The Green Forest tribune., 1917-03-09
VOTE 25 TO 3 FOR EXPULSlON- ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING AND
 SOLICITING BRIBES.
SAYS SENATORS CONFESSED
Action of Senate in ExpeIIIng the Members Is the First Time in the States History That 1t Has
 Used This Power.
Little Rock

Allegations that senator samuel C- Sims and Ivison c. Burgess, indicted on charges of having solicited and ac- cepted bribes, made full confessions of the alleged transactions in the office of Prosecuting Attorney M. E. Dun- away after their arrest were contained in testimony before the Senate inves- tigating committee, read at a special session of the Senate to consider the carges and the report of the commit tee.
 Another allegation brought out in the transcript of the testimony taken by the committee was that the ac- cused senators had offered to kill" the trading stamp bill by Burgess and other legislation of this kind for $500 more than the $1,000 each they are alleged to have received.
 The committee made no recommen- dations, but immediately after the reading of the report and transcript of the evidence, Senator Bush offered a resolution that the charges be sus- tained and that Senators Burgess and Sims be expelled from the Senate.
 Says Senators Confessed.
 The men were told, he said, that McGarvey had confessed and that they might as well "come clean," al- though no immunity was offered them, nor threats made against them. He said that Senator Burgess at first de- nied everything, but later confessed, and that Senator Sims asked McGar- vey to tell the story. McGarvey told of the affair, he said, and at the close Senator Sims agreed that his state- ment was correct.
 Senate Votes to Expel.
 The Senate voted 25 to 8, one more than the required two-thirds major ity, to expel Senators Burgess and Sims, following a dramatic trial.
 The Vote.
 For adoption of resolution for ex- pulsion-Adamson Brown, Bush, Cab aniss, Caldwell, Carter, Carruth, Col lins, Emory, Garrett, Goodwin, Great house, Hester, Jones, Kendall, Mon- crief, Ponder, Slaughter, Smead, Smith, Utley, Vann, Ward, Whitaker, President Davenport. Total, 25.
 Against adoption of resolution for xpulsion-Alexander, Duty, Edmond son, Johnston, King, Owens, Rogers, Ruff. Total, 8.
 Not voting-Burgess and Sims.
 First Case in State.
 The action of the Senate in expell- ing the members is the first in the in- stance of the States history where the upper house of the legislature has taken advantage of it's power as court to sit in judgment upon the acts of it's own members, and 1t is the first instance in the States his tory where expulsion from office was the verdict
 Both Senators Present.
 Both Senators Burgess and Sims, together with their attorneys, were in the Senate chamber throughout the discussion of the resolution and the action the Senate was about to take.
 Although appealed to by several fellow members to make a statement, attorneys insisted that they say noth- ing. Instead, Attorneys Robert L. Rogers and E. L. McHaney were given courtesy of the floor to make brief statements in behalf of their clients, the accused men. Both appealed to the Senate to withhold action until Senators Burgess and Sims have a chance of trial by court.
 Based on Probe Report.
 Action of the Senate was based, al- most in it's entirety, upon testimony submitted by an investigation commit tee Senator Adamson introduced the resolution for the Investigation, and, with Senators Kendall and Garrett, was named on the investigation com. mittee. Hearings were held and tes. timony of witnesses taken. This was submitted in transcript form and read publicly before the Senate, and it was upon this report that the Senate act. ed. The report in itself made no rec. concentrations nor suggestions.