Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-01-22
LAFOLLETT HOLDS HIS SEAT.
Sealate, by Vote Of so to II, Refused
to Expel Member.

Washington, Jan. 16.-By a vote
Of so to Fl the Senate to-day adopt
ed resolution recommended by a
majority Of the privileges and cleo
tions committee, dismissing disloy-
slty charges brought against Sena-
ter La Toilette, Of Wisconsin, by the
Minnesota Public Safety Commission
because Of his speech on the war, de-
Hyered before the Non-Partisan
League at st. Paul, Mimi, September
20, 1917. The resolution said that
the speech did not justify any action
by the Senate.
On the vote, which was preceded
ty severe arraignment of Senator
La Toilette by Senator Williams of
Mississippi, 33 Republican Senators
and II Democrats supported the
resolution, while 20 Democrats and
one Republican, (Senator Smith, Of
Michigan voted against it. Among
those voting in the affirmative were
Senators Martin, the Democratic
leader; Senator Lodge, the Repub-
Ncan leader, and the two Minnesota
Senators, Kellog and Nelson. Those
opposing the resolution included
Chairman Pomerene, OF tho privi-
leges and elections committee, and
Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware,
president pro TEN of the Senate.
The roll call follows
The negative votes cast by: Demo-
crats-Culberson, Fletcher, Gay,
Henderson, Hollis, Jones Of New
Mexico, Mcclellan, Martin of Ken
lucky, Myers, Pittman, Pollock, Pom
creme, Ransdall, Salisbury, Shep-
pard, Simmons, Smith OF Arizona,
Trammell, Walsh and Williams.
Republican--Smith of Michigan.
Voting for the dismissal of the
resolution we're:
emocrats-Ashurst, Bankhead,
Heckham, Chamberlain, King, Kirby,
Lewis, Martin of Virginia, Nugent,
!Phelan, Reed, Shafroth, Smith of
Georgia, Swanson, Thomas, Varda-
man and Wolcott. Total, II.
epublicans-Borah, Cummins,
Curtis, Dillingham;, Fernald, France,
Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hale, John
son Of California, Jones of Washing
ton, Kellog, Kenyon, Knox, Lenroot,
Lodge, Mclean, McNary, Hoses, Mel
son, New, Norris, Page, Penrose,
Poindexter, Smoot, Spencer, Suther-
land, Townsend, Wadsworth, War
ren, watson and Weeks, Total, SO
No Demonstration Hndc.
rhera Was no demonstration sol,
icwinn tho vote Senator I.,J Sol
cite hoald tho r@nI, announced
without changing his expression.
The Senate's action disposes of
mot only the Minnesota safety COM
missions proceedings which have
been pending for more than year,
Ihut In effect also numerous petitions
TO the Senate asking for Senator La
IFollette's expulsion.
3 Except for the attack on Senator
/ q Toilette by Senator Williams, the
resolution was opted with little
debate. During most Of the pro-
ceedings Senator La Toilette occu-
pied his seat at the front OF the cen
ter aisle, chewing cigar and with
face sternly set.
Senator Williams criticism ap-
parently was unexpected. The for
nal documents in the case, including
Senator POmerenh's arraignment Of
Mr.. La Toilette il. the minority COM
mittee report, had been read, and a
roll call on dismissal of the case be-
gun, when Senator Williams inter-
rupted, declaring he was unwilling
20 let the resolution go to a vote
without vOicing his criticism. The
Mississippi Senator then delivered a
vigorous address in which he declar-
ed that Senator La Follette's speech
st St. Paul was disloyal in spirit
word, intention and effect and was
made with a set purpose. Mr.. Will
liams said the Wisconsin Senator
Sad charged that the United States
went to war to protect Morgan in
terests' and in order tina: rich
americans might ride on munitions
Ghips. Denouncing these charges as
Tiles" the Senator declared they were
20 calumny and SANDER upon the
American people,"
The vote was preceded by a vigor-
Gus attack upon tho La Toilette
speech by Senator Williams Of Miss