Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-07
NEW EVIDENCE GIVEN AS REASON
Witnesses Not Called by Committee
Tell of Slush Fund.
NAMES HIS OWN COMMITTEE
First Time Individual Makes Attempt
to Name Members.
STONE PREDICTS SECOND PROBE
Action May he Delayed Until Illinois
Investigation IL FInished-Tes-
timOny Produced in Spring.
field May he Used.

WASHINGTON. April 6.-senator La
Toilette today introduced a resolution pro-
viding for another Investigation Of the
Senator Lorlmer case. 1t names as the
committee Of investigation. Senators Works
of California, Townsend OF Michigan, Nc
Lean OF Connecticut Kern Of Indiana. and
Pomerene Of Ohio. No action was taken
as Senator LaFollette intends to speak
upon the resolution another day.
The resolution recites the action Of the
senate last session when move to declare
the seat OF Senator Lorimer vacant because
Of alleged corruption of the Illinois legisla-
ture which elected him failed The resolu-
tion says:
1t appears from the published reports Of
the proceedings of the said Illinois state
senate committee that witnesses who were
not called and sworn by the committee of
this senate appointed to Investigate said
charges. have appeared before the said
committee OF the Illinois state senate and
on being interrogated have given important
material testimony tending to prove that
100000 was corruptly expended to secure
the election of William Lorimer to the
United states senate.
After naming the special committee which
it is proposed to have appointed to con-
duct a new inquiry, the resolution pro-
vides for meetings of the committee during
sessions of the senate and gives to it full
for papers and to administer oaths.
Resolution VIII b eOppOsed.
II is expected the adoption of the reso,
utin will be opposed by senator's who voted
for Senator Lsorimer last session and that
an effort will be made to have the reso,
luton referred to the committee on privi-
leges and elections, of which Senator Dill
lingham of Vermont will be the new chair
man. The Vermont senator as a member
OF the committee voted last session against
the resolution to unseat Mr.. Borlmer
Never before In the history of the senate
has an individual member sought to name
committee of investigation touching on
the right OF senator. to retain his seat
or for any other matter. When special
committees have been named for any pur-
pose, the personnel has rested with the
vice president or the n3te Itself In the
latter instances the committees Invariably
have been subcommittee of standing com
mittees.
All of the men nominated by the La
Toilette resolution began their terms in
the senate with the convening of the pres
ent extraordinary session. It is understood
they were selected at conference Of pro-
gressive senator's
Senator Stone of Missouri made the pre-
diCtlon at the White House today that the
senate would be compelled to investigate
for the second time the charges Of bribery
in Lorimers election Senator Stone be-
lieves that a new committee will be ap-
pointed to prosecute the investigation.
"'The testimony In the Investigation in
Springfield Is so ugly" said Mr.. Stone,
that It seems to me that congress must
take notice OF It and n ! am not mistaken
the senate will take some action The
proprieties Of the situation might influence
the senate to wait until the Illinois investi-
cation is finished. Testimony produced in
Springfield undoubtedly will be brought Of
ficslly to the attention OF the senate"
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, April 6-Arriving at
the station here at 1865 this afternoon SEN
ator Lorimer OF Illinois was shown a tele-
gram from Washington. d. C. announcing
that Senator la Toilette had introduced
resolution in the senate calling for a
new investigation Of Lorimers election to
that body.
Mr.. Lorimer read the message calmly
and then stated that he would not com
ment on II except on the floor of congress
He announced he would return TODAY ~
Washington, leaving here early this even
ing
Arriving on the train with Senator Lori
mer We're two Chicago men They also
refused to discuss the case