the tariff board.
The naval bill vas agreed upon BY
the Senate naval committees.
House
An elaborate system Of organization
OF the militia for national defense was
formulated in the militia pay bill,
which tho House passed today BY
vote OF 159 TO 124 It provides for
graduated scale OF WAGES to be said 10