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Show LORIER CASE IN THESENATE Immediate Investigation of Sweeping Scope Provided for in Two Resolutions. LA FOLLETTB ASSAILS ILLINOIS SENATOR Inquiry Will Probably Be Conducted Con-ducted by Privileges and Elections Committee. WASHINGTON, .May 22. An immediate imme-diate investigation o sweeping scope of the renewed charges that Senator Lorimcr of Illinois is not entitled to his seat is provided for in two resolutions, called up by Senators Dillingham and La Follcttc in the senate loday. Senator La Follottc called up his resolution and mado a speech arraigning arraign-ing lhe Illinois senator, whom ho charged with personal knowlcdge of the spending of money in behalf of his election. elec-tion. Both the Democratic steering committee commit-tee and tho Republican members of the committee on privileges and elections discussed th charges and Senator Dillingham, Dil-lingham, chairman of the elections com. mi i tee, presented his resolution of inquiry in-quiry as a. substitute for tho La Toilette Toi-lette resolution. The La Follette measure provided for a renewed investigation by a special committee, while the Dillingham resolution reso-lution directs tlie committee on privileges privi-leges on elections to make it. The Democratic members supported the-Dillingham resolution. Senate to Affirm Choice. It is likely the elections committee will be directed to investigate by a sub-committee to be chosen from its own members, but affirmed by the senate. sen-ate. Senator La Follette. who was apparently ap-parently surprised by the Dillingham measure, counts on several progressives to support his resolution. Senator Dillingham s resolution provides pro-vides that the committee on privileges and elections shall sit during sessions and recesses of congress at any place it deems most convenient. Tt also shall havo tlie power to employ counsel, accountants ac-countants and clerks, and to summon witnesses. The expenses are to bpaitl from the contingent fund of the sou-ate. sou-ate. Senator La Follottc 's speech was a plea for a reinvestigation because o recent developments and because of revelations during last session, ile delivered only half of his speech today, to-day, dealing exclusively with the previous inquiry and will conclude tomorrow to-morrow with a discussion of later developments. de-velopments. Case Eeviewed by La Follette. Mr. La Follette reviewed tho Lorimcr case, citing the confession of briber' in the interest of Mr. Lorimcr 's election. elec-tion. "Ls there another senator against whom such an imputation could have been made who would not have risen in his seat and demanded an inquiry 7M he asked. For three weeks, Mr. La Follette declared, de-clared, the Illinois senator had sat absolutely ab-solutely silent the only member of the body who apparently had not writhed under the public criticism. Mr. La Follette expressed confidence that Mr. Lorimer had been prompted to speak in his own defense by his colleague. col-league. Senator Culloni, to whom Mr. La Follette paid high tribute. Mr. La Follette said the votes of the thirty Democratic senators for Mr. Lor. imer would stick in the minds of the people when it was remembered that the Democratic votes were under I lie leadership of Leo O'Xcil Browne, who had $30,000 strapped on his person. Ile said he understood that the senate sen-ate committee had permitted an attorney attor-ney to divert it from an inquiry into Mr. Lorimer s knowledge of the case. Pnge upon page of tlie testimony, he declared, showed the closest association associa-tion between Mr. Lorimer, Speaker Shu rt left' and Leo O'Xcil Browne, the Democratic leader. "So I say I was convinced that Lorimer Lor-imer had personal knowlcdgo," asserted assert-ed Mr. La Follette. "It is inconceivable incon-ceivable that ho could havo been without with-out personal lcnowledrro. It could not have been otherwise. ' |