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Show L0RIS5ER CASE IS REOPENED Committee on Privilege! and Elections Elec-tions beek Authority to Investigate Election of Illinois Senator. Washington. An Immediate Investigation Inves-tigation of sweeping scope of tho renewed re-newed charges that Senator Lorlmer of Illinois is not entitled to h's seat Is provided for Id two resolutions, Called up by Senator Dillingham and ! Follette la the senate on Monday. Senato La Kollette railed up his resolution and made a speech arraigning arraign-ing the Illinois senator, whom he charged w.th personal knowledge of the spending of money In behalf of his election. Both the Democratic steering committee com-mittee and the Republican members of the committee on privileges and elections dincu.d the charges and Senator Dillingham, chairman of the elections committee, presented his resolution of Inquiry us a substitute for the La Kollette resolution. The La Follctto nie.suie provided for a renewed investigation by a biu-cial biu-cial committee, while the Dillingham resolution dlreetH the committee on privllt'gra uud elections to make, it Tho Doinocru'Ic members supported the Dillingham resolution. |