Arizona republican., 1917-10-06
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WASHINGTON Oct. 5.-F'ive hours discussion in the senate tomorrow of disloyalty charges against Senator La Toilette will furnish dramatic finale Tor the war session of congress. The arrangements were made today after a senate committee had been directed to investigate the Wisconsin members re- cent speech before the Non-Partisan League at St. Paul.
 With adjournment sine die set for 8 p. m., the last day of the session prom 1Ses to be devoted almost exclusively to this finale, the last of the important pieces of legislation having been sent to .ae White House today
 At 10 o'clock. under an informal agreement, Senator La Toilette will be- gin three hour speech in defense of his public utterances and in answer to his critics, with two hours time re- maining before the adjournment houl for replies to be made by Senator Kel- logg of Minnesota, and possibly others.
 Until the agreement was reached, adjournment plans were suspended, but leaders tonight believed there would be no hitch in tomorrow's program.
 In executive session late today, the senate adopted without debate for mai resolution empowering a privileges and elections sub- committee to proceed with investigation of the La Toilette speech at St. Paul. The inquiry is lim- ited solely to the accuracy of the re- ported speech and to substantiatiOn of Senator La Follettes statements of fact therein. The report will be made when congress convenes in December.
 A report from the committee against investigation of like disloyalty reflec- lions upon Senator Stone, of Missouri chairman of the senate foreign rela- tions committee, also was similarly adopted. The report declared that com munications filed imputing disloyalty to the Missouri senator were not suffi- cient base for an inquiry.
 Upon receipt of an accurate copy promised today by Senator La Toilette of his St. Paul speech, the investigat- ing committee of five members, headed by Senator Pomerene plans to begin it's work next week. The privileges and elections committee, considering var ious petitions recently filed with the senate. decided to order investigation and submitted it's decision to the sen ate. The committees action is said to have been unanimous, although Sen ator King opposed an inquiry as super fluous on the ground that there was nothing in the speech, which he de- plores, seditious- or warrarting eXpul sion. The inquiry into the speech "mises to be brief and probably with out necessity for the sub committees going to St. Paul.
 Arrangements were made today for beginning the first phase of the in quiry into the accuracy of copies o. the St. Paul speech. Senator Pomerene wrote Senator La Toilette enclosing what purported to be d copy of the speech La Toilette made in St Paul, September 20, and asking La Toilette if it was a correct copy and if not to state wherein it was not correct
 Two hours later Senator La Toilette replied that the copy was not correct copy but that he could not just now state wherein it was not correct He said two correct copies had been mailed him from St Paul and that as soon as one was received he would turn it over to the committee.
 Senator Pomerene said tonight he expected the speech would be received by Tuesday
 The committee is said to have taken the position that some sort of official action as to the St Paul speech was essential in view Of the widespread c''ticism it aroused. Senator Fall made the motion in committee for it's inves- ttpation and Senator Reed of Missouri, who believes that neither the speech ',nr other statements nor actions of Senator La Toilette warrant any dras- tie action, ~roposed the formal resolu- ton allowing the subcommittee to proceed, take sworn testimony and in cur any necessary expense.