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and would grant pensions :ndiscrim-
inately to all veterans Of the Civil
war who had served 80 days and had
reached the age Of 81.
Washington, March 1. = William
Lorimer. senator from Illinois, was
exonerated Of the charge that he was
corruptly elected, by a vote in the
United States senate today. Forty
six votes were cast against the resolu-
ton that the senate declare Lorimer's
seat vacant. Forty senators voted
that, in their opinion, he was corrupt
ly elected.
! Eighteen Democrats and % Repub-
licans voted to GUST Lorimer. Eleven
Democrats and 35 Republicans voted
in his favor. Lorimer refrained from
voting. Aldrich, Frazier, Terrill and
Taliaferro were absent. Lorimer was
not present during the roll call, in
which Vice President Sherman contin-
ually checked applause from the
crowded galleries as one member after
another answered his name.
BY vote Of 1859 to 124 the militia
pay bill was passed in the house this
afternoon. 1t provides a graduated
scale of wages for officers and men
ranging from five to rs per cent of the
pay in the regular army. The bill
places the militia under government
control.
Secretary of War Dickinson today ac-
cepted by cable the resignation of w.
H. Clarke, auditor of the Philippine
islands, to take effect April l. Clarke
was recently charged with insubordin-
alton and his resignation was request
ed
Henry s. Boutell, who was defeated
for reelection to the house., was today
appointed minister to Portugal in
place of Henry T. Gage, who is now in
California on leave of absence.
Washington, Feb. 28.-By vote of
81 to 33 the resolution submitting to
the people constitutional amendment
in favor of the direct election of Uni
ted States senators failed to secure
the required two-thirds majority in
the senate today and was killed.
This is the first vote ever taken in
the senate on the question of the sub
mission of such an amendment, al
though resolutions of similar nature
have passed the house.
Two-thirds Of the Western senators
voted for the amendment resolution.
These were Borah, Bourne, Carter,
Clark Of Wyoming, Chamberlain, Dix
on, Jones, Newlands, Nixon, Piles,
Perkins and Sutherland. Voting
against, were Flint, Hepburn, Smoot
and Warren, Republicans. Lorimer
voted against the resolution.
Admitting that by reciprocal ar
rangement the United States and Ar
gentina have exchanged naval infor-
nation" Secretary of the Navy Mey-
er and Secretary of State Knox are
preparing answers to the La Toilette
resolution of inquiry, in which full in
formation of the fact is demanded by
the senate.
Secretary Meyer proposes to show
that American naval officers are per-
mitted to visit the two Argentine
dreadnaughts building in this country
during their construction, are being
given full information regarding their
armament and devices, and that Ar
gentine officers, on the other hand are
permitted to visit the American war
ships under construction. Meyer
points out that the advantages of this
arrangement are plain, as the new
Argentine battleships will embody
more advanced ideas than those of the
American boats building and that they
will be larger and more powerful and
also more heavily armed.
Washington, Feb. 27.-By the pass
ing this afternoon in the senate of res
olutions offered by Senator La Fol-
lette, the state and navy departments
must report to that body whether ma
val secrets were revealed to the Ar
gentine Republic as an inducement to
place with American concerns con-
tracts for the building of two battle
ships. The resolution affecting the
state department was amended, and it
will be asked to make a report, Gun
less Incompatible with the public in
terests. There were no restrictions
concerning the navy department, and
the resolutions demand specific in
formation whether battleship plans
Nos. "a and 80, secrets of fire control
and book specifications, all marked
confidential, were revealed to Argen-
tina or the Bethlehem Steel company.
The senate also wants to know
whether plans for submerged torpedo
boats were given out.
Both Republican and Democratic
leaders today told President Taft that
an extra session of congress was in
evitable if he was determined to get
vote on Canadian reciprocity.
Senator Bailey declared he would
prevent vote on any important mat
ter until the Lorimer case was settled.
The progressives plan to force vote
on permanent tariff board and the
regulars have offered to agree if the
progressives, on their part, will per-
init vote on reciprocity and the Lori
mer case. AS the Democrats intend to
filibuster against the progressives'
plan, tie-up seems certain.
ENJOYS Must Have Credentials.
Washington, Mar. 2. - DIR. Vasquez