The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Senate, SIS to 20, Rejects Lori
mer, and Reverses ORR
ginal Vote.

from William Lorimer his seat as SEN
ator from Illinois. His election was
held to have been invalid and he was
declared to have been the recipient of
votes obtained by corrupt methods
and practices"
Lorimer had been member of the
senate since June 10, 1909. The first
suggestion Of fraud in connection with
his election became public in April,
1910, when Charles A. White, a mem
Der Of the Illinois legislature, swore
that he had received $1,000 as a bride
for voting for Lorimer.
The senate, by it's action, reversed
the majority of it's own investigating
committee and changed it's vote of
March 1, 1911, when Lorimer retained
his seat, 46 to 40.
The outcome Of the vote was not
surprise, but the leaders of the fight
against him had not estimated a great
er vote than so to 35. Lorimer gained
only one of the men who voted against
him in March, 1911-Senator Jones, of
Washington-while he lost the votes
OF his associates, Senator Cullom, and
OF Senators Curtis, of Kansas, Briggs
Of New Jersey, Simmons of North Car
olina, and Watson of West Virginia.
The western senators who voted
against Lorimer were Borah, of Idaho,
Bourne and Chamberlain of Oregon,
and Poindexter Of Washington. Jones
Of Washington voted for Lorimer and
Hepburn of Idaho was paired in his
favor.
British Protest Goes to Congress.
The senate was officially notified of
the British protest against the Pan
anna canal administration when Sec
rotary of State Knox in letter to
Senator Brandegee, chairman of the
senate interoceanic canals committee,
outlined objections raised by Great
Britain.
The state department has taken the
attitude that the protest of the Brit
ish government against free Ameri-
can shipping is not properly a matter
for diplomatic treatment at this time.
The senate leaders behind the Pan
anna bill were firm in their opinion
that the measure should be taken up
rs soon as reached in the regular Or
der of business in the senate, and the
Panama canal bill unfinished business.
This substantially refuses Great Brit
aims request that the bill be held up
pending diplomatic negotiations. An
effort to put democratic tariff legis-
lation ahead was lost. This action
will undoubtedly open the flood gates
Of oratory both for and against the
bill and will prolong it's consideration.
Archibald Case to Wait.
It was practically determined that
the Archibald impeachment case will
not be tried by the senate this sum-
mer The delay is said to be in &C
cordance with the wishes Of Judge
Archibald.
It was arranged that the senate
should be notified of the house reso-
luton of impeachment and that the
managers should formally appear this
week to demand trial. While the
house managers were DESTROYS Of hav-
ing the case heard at once they met
opposition on both sides Of the cham
ber The hot weather, the rush of 9th
or business and the approaching poll
teal campaign all combined to favor
q postponement of the trial.
immigration Bars Down.
All bars restricting the admission
to the United States of minor foreign
born children of naturalized citizens,
whether imbecile, idiots or other for
hidden classes, were swept away by
q far reaching Interpretation of the
immigration and naturalization laws
by Secretary Nagel
Mr.. Nagel interpreted the law to
mean that the naturalization of man
conferred American citizenship on all
his minor children as soon as they
relinguished their residence abroad.
This decision completely overturns
the previous policy of the government.
Drastic Express Reform Proposed.
Sweeping reductions in express
rates averaging approximately Is per
cent, drastic reforms in regulations
and practices, and comprehensive
changes in the methods of operation,
are prescribed in report made public
by the interstate commerce commits
sion of its investigation into the bus
mess of the 13 great express compan-
les of the United States.
Briefly stated, the new rates may
be said to be based upon a minimum
charge of Fl cents for a one-pound
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