Show OREGON SENATOBSHTP Majority of Elections Committee Against Seating Corbett Washington Jan 26The report of the majority of the senate committee on privileges and elections in the Cor bett case was presented to the senate today by Senator Caffrey The committee com-mittee recommended that Mr Corbett be not given a seat In the senate The Oregon legislature the report says deliberately de-liberately refused to perform any of the functions with which It was charged one of the most Important being be-ing the election of a successor to Senator Sen-ator Mitchell and the precedents are against the seating of an appointee when the legislature has had an opportunity oppor-tunity to elect Senator Pettus concurs in the conclusion con-clusion but files a separate opinion He takes the position that the decision in the Mantle case controls in this Mr Hoar presented the minority views sustaining Mr Corbetts claim to a seat |