The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-24
ATTEMPT TO VOTE ON LORIMER CASE
 FAILS ONCE MORE
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE D ~~~~~~~~~-~~~>~~~~~~~~ port of Shurtleff when he could not be elected would have endeared him still more than he already was.
 T make no complaint of this view of . that transaction for it was per missible strategy in that kind of politi- cal manipulation which appears to be becoming so unusual in the election of United States senator's"
 Not Sufficient Nroof
 Suppose the owner of many tracts of land was defending a suit against the title of one of these tracts of land, which suit was based upon charges of fraud. Whould any court permit this landowner to plead in answer to the charge of fraud as to his title to this particular tract of land that he had acquired other tracts of land without fraud?' a
 Turning to the assurances given yes terday to the Senate by MT. Lorimer as to his fair and courteous treatment of his democratic opponents, MT. Bever7. , idge gave such conduct his hearty ap- proval.
 While the sitting members kind ness to democrats Is praiseworthy, 1t IS not materially the question of bribery. Many years ago great writer or comic opera set the English speaking world roaring at the IdlnllldT utNict ol i SCi tain type of lawyers whose practice was to try to influence juries and courts by irrelevant matters, and in derision of this practice the song be- came popular. beginning:
 "'Flowers that bloom in the spring tra-laA, have nothing to do with the case
 Several times during the speech Senator Owen of Oklahoma, who seem- ed determined to have an audience Tor : MT Beveridge, compelled call CT the Senate. Always enough senators driIted fin from the restaurant and smoking room, to make up the necessary quorum. These repeated roll calls greatly ex- tended the duration of MT Beverldges speech and still further deferred the possibility of vote on the case.
 Not a Matter of Sentiment
 "So help me God!' cried MT. Beveridge, CT wouldn't vote to sustain the election of my brother under such circumstances as are here presented. The question IS 2 that of the welfare of Q people, not matter of sentiment, not question or sentiment on the one hand and on the other of those other things with which rimor is rife and the press is full. we have a duty to discharge, and 1t won pass away the day we vote. The record we make is one that must go down to our . children"
 The, synpathies of the gallery crowd 2 were plainly with MT. Beveridge, anu moro than once, especially during liveiy interchange with Senator DepeW, ms sal q lies eicited applause from the galleries which was sharply rebuked by the presid- ing officer.
 Going again into the case of State Sem ator Holstlaw, Senator Beveridge brought sSup the charge of forgery made by Sen < ator Bailey in connection with Holstlaw's clsx tographic copy of the slip the Indiana senator demanded of Senator Depew whether he thought it a forgery.
 Mir. Depew replied that he had not made up his mind on that point. z. Under his breath, but audible through out the chamber, Mir Beveridge, who had been speaking almost to empty chalrs on the floor, notwithstanding the gal leries were pasked, said:
 q think we shall have an audience soon." As a I q am well pleased to know that the ] senator from Indiana counts upon an aud- ience," retorted MT. Depew T think have an audience, returned MT Beveridge Joking up at the packed galleries.
 , Tilt With Depew "In the galleries" said the New York senator. pointing, He intimated that 1t ! was to the galleries that the Indiana senator addressed most of his speech. 'I could teach the senator from New ! York little about that snapped MT. Bev- E erldge.
 Promptly there was another outburst from the galleries and the gavel came { down with great vigor.
 '"rhc chair again admonishes the gal $ leries that applause is not permitted un- der the rules of the Senate" said MT. s Brandegee, land if it is repeated the ser