The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-28
MUCH EXPECTED OF
THE SENATE QUIZ
Senator Pomerene to Cross
Examine Witnesses With
out Regard to Their Bank
Account or Station.
BY International News Service

TAT ASHlNGTON, Aug. 27.-Sena-
NM tor Clapp, chairman of the
Wv special senate committee to
investigate the subject of
campaign fund contributions, said to-
day that he and his associates were
looking forward to a most strenuous
series of hearings when they reas-
sembled in Washington to take up the
inquiry along the broad lines laid
down in the Penrose resolution adopted
by the senate Yesterday
81 have read very carefully tho full
text of the Penrose resolution as
adopted by the scnato,' said Senator
Clapp, "and / have reached the con-
clusion that this committee will have
heap to do before we have carried
out the instructions of that order of
the senate. AS amended the scope OF
have been broadened immensely, and
we shall be almost continuously busy
if we conclude the inquiry in time for
report at the opening of the next
session.
The chairman OF the committee was
not inclined to discuss the procedure
or predict what phase of the question
would first be taken up. The commit
tee will hold it's first meeting Septem-
ber 30, and it is more than probable
that former President Roosevelt will
be the first witness called.
Pomerene Accepts.
Mr.. Clapp today received letter
from Senator Pomerene, who has been
substituted as a Democratic member
in the place OF Senator Luke Lea, stat
ing that he would be able to take
up the work of the committee any time
after September IL. The appointment
of Senator Pomerene is satisfactory to
both Democratic and standpat senator's
for the reason that the Ohio Sena-
tor is a lawyer from the active prac-
tice of his profession, and possesses
not only the ability but the willing
ness to indulge in cross s-eIamination of
witnesses regardless of whether they
may be mighty and powerful or lowly
|
and humble.
George W. Perkins also will be one
of the early witnesses summoned, and
John D.. Archbold will be recalled upon
his return from Europe.
Penrose Defiant.
Senator Penrose, breathing defiance
TO Colonel Roosevelt, left Washington
for Atlantic city, where he will make
his headquarters for the next two
months. Referring to the published
report that he had been a member OF
q party that included H. H. Rogers and
Jobu d. Archbold that visited Presl-
dent Roosevelt short time before the
convention Of 1908 and discussed with
the then president plan to drop Tart,
foIlowino which Mr.. Roosevelt was to
announce himself for third term, Mr..
psnrose said Significantly: "I'm go
inc 10 have lot to say about that
later on
After the Pennsylvania senator has
had tho opportunity to 20 over ms
cor,espondence and refresh his memory
with regard to incidents connected
With that campaign and other matter
he iutimated he might have some in
teresting additional contributions 'o
u.ke TO the literature of the present
presidential campaign.
Law Brushed Aside.
In the midst of the filibuster with
vb;cb the recent session Of the senate
wos concluded. the bill of Senator Cnl
berson to straighten the law forpiddinf
corporations from contributing to cam
paigns and limiting the donations Of
nrivate individuals to $4,000 wa
brushed aside and held until next ses
.;on. The Texas senator put up gsm'
fioht to get action on this bill, which
olreadv had passed ~the house. so tha
!, would become operative before th'
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