Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-30
Sir the Senate OF the United

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States is today upon trial, more SO, in
my judgement, than the senator from
Illinois, Mr.. Lorimer. The country
has already tried this case and rem
dered the verdict. They are wailing
to see whether or not the Senate will
purge itself OF this stain.
IF senators were elected by the
people, and required to account to
them. l spprehend there would be
no man with the temerity to ask for
the passage OF the ship subsidy bill,
giving to one great interest such an
unusual and unholy advantage not
enjoyed by these entitled to equal pro-
lection
II the people had elected their
senators by direct vote the Payne-Al-
drich tariff bill would not be on the
statute books, making the rich richer
and the poor poorer. /"
In answer to the assertion OF Senator
Depew, that adoption Of the consiitu-
tional amendment would give the
southern states power TO disfranchise
the negroes. Davis said they did not
want to disfranchise the negro.
Senator Frazier, dem, Tenn. } to-
day called attention to the statement
made by Senator Burrows, (represen-
tative Mich.) in reporting on the
Lorimer case that he reserved the right
to submit minority report. He pre-
scented the report and requested that it
be printed.
Senator Frazier said he had intended
offering resolution declaring MIR.
Lorimer's seat vacant but would not do
so as other senators had taken that
action in his absence. 1t was the same
statement, he said, that was laid before
the full committee.
At the request OF Senator Bevcrdge
representative Ind. } the views OF Mr.
Frazier were read in full.
Mr.. I.orimer was not guilty Of
bribery or corruption, in the opinion
OF Senator Frazier. He contended that
sufficient votes were purchased to de-
stroy his constitutional majority. He
holds that four members OF the lcgiSla-
turc accepted money to vote for Mr.
Lorimer. Three other persons gave
the brides. The one is as guilty rs the
other. he held.
The proof, he said, was not clear
that the brihe-givers were corrupted.
He was restrained to add these votes TO
the acknowledged corruption, and, this
making or leaving one vote less than
the number necessary to duly and legal
~ elect.
| Gle concurred in the conclusions
rcacued by Senator Beverage and would
support the resolution proposed b. him
declaring Mr. Lorimer's seat vacant.
The Canadian reciprocity treaty was
brought up in the Senate today when
Senator Cullom said the presidents
message had been referred to the
finance committee. He thought it
should be recalled and sent to The COM
mittee on foreign relations.
After debate tho treaty was recalled
and sent 10 the committee on foreign
relations.
At the conclusion of Senator Davis
speech Senator Bcyeridgc requested
unanimous consent that vote on the
Lorimer case be taken on February a.
Objection was made by Senator
Buckley.
Tho Senate passed bill requiring
that proper receptacles for mail matter
must be provided in all business houses
and residences. The measure is one
OF the reform bills strongly urged by
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Knocks for the ship subsidy bill and
kind words for trade reciprocity with
Canada were features Of speech de-
livered by Senator Stone, dem, Mo-, y
in the Senate today.
HOUSE.
Oratorical floods of patriotism swept
over the House today in opposition to
'desecrating the home of Washington
at Mount Vernon by erecting a reform
atory ON the next headland in the Po-
tomac river to the historic home
A provision in the District OF Column
bia appropriation bill, which contem-
plates building the district reformatory
within a short distance OF Mount Yer
non.
Representatives Douglas, (rpn. o.,
Hull, (rpn.. Ia }, Pearre, (rpn. Md,
and Mr.. Carlin, dem. Va.), attacked
the proposition.
After the passage Of the district APP
preparation bill the tariff board bill
will be taken up under = special rule
this afternoon.