Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-23
Senate Committee on Elec. tions So Votes
 9 to 2.
SENATE CONTEST
 IS ANTICIPATED
LaFollette's Speech Deliver ed at St. Paul Year Ago,
 Alleged Disloyal.

Washington. NOV. ZZ.-Ine senate privileges and elections committee to- day voted to 2. to dismiss proceed ings brought against Senator LaFol- lette of Wisconsin, for an alleged dis loyal speech at St. Paul, more than a year ago. The majority recommenda- ton together with a minority report will be presented to the senate when it reconvenes December 2nd, with pos sibilty of contest on adoption of the majority report.
 Four democratic and five republican cOttitteemen voted to sustain a mo- tion filed by Senator Lafollett'e's at torneys. for dismissal of the proceed ings which were instituted by the Minnesota public safety committee. Walsh of Montana, Democrats. voted in opposition and the chairman said he would offer minority report Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont, Re- publican, will present the majority view to the senate.
 Although today's committee action, which followed many meetings during the past year, was taken technically on dismissal motion, detailed state ments on the facts, evidence, and le gal points involved are expected to he given in the majority and minority re- ports
 The committee members said today that however much Senator Lafollet- tes speech must be deplored there was no basis for his expulsion. A contest may develop in the senate over adoption of the majority report, which will be submitted when the sen- ate reconvenes December ?. Chair man Pomerence announced that he would submit minority report and might contest adoption by the senate Of the dismissal recommendation. The committee today acted on the motion of Senator Lafollette's attor- ney, Gilbert E. Roe, of New York, lormerly his law partner, to dismiss the proceedings. Four Democrats, senator Reed of Missouri, 'Ashurst, of Afzona, Vardaman of Mississippi and Wolc0tt of Delaware, joined with five republicans, Dillingham; of Vermont, ,nehyon of Iowa, Sherman of Illinois, nnox Of Pennsylvania and Kellogg of Mnnesota. in voting to dismis. Sena
 or Pomerene and Walsh voted in the negative and three committee mem- uers were absent-Thompson, of Aansas, and King of Utah, Democrats anu fall, of New Mexico, Republican. .. Alter Senator Lafollette's speech at s. D. raul, Minn., on September 20, 1917,
 elore the Non-Partisan League. caarses were filed with the Senate SSommltee by the Minnesota Public o@ety Commission, of which Govern nufnquist was chairman. Proceed mss seeking Senator Lafollette's eX- pulsion from the Senate were asked
 uhe Minnesota commission, which asserted that Mir. LafOllette's speech .ontalned utterances of "a disloyal qua qua seditious nature" created treason ~oS sentiments in Minnesota and MsaAened support of the federal gov- o.alhent during the war. The charge ,aaIacterlzed Senator Lafollette as "a sS s,a'ner of disloyalty and sedition," a;S a ueclared he was guilty of giving ao..s % anu comfort to the enemy and hin- aes'hg ae the government in the conduct sos., TOT more than a year the senate in- tss'.on tsausatlon has been proceeding in- lsa.snm,,lently. In October, 1917, Senator foro f.oilette and counsel appeared be-
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